The weekend starts here and we have a list of things you can do. There are parties, exhibitions and films and we start with:
Friday 5th September
From way back when in history, Sri Lanka has been known as a land of gems. King Solomon was said to have procured a great ruby for the Queen of Sheba from Ceylon. BMICH Bauddhaloka Mawatha, Colombo 07.
It’s Friday night and Kama Colombo should be happening. Kama Colombo 32B Sir Mohamed Macan Makar Mawatha, Colombo 3.
Excel World is having a party featuring EDM music this Friday. Excel World Dome No:338, T B Jayah Mawatha, Colombo.
Saturday 6th September
The Saturday night gig happens at the Charcoal Gallery Cafe located in Mt. Lavainia. This time’s line up are Sherazard, Serag and Shajee and they will be playing and singing. Charcoal Gallery Cafe 75 Hotel Road, Mount Lavinia.
Lester Perera presents his exhibition Wild In Ruin – a wildlife art exhibition. The exhibition will be at the Harold Peiris Gallery. Lionel Wendt Theatre 18 Guildford Crescent, Colombo 7.
Meet the struggling songwriter and composer David Seville. Meet the tree that was cut down (hello tree) and its inhabitants – three chipmunks. Alvin, Simon and Theodore. The American Center 44 Galle Road, Colombo 3.
A dance workshop which will teach the art of dancing. Will include a variety of dancing styles such as Latin American, Jive & Ballroom dancing conducted by Mrs. Shiromi Perera. No 400/2 Bauddhaloka Mw, Colombo 7.
Sunday 7th September
If you are in Galle, the Galle Fort Flea Market is on the coming weekend. Music, entertainment, food and drinks, designer clothing, painting and posters. It’s a pretty hippy affair, with pretty trinkets to pick up. Law court square, Galle Fort, Galle.
Music from the movies such as Star Wars, James Bond, the Gladiator, Mission Impossible, from the musical Chicago and Adagio from Spartacus will be brought to life by The Symphony Orchestra of Sri Lanka and the Ladies’ College Choir, and guest appearance by Ashanthi de Alwis, Devashrie de Silva, Amandhi Caldera and Thivanthi Perera. Ladies College Hall 66 Sir Ernest de Silva Mawatha, Colombo 7.
So if you rather go elsewhere over the weekend we suggest
The Pettah Floating Market opened on the 25th of August to a lot of hype, and it’s worth it. Bastian Mawatha, Pettah.
The Arcade Independence Square
Arcade Independence Square is the third super-complex to pop up in Colombo, after Dutch Hospital and Racecourse. 30, Bauddhaloka Mawatha, Colombo 7.
This temple raised on platforms on the Beira Lake is probably the most beautiful place in the neighborhood — it’s a beautiful and unexpected piece of art that was designed by Geoffrey Bawa and funded by S. H. Moosajee in the 1970s. Beira Lake, Sri James Pieris Mawatha, Colombo 2
Happy weekending people.
