July 06	Kiruthigai
July 09	Amavasai
July 17	Aadi Pirapu
July 24	Pourami
July 27	Shankatahara Chathurthi
Shubha Muhurtha Day: 7, 8, 15

Jewish Community Association of Austin hosts an Exhibition of Contemporary Art from India. Works by India's Masters and Emerging Artists at Dell Jewish Community Center, 7300 Hart Lane, Austin, Texas 78731 from June 28-August 18

July 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Tuesdays
"Mostly Tamil", Radio Broadcast, 90.1FM, San Francisco Bay Area, 6AM-9AM, www.mostlytamil.com

July 5, 6, 7, 8,9, 10 Friday-Wednesday
Religious Lectures on Hindu Philosophy by Sri. Velukkudi Krishnan Swami, at Fremont Hindu Temple, Stanford University, Livermore Hindu Temple and Sunnyvale Hindu Temple. Please see Ad in page 69 for timings, locations and contact details.

July 6, 13, 20, 27 Saturdays
Suprapatham and Vishu Sahasranamam recitation at the Sunnyvale Hindu Temple, Sunnyvale, California, 10AM-11AM, Contact: Sumathy Srinivasan - sumathy67@hotmail.com

July 7, 14, 21, 28, Sundays
Tamil Class taught every sunday from 9:30AM - 10AM at the Hindu Temple of Atlanta, Riverdale, Georgia, Contact: 770.907.7102

July 4, Thursday
"Tamizhar Vizha", Four day FeTNA Conference - Annual meeting of Federation of Tamil Sangams of America at Governers State University, University Pk., Illinois, Timings to be announced, Contact: Dr. S. Chandran 630.620.7734, secretary@fetna.org

"Bangaa Sammelan" - A Three Day Annual North American Bengali Conference will celebrate Bengali language and culture with classical and light classical music, dance, literary activities and seminars at Georgia World Congress Ctr., Atlanta, Georgia, July 4-July 6, Contact: NABC Exec. Committee 770.518.9979

Three day Annual Telugu Conference with Golf Tournament, Cultural Programs, Youth Activities, Health & Spiritual Awareness, Business Seminars, Women's Forum, Music, Dance, Dramas, Celebrities, Fashion Show, Literary Programs atFortworth Convention Center, Dallas, Texas, 9:00AM - Midnight,Contact: Sudheer Mallepally 972.208.6769 president@ataworld.org

July 5, Friday
ARPANA, a three-day festival of Indian classical dance and music, celebrates the 25th anniversary of Nrityanjali, a Bharathanatyam dance school based in Lexington at MIT"s Kresge Auditorium, 48 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusets. Festival tickets are $65 for entrance all three days, and individual performance tickets are $35, $25 and $15. July 5-July 7, Contact: 978.392.4677, www.narthaki.com/info/events2.html

July 5-6, Friday & Saturday
'Bhagavad Gita in the Modern Context', Lecture by Sri Velukkudi Krishnan Swami, Hosted by Hindu Student Council at Stanford University; 7:30-9pm, Room 101 (Auditorium), Packard Electrical Engg. Building, Stanford, California; Contact: Balaji Srinivasan 650.852.9989, sbalaji@stanford.edu; http://www.stanford.edu/~sbalaji/vk1.html

July 6, Saturday
"Woman Divine", A thematic dance presentation by Ramya Harishankar and the Arpana Dance Company. at Irvine Barclay Theater, 4242 Campus Dr., Irvine, California, 7PM, Contact: Arpana Dance Company harish@arpanafoundation.org

Arangetram (Solo Dance Debut) by Shivani Aysola, Student of Rangoli Foundation of Art and Culture at New Performing Arts Center, California State University, Northridge, California, 6PM, Contact: Rangoli 818.788.6860, 818.576.0056, msiyengar@rangoli.org, www.rangoli.org

