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Beach party at Wadduwa

By Tharangani Perera

Want to test out the limits of entertainment during the weekend? ‘Rhythm of the Ocean’ – a night of sand, sea and fun, organised by Ocean View Resorts on Saturday, June 17 promises an unforgettable beach party.

The highlight of the beach party to be held at Villa Ocean View, Wadduwa from 7 p.m. onwards will be the performance by two of Sri Lanka’s most popular bands – Wildfire and Chill Out. The hotel will offer an attractive rate for those who wish to stay overnight in Wadduwa after the evening.

Present at a press conference to announce the event were General Manager of Ocean View Resorts (OVR) Terrance Martyn, Deputy General Manager of OVR Manilal Gunasekara, Business Development Manager of OVR Ranjaka De Mel, Director of Planning and Development of OVR Roshan Cassim, Marketing Consultant of OVR Lalin De Mel, Madushanka Ranathunga from Lion Brewery, Derek Wikramanayake from Wildfire and Sajee Lamahewa from Chill Out.

Some of the team at the press conference

“Most entertainment is concentrated around Colombo,” said Mr. Cassim, adding that the main intention of the organisers of the beach party is to offer those who live in Moratuwa, Panadura and Kalutara a good time. “The in-house guests at the hotel will also benefit from this opportunity, which will expose them to first-rate music the country has to offer,” he further said. “We hope that the evening will be a pleasurable one,” said Derek from Wildfire, expressing the band’s wish to entertain the residents of the area. “We have not played outstation for a long time, and we hope that some of our fans from Colombo will join us in Wadduwa as well,” he added. “We have been overseas for one and half years, and this will be our first big performance, since our return and we greatly look forward to it,” added Sajee from Chill Out.

Entrance tickets for the event priced at a nominal Rs. 200 will be available at Abans Kollupitiya and Rajagiriya, the Corporate Office of Villa Ocean View at No. 6, Charles Way, Colombo 3 and at the hotel. Reservations can be made on 011-2575382 and 011-2575383.

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