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The Alliance Française de Kandy held their 3rd annual ‘Lire en Fête’ (Literary Festival) from October 12-14 with a series of events to celebrate both Francophone and Sri Lankan literature, ranging from creative writing and comic strip workshops to a Literary Brunch. The Literary Chat with authors Ashok Ferrey and Yudhanjaya Wijeratne was keenly awaited, [...]
Second MBFW 2018: All set to be a week of glamour and innovation
Following a highly successful inaugural event last year, the Academy of Design (AOD) and their principal sponsor DIMO Mercedes Benz will present the second Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Sri Lanka, from October 25 – 28 at the Dimo 800 Mercedes-Benz Centre. MBFW Festival Director and AOD principal, Karen Macleod says the ultimate goal is to [...]
Japanese cuisine comes to WTC
Easily accessible and right in the middle of where the corporate giants reside, Akihabara opened on the third floor of the World Trade Center in late August with a traditional Sri Lankan welcome complimenting the warm Japanese ambience of their cafe & restaurant. Chairman of Lion Sight Forex Trading Limited (LSFT) Hiroshi Morisaki has expanded [...]
Giving voice on canvas and in life
A two-year body of work stared back at us from the emotive canvases that adorned the halls of the Lionel Wendt Art Gallery from October 5 -7. ‘Soulscapes’ – Dillai Joseph Rodrigo’s second exhibition was an artistic exploration depicting a woman’s identity stripped bare. Throughout a range of classical/ contemporary styles the artist explored the [...]
New twists to old favourites at Park Street Mews
Nine years on and braving the competitive restaurant industry, the Park Street Mews restaurant felt it timely to launch its new menu –combining regular customer favourites and unique flavour combinations. Located in the vibrant Park Street Mews complex, it is the ideal spot for an elegant, yet reasonably priced meal. We were invited to try [...]
Mamma Mia: Take a bow boys
Philip Ryan – Sky Taking on the role of Sky – Sophie’s attractive and athletic fiancé, is budding stage drama and musical actor Philip Ryan. Ryan also appeared in Trainspotting at the Edinburgh Festival. Matt Jordan-Pidgeon – Pepper Playing ‘Pepper’, Sky’s charming and flirtatious friend in Mamma Mia! is young actor Matt Jordan-Pidgeon. Matt has [...]
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Team effort pays off for D.S. Senanayake College
To put it simply, it was a team effort coupled with passion and dedication that led the cast of D.S Senanayake College to be crowned champs of the 45th Shakespeare Drama Competition. As the celebrations receded, this week we met up with the directors and the cast who gave us an insight into the secret [...]
Nalaka completes solo green campaign
Stop littering, be mindful and think recycling is the message that young Nalaka Senadeera (27) has been spreading through his one-man bicycle campaign from Point Pedro to Dondra. The Mirror Magazine first reported his campaign at the outset on September 29, having completed his journey, he has returned home. Hailing from Dedigama in Kegalle, his [...]
Rust isn’t waste anymore!
Shriwanthi Amarasinghe – Shri as she is fondly called, is not afraid to get her hands dirty. In fact, these days, she’s busy creating a unique art form using rusted bits of metal parts. The designs that are being generated are jaw dropping and the beauty of this art form is that the prints are [...]
Café Nihonbashi opens at The Radh in Kandy
When it comes to authentic Japanese classics, no one does it better than Nihonbashi. Now, residents of Kandy can enjoy all this and more at Café Nihonbashi at The Radh. An extension of Nihonbashi, Café Nihonbashi at The Radh in Kandy, offers an indoor seating capacity of fifty guests, and is open for lunch and [...]
Musical evening of classic hits by ‘RedBlock’ next month
The band ‘Red Block’ headed by Shaveen Ilamperuma is set to perform at the Nelum Pokuna Theatre on November 4, 2018. The show is being hosted by Mystical Rose International Institute of performing arts, where members of the band came together. The band members include Deven Silva and Ashen Lowe on guitar, Priyandan Francis on [...]
Young Dinura’s battery powered electric cars makes magic at SPARK ‘18
Young Dinura P.K. Gunatilake, a nine year old student, of Royal College Colombo, is a genuine car enthusiast, champion swimmer and ‘Karate kid’. He is also a ‘dreamer’ and young inventor. His design of a battery powered electronic car, for the recently held school exhibition, titled SPARK ’18, was one among many highlights at the [...]
Michael Buble dismisses reports of retiring
Michael Buble has dismissed reports he was to retire from the music scene after his son’s cancer battle. His publicist has said Buble’s comments were taken out of context as the singer has no plans to retire. Buble will release his next album ‘Heart’ on 16th November. The all-girl group Little Mix will release their [...]
