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| March 2016: Events Calendar |
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If you want events to be included, please e-mail details to thendral@tamilonline.com. Though we try our best to provide accurate information, we urge you to check details with the host organization before attending an event. Events Compilation assistance by Ms. Lakshmi Subramaniyam, Minnesota. | |
| Mar 07 | Maha Shivaratri | | Mar 17 | St. Patrick's Day | | Mar 19 | Earth Hour – starts 8:30 pm | | Mar 23 | Holi | | Mar 25 | Good Friday | | Mar 27 | Easter Sunday | | Shubha Muhurtha Days: 06, 07, 10, 11, 18, 25 |  ![]()  |
Mar. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Tuesdays
12 noon. Siddha Samadhi Yoga Classes at Shiva Vishnu Temple, Livermore, California, Contact: Temple 925.449.6255, www.livermoretemple.org
Mar. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Wednesdays
6-9am. “ItsDiff” Tamil radio program every Wednesday at 90.1 FM, KZSU, Stanford, California; Contact: Srikant Srinivasa, itsdiff@gmail.com
7:45-9:15pm. Atmotsava - Silent meditation, readings, chanting, bhajans and stotrams on god, guru and self - followed by prasad; Organized by Society of Abidance in Truth; Venue: Santa Cruz, California; Contact: www.satramana.org, 831.425.7287
Mar. 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 Thursdays
7:30-8:30pm. Weekly Satsanghs (Shirdi Sai Bhajans); Organized by Shirdi Sai Parivaar; Venue: Shirdi Sai Center, Sunnyvale, California; Contact: www.shirdisaiparivaar.org, 408-705-7904
7pm. Evergreen Classics by Srikant Ramabadran; Bay Area: 1550 AM; Contact: www.mixcloud.com/RadioZindagi; srikant@radiozindagi.com
7:10pm. Shirdi Sai Bhajans; Venue: Kalpataru Sai Nilayam, Evergreen Area, San Jose, California; Contact: www.thesaifoundation.org, 408.223.0999
Mar. 05, 12, 19, 26 Saturdays
8 - 10 a.m. Shri Vethathiri Maharishi's Simplified Kundalini Yoga (SKY) Satsang. Session includes simplified exercise, meditation & lectures organized by SKY Bay Area, a chapter of World Community Service Centre ( WCSC); Venue: Fremont Hindu Temple, Fremont, California; Contact: www.skybayarea.org, 510.825.3567, sky.bayarea@yahoo.com.
10am-Noon. Tamil Radio - Kaalai Thendral on KLOK 1170AM; Listen live @ www.arimausa.com
Mar. 06, 13, 20, 27 Sundays
8 - 10 a.m. Shri Vethathiri Maharishi's Simplified Kundalini Yoga (SKY) Satsang. Session includes simplified exercise, meditation & lectures organized by SKY Bay Area, a chapter of World Community Service Centre (WCSC); Venue: Shirdi Sai Parivaar - Shirdi Sai Center, Milpitas, California; Contact: www.skybayarea.org, 510.825.3567, sky.bayarea@yahoo.com.
Bala Vihar classes at Chinmaya Mission in Danville, Fremont, Los Altos, San Jose, and San Ramon, California. Curriculum includes Tamil language instruction; Contact: 408.998.2793, sanjose@chinmayamission.org, www.chinmaya-sanjose.org/balvihar.html
10-11:30am. Satsang - silent meditation, discourse by Nome on Self-Knowledge and Self-inquiry, recitation and readings from the Upanishads; Organized by Society of Abidance in Truth; Venue: Santa Cruz, California; Contact: 831. 425.7287, www.satramana.org; Free.
