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Caring for our canine community
Strains of rock music, and act by Circus Uncle and his canine friends all contributed to make Rag N Rock an entertaining evening while highlighting issues related to the stray dog population in the country By Duvindi Illankoon Circus Uncle has been doing this for over half a century. Watching him call out to his [...]
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Showcasing the best new sounds from the UK
By Tharooshie Mahahewage The British Council launched its international radio show ‘The Selector’ in Sri Lanka recently. Originally launched by The British Council in 2001, ‘The Selector’ is an international showcase for the best new music the UK has to offer. The radio show is a weekly two-hour programme that covers all styles of music, [...]
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Music heals
Music Heals, a charity concert in aid of the children’s ward of the Maharagama Cancer Hospital will go on board at the Russian Cultural Center on May 18 from 6.30pm onwards. Directed by singer Nadine Samarasinghe the evening will feature artists like the Rebels, Derek Wickramanayake. Eshantha Peiris, the Old Joes Choir, Krishantha Maheson, Damien [...]
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Finding his niche in digital art
Digital artist Prabath Wijayantha speaks to the Mirror Magazine on his work and why the inspiration he draws from comics plays a big part Prabath Wijayantha was into comic books long before he began illustrating them. “I love comic books. Always have. ..Of course it was a childhood ambition back then, but even then it [...]
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Cricket as a means of uniting
Student activist Harshini Karunaratne hopes that her slap-on wristband watches will help raise both funds and public awareness for Mahela Jayawardena’s charitable foundation Harshini Karunaratne has always done things a little differently. In 2011 she worked with Kumar Sangakkara’s Bikes For Life campaign to raise over Rs.100 000 within her school using a rather delightful [...]