July 7, Sunday
"DeColonizing the Hindu Mind" - Presented by Dr. Koenraad Elst, a Belgian Indologist, Fair Oaks Park, 540 N. Fair Oaks Ave, Sunnyvale, CA,94086, 5PM - 6:30PM, Hosted by Hindu Swayamsevak Sangh, Contact: 408.732.7667

The Natyanjali Foundation for the Performing Arts, Los Angeles, California, will present HARI CHARAN, a chronicle of stories about Sri Vishnu's Conch, Discuss, Mace, Bow and Arrow, and dagger. Proceeds for the Sankara Eye Center, Chennai at the University Theater at Calpoly University, Pomona, California, 4PM Contact: 626.967.5969 e-mail: malini1@earthlink.net

"2 Day Ammachi Appearance", Talk by Spiritual leader Mata Amritanandamayi at Columbia University, Roone Arledge Auditorium, 2920 Broadway, W 114th St., New York, July 7 - July 8, 10:00 AM - 7:30 PM, Contact: 212.932.1182

July 11, Thursday
American India Foundation invites you to an Enchanting evening with Award winning Author and Poet Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni at American India Foundation, 647 E. Calaveras Blvd, Milpitas , California 95035, 7PM to 8:00 PM,

RSVP at your earliest convenience as seats are limited with Tania Ashraf, 408.934.1600, tania.ashraf@aifoundation.org

July 13, Saturday
'Magical Evening of Music' by Shankar, Gingger and Zakir Hussain Hosted by California Muthamizh Sangam, at Wadsworth Theater, Los Angeles California; 8:00pm; Contact: John David: 661.946.5346, Nalini 818.775.0094 muthamizhSangam@cs.com

"Thamizh Isai ThiruNaal" hosted Bay Area Tamil Manram at Sunnyvale Hindu Temple, Sunnyvale, California, 10AM - 6PM, If You are interested in Performing or Volunteering, Check out www.bayareatamilmanram.org/events/isai/

"Celebration of India" - An open-air fair in the theme area with food booths, traditional Indian music, dances, and live performances at Great America Park, Santa Clara, California, 10:00 AM - 9:00 PM, Contact: Indo-Americans for Better Community 510.657.0396 info@indoabc.com

4th Biennial International Conference of the World Association of Vedic Studies Hosted by WAVES at University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, Massachusets, Timings To be Announced, Contact: Prof. Bal Ram Singh 508.999.8588 bsingh@massd.edu

"DTA Silver Jubilee" - Meet your favorite movie stars - Soundarya & Tarun - A fun filled musical night by Vandemataram Srinivas - Mimicry by Hari Kishan - Ghazals by Ghazal Srinivas - Food Stalls - Jewelry, Gems and Clothes Exhibits at Compuware Sports Arena, 14900 N. Beck Rd., Plymoth, Michigan 48170, 10AM - 11:30PM, Contact: Srinivas Koneru 248.347.2822 sbkoneru@hotmail.com

Hindustani Classical Lecture demo & concert by Vasant Karnad (brother of director Girish Karnad) at Vinekar Residence, 11 Brookside Ct., Cranbury, New Jersey 08512, 7:30PM, Contact: S. Vinekar 609.275.6208 svinekar@comcast.net

Bharathi Kalai Manram presents an interesting and entertaining tamil debate, "Valamana Vazhvirku Vazhi Vaghupathu Kaathal Thirunama Allathu PetrorGhal NichayikumSeitha Thirumanama? - Naduvar Po.Ma, Rajamani" at Ganesh Temple, Meenakshi Temple, Pearland, Texas, Time is to be decided. Contact: 281.304.7058, www.bkmhouston.org

July 14, Sunday
Students of Bharathi Kalalaya Performs at Shiva Murugan Temple, Concord, California, 12PM - 2PM, Contact: Anuradha Suresh 510.490.4629 annu_radha@hotmail.com

Lalitha Sahasranaman Recitation, Sunnyvale Hindu Temple, Sunnyvale, California, 7PM, Contact: 408.248.7832, lmoorthy@pacbell.net

