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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.
Ongoing:
9am - 5.30pm. "Pranahuti Aided Meditation", Training held by the Institute of Sriramchandra Consciousness, every 2nd Saturday of the month in the Bay Area. Free for all. Contact: Vidyadar Joshi 408.973.8667, www.sriramchandra.org, isrc_ca@yahoo.com
June 06, 13, 20, 27 Tuesdays
12 noon. Siddha Samadhi Yoga Classes at Shiva Vishnu Temple, Livermore, California, Contact: Temple 925.449.6255, www.livermoretemple.org
June 07, 14, 21, 28 Wednesdays
6-9am. "ItsDiff" Tamil radio program every Wednesday at 90.1 FM, KZSU, Stanford, California; Contact: Srikant Srinivasa, itsdiff@gmail.com
June 08, 15, 22, 29 Thursdays
1pm - 3pm. Carnatic Radio on 90.1FM KZSU Stanford, The program is one hour of carnatic music and Gharana music. Contact: Parag, info@kzsu.stanford.edu
7:30-9 pm. Weekly Satsanghs (Shirdi Sai Bhajans); Organized by Shirdi Sai Parivaar; Venue: Odd Fellows Temple, Cupertino, California; Contact: www.shirdisaiparivaar.org
June 04, 11, 18, 25 Sundays
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
9:30am-10am - Tamil Class taught at the Hindu Temple of Atlanta, Riverdale, Georgia; Also offