Giving audiences a feel good factor
Thoroughly engrossed in the music, the five-person ensemble of Nishantha Warnakulasuriya, Tilanka Jayamanne, Lydia Goonetilleke, Christo Prins and Shobi Perera performed an upbeat Mamma Mia mash-up—giving the Sunday Times Magazine a small preview of their upcoming concert. ‘Beyond the Song- Timeless Melodies Reimagined’ presented by Sound Scope will take place at the Bishop’s College Auditorium [...]
One more step in the exciting journey of a young designer
It was a 22-year-old Lankan designer Ruth Weerasinghe whose name hit the spotlight as Runner-up in the Redress Design Award 2020 grand finale held in Hong Kong on September 4. Competing with designers from some 150 countries in the world’s largest sustainable design competition, Ruth was the proud winner of the “The Redress Design Award [...]
Mirror
Re-telling stories through one-of-a kind jewellery
“Jewellery is something I’ve always been passionate about, it’s a trade that has been in my family,” said Saeeda Deen, founder of jewellery lines, Sour Metal and Samsara, during an interview with the Mirror Magazine. Together with her husband Eranda Fernando, they launched Sour Metal in November 2018. “I am a graphic designer by profession [...]
Dutch Burgher Kitchen lends a hand to support the four-legged kind
Growing up in a Burgher household meant one was always surrounded by good food, and the recipes were treasured heirlooms handed down for generations. When Lorraine Bartholomeusz was a child, her mother or grandmother would prepare Lamprais at home. The delicacy was meant to be a treat, whenever they entertained for a birthday or special [...]
TV Times
Jebz Ceylon Tea: New taste
One of the leading advertising agencies in Sri Lanka, Jebz Advertising, with over 25 years’ experience, diversified to the tea sector by launching Jebz Ceylon Tea on Saturday the 5th September. Founding Chairman Jebz Advertising, Jebsingh Joseph, said that they are launching Jebz Ceylon Tea mainly to create a void for quality authentic black tea [...]
Popular children’s plays go on the boards
‘Punchi Apata Den Therei (We Know it Now) and Toppi Velenda (The Hat Seller), two children’s plays produced by the late playwright and actress Somalatha Subasinghe based on famous international falk tales will go on the boards at 3.30 pm and 6.30 pm on Saturday, September 19, at the Elphinstone theatre Colombo. The plays are [...]
One man’s fight to prevent World War III
Christopher Nolan’s spy movie ‘Tenet’, one man’s struggle to prevent a possible World War III is now being screened in theatres including PVT- One Galle Face, Colombo City Centre and others cinemas around Colombo. Produced by Emma Thomas, the film is a co-production between the United Kingdom and United States. The film stars John David [...]
Cinema on Love and Separation
With the containment of Covid-19 pandemic here, the Goethe Institute has re-started its film screening with films under the theme “Love and Separation”. Love sickness turns spring fever into winter depression. The butterflies in your stomach from back then are now buried under ice cream and alcohol. And depending on the degree of pain, whether [...]
Horror thriller in theatres
Hollywood psychological horror thriller ‘Antebellum’ will be released at the Scope cinemas at Liberty and Colombo City Centre and other theatres from September 18. Director debut of Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz, the film revolves around the successful author Veronica Henley who finds herself trapped in a horrifying reality and she have to uncover the [...]
Comic books at Nirmala Publication in Borella
An exhibition and a sale of a collection of comic books written and drawn by some of the leading comic artists in Sri Lanka are now on at Nirmala Publications at no 35.7, Ground floor, Super Market, Borella. The exhibition with stories written by renowned artists like Bandula Harishchandra, Daya Rajapaksa, Thalangama Jayasinghe, Janaka Ratnayake, [...]