2017 Fairway Galle Literary Festival – Day 4 – Galle Literary Festival

Saturday, January 14th 2017

Festival Box Office: 25, Leyn Bahn Street, Galle Fort
Festival Map: Download
Programme Summary: Download

9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon

EXCURSION: Channa Daswatte on A Walk Through Time and Style.

Participant: Channa Daswatte.
Location: Amangalla Hotel, Galle Fort.
Duration: 3 hrs.
Access: Event Ticket Only.

9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

FAIRWAY GALLE LITERARY FESTIVAL PANEL: The Craft of Fiction Writing with Catherine Bush, Sunjeev Sahota and Shyam Selvadurai.

Participants: Catherine Bush, Sunjeev Sahota and Shyam Selvadurai.
Location: Hall de Galle, Galle Fort.
Duration: 1:30 hrs.
Access: Event Ticket / Festival Pass / Day Pass.

9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

FAIRWAY GALLE LITERARY FESTIVAL PANEL: Faraway Places with Strange Sounding Names: Travel writing with Katherine Boo, John Gimlette & Christina Lamb.

Participants: Katherine Boo, John Gimlette and Christina Lamb.
Location: Fairway Pavilion, Galle Fort.
Duration: 1:30 hrs.
Access: Event Ticket / Festival Pass / Day Pass.

10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.

COOKERY CLASS, FOLLOWED BY A SAMPLING OF PASTRIES: The Choux Show with Jason Licker.

Participant: Chef Jason Licker.
Location: Fort Bazaar Hotel & Spa, Galle Fort.
Duration: 1:30 hrs.
Access: Event Ticket Only.

10:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon.

WORKSHOP: Cathy Marie Buchanan on The Craft of Historical Fiction.

Participant: Cathy Marie Buchanan.
Location: Amangalla Hotel Library, Galle Fort.
Duration: 2 hrs.
Access: Event Ticket Only.

10:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon.

WORKSHOP: Reinhard Kleist on Stories From the Street – Creating Your Own Graphic Work.

Participant: Reinhard Kleist.
Location: No. 5 Middle Street, Galle Fort.
Duration: 2 hrs
Access: Event Ticket Only.

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon.

IN CONVERSATION: Lesley Hazleton on The Virgin and the Harlot – Mary the Mother of Jesus and Jezebel.

Participant: Lesley Hazleton
Location: Hall de Galle, Galle Fort.
Duration: 2 hrs.
Access: Event Ticket / Festival Pass / Day Pass.

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon.

THINKING OUT LOUD: Sara Wheeler on The Magnetic North.

Participant: Sara Wheeler
Location: Fairway Pavilion, Galle Fort.
Duration: 1 hr.
Access: Event Ticket / Festival Pass / Day Pass.

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon.

FAIRWAY CELEBRATION OF SRI LANKA SERIES: Jean Arasanayagam & Thiagaraja Arasanayagam on their Poetry.

Participants: Jean Arasanayagam, Thiagaraja Arasanayagam.
Location: Galle Heritage Villa by Jetwing, Galle Fort.
Duration: 1 hrs.
Access: FREE Event.

12:15 p.m. – 1:45 p.m.

LUNCHTIME ILLUMINATIONS: Anjan Sundaram’s Deciphering India: The Great Indian Male.

Participant: Anjan Sundaram
Location: Hall de Galle, Galle Fort.
Duration: 1:30 hrs.
Access: FREE Event.

12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

LITERARY LUNCH: Sophie Hannah on The Art of the Psychological Thriller.

Participants: Sophie Hannah
Location: Galle Fort Hotel, Galle Fort.
Duration: 1:30 hrs.
Access: Event Ticket Only.

12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

LITERARY LUNCH: New Britannia featuring Sunjeev Sahota & Malika Booker.

Participants: Sunjeev Sahota, Malika Booker.
Location: The Fort Printers, Galle Fort.
Duration: 1:30 hrs.
Access: Event Ticket Only.

12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

PRIVATE AFFAIR! Caroline Courtauld and Jennifer Murray.

Participants: Caroline Courtauld, Jennifer Murray.
Location: Shhh … It’s Private!
Duration: 1:30 hrs.
Access: Event Ticket Only.

2:15 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

IN CONVERSATION: Amish Tripathi on The Shiva Trilogy.

Participant: Amish Tripathi.
Location: Hall de Galle, Galle Fort.
Duration: 1:15 hrs.
Access: Event Ticket / Festival Pass / Day Pass.

2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

IN CONVERSATION: Miguel Syjuco on Ilustrado.

Participant: Miguel Syjuco.
Location: Fairway Pavilion, Galle Fort.
Duration: 1 hrs.
Access: Event Ticket / Festival Pass / Day Pass.

2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

THINKING OUT LOUD: Caroline Courtauld on Burma: The Ayeyarwady River: Myanmar’s Kingly Stream.

Participant: Caroline Courtauld.
Location: Scout’s Headquarters, Galle Fort.
Duration: 1 hrs.
Access: Event Ticket / Festival Pass / Day Pass.

2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

WORKSHOP: John Gimlette on Conveying the Essence of Unfamiliar Places.

Participant: John Gimlette.
Location: Galle Fort Library, Galle Fort.
Duration: 2 hrs.
Access: Event Ticket Only.

2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

WORKSHOP: Arts Sharing by Open Brain.

Participant: Open Brain.
Location: Antic Guesthouse, Galle Fort.
Duration: 2 hrs.
Access: FREE Event.