Floating pipe named Wilson will tackle the ‘Great Pacific Garbage patch
A plastic fighting floating pipe nicknamed Wilson has begun a mission to rid the Pacific Ocean of plastic. The 2,000 foot-long (610m) floating pipe is set to take on the ‘Great Pacific Garbage patch’, a giant floating pile of rubbish located between San Francisco and Hawaii. It’s the largest of five ocean trash piles on [...]
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A Tribute to Ronnie Leitch – A Legend
A humble person in the music field, a comedian, an actor, a versatile singer who could sing in about five languages and an entertainer par excellence who did not go after money. Ronnie is a gentleman, a researcher, who knew all about movie details. All language film-goer, who never missed any film. He had helped [...]
Beauty and Brains from Sri Lanka wins ‘Ms. British Empire 2018 title
The Celebration Night of the grand victory of Dr. Nuwandika Siriwardena as Ms. British Empire 2018 was held recently at Waters Edge. Dr. Nuwandika Siriwardena emerged victorious at the International Beauty pageant which took place in Perth, Australia in September, 2018. The event was attended by distinguish guests, well wishers and family to celebrate her [...]
‘Honoured, Glorified, Exalted’
‘Honoured, Glorified, Exalted’, a Gospel Concert presented by the Vicar and the Choir of St Francis of Assisi in Mount Lavinia, will come alive at the Church Hall at No. 80, Hotel Road, Mt. Lavinia on October 24th at 5.00pm. With arrangements by Jay Rouse and devotions by Randy Vader, this worship experience includes a [...]
Axis Mundi : Nihal Senaratne’s maiden exhibition
Born and raised amidst a lot of hardship, Nihal was the youngest of a family of six kids. With the financial difficulties his family faced he often resorted to reading borrowed ‘chithrakatha’ papers and tried to replicate the characters from the stories, although he had no formal education in art. That was the begining of [...]
Man on the Moon through cinema
Recreating the historic moon landing and Neil Armstrong, the first man to step on the moon, ‘The First Man’, a Hollywood biographical drama is now being screened in theatres in Colombo. Based on the book First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong by James R. Hansen, the film is directed by Damien Chazelle and [...]
Movie on ‘Mathew’ next in line
‘According to Mathew’, Chandran Rutnam’s controversy ridden movie is next in line to be screened at the CEL circuit cinemas. Based on true events and the Mathew Pieris’ double murder trial evidence, the film, originally made in English will be screened a number of selected theatres in Colombo and Jaffna, while a Sinhala dubbed copy [...]
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Shakespeare Centre promotes theatre to youths who sat for Advanced Level
Shakespeare Centre, Sri Lanka is ready to present a play under their new education project to identify young talent in theatre and the performing arts. The drama is to be produced by youngsters who have completed their Advanced Level examination. The production will be initiated following a field trip. Shakespeare Centre, Sri Lanka is trying [...]
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“Mang Kelin Minihek” in Negombo and Colombo Controversial black comedy
Young playwright Asanka Sayakkara’s controversial stage play, “Mang Kelin Minihek” will be staged on October 27 and 28 in Negombo and Colombo. The play will go on the boards at 3.30 pm and 6.45 pm on Oct 27 at the Rukmani Devi Theatre Negombo and at 3.30 pm and 7.00 pm on Oct 28 at [...]
‘Nari Bena’, ‘Jasaya and Lenchina’ in town
Dayananda Gunawardena’s ever popular musical plays “Nari Bena” and ‘Jasaya and Lenchina” will be staged at 3.30 pm and 6.45 pm at Namel Malini Punchi Theatre in Borella. All seats are box planned and tickets are now available at the theatre gate.
‘Chocolate on the Salty Side’ Mövenpick unveils a global menu
Guests can experience ‘Chocolate on the Salty Side’ at selected Mövenpick hotel restaurants worldwide as the global hotel brand celebrates its culinary expertise and traditions Mövenpick Hotels and Resorts, an upscale brand within the Accor Hotels Group, is celebrating Swiss cuisine and the culinary versatility of chocolate with a new global menu of savoury dishes [...]
‘Sharing the French way of life’:
Well-known Chef Roth from Delifrance Paris was brought down to Sri Lanka recently by Delifrance and Softlogic Restaurants (Pvt.) Ltd, the Authorised Franchisee for Delifrance in Sri Lanka, and a fully owned subsidiary of Softlogic Holdings PLC, with the intention of ‘sharing the French way of life’ among local customers. ‘The recipe of our success [...]