Something to woof down
With a glass jar full of Tayo Bear cookies on her lap, Shanaz Fouze is surrounded by her three adorable dogs, Tayo, Mango and Lilly waiting eagerly for the treats on her lap. This is a daily occurrence at Shanaz’s home. Shanaz is the creator of the Tayo Bear range, that is organic and baked [...]
Get thee to a riotous bardic evening!
It was 2009, and Colombo was waiting to assimilate a new play by two American playwrights, Mark Eaden and Fazer Hoesh. There were whispers, rumblings and insinuations as the footlights flashed, but it took time to dawn on the audiences (and on a portion of the cast) that the director Feroze Kamardeen had pulled a [...]
Mirror
Brush strokes that imitate life and more
Swendrini Gunasekara likes to blend into her atelier- with its cool kumbuk floors and low ceilings, littered with wooden antiques and easles. Its threshold is crowned by an antique frieze, out of whose sculpted wooden floral scrolls blossoms goddess Gaja-Lakshmi. When she is not in the atelier, Swendrini would most prefer to be discovering an [...]
A glimpse at the Girls’ Semi-Final Competition of the Shakespeare Drama Competition
The semi-final round of the 46th Inter-School Shakespeare Drama Competition organised by Colombo YMCA and Rotary Club of Colombo North kicked off last week. Captured here are some of the schools that took part. The semi- final competition was still underway at the time this edition went to print. To see more pictures from the [...]
Looking quite Eclectic on stage
Giving school choirs around Colombo their chance to shine, ‘Eclectic’ – recently presented by Methodist College while primarily focusing on the Methodist College Choir directed by Sanjeev Jayaratnam, had guest performances by the choirs of Bishop’s College, Ladies’ College, S.Thomas’ College, Wesley College and S. Thomas’ Preparatory School. The performances saw a plethora of different [...]
What the CMC’s guidelines mean for food delivery services
With the rise of food delivery services we now have the luxury of ordering food and having it delivered right to our doorstep. But, while the food arrives all neat and looks appetizing, do you really know in what state it was prepared? Recently, the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) introduced a set of guidelines to [...]
Lending a hand with the four-legged kind
Most pet lovers would agree that there are moments when their puppy or kitten demanded more attention than a human child. The feeling of exasperated love is universal. This week we feature groups and individuals looking to make life easier when it comes to pet parenting. Pet’iquette Run by Terunie Senanayake, Pet’iquette was started when [...]
Music News
Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus and Lana Del Ray come together Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus and Lana Del Ray dropped their combined effort ‘Don’t Call Me Angel’ on 13th September. The song taken from the new Charlie’s Angels soundtrack is trending high and from feedback is likely to floor many charts next week including the UK. [...]
TV Times
‘Curiously Intimate’ Wedding Fair
For the second consecutive year, the Mövenpick Hotel Colombo will be hosting its ‚Mövenpick Wedding fair‘. Working alongside the theme of ‘Curiously Intimate’, the event will take place on the 28th and 29th September at the hotel. A press conference was held on Tuesday, the 17th of September together with the Management, partners, sponsors and [...]
First song release for ‘Rush’
The first song release and the Press show of the Sinhala movie ‘Rush’ was held last week at Savoy Premiere Wellawatta. Directed by Mahesh Munsinghe and co-produced by Wasantha Wijendra and Rum Motion Pictures, ‘Rush’ is a romantic film about love and sacrifices. Music directed by Eranga Jayawardena and the lyrics of the songs are [...]
Ravindran’s ‘Soundless Dance’ creates echoes in Jaffna
The 5th Jaffna International Cinema Festival (JICF) 2019 concluded last week winning the Best Debut Film award for young exiled Sri Lankan filmmaker Pradeepan Ravindran’s “Soundless Dance” The France-Sri Lanka production of Pradeepan won the award while it was nominated along with ‘Manohar and I’ by Amitabha Chaterji (India) and ‘House of my Fathers’ by [...]
‘Thirteen Tickles’ in town
Jayantha Chandrasiri’s latest play ‘Hankithi Dahathuna’ or ‘The Thirteen Tickles’ will go on the boards at 3.30 pm and 7 pm at on September 28 at the Lionel Wendt theatre, Colombo The play stars Sriyantha Mendis, Kusum Renu, Jayalal Rohana, Wasahtha Viachchi, Sanjeewa, Disanayake, Mahendra Weeraratna, Nuradhika Serasinghe, Aishsrs Athukorala, Nadeesha Rupasinghe, Gamini Jayalath and [...]
New comedy play on Sri Lankan politics
Udayasiri Wickramarathne’s latest play “Garu Katanayakathumani”, a comedy on contemporary political condition in the country, will be staged at 7 pm on September 29 at the Lionel Wendt Theatre, Colombo. Starring a Jayalal Rohana, Sulochana Weerasinghe, Sudarshana Bandara,Snajeewa Dissanayake, Mihiri Priyangani, Ishara Wickramasinge and number of others, the play is produced by Jude Srimal. “To [...]
Cinematic Gems from Brazil in Colombo
Sri Lankan film lovers will have a rare opportunity to experience the rich Brazilian cinema with the third Brazilian Film Festival which will be opened from September 27 to 29 at the BMICH cinema hall, Colombo. With fairly a long history, Brazilian cinema has faced ups and downs yet has been able to stand as [...]
‘Survival Guide for Tourists’ launched
A ‘Survival Guide for Tourists’ has been launched by the independent website for tourists: Srilankaholidayguru.com The website, which is produced by Rocketeer Labs, a Sri Lankan Media-Tech company based in Colombo, is dedicated to promoting tourism to Sri Lanka. Andrew Jebaraj, director at Sri Lanka Holiday Guru, said, ‘I got the idea for a Survival [...]
Inaugural batch of Youth with ‘Hospitality skills’
As part of the Cinnamon Youth Empowerment programme, Cinnamon Hotels recently held the graduation ceremony of the inaugural batch of youth who successfully completed the ‘Skills for Youth Development Programme’ in hospitality. All graduates were awarded industry-recognised certifications from Cinnamon Hotels and Resorts, along with the opportunity for industrial placements at world-class Cinnamon properties island-wide. [...]