Graduation celebrations 2002 for high school graduates at the India Community Center, 12412 Cedar Rd., Cleveland Hts., Ohio, 3:30PM, Contact: Alok Mitra 330.467.1510

July 15, Monday
"Siksha 2002" - 1 Week Annual Summer Dance & Music Camp and Classes in dance, vocal & instrumental music at Bridgewater Temple Community Center, 780 Old Farm Rd., Bridgewater, New Jersey 08807, July 15 - July 19, Timings to be announced, Contact: Nrithyanjali Institute of Dance 732.438.0858

July 18-21, Thursday - Sunday
'Ramayana's Vision of life' discourses by H.H. Swami Tejomayananda, Hosted by Chinmaya Mission at Spangenberg Theatre, Palo Alto, California; 7:30-9:00pm; Free; Contact: Uma Jeyarasasingam 650.969.4389;pushpaharsha@yahoo.com; www.chinmaya.org/san-jose

July 19, Friday
An Evening of Film Songs, Geet and Ghazals by Hariharan at John Hancock Hall, Boston, Massachusets, 8PM, Contact: Aap Ka Manoranjan 978.681.5678 anil@aapkamanoranjan.com, www.aapkamanoranjan.com/hariharan_.htm

July 20, Saturday
'Keepers of the Flame' - A musical rendition by Sri Rama Lalita Kala Mandir School of Fine Arts; Sponsored by Chinmaya Mission, Spangenberg Theatre, Palo Alto, California; 4-6pm; Tickets: $10, $50, $100; Contact: Uma Jeyarasasingam 650.969.4389; pushpaharsha@yahoo.com; www.chinmaya.org/san-jose

"Two Day Indian Properties Show in the USA" at Hotel Crowne Plaza, San Jose, California, Contact:V. Nagarajan 0091.44.2300597 / 2301700, Mobile: 98400.27139

"Spiritual Music" with His Holiness Sri Ganapathi Sachidananda Swamiji performing the Concert accompanied by Dr. L.Subramanian, Dr.Ramani & Dr. Yella Venkateswararao at Orchestra Hall at Symphony Center, 220 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60604, 7PM, Contact: Krish Raman 630.964.6423 jaidatta@msn.com

'4th Anniversary Program' by Savithri Arts Academy. Special feature - Bhaktha Prahalada Dance Drama; With Pusthakam Ramaa and her Orchestra from India; Duarte Performing Arts Center, Duarte, California; 5:30pm-9:30pm, Tickets: $15, $25, $150; Contact: Dr. Sinduri 562.421.9533; www.sinduri.net

July 27, Saturday
Monthly Concert at Bharathi Kalalaya With rendering of Swathi Tirunal and Papanasam Sivan Compositions Bhajans and ghazals by Pandit Habib Khan's students, 4PM - 6PM at Bharathi Kalalaya, 3392, Seldon Courtm, Fremont, CA 94539 Contact: Anuradha Suresh 510.490.4629 annu_radha@hotmail.com

July 29, Monday
A 3-week summer course between July 29 and August 17, 2002 for adults on Classical Indian Literature and Aesthetics in Lexington, Massachusets area at Meru Education Foundation, 16 Downing Rd, Lexington, Massachusets 02421, 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM, Contact: Dr. Vanita Shastri 781.862.9648 info@merufoundation.org

July 31, Wednesday
Indian Art from New Delhi - Exhibits on display at Zimmerli Art Museum 71 Hamilton St., Rutgers, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 10:00 AM, Contact: 732.932.7237

Aug. 3 & 4, Saturday-Sunday
'Kaasu Mela Kaasu', A Tamil Comedy Play by Mani Ram Sponsored by Naatak; Cubberley Theater, Palo Alto, California; 6:30pm (Saturday) & 5:00pm (Sunday); Tickets: $12; Contact: Jeyshree 408.678.1114, Priya 650.962.1097; kaasumelakaasu@yahoo.com; www.naatak.com