3:45 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

LIPTON TEA AND POETRY – POETRY READING: Sophie Hannah & Malika Booker.

With pastries by master pastry Chef Jason Licker, and a selection of teas by Lipton.

Participants: Sophie Hannah, Malika Booker, Chef Jason Licker.
Location: Fort Bazaar Hotel & Spa, Galle Fort.
Duration: 1:15 hrs.
Access: Event Ticket Only.

4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

IN CONVERSATION: Reinhard Kleist on An Olympic Dream and The Boxer.

Participant: Reinhard Kleist.
Location: Fairway Pavilion, Galle Fort.
Duration: 1 hrs.
Access: Event Ticket / Festival Pass / Day Pass.

4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

THE DEEP READ: Colm Tóibín on Nora Webster, The Testament of Mary and Brooklyn.

With an opening poetry reading by Michael Fehr.

Participant: Colm Tóibín, Michael Fehr.
Location: Hall de Galle, Galle Fort.
Duration: 1:30 hrs.
Access: Event Ticket / Festival Pass / Day Pass.

6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

SUNSET SERIES: In Search of Bawa with David Robson, Channa Daswatte, Ismeth Raheem & Palinda Kananagara.

Participants: David Robson, Channa Daswatte, Ismeth Raheem, Palinda Kananagara.
Location: Amangalla Hotel, Galle Fort.
Duration: 1 hr.
Access: Event Ticket Only.

6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

SUNSET SERIES: Brigid Keenan on Adventures in Fashion.

Participant: Brigid Keenan.
Location: No 5 Middle Street, Galle Fort.
Duration: 1 hrs.
Access: Event Ticket Only.

6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

SUNSET SERIES: Jennifer Murray on Solo.

Participant: Jennifer Murray.
Location: Tamarind Hill, Galle.
Duration: 1 hrs.
Access: Event Ticket Only.

6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

SUNSET SERIES: Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala & Johann Peries on Climbing Mount Everest.

Participants: Jayanthi Kuru-Utumpala, Johann Peries.
Location: Fairway Pavilion, Galle Fort.
Duration: 1 hrs.
Access: FREE Event.

6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

WINE TASTING: Favourite International on Wine.

Participant: Favourite International.
Location: The Fort Printers, Galle Fort.
Duration: 1 hrs.
Access: Event Ticket Only.

6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

GIN MASTER CLASS: Geraldine Coates on Adventures in Gin.

Participant: Geraldine Coates.
Location: The Sun House, Galle Fort.
Duration: 1 hrs.
Access: Event Ticket Only.

6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.

EXHIBITION: Meet the Artist Charles Uzzel Edwards.

Limited FREE Booked Passes. Cocktails and canapés.

Participant: Charles Uzzel Edwards a.k.a. Pure Evil.
Location: Fort Bazaar Hotel & Spa, Galle Fort.
Duration: 1:30 hrs.
Access: FREE Booked Passes Only.

7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

THINKING OUT LOUD: Alison Wearing in Confessions of a Fairy’s Daughter.

Participant: Alison Wearing.
Location: Hall de Galle, Galle Fort.
Duration: 1:30 hrs.
Access: Event Ticket / Festival Pass / Day Pass.

7:15 p.m. – 8:15 p.m.

PERFORMANCE: The Chamber Music Society of Colombo Featuring Soprano Kishani Jayasinghe.

Proceeds go towards Festival Educational Promotion.

Participants: The Chamber Music Society of Colombo, Kishani Jayasinghe.
Location: Dutch Reformed Church, Galle Fort.
Duration: 1 hrs.
Access: Event Ticket Only.

8:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.

LITERARY DINNER: Fuchsia Dunlop & Brigid Keenan: The Best Chinese Food Ever!

Leave 45 minutes prior for travel from Galle Fort.

Participants: Fuchsia Dunlop, Brigid Keenan.
Location: Why House, Unawatuna.
Duration: 2 hrs.
Access: Event Ticket Only.

8:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.

LITERARY DINNER: Philippa Gregory on The King’s Curse.

Leave 45 minutes prior for travel from Galle Fort.

Participant: Philippa Gregory.
Location: Kahanda-Kanda, Koggala.
Duration: 2 hrs.
Access: Event Ticket Only.

8:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.

LITERARY DINNER: Lesley Hazleton on The Serendipitous Stumble.

Participant: Lesley Hazleton.
Location: Owl and the Pussycat, Thalpe, Galle.
Duration: 2 hrs.
Access: Event Ticket Only.

8:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.

LITERARY DINNER: With Festival Authors and Chef Nihal Senanayake.

Limited Tickets.

Participants: Chef Nihal Senanayake.
Location: Jetwing Club at Jetwing Lighthouse, Galle.
Duration: 2 hrs.
Access: Event Ticket Only.

9:30 p.m. onwards.

MAYHEM PAST MIDNIGHT: Tricity Vogue in Cabaret.

This is an +18 event. Attendees should bring their IDs.

Participant: Tricity Vogue.
Location: The Sun House, Galle.
Access: Event Ticket Only.

Saturday, January 14th 2017

Festival Box Office: 25, Leyn Bahn Street, Galle Fort Festival Map: Download Programme Summary: Download

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LITERARY LUNCH: New Britannia featuring Sunjeev Sahota & Malika Booker.

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Festival Box Office: 25, Leyn Bahn Street, Galle Fort
Festival Map: Download
Programme Summary: Download