3-4:30pm. Plano Tamil School; Facilitated by Sastha Tamil Foundation; Venue: Alpha Montessori House, Plano, Texas; Contact: www.pltamil.com
March 04, 2016, Friday
7pm. Carnatic Kutcheri by Kruthi Bhat, Accompanied by VVS Murari (violin) & Erode Nagaraj (mridangam); Organized by Dhvani - India Performing Arts Society of Central Ohio; Venue: The Abbey Theater, Dublin, Ohio; Contact: dhvaniohio.org
March 5, 2016, Saturday
9am. Sports Day with Table Tennis, Badminton & Chess; Organized by Chicago Tamil Sangam; Venue: Midwest Badminton Club, Naperville, Illinois; Contact: chicagotamilsangam.org, Rajesh Sundarrajan: 630.220.2145
3pm. Kanchi Kamakoti Peetathipathi Sri Sankara Vijayendra Saraswathi SwamigaL Jayanthi Celebrations - Ayushya Homam & Avahanthi Homam; Program features concert by Shri Brothers; Organized by Sri Kamakshi Community Center (SKCC); Venue: SKCC Center, Santa Clara, California; Contact: srikamakshi.org
7:30pm. Silk Road Fantasy - a dance drama performed by Abhinaya dancers to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Chinese Performing Arts Association; Organized by Abhinaya Dance Company; Venue: Center for Performing Arts, San Jose, California; Contact: abhinaya.org
March 6, 2016, Sunday
6:30pm. Carnatic Vocal concert by Ranjai Ravindrabharathy & party; Organized by Sri Kamakshi Community Center; Venue: SKCC Center, Santa Clara, California; Contact: srikamakshi.org
March 12, 2016, Saturday
5pm. Laasya 2016 - an inter-collegiate classical Indian Dance Competition; Organized by UC Berkeley Laasya 2016; Venue: El Cerrito Performing Arts Theatre, El Cerrito, California; Contact: fb/laasya2016, laasya2016@gmail.com, Ilakya - 408.507.6422
6:30pm. Monthly Tamil Mass, Rosary, Children Liturgy and Get-together; Organized by Bay Area Tamil Catholic Community; Venue: St.Joseph's Church, Mountain View, California; Contact: tamilcatholic.org
March 13, 2016, Sunday
2pm. International Women’s Day celebrations; Organized by Michigan Tamil Sangam; Venue: SVBF, Farmington Hills, Michigan; Contact: mitamilsangam.org
2:30pm. Carnatic Vocal concert by Sruti Sarathy, Vignesh Thyagarajan (Violin), Vignesh Venkataraman (Mrudangam); Organized by South India Fine Arts (SIFA); Venue: CET, San Jose, California; Contact: southindiafinearts.org
4pm. Carnatic Vocal concert by Neyveli Santhanagopalan, Anuradha Sridhar (Violin), Sriram Brahmanandam (Mridangam), Ganesh Ramanarayanan (Kanjira); Organized by South India Fine Arts; Venue: CET, San Jose, California; Contact: southindiafinearts.org
March 18 - 20, 2016, Friday - Sunday
Kalalaya USA’s Bay Area Thyagaraja Aradhana Festival; Program features Inaugural Concert by Trichur Brothers (Mar. 18, 7pm); Thyagaraja Aradhana (Mar. 19, 8:30am), Shashikiran & Party - Tribute to MS.Subbulakshmi (Mar. 19, 11am), Vocal concert by Sriranjani Santhanagopalan (Mar. 19, 2:30pm), Vocal concert by Mahathi (Mar. 19, 4:30pm), Mandolin Rajesh (Mar. 19, 7pm); Hari Devanath & Vivek Sudarraman (Mar. 20, 8:30am), Kala Vandana Dance Company (Mar. 20, 10am), Katha Kacheri by Suchitra Balasubramanian (Mar. 20, 11:30am), Saketharaman vocal concert (Mar. 20, 2pm), Unnikrishnan vocal concert (Mar. 20, 4:15pm), Pt. Vishwa Mohan Bhat & Shashank (Mar. 20, 6:45); Venue for all events: CET Auditorium, San Jose, California; Contact: Kala Iyer: 510.305.9285, kalalayausa.org, fb.com/kalalayausa
March 19, 2016, Saturday
9am. 4th Annual Spring Talent Event - Developing healthy generation & cultivate leaders through competitions in Public Speaking, Impromptu Speech, Essay writing and Drawing; Organized by The Ideal Kids; Venue: Mission San Jose Elementary School, Fremont, California; Contact: theidealkids.org; Registration FREE
5:30pm. Remembering M.S.Subbulakshmi by Violin Virtuoso V.V. Subramanyam; Program features student interaction and an open house with Naadha Yogi Prof. VVSubramanyam followed by Duet Violin concert by Prof. VVS and VVS Murari; Organized by Darbar Fine Arts; Venue: Shirdi Sai Parivaar, Milpitas, California; Contact: darbarfinearts.org, 510.687.0937
March 20, 2016, Sunday
