Entertainment

Off to win a crown at the Beauty Pageants

Savithri Samaranayake

Harshi Rodrigo

Dilani Ediriwickremasooriya

Three Sri Lankan Beauty Queens are busy gearing up to represent our country at different International Beauty Pageants to be held this year. Sebastian A.C. Perera Chairman Celsin Limited is the exclusive Franchise Director for the four International Beauty Pageants.

Miss Tourism Universe in Venezuela is represented by Harshi Rodrigo a popular fashion model and is just 24 years old. She participated for Miss Sri Lanka for Miss Universe Pageant and won two titles namely Miss Popularity and Miss Congeniality.

Twenty-four year old Dilani Ediriwickremasooriya a popular fashion model as well participates for the Miss Model of the World in China. She also participated for Miss Sri Lanka for Miss International and became the first runner-up in 2006.

Miss World University in South Korea is represented by Savithri Samaranayake, 21 years of age an up and coming fashion model.

M.P.

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Concert recital

by Mahes Perera

Rohan de Lanerolle the baritone singer returns to the Sri Lankan stage after a hiatus of ten years, for a recital of songs from Classical Light Classics and pop accompanied by Soundarie David - piano.

The concert will be held on August 3 at the Lionel Wendt Theatre 7.30 p.m. Rohan de Lanerolle who has been giving concerts in UK and New York accompanied by Rohan de Silva has arranged an interesting programme for his Sri Lankan fans.

In the Classical section he will be singing a selection of arias by Mozart, Schubert, Donezetti and Handel. The Light Classics will see selections from the musical Carousel and West Side Story and also the Jerome Kern classic 'Ole Man River'.

With his brother Ishan he will sing the duet Watchman Watch of the Night. Taking his programme into the pop world, Rohan will delight his pop audiences with special arrangements of Welcome to My World, a Trini Lopez medley for audience participation and songs by Engelbert Humperdinck.

Oriental spice

Spreading the exotic Oriental vibes for the appreciation of music lovers is the three piece outfit Prathiba now performing at the Galadari Hotel's, Indian Food Festival. The group is led by the SLBC Artiste Ariyaratne Weerasinghe whose esoteric flute sounds has a compelling attraction all its own.

The others in the outfit are Priyantha Chandradiptha, his slick finger work on the tablas is not only expertly in sympathy with the inspiring - sounds of the flute but also gives an extra thrust to the expression of the flautist.

Keeping the rhythm and melodies intact is the sitarist Nimalasiri Cooray, one time member of the SLBC Orchestra and now a regular artiste performing at many formal occasions.

The Indian Food Festival will be on till July 14 and if you are oriental music inclined you are bound to hear your favourite pieces played by Prathiba, and at the same time savour the specialities turned out by three specially flown down chefs from Breeze Hotel, Chennai.

M.P.