Moratuwa Arts Forum turns to 25th year

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The Moratuwa Arts Forum (MAF) will be stepping in to their 25th Anniversary year with the election of new Office Bearers for the year 2018 / 2019 on Sunday, 24th June 2018.

Asoka Peiris Charter President 1995-1996

Formation of Moratuwa Arts Forum was initiated jointly by singer Tilak Perera and late musician Kumar Peiris. It was the late Asoka Peiris, who took the mantle of Charter President and laid a solid foundation in 1994. The 24th Annual General Meeting will come alive on Sunday at Dilaj Lounge of the Sebestianites Sports Club in Moratuwa. Traditionally the AGM will begin with the ceremonial segment with the Chief Guest by the business sessions and the election of office bearers and the committee of management.

The ceremonial segment will follow the entertainment lined up to add value to the ceremonial segment along with presentation of awards. There would be several dignitaries gracing the occasion who had been there with MAF supporting their cause of Identifying and encouraging the talented Youth of Moratuwa.

MAF has launched many projects to identify Moratuwa talents and to promote music. To name a few the regular projects they launched were – ‘Punsanda Paaya’, a variety entertainment, ‘Down Memory Lane’- a sing along parties with Golden Oldies introduced in 1997 and ‘Gayamu Eda Gee’, a sing along of Sinhala favourites that are now household words and well patronised.

The latest ‘Down Memory Lane’ Concert will be held for the 18th time on 8th July 2018 with tickets being moderately priced at Rs. 800/- in order to allow many regular patrons to participate. This time it will be held at air conditioned Randiya Hotels Koralawella, Moratuwa.
Call Suranga Fernando on 077 737 1988 or Laksiri Fernando on 077 376 2275 for tickets.

Apart from these entertainment projects, MAF has launched new projects for education, artistic development, youth upliftment and not forgetting the hallowed duty by the community fulfilling obligations of social responsibility as well. Health camps, career building sessions for Advanced Level students, entertaining the residents of elder’s homes and the patients at the Mental Hospital, programmes for Vesak, Poson and Christmas are few projects to mention.