Thursday, January 12 2017
Festival Box Office: 25, Leyn Bahn Street, Galle Fort
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Programme Summary: Download
8:00 a.m. – 1.00 p.m.
EXCURSION: Channa Daswatte on Contemporary Architecture in the Galle Area.
- Participant: Channa Daswatte
- Location: Amangalla Hotel, Galle Fort.
- Duration: 5 hrs.
- Access: Event Ticket Only.
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9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
DUET: Nayomi Munaweera on What Lies Between Us and Ashok Ferrey on The Ceaseless Chatter of Demons.
FREE EVENT
- Participant: Nayomi Munaweera & Ashok Ferrey
- Location: Hall de Galle, Galle Fort.
- Duration: 1:30 hrs.
- Access: Free.
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10:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon.
WORKSHOP: Catherine Bush on Mastering Three Crucial Aspects of Writing.
- Participant: Catherine Bush
- Location: Amangalla Hotel Library.
- Duration: 2 hrs.
- Access: Event Ticket Only.
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10:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon.
WORKSHOP: Jemima Foxtrot on The Music of Poetry.
More suitable for youth, ages 16 and upwards.
- Participant: Jemima Foxtrot
- Location: Maritime Museum, Galle Fort.
- Duration: 2 hrs.
- Access: Event Ticket Only.
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10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
COOKERY CLASS, FOLLOWED BY LUNCH: Fuchsia Dunlop on The Secrets of Authentic Chinese Cooking.
- Participant: Chef Fuchsia Dunlop
- Location: No 5 Middle Street, Galle Fort.
- Duration: 4 hrs.
- Access: Event Ticket Only.
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10:30 a.m. – 12:00 noon.
THINKING OUT LOUD: David Macdonald & Dawn Burnham of Oxford’s WildCru on Was Cecil Special? Our Love of Wildcats through the Ages.
- Participant: David Macdonald and Dawn Burnham.
- Location: Fairway Pavilion, Galle Fort.
- Duration: 1:30 hrs.
- Access: Event Ticket / Festival Pass.
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11:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon.
THINKING OUT LOUD: Peter Frankopan on The Silk Roads: A New History of the World.
- Participant: Peter Frankopan.
- Location: Hall de Galle, Galle Fort.
- Duration: 2 hrs.
- Access: Event Ticket / Festival Pass.
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11:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon.
IN CONVERSATION: Brigid Keenan on Full Marks for Trying and Packing Up.
- Participant: Brigid Keenan.
- Location: Galle Heritage Villa by Jetwing.
- Duration: 1 hr.
- Access: Event Ticket / Festival Pass.
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12:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
LUNCHTIME ILLUMINATIONS: Coexistence in Post-War Sri Lanka: Sounds of the Neighbour.
Free Event.
- Location: Hall de Galle, Galle Fort.
- Duration: 1:15 hrs.
- Access: FREE.
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12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
LITERARY LUNCH: Colm Tóibín on Mothers and Sons.
Meet at Jetwing Lighthouse at 12:15 p.m. Please Note: No liquor can be served because it is a Poya. Mocktails and Fruit juices will be served instead to accompany lunch.
- Participant: Colm Tóibín.
- Location: Paddy Fields at Jetwing Kurulubedda.
- Duration: 1:30 hrs.
- Access: Event Ticket Only.
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12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
PRIVATE LUNCH with David Macdonald & Dawn Burnham.
Please Note: No liquor can be served at this luncheon event because it is a Poya. Mocktails and Fruit juices will be served instead.
- Participant: David Macdonald and Dawn Burnham.
- Location: Noted on ticket.
- Duration: 1:30 hrs.
- Access: Event Ticket Only.
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12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
PRIVATE AFFAIR! Peter Frankopan.
Please Note: No liquor can be served because it is a Poya. Mocktails and Fruit juices will be served instead.
- Participant: Peter Frankopan.
- Location: Shhh … It’s Private!
- Duration: 1:30 hrs.
- Access: Event Ticket Only.
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2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
WORKSHOP: Alison Wearing on The Music & Movement of Words.
More suitable for youth, ages 16 and upwards.
- Participant: Alison Wearing.
