Hey Happeners, So with the current challenges, it seems that some hotel brunch and lunch buffets have been suspended and we've heard of a few other deals and executive lunches that have been wound up. There's also some cutbacks on live music, particularly in the Fort area. However it's not all bad news. There are some new deals; some new events; some venues have started having music more often more often. "Plus ca change" as the saying goes. And, speaking of French (see what we did there?) the French Spring Festival is in full swing and there are some events par excellence taking place over the next few weeks. So here's what's happening the rest of this week, but do check here from time to time as new events are being announced every day, especially just after we send our newsletter, but we do update the site regularly. Enjoy the rest of the week, keep safe, stay well! |
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Breakfast, Brunch and Lunch The Mandarina have relaunched their breakfast buffet. Available daily in their On the Eleventh rooftop restaurant, from 7.00am to 10.30am, the cost is Rs2,500 per person. The Commons have relaunched their weekend Brunch menu. It's a la carte and includes such delights as waffles, wraps, string hoppers and burgers - how does a maple bacon burger sound? The brunch men is available on Saturday and Sunday, from 9.30am to 1.30pm. Saturday is apparently International Sushi Day and Naniyori restaurant is offering the chance to make your own sushi, with the guidance of an expert chef of course! This unique opportunity is available from 12pm, costing Rs1500 to make two dishes, cucumber sushi and mango sushi. | | |
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High Tea and Dinner There's a new High Tea in town, at Hilton Colombo Residences and it looks really good! With savouries like croissants and rolls and sweets like scones and tarts, it is available at weekends from 3.00pm to a slightly later than usual 6.30pm, priced at Rs5,300 for two people. We would be happy to review it, if you like?..... :) If you have had a craving for Jaffna food, crave no more. Chutney's at Cinnamon Grand are launching a weekly Jaffna Food Festival on Saturdays. Launching this Saturday, 18 June, it will feature Jaffna cuisine, pop up stores and markets. It starts at 6.30pm. | | |
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Happy Hours & Ladies' Night The Chiller Room have set their happy hours, for the early part of most evenings. Wednesday and Thursday it's 8pm to 11pm; Friday and Saturday 7pm to 10pm and on Sunday 6pm to 9pm, so get there early to get those drinks in! The Curve Bar have slightly changed their happy hours. It's now from Monday to Thursday but from 5pm to 8pm and you can enjoy buy one, get one free on selected cocktails. | | |
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Live Music and DJs As mentioned above, some of the venues around Fort have reduced or stopped live music, due to access or other issues. But there are still plenty going on and still some venues prefer to announce at short notice! Check out our gig diary for the full schedule; it's updated several times a day so you'll see the latest details. But the big gigs and novel gigs this weekend are: On Friday, Emerald are playing at Allstar. We haven't seen their name for some time, so it's good to have them back. On Saturday, Botanik are hosting a Butterfly Live event; as well as 3 DJs, there is also a live gig by The Rugrats. Also on Saturday is "Unite", an evening with five artists and three bands, as a fundraiser for the Lady Ridgeway Hospital fund. Details are above and left, or Here. Over to the decks and it's "F*ck It Friday" at Industri, "Hella Vibe" at Love Bar and "Magic Mountain" at Chiller Bar and Ask for Fern, with the two spaces and two vibes There's also "Press Play" with DJs Dirty Dzn and Shevin at Re.pub.lk. On Saturday "The Rare Hype" at Zouk promises five DJs; "Entourage" at R&B offers old and new school and hiphop, while away from the main clubs, Playtrix have a special evening with DJs Clifford Isaac, Carl and Budz while "Vinyl Vibes" at Kava gives you DJs Bonnie, Everton and Wendell. And of course it's just a week to go before the next Stigmata gig, with guests Trishira and Sanjeev Niles. Tickets are on sale, don't be too late! | | |
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Other Events Celebrating World Sea Turtle Day, on Saturday the Pearl Protectors are hosting a Turtle Talk to learn about sea turtles and to meet a rescued turtle. This is at the Mount Lavinia Sea Turtles' Conservation Station from 3.00pm to 5.30pm. Also on Saturday, Zeal by Roche will have a sale of their fashionwear, with 20% of proceeds going to Dehiwala Zoo for the animal feeding programme. This is from 4.30pm to 7.30pm at the Orient Club. Looking ahead to next week and the French Spring Festival on Monday will bring us a screening of the movie, "Petite Fille" by Sebastien Lifshitz followed by a debate with three transgender activities. This will be at the Alliance Francaise on Monday 20June at 6.00pm. Also on Monday, there will be a talk on "Stock Market Strategies Amidst a Crisis", by the Chairman Elect of the Colombo Stock Exchange, Dilshan Wirasekara. This is at 6pm at Hatch. | | |
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Looking Ahead We will keep bringing you ideas for meals, drinks, parties, music and events as well as some deliveries and online events. Please feel free to DM us, or email us; tell what you would like more of, or less of. And of course if you know of something interesting, please send it to us so that we can share with others who might enjoy it. Visit HappeningColombo regularly to find out what is happening. It's updated every day! |
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Final Words If you enjoy our site, these newsletters, please share tell your friends. If you'd like to see more, or less, of anything please tell us! We'd love to hear more from you, if you don't tell us what you want then we'll give what we want! Please send us your feedback to HappeningCMB@gmail.com or via facebook or instagram message. See you next week, with even more events to enjoy! Disclaimer: deals can change at any time; the deals and news here is is based on what we know at the time of writing. We share information about F&B, drinks and other suppliers but make no guarantee of the quality of product or service. |
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