'Kala Pola' opens today

Kala Pola 2014 - Sri Lanka's annual open-air art fair will be held today along Nelum Pokuna Mawatha, Colombo 7. The street will come alive, as it has done over the past many years, with painters, sculptors, caricaturists, as they 'perform' to throngs of appreciative visitors. The chief guest at the official ceremony at 5 p.m. will be Jong-moon Choi, the South Korean Ambassador to Sri Lanka.

Presented by the George Keyt Foundation and the John Keells Group, Kala Pola has grown into a much-awaited cultural event over the past 20 years and is today a not-to-be-missed event in Colombo's annual cultural calendar. The Kala Pola will open at 8 a.m. and continue for 14 hours non-stop until 10 p.m. the same night.

Sinhala drama festival at the Wendt

A festival of plays written and directed by Dhananjaya Karunaratne will be staged at the Lionel Wendt Theatre from January 31 to February 2.

The plays include Sihina Rangahala, Valentine Enakan, Chandrawathi Samaga Rathriyak, Oba Sapekshayi, Duwana Un Dennek, Last Bus Eke Kathawa, Doublegame Kaarayoo, Buddhikage Jeewithe and Acid Vessa.

Keerthi Acoustica in Negombo

The Keerthi Acoustica Unplugged live concert will be held at the Ave Maria College auditorium, Negombo on February 2 at 6.45 p.m.

Avarjana

Wasantha Namaskara will hold his 134th Solo exhibition of painting titled Avarjana at Dippitigoda Road, Kelaniya from January 31 to February 2.

Balloth Ekka Be

Ravindra Ariyarathne's Balloth Ekka Be will be staged at the Bandaranayake College auditorium, Gampaha on February 2 at 3.30 p.m. and 6.45 p.m.