SRI LANKA DANCE THEATRE IN GENEVA

15 September 2002
College de Saussure, Vieux-Chemin d’Onex 9, Petit Lancy, at 4 pm

The Sri Lanka Association of Geneva presents “Sri Lanka Dance Theater” on 15 September 2002 at College de Saussure, Vieux-Chemin d’Onex 9, Petit Lancy, at 4 pm The Kulasiri Buduwatta Dance Troupe, is a popular and well known troupe from Sri Lanka.

Tickets, priced at CHF 30, may be purchased from the following locations: Elephant Bazaar (022 7332523), Nihana (022 7384603), Steven Shop (022 7330983), Madura (022 3442120), Jaya Traders (022 7389497).

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PICNIC/CRICKET MATCH

Saturday, 28 September 2002 at Boute de Monde

The annual Picnic/Cricket match that was postponed due to bad weather on 10 August, has now been rescheduled for the 28 September 2002. The match, as planned will start off at 10:00 hrs with teams from the SLCC, the SL Mission , the SLAG and other available members. Please contact Sunil Perera (022 9171275) or Chinta Rajap (022 9178549) if you wish to participate in the matches. The picnic is open to all members and friends of SLAG. Participants are expected to bring their own food/drinks. SLAG will provide barbecuing facilities. Hope to see all of you at the picnic.

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” Noëls du Monde “

in Divonne-les-Bains, France

SLAG has been invited by the tourist office of Divonne-les-Bains to host a Sri Lanka day (5 December 2002) as part of their celebrations.
The idea of “Noëls du Monde” is to organise throughout the whole month of December different Christmas happenings. During 24 days, one country a day will be presented, the idea is to share and show the worlds’ different Christmas traditions, or for countries where Christmas is not celebrated the idea is to show any special day dedicated to the children. Many cultural events will take place in the town, music, dance, storytelling, exhibitions, etc. The idea is to present the country, its Christmas traditions, its traditional food, the traditional handicraft, and if possible some artistic work.

The Advents Calendar window: Each day at 7 pm an advents calendar window will be opened in some place in town. The window will be decorated with typical things from Sri Lanka, pictures, maps, etc. The idea is to have a group of people from Sri Lanka that would animate the opening of the window, by telling a little about Sri Lanka and especially about the way Christmas is celebrated. It has then been suggested that a group of Sri Lankan children would come and sing a few Christmas songs. A traditional plate of food will then be offered to the public.
This is an ideal opportunity to present Sri Lanka to the residents of Divonne-les-Bains. If any member wishes to get involved in the project, please contact Ruvan or Chinta of the Committee. We are looking for a group of individuals that are willing to prepare a Sri Lankan rice and curry meal and serve tea for 40-50 persons (all expenses will be reimbursed); members and their children who are willing to be part of the choir group and; assistance in preparing the “Sri Lanka” window. We also appreciate your feedback/suggestions as to how we can “improve” our presence.

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