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Bhathkande music exam 2011

The Tower Hall Theatre Foundation is entertaining applications for the dancing and music examination 2011 which will be conducted by the Bhathkande Music College in India.

Those interested can obtain application forms from the Lionel Edirisinghe Centre at Sarasavipaya at the Elphinstone Theatre premises during office hours.

Applications will be accepted until August 29.

Adhisthana Pooja

A Maha Adhisthana Aloka Pooja to invoke blessings on the people, conducted by Kaluwamodara Government School principal Ven Kaluwamodara Seelathilakatissa Thera will be held at the Lenawara Raja Maha Viharaya on August 31 at 6pm.

Colombo YMCA sale

A sale of household items, costume jewellery, sarees, shalwars, books, magazines, flowers, new and nearly new clothes and other items will be held today from 10am at the lobby of the Colombo YMCA 39, Bristol Street, Fort.

Tagore film festival

The Indian Cultural Centre, Colombo in association with Directorate of Film Festivals, New Delhi, is organizing a five day film festival from September 1 to 5 at the NFC Cinema, 303, Bauddhaloka Mawatha, Colombo 7 as part of the 150th birth anniversary celebration of Rabindranath Tagore.

The films to be screened are Pather Panchali (Song of the Little Road) directed by Satyajit Ray on September 1 at 6.30 p.m., Choker Bhali (Sand of the Eye) directed by Rituparno Ghosh on September 2 at 6.00 p.m, Gahare Baire (Home and the world) directed by Satyajit Ray on September 3, at 6.30 p.m, Agantuk (The Stranger) directed by Satyajit Ray on September 4 at 6.30 p.m, Rabindranath Tagore (Documentary in English) at 6.00 p.m and Charulatha (The Lonely Wife) directed by Satyajit Ray at 7.00 p.m on September 5. All films except the documentary on Tagore are in Bengali with English subtitles.

Invitation cards can be collected from the Indian Cultural Centre for the Film Festival.

Contact the Indian Cultural Centre, 16/2, Gregory's Road, Colombo 07, Phone 2684698 or email: [email protected].