To Laki!
An ‘Experiential art festival’ hosted by the Artra magazine will highlight little known aspects of this rare artist By Yomal Senerath-Yapa Laki Senanayake was that rare artist. A naturalist who could capture the romance of our jungle, dry scrub and sea, an abstract sculptor who brought out the sweeping splendour of things animate and inanimate [...]
All set for a Mass for Peace with The Armed Man
By Shannon Salgadoe Walking into St Andrew’s Scots Kirk in Colombo 3 on either a Monday or Friday evening, one can hear the beautiful voices of the Colombo Philharmonic Choir (CPC) as they rehearse for their upcoming performance. One of the country’s oldest active choirs, the CPC on Saturday, March 4, will perform a work [...]
Appreciations
Farewell beautiful friend Mavis Gardiner It is with a heavy heart and great sadness that I write this appreciation for Mavis Gardiner nee Henry, my dearest friend. I have known Mavis Gardiner over a long time, since our Ladies’ College days. I remember Mavis and her sister Helen Henry as beautiful girls in our senior [...]
Wine, cheese and fashion in French style
French Ambassador Jean-Francois Pactet hosted a ‘Wine Evening 2023’ at the Galle Face Hotel on February 16 organised by the Embassy of France together with the Sri Lanka France Business Council and the European Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka. A fashion show by International Academy of Fashion Mod Art and a live jazz band [...]
The classical and cool Gehan is back on stage
By Shannon Salgadoe Singer, actor, director, producer, and screenwriter, Gehan Cooray, is a man who dons many hats. The Los Angeles-based multi-hyphenate is no stranger to the local classical music scene, having staged many concerts and recitals over the past few years. This March will mark the third concert in his series, Classical and Cool, [...]
PLANT website takes root
The Wildlife and Nature Protection Society (WNPS) together with senior consultants from Wharton Business School, through the Penn International Impact Consulting (PIIL) launched www.plantsl.org (Preserving Land and Nature (Guarantee) Ltd), that aims to bring private conservation to the fore in Sri Lanka. Emerald Trails is the main PLANT initiative, which seeks to build foliage corridors [...]