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Poson musical programme

The special Poson musical programme Anu Buddhabi Wandana by composer and poet W K Sarath Wimalasiri will be broadcast on June 4 from 8pm to 8.45pm over the Sinhala National service of the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation.

The programme will cover the history behind Poson udawa and related Poson celebrations.

Anu-Buddhabi Wandana is produced by Visharada Sidath Somasundera and presented by Chitra Kumari Pathtapperuma with Sampath Salpitikorala.

Belvoir College Bakthi Gee

The annual Poson Bakthi Gee recital organised by Belvoir College International will be held at the Jeremias Dias Hall at Visakha Vidyalaya. Colombo on June 7 from 5pm.

Poson Zone

A Poson Zone including a giant pandal will be held at Talammehera Sri Sunandarama Purana Viharaya,Pannala from June 4 to 9. Proceeds are in aid of the Sri Sunandarama Development Fund.

Dansela

A rice and curry dansela organised by Dilshan Fashion Group of Companies , Mabole, chairman and managing director Karunadasa Kodituwakka will be held at Dilshan Fashion premises, Makola on June 4.

It will be opened by Senior Minister A H M Fowzie.

A mass blood donation campaign will also be held at the same place on June 3 from 8am to 4pm.

Five cows will also be handed to new owners on this day.

Evening of Brazilian cinema

An open discussion on selected Brazilian films of award winning filmmakers Hector Babenco – Kiss of the Spider Woman, Walter Salles – Central Station, The Motorcycle Diaries, Fernando Merellius – City of the God, Bruno Barreto - Four Days in September and Jose Padiha- Bus Stop will be held on June 7 at 5.30pm at the ICES auditorium, 2, Kynsey Terrace, Colombo 8.

The programme will be conducted by film critic, writer and director Sanjeev Hewavitharane. A scene or two from selected movies will be screened during the open forum.

Opening ceremony

The opening ceremony of the King Sejong Institute at the Colombo University will be held today at 10am.

Higher Education Minister S B Dissanayake will be the Chief Guest. Foreign Employment Minister Dilan Perera, Korean ambassador Jongmoon Choi, EPS Centre of HRD Korea director Kim Kyun Hyun and Colombo University Faculty of Arts Dean Prof Athula Ranasinghe will participate.

The King Sejong Institute is the Korean equivalent of the Goethe Institute or Alliance Francaise.

Workshop on Bhagavad Gita

The Bhgawan Sri Sathya Sai Sewa Samith has organised a special workshop style spiritual discussion at Sai Mandhir, Barnes Place today and tomorrow from 10am to 4pm.

The workshop will be conducted by Badri Srinivasan, an Indian who lives in Australia. Badri Srinivasan travels around the world conducting workshops on Bhagawan Sri Sathya Baba’s teachings and the Bhagvad Gita.

Educational exhibition

A series of workshops and an educational exhibition to provide job orientation and professional guidance for youths and elders will be held at the Rahula College, Matara today and tomorrow.