4pm. Carnatic Vocal concert by Gayathri Venkataraghavan, Mysore Srikanth (Violin), Skanda Subramanian (Mridangam); Organized by South India Fine Arts; Venue: ICC, Milpitas, California; Contact: southindiafinearts.org
4:30pm. Carnatic Vocal Arangetram of Sreya Chagarlamudi, Disciple of Smt. Latha Sriram and student of Sri Lalitha Gana Vidyalaya; Organized by Sri Lalitha Gana Vidyalaya; Venue: Gary Soren Smith Center, Ohlone College, Fremont, California; Contact: VBRao: vbraoch@hotmail.com |
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March 26, 2016, Saturday
4pm. Maadhurya Shauryam - Sweetness of Compassion & Empowerment - a Bharathanatyam performance by Harshitha Venkatesh; Disciple of Smt. Bhuvana Venkatesh and student of Nrithyanivedhan School of Dance; Venue: Sunnyvale Theater, Remington Drive, Sunnyvale, California; Contact: nrithyanivedhan.com
4:30pm. Dharma Yudhdham - Art of War; A stage drama by Meenakshi Theaters; Story, Screenplay & Dialogues by Chandramouli; Direction by Dr. Kas Saranathan; Venue: Jewish Community Center, Houston, Texas; Contact: bkmhouston.org
April 2, 2016, Saturday
3pm. Tamil New Year Celebrations with Sirappu Pattimandram by Ku. Gnanasambandan and light music concert; Organized by Greater Atlanta Tamil Sangam; Venue: Lassiter Concert Hall, Marietta, Georgia; Contact: gatamilsangam.org, fb.com/groups/GreaterAtlantaTamilSangam
April 3, 2016, Sunday
4pm. SIFA presents living legend Prof. TN. Krishnan with Viji & Sriram Krishnan - a violin trio concert, Trichy Sankaran (Mridangam), KV Gopalakrishnan (Kanjira); Venue: Canada College, Redwood City, California; Contact: southindiafinearts.org
5pm. 11th Annual Recital of Vrindavan Indian Dance Academy; Program features a celestial journey treading traditional and contemporary worlds; Organized by Dr. Bindu Shankar and Vrindavan Dance Academy; Venue: San Ramon Performing Arts Center, San Ramon, California; Contact: 925.875.1095
April 9, 2016, Saturday
1pm. Carnatic Concert by Chinmaya Sister - Uma & Radhika; Organized by SIFA; Venue: Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, California; Contact: southindiafinearts.org
2pm. Muthamizh Vizha 2016; Program features Iyal, Isai and Naatagam; Organized by Dallas Tamil Manram; Venue: Liberty High School, Frisco, Texas; Contact:
4:30pm. Sambandh: Confluence of Hindustani - Carnatic Jugalbandhi by Pt. Karthik Seshadri (Sitar), U. Rajesh (Mandolin); Organized by SIFA; Venue: Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, California; Contact: southindiafinearts.org
5:30pm. Rhythm meets Melody - a grand South Indian Classical Music concert by Neyveli Santhanagopalan, Delhi Sunderrajan (Violin), Neyveli Narayanan & Vikram Bharati (Mrudangam); Organized by Classical Music Awareness among Youth (CMAY) in association withPayir Trust; Venue: Shirdi Sai Parivar, Milpitas, California; Contact: www.cmay.org
April 16 - 17, 2016, Sat. & Sunday
Sadhguru in Atlanta; Participate & learn Shambhavi Kriya, a powerful yoga practice, in the presence of Sadhguru; Organized by Isha Yoga Foundation; Venue: Cobb Galleria Centre, Atlanta, Georgia; Contact: atlanta@ishausa.org, 678.390.4742
April 19 - May 19, 2016
Sri La Sri Kamakshi SwamigaL of Sri Swarna Kameshwari Seva Sangh’s annual USA Yatra - Healthy America Yagna 2016; Program features Darshan and Arul Vaakku sessions along with Discourses, Homams, Poojas and Annadaanams in Dallas, Austin, Phoenix, SFO, Seattle, Los Angeles, Detroit, Dayton and Chicago; Contact: Radhika Chandramouli - 909.466.4778, KG Srinivasan: 708.334.1191
April 24, 2016, Sunday
4pm. Saayujya - a collaboration of music and dance by TM Krishna and Kalaimamani Priyadarsini Govind; Organized by South India Fine Arts; Venue: Smithwick Theater, Foothill College, Los Altos, California; Contact: southindiafinearts.org
April 30, 2016, Saturday
5pm & 9pm. Shanti: A journey of peace - a unique and ground breaking multi-media musical production; Composed and directed by Dr. Kanniks Kannikeswaran; Progam features a 150 member Indian & Western Choir; Organized by Dharma Civilization Foundation; Venue: Flint Center, Cupertino |
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