Saturday, January 14th 2017
Festival Box Office: 25, Leyn Bahn Street, Galle Fort
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.