- Location: Galle Heritage Villa by Jetwing.
- Duration: 1:30 hrs.
- Access: Event Ticket Only.
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2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
THINKING OUT LOUD: John Gimlette on The Elephant Complex.
- Participant: John Gimlette.
- Location: Hall de Galle, Galle Fort.
- Duration: 1 hr.
- Access: Event Ticket / Festival Pass.
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2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
DUET: African Journeys with Catherine Bush on Accusation & Anjan Sundaram on Stringer: A Reporter’s Journey in the Congo.
- Participant: Catherine Bush and Anjan Sundaram.
- Location: Scout’s Headquarters, Galle Fort.
- Duration: 1 hr.
- Access: Event Ticket / Festival Pass.
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2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
WORKSHOP: Sophie Hannah on Poetry: The Ten Essentials.
- Participant: Sophie Hannah
- Location: Amangalla Library, Galle Fort.
- Duration: 2 hrs.
- Access: Event Ticket Only.
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3:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
LIPTON TEA AND POETRY – POETRY READING: Jemima Foxtrot & Afdhel Aziz.
With pastries by master pastry Chef Jason Licker, and a selection of teas by Lipton.
- Participant: Jemima Foxtrot, Afdhel Aziz and Chef Jason Licker
- Location: Fort Bazaar Hotel & Spa, Galle Fort.
- Duration: 1:15 hrs.
- Access: Event Ticket Only.
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4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
IN CONVERSATION: Anuk Arudpragasam on The Story of a Brief Marriage.
With an opening poetry reading by Malika Booker
- Participant: Anuk Arudpragasam and Malika Booker
- Location: Maritime Museum, Galle Fort.
- Duration: 1 hr.
- Access: Event Ticket / Festival Pass.
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4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
THE DEEP READ: Sunjeev Sahota on The Year of the Runaways and Ours are the Streets.
With an opening poetry reading by Luke Wright.
- Participant: Sunjeev Sahota and Luke Wright
- Location: Hall de Galle, Galle Fort.
- Duration: 1:30 hrs.
- Access: Event Ticket / Festival Pass.
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4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Nayanjot Lahiri on Finding Forgotten Cities – How The Indus Civilization was Discovered.
- Participant: Nayanjot Lahiri.
- Location: Fairway Pavilion, Galle Fort.
- Duration: 1 hrs.
- Access: Event Ticket / Festival Pass.
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6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
SUNSET SERIES: Sunil Khilnani on Incarnations: India in 50 Lives.
- Participant: Sunil Khilnani.
- Location: Amangalla Hotel, Galle Fort.
- Duration: 1 hr.
- Access: Event Ticket Only.
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6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
SUNSET SERIES: Dom Mee on Kiting the Hurricane.
Free Event.
- Participant: Dom Mee.
- Location: Scout’s Headquarters.
- Duration: 1 hr.
- Access: FREE.
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6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
EXHIBITION AND BOOK LAUNCH: Nayomi Munaweera and Leo Art.
Limited Free Booked Passes. Mocktails and canapés will be served.
- Participant: Nayomi Munaweera and Leo Art.
- Location: The Fort Printers, Galle Fort.
- Duration: 1 hr.
- Access: FREE Booked Passes
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6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
PERFORMANCE: Soul Sounds in Concert, with Live Drawings by Reinhard Kleist.
Proceeds go towards Festival educational programmes.
- Participant: Soul Sounds and Reinhard Kleist
- Location: Fairway Pavilion, Galle Fort.
- Duration: 1:30 hrs.
- Access: Event Ticket Only
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8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
LITERARY DINNER: Amish Tripathi on his Shiva Trilogy.
- Participant: Amish Tripathi
- Location: Galle Fort Hotel, Galle Fort.
- Duration: 2 hrs.
- Access: Event Ticket Only
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8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
AUTHOR’S DINNER: With Festival Authors.
LIMITED TICKETS. Please Note: No liquor can be served because it is a Poya. Mocktails and Fruit juices will be served instead.
- Participant: Festival authors.
- Location: The Dutch House, Galle.
- Duration: 2 hrs.
- Access: Event Ticket Only
