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Day One of Swim Week Colombo’s Luxury Resortwear Edition took place on the lawn of the Shangri-La Hotel Colombo on Friday, July 6. This year marked the introduction of resort wear to Fashion Week, giving many new designers the opportunity to showcase their beautifully created resort wear. Yathra Jayawardane was first on the ramp as [...]
Turning heads while taking a dip
Taking place at the Shangri-La Hotel Ballroom in a very different atmosphere to the previous night, Day Two of Swim Week was buzzing with excitement as Colombo Fashion Week founder Ajai Vir Singh’s brand Pigeon Island would be unveiled. Also hotly anticipated was the international brand Hot-As-Hell presenting their collection for the first time at [...]
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Delving into Colombo’s cookie culture
Navigating the trail of cookie crumbles in Colombo we recently stumbled upon two homebakers –both unique in their couture of cookies.Speaking to Rukaiya Reeza of ‘Cookies and You’ and Rashmi Morais of ‘Raspberry Nibbles’ the Mirror Magazine unearths what makes these homebakers withstand the infamous “way the cookie crumbles” and instead bring diversity. This week [...]
Celebrating playwright Oscar Wilde on stage
It’s Friday evening and most of the world is impatiently waiting to leave the weekday grind for two days of escape. Seated in his rehearsal space, soft swing and jazz echoing in the background and glancing through a book on Oscar Wilde is Jith Peiris, who has accomplished just that. This July, he hopes to [...]
Using the Volusha app to stay ahead of the news
One of the best ways to stay tuned with what’s happening around you is to read newspapers and look up articles on the internet. The only problem is that with each day, we seem to be getting busier and busier. So much so, that we don’t even have time to read the newspapers or watch [...]
Caribbean vibes at the Colombo Music Festival
The Colombo Music Festival is set to offer a day filled with memorable performances featuring the world’s finest reggae, ska and dancehall headliners. According to a statement by the organisers the evening will run under the theme “A Carribean Night”, this year’s inaugural event by Cinnamon Life, will offer multiple experiential touchpoints, including a state-of-the-art [...]
Chris Brown arrested in Florida
Pop singer Chris Brown has been arrested according reports from the US. The singer was taken in after he had completed his concert in West Palm, Florida. The arrest was connected to an alleged assault of a photographer in 2017. Brown was released immediately after posting bail of $2000. Sir Paul McCartney is to tour [...]
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Sebs OBA and fellowship evening
The Old Boys’ Association of St. Sebastian’s College, Moratuwa will hold Its Annual GeneralMeeting (AGM) followed by the much glamorous fellowship evening with popular band ‘Fingers’ on Saturday 21st of July 2018. A Holy Mass will be celebrated for the spiritual /temporal welfare of the members and for the repose of the souls of the [...]
Cinnamon Life brings the biggest music festival to Sri Lanka
Cinnamon Life unveils the Colombo Music Festival 2018, to bring to life the biggest music festival ever tohit the island. Besure to bepresent at theHavelockSports Club Groundson August 18th to witness the most spectacular night of entertainment Sri Lanka has ever seen. With its Caribbean Night theme, featuring the legends of reggae-fusion and dancehall with [...]
‘ivents’ present ‘Family Nite with Annesley’
‘Family Nite and Sing –along Annesley Malawana’ will come alive at the Royal Garden Ballroom of the Berjaya Hotel, Mount Lavinia from 7.30pm onwards. This mega musical event will come after a lapse of four years, in Mount Lavinia for the benefit of musical loving families who passionately love evergreen Sinhala and English songs of [...]
DJ Joachim rocks Le Garage
French DJ Joachim Labrande from Paris, who was invited especially for ‘2018 Fete de la Musique’ at Le Garage, rocks the Garage at Amaya Hills Kandy recently. ‘2018 Fete de la Musique’, French Spring Festival organized jointly by the Embassy of France in Sri Lanka, and the Alliance Française de Kotte in Colombo held their [...]
‘Medical Asscociation ‘Doctors’ live in Concert’
‘Doctors’ Concert’ featuring artistic men and women docs attached to the Sri Lanka Medical Association (SLMA) will showcase their talent on 28th of July, from 7.00 pm onwards at the Grand Ballroom of Galadarai Hotel, Colombo. It is a common belief and a much bandied general impression that medical doctors are a very serious set [...]
The beauty of Japanese cinema
Japanese film festival 2018, featuring four Japanese films representing the genres of drama, horror, comedy and sci-fi will be screened from on July 21 and 22 at the National Film Corporation theatre, Colombo. Organised by the Embassy of Japan, the Japan Foundation in collaboration with the National Youth Council, the National Film Corporation and Ship [...]
A play with political and personal theme
Playwright Rajitha Dissanayake’s latest play “Adara Wasthuwa” (Love Object) will go on the board at 3.30 pm and 6.45 pm on July 15 at the Rukmani Devi Memorial Theatre in Negombo. This political play seeks to question the relationships we develop and how they are challenged with the social and political changes in our surrounding. [...]
A new play in town
A new play ‘Puluwannam Allaganna’ directed Akila Sapumal will go on the boards at 6 pm on July 24 at the Bandaranaike auditorium of Sri Jayawardenapura University.
‘Lawrence’s Bride’ visits Wendts
Two performances of “Lawrencege Manamalee” (Lawrence’s Bride) a popular play by Sujeewa Priyal Yaddehige will be staged at 3.30 pm and 7 pm on July 21 at Lionel Wendt Colombo. Written by Hemantha Prasad, the play stars a talented cast including Duleeka Marapana, Sampath Jayaweera, Maali Jayaweerage, Sujeewa Priyal Yaddehige and Hemantha Prasad himself. The [...]
A comedy play at New Townhall
‘Hadannama Behe’ Ajith Mendis’ latest play starring Roshan Pilapitiya, Saman Hemarathna, Mahinda Pathirage, Niroshan Wijesinghe, Mihiri Priyangani, Kumari Senaratne and Samantha Paranaliyanage will be staged at 3.30 and 6.45 on July 21 at the New Townhall Colombo. The play is produced and organised by Jude Srimal.
Marriott’s ‘appreciation week’ at Weligama Resort
Marriott’s core value of ‘putting people first’ influences everything the staff does at the resort — from the way they treat guests to the way they care for associates. Though the Weligama Bay Marriott Resort and Spa has only been opened for one year, it has built a reputation in the country as a workplace that welcomes [...]
Viluxur Holidays lauded
Sri Lanka’s home grown tour operator, Viluxur Holidays, was recently bestowed with international accolades for their outstanding performance and sales achievements for 2017 to further strengthen their position in the Maldivian travel industry. A renowned brand in the Maldivian and Sri Lankan travel industries, Viluxur Holidays won recognition for their outstanding sales achievement in 2017 [...]