Popular heartthrob Surendra Perera of Sirasa Super Star fame is this week’s TV Times’ ‘Star of The Week’.
TV Times together with M Entertainment and Vibrations bring weekly ‘Star of The Week’ competition featuring a singing sensation. Each week we introduce a singing star, a popular figure in the Lankan music scene or a latest music album of a popular star to our readers. TV Times readers can now win two brand new albums of the particular star, featured on the TV Times, with the compliments of the Vibrations, your favourite music store. All you have to do is to read the story of the ‘Star of The Week’ and answer the simple question on the coupon.
‘Vibrations’, one of the popular music stores in the city, is the main sponsor of this competition along with the M Entertainments. All answers should be on the coupon No. 5 appearing on today’s TV Times and no photo copies are accepted. The two lucky winners of the Coupon No. 5 will win two ‘Me Jeewanaye’ CDs of Surendra.
The names of the lucky winners of the Coupon No. 5 will be announced in the TV Times of 24 July. Surendra Perera is an artiste whose name has become more than common in any Sri Lankan household. Surendra began his musical career after being placed second in the coveted title of Sirasa Super Star, and since then he has not looked back.
Being placed second, many did not expect Surendra’s inception in the music industry to flourish the way it has.
It has been just over two years since the release of his ever popular debut album ‘Vahi Pabulu’, and he shows no signs of slowing down.
Currently Surendra’s material has sold over 20,000 units, island wide, and his second album is bound to reach greater heights.
Surendra’s second solo album ‘Me Jeewanaye’, which was released earlier this week consists of some of the most popular and sought after songs of the legend H.R. Jothipala himself. The single ‘Diya Kinduriya Se’, which was reproduced by Surendra and made even more popular in an era after Jothipala has shown the magnitude of this artiste’s capabilities.
The winners of the coupon No. 3 are Gayathrika Wijesiri of No 79/ 11, Pitakanda Road, Kandy and Kiki Wilson of No. 40/4 A, Shramadana Mawatha, Ethukala, Negombo.
Congrates! Vibrations will get in touch with you soo.
Blast to the past at The Library on Retro Night
Cinnamon Lakeside turns back the clock every Friday night from 8.30pm to 2.00am at The Library with the best of the 70’s 80’s and 90’s with Aubrey and his band ‘Heat’. DJ Hoops spins tracks like ‘Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough’, ‘I’m Coming Out’, ‘Super Freak’, ‘Turn the Beat Around’ and ‘Summer of 69’ set off by live performances by ‘Heat’.
To put everyone into the spirit of night, the hotel offers some amazing deals such as a 30% discount on a flavoured beverage and one to one shots where you buy one and get another free. The revellers can try their luck by tossing a coin at the bar – heads you get a free drink and tails you pay for it.
The Library is designed after a unique club lounge concept around an actual library that hosts a sophisticated collection of books for guests to enjoy. The club is one of Colombo’s most exclusive and by day is the choice venue for high profile business meetings or a quiet lunch. After work it doubles as a place to unwind with a game of pool, music and drinks with friends or colleagues and after dinner it serves as the place to head to for drinks and dancing.
Food can be ordered from any Hotel restaurant or from The Library’s own snack menu. For reservations & inquiries the Library is contactable on 2491925.
After a night of partying on Fridays and Saturdays, The Dining Room offers partygoers a Sri Lankan feast that includes ‘kiribath’, string hoppers, ‘kotthu rotti’ and even ‘roast paan’ with the most delicious curries and sambols at the Night Owl Buffet open from midnight to 4.00am and priced at Rs. 790++++.
European symphony
orchestra in action at MLH
The renowned Europa Philharmonic conducted by Reinhard Seehafer, will visit Sri Lanka and perform three concerts on 18, 19 and 20 July at the Mount Lavinia Hotel.
The Europa Philharmonic is a European symphony orchestra made up of musicians from European Union countries as well as musicians from all over the world who have made Europe their home. Since 2009, the orchestra has been based in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Under the motto ‘Music for a better place’ rise the Europa Philharmonic to address the problems of the 21st century, the sound of the traditions, filled with life, raising cultural sustainability to the sense of enriching the present and the future for future generations.
Led by this idea of responsibility Europa Philharmonie contributes in a current project to rising awareness of the challenges of climate change by a series of concerts: the “3-5-0 Concerts”. In Sri Lanka the Europa Philharmonic in cooperation with the Goethe-Institut and the Mount Lavinia Hotel are setting up three performances - one of them especially for children. The concert programme includes compositions by Bach, Vivaldi (“The four seasons”), and Mozart.
The orchestra will perform in a chamber set up, consisting of 15 musicians. The solo violin parts will be performed by the young Hungarian violinist Sándor Jávorkai, who won several awards at international musical competitions. The evening concerts are scheduled for Monday, 18 July and Tuesday, 19 July from 7:30 pm onwards. On Wednesday, 20 July there will be a special performance for children. The tour of Europa Philharmonie is sponsored by Oman Air, dimo / Mercedes-Benz, Allianz Insurance, and Herrenknecht Tunneling Systems.
Tickets are available at Goethe-Institut (39, Gregory’s Rd., Colombo 7) and at the Mount Lavinia Hotel.
The magic of cinema with Boodee on ‘Celeb Chat’
Award winning film maker Boodee (alias Vishvanath Buddhika Keerthisena) is a multi-faceted personality. In him there’s an artist, a designer, a painter, a television director, a dreamer, a creator of TV commercials, a musician, a film maker and lots more other facets ... all rolled into one. Among other things, listen to him talk about his entry into the magical world of celluloid and the adventurous road that lay ahead ... from “‘Sihina Deshayen” and “Mille Soya” ... to the yet-to-be-released “Maatha” and “Nimnayaka Hudakalawa”. Join Boodee in a rendez-vous with Kumar de Silva on Prime TV CSN’s ‘Celeb Chat’ at 9.00 pm on Monday 11 July.
The repeat programme will telecast on Tuesday 12 July at 8.00 am. Celeb Chat is on CSN on UHF 22, Channel 75 on Dialog TV and on PEO TV and also catch the live streaming at 17h00 GMT on www.primetv.lk
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