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Designing for social change
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Fashion, like any form of art, has the power to influence society in many ways. It can instil or challenge opinions, express any concept or experience, and is bound only by the imagination of its creator. It can also be a vehicle for social change — and it is in this spirit that designer Amilani [...]
‘Beyond the Song’: Get your tickets soon!
With just one week to go for the highly anticipated live concert by Sound Scope ‘Beyond the Song- Timeless Melodies Reimagined’, there is a rush for the limited tickets available for the show at Bishop’s College Auditorium on September 27 at 7.30 p.m. The concert is being held with all safety measures carefully planned. It [...]
An island that baked up a fan storm
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It was never about Internet fame for Dunali Kalpana Ranawana. Her love for baking out-of-the-ordinary cakes came about after moving to the USA and becoming a stay-at-home mum, which led her to start experimenting in the kitchen to fill up her free time. But after her YouTube tutorial for her Island Cake went viral, featured [...]
Firebreathing, whirling art
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Growing up, it’s not all that common to have a shared interest with your siblings. But Pulinda, Rusini and Janinda Gunawardena are three siblings who have always been passionate about Kandyan Dancing. So much so, that despite branching off into their adult lives and careers, they come together to form Thiwarna, a dance outfit that [...]
TV Times
‘A Weekend with Gratiaen Winners’
The Gratiaen Trust, in partnership with Bentota Beach Hotel, the Cinnamon Luxury Collection will present ‘A Weekend with Gratiaen Winners’ at the Bentota Beach Hotel on the 26th and 27th of September 2020. This unique intimate literary experience will feature some of Sri Lanka’s prominent literary figures, in the backdrop of the beautiful Bentota Beach,the [...]
Manoj marks milestone with ‘Thablawa’
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Popular musician and well known Thabla Player Visharada Manoj Peiris celebrates his thirty five year tuneful career with his maiden musical literature ‘Thablawa’ Manoj launched his maiden a musical guide book titled ‘Thablawa’ recently responding to numerous requests from many quarters. His guru Sangeeth Nipun Visharada Sanath Nandasiri and Dr. Rohana Weerasinghe wrote the forewords [...]
Street Food Festival by LECS to promote unique food heritage of Sri Lanka
The Street Food Festival will be held on October 17 and 18 from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. at the Western Car Park area of BMICH, Colombo. The event is organised by Lanka Exhibition and Conference Service (Pvt) Ltd (LECS). In celebration of our diverse food culture, the festival aims to promote the unique food [...]
‘Be Sri Lankan, Buy Sri Lankan and also wear Sri Lankan’
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With the view of supporting Sri Lanka Batik industry, Worldlink Travel Group decided to go for Batik attire in their all office networks. ‘Our motto is ‘Be Sri Lankan, Buy Sri Lankan and also wear Sri Lankan’. This is an initiative by President Gothabaya Rajapakse to revive many of the Sri Lankan home industries and [...]
Multi awarded filmmaker Thivanka focuses on the wild
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Lankagama, an isolated village bordering the Sinharaja Forest Reserve recently became a controversy with the construction of a road connecting the town of Neluwa. Environmentalist, wildlife activists and nature lovers alleged that the construction of the road would affect the Sinharaja forest, one of UNCESCO’s world heritage sites. The village of Lankagama is also home [...]
Summer of cinema in Peninsula
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Undeterred by Covid-19 pandemic that engulfed the entire world, Jaffna International Cinema Festival, in its sixth consecutive will take place from October 23 to 28 at three locations in Jaffna. While the main festival location is Regals Cinemas, Cargills Square, Jaffna festival screenings will take place at Kailasapathy Auditorim in Jaffna University and Lakam Kandy [...]
Remembering Joe
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Remembering the 9th death anniversary of Sri Lanka’s finest character actor Joe Abeywickrema, a ceremony and film screening will be held tomorrow, September 21 at 6 pm at the National Film Corporation. Joe was natural actor who excelled both in the arty and commercial movies. Initially started as a comedian Joe ended up playing internationally [...]
‘Miss. Jenis’ comes this week
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Award winning teledrama director Susirinda de Silva’s comedy film ‘Miss. Jenis’ in which the late actor Jayalath Manoratne played a female role will be released from September 25. The cast include the late Dr. Jayalath Manoratne, Jayalal Rohana, Duleeka Marapana, Giriraj Kaushalya, Kumara Thirimadura, Roshan Ranawana, Udari Perera, Anjelow Bans, Oshadi Himaya, Madhani Malwatte, Wasantha [...]
‘The Hunt’ in town
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‘The Hunt’, the latest Hollywood horror thriller film directed by Craig Zobel, starring Betty Gilpin, Ike Barinholtz, Amy Madigan, Emma Roberts, Ethan Suplee, and Hilary Swank will be released in Colombo City Centre and other Scope cinemas from September 25. Scripted by Nick Cuse and Damon Lindelof, in ‘The Hunt’, twelve strangers wake up in [...]