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‘It’s Now or Never’ with Janaka

‘It’s Now or Never’ with Janaka

‘It’s Now or Never’, a musical journey down memory lane with Janaka, will come alive on 9th November at Galadari Hotel from 7.00pm. Janaka Palapathwala, popularly known as Sri Lanka’s Elvis Presley and admired by Elvis fans around the country, is back in the limelight again. Janaka will be making a comeback to the local music [...]

Neela returns with Master Sir

Neela returns with Master Sir

Master Sir Live in Concert, an evening of music with veteran Visharada Neela Wickremasinghe will take place today, October 26 at 6.30 pm at Ananda Kularatne hall, Ananda College Maradana.  Gifted with a mesmerizing voce and performing with a pleasing presentation, Neela has won several acclaims for her playback singing in Sri Lankan cinema. The [...]

Musical tribute to St. Jude

Musical tribute to St. Jude

‘Shantha Jude Gee Saraniya’ a musical tribute to St. Jude of Indigolla by Rev father Edmund Tillekeratne, will be launched on Sunday, 26 October at St. Jude’s Indigolla Shrine by Malcom Cardinal Ranjith, the Archbishop of Colombo. Popular singers Nalin Perera, Nirosha Virajini, Amarasiri Peiris, Chandana Liyanarachchi, Keerthi Pasquel, Surendra Perera, Michael Quyn, K. Mahindakumar [...]

Fox on the Green – Trivia Challenge at ‘Inn on the Green’

Fox on the Green – Trivia Challenge at ‘Inn on the Green’

Popular ‘Inn on the Green’ (IOG) restaurant at the Galle face Hotel is partnering with the latest radio station to hit local airways Fox914 to bring another unique experience to its patrons. If you’re looking for an exciting, fun and potentially rewarding way to spend your Wednesday nights, one must-try option is “The Fox on [...]

Whatever Studio to host a festival of ‘Whatever Whatever’

Whatever Studio to host a festival of ‘Whatever Whatever’

The one-of-a-kind Whatever Studio brings ‘Whatever Whatever’—a mini art festival to add art and a spark to art lovers everyday life. The festival will take place on November 1, at Whatever Studio, 30/12 A, Sarana Road, Colombo 7 (Behind BMICH). Starting from 10.00am, a variety of events will be held throughout the day, which will [...]

‘Lester by Lester – as told to Kumar de Silva’

‘Lester by Lester – as told to Kumar de Silva’

This year is a landmark year in the life of Dr. Lester James and Sumitra Peries. The Father of Sinhala Cinema turned 95 years in April this year and the couple celebrated their golden wedding anniversary two months later in June. The French Republic and Dr. Peries have had a long relationship which began when [...]

Serendib Awards 2014 – For inspiring Sri Lankans!

Serendib Awards 2014 – For inspiring Sri Lankans!

The Serendib Awards 2014 will celebrate and recognise Sri Lankan individuals who have made a difference in the community here in Australia.  This milestone event will be held at the Grand on Princess on the 31st of October.  The purpose of the event is to showcase contributions and tireless efforts made by Sri Lankans living in [...]

Bollywood comedy thriller in many theatres

Bollywood comedy thriller in many theatres

Bollywood action comedy ‘Happy New Year’ starring Shahrukh Khan, Deepika Padukone and Abhishek Bachchan will be screened at a number of leading theatres in Colombo and the outstations from October 24. The film will be screened in Colombo at Platinum Majestic Cineplex, Liberty Lite Kollupitiya(two shows), Savoy Cinema – Colombo (Limited Engagement), Empire Deluxe – [...]

‘Mage Yalu Malu’: A film for children

‘Mage Yalu Malu’: A film for children

To coincide with International Children’s Day, producer Janitha Marasinghe’s latest children’s film ‘Mage Yalu Malu’ was screened in Colombo. The film-yet to be released in the theatres- was screened to a packed audience of some 600 children from selected schools in Colombo. The screening was held at the Lido Cinema, Borella. The children’s film had [...]

Dracula Untold at Liberty Lite

Dracula Untold at Liberty Lite

Returning to dark fantasy movies, ‘Dracula Untold’, Gary Shore’s debut direction is now being screened at Liberty Lite, Kollupitiya. Written by Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless, instead of basing on Irish novelist Bram Stoker’s 1897 novel Dracula, ‘Dracula Untold’ creates an original story for its title character, Count Dracula, by portraying the story of Vlad [...]

Kombi:A suspenseful thriller on TV

Kombi:A suspenseful thriller on TV

Following the 1818 Great Rebellion or Uva Wellassa rebellion, the second line rebel leaders decide not to surrender to the Colonial ‘White’ and end up as slaves, and took refuge in the mountains. Madugalle lead one such rebel group and ‘Kombi’- the latest teleplay to join the TV Derana television- is the story revolving around [...]

EAP Film circuit goes Digital

EAP Film circuit goes Digital

One of the leading film distribution companies in the country, EAP Films and Theatres Pvt Ltd is to invest on converting its theatre circuit to a digital format. As part of the first phase, 13 cinemas owned by EAP Films will be converted to the digital screening format(2k) equipped for screening 3D movies as well. [...]

‘Trojan Kanthawo’ celebrates 15th Anniversary

‘Trojan Kanthawo’ celebrates 15th Anniversary

Running for one and a half decades, versatile dramatist Dharmasiri Bandaranayake’s “Trojan Kanthawo” (Trojan Women), a translation of Euripides’s anti-war tragedies will celebrate its 15th anniversary with its latest show on November 2 at 3 pm and 7.30 pm at the Lionel Wendt theatre, Colombo. The play is set in the background of the fall [...]

Treasure Hunt finale with Miss. France 2014

Treasure Hunt finale with Miss. France 2014

Cinnamon Hotels & Resorts hosted Flora Coquerel – Miss France for Miss World 2014 – to ceremoniously conclude the successful “Treasure Hunt” held for 57 French travel agents throughout this week. This mega familiarization tour, organized by Cinnamon Hotels & Resorts in partnership with SriLankan airlines, saw the travel agents explore several locations of the [...]

‘Plant a Coral’ by Maalu Maalu, twelve months later…

‘Plant a Coral’ by Maalu Maalu, twelve months later…

A year has passed since the first coral was replanted in the Passikudah Bay by Maalu Maalu Resort and Spa’s, ‘Plant a Coral’ project. New ‘coral planting’ project was launched for the first time in the Eastern coast last year to restore the shattered and broken corals. ‘When we first spoke about the corals, one [...]

Eden Resort kicks off upcoming festive season

Eden Resort kicks off upcoming festive season

Eden Resort & Spa kicked off the upcoming festive season with the all-important, traditional Christmas cake mixing ceremony. This annual ritual was held in the presence of distinguished repeat in-house guests of Eden along with the hotel’s staff members.  Eden’s most long-standing repeat visitor, Kurt Zehnder from Switzerland, who marks his 92nd visit to Browns Hotels [...]

MLH charms Asia at the Asian Culinary Culture Festival

MLH charms Asia at the Asian Culinary Culture Festival

A 5 member team from Mount Lavinia Hotel led by Chef Dr. Publis Silva represented Sri Lanka at the Asian Culinary Culture Festival held in Incheon, South Korea which coincided with the 2014 Asian Games. Spanning over 16 days, the festival saw Master Chefs from 10 Asian Countries including Korea, China, Japan, Thailand, India, Indonesia [...]

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