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Groove at the Hut'mosphere by Tharika Goonathilake The Hut, Colombo's newest discotheque offering a place for the night birds familiar with the '70s reggae, '80s disco and the '90s techno sounds, opened its doors once again to the public on Wednesday night. Replacing the Little Hut, the new nightclub offers an option for the 30 to 40 year clubbers to chill out with some of the most popular numbers of their era.
All that dancing and good music is not the only good thing going on at The Hut. When you take a break, The Hut bar has on offer a range of drinks and snacks that includes Hut specialities as well as the everyday deals of club sandwiches, hamburgs and fries. There's a decent dance floor, good lights and cosy booths so whether you want to move to the groove, soak up the ambience or just chill out, The Hut provides a chance to put down your hair in style! #################### Paintings on landscape, nature and wildlife "Upali 2003" an exhibition of paintings by wildlife Upali Ubayasekara will be held at Lionel Wendt Art Gallery on February 17 at 5.30 p.m. and will continue till February 19. Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Ravi Karunanayake will be the chief guest.
He opted painting in 1981, while away from home and soon discovered a touch in painting landscapes and natural beauty. His debut exhibition "Upali 94" was held in Stockholm, in Sweden in 1994, when he was the Acting Ambassador and Trade Secretary at the Sri Lankan Embassy in Sweden. Born in the lushes village of Mudunkotuwa, in Ratnapura Ubayasekara had studied at Sivali Central College, Ratnapura and later obtained a Honours Degree in Economics from then Vidyodaya University. He had written several books in Sinhala including the first book on export marketing and also translated several world popular children's books into Sinhala. Launch of two children's books translated by Ubayasekara, Jostain Gaarder's "Helo is anybody there and Roald Dhal's "Fantastic Mr. Fox" will also take place at the exhibition. #################### The Heritage N'Eliya The Heritage Nuwara Eliya is an ideal hotel for rest and relaxation in an atmosphere of old-world charm and the warmth of Sri Lankan hospitality.
This 20-roomed stately mansion which is close to the city centre (Badulla Road) occupies a spacious landscaped garden with Victoria Park and the Race Course in the foreground. Guests enjoy picturesque views from the rooms. Among the facilities are Eastern and Western cuisine to suit individual tastes, the "Black-Magic" bar well stocked with a wide range of wines and beverages, hot and cold water, TV lounge, IDD telephones in all rooms. The famous Nuwara Eliya golf links are just five minutes away by car. The hotel will also arrange excursions to Hakgala Gardens and World's End on request. The Heritage Nuwara Eliya is peerless in its class where ? Small is Beautiful? #################### India comes to Hilton Laxmana Gowda, a professional in his own right, born and bred in Bangalore, India, is at Hilton to assist Hilton's Executive Chef Rohan Fernandopulle in his Indian cooking styles.
#################### Water colour Exhibition Ruwan Tharaswin will hold his first water colour exhibition from February 21 to 23 at the Lionel Wendt Art Gallery, Colombo 7, from 9.00 a.m. to 7 p.m. The opening will be on February 20 at 5 p.m. #################### Classical English pie promotion February is special for Trans Asia Hotel, as the Summerfields Cafe, offers a delicious and mouth watering variety of English Pies. The promotion goes on from February 17 to 28. A large selection of pies from chicken & leek, beef and mushroom, and favourite English classics such as fish pies, shepards pie, vegetable mornay pie, which makes it genuinely hard to choose. Summerfields Cafe, is positioned to capture the essence of fine dining in the heart of Colombo. |
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This is a welcome deviation from the usual night time entertainment
available, given the present day craze of the new generation to listen to
the techno raves and new age music. A live band sets the moods at The Hut
on Fridays and Saturdays from 9.00 pm to 4.00 am, while DJs take the stage
through Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday, 9.00 pm to 2.00 am. You have to
cough up Rs. 1,000 per couple, but this includes two drinks of your
choice.
The exhibition will include oil and watercolour paintings on landscape,
nature and wildlife. Ubayasekara is a Director at the Department of
Commerce and he has served as a Trade Representative in Bangladesh
Singapore, Germany and Sweden.
The hotel is managed by The Heritage Asia (Pvt) Ltd. representing the
Heritage Lanka (UK) Ltd. The Heritage Nuwara Eliya (formerly Ceybank Rest)
has been built during the British rule according to the classic
architectural concepts of the Victorian era.
Gowda has served in many famous hotels in Bangalore, a top Gujrati
restaurant, a stint in Mothimel Mumbai and now based in Sri Lanka. He
specialises in North Indian tandoors, South Indian. Moghulai and Lakdnow
food and his hobby is to dish up the best Indian dishes and achieving
customer satisfaction. Await a special corner at Spices to be experienced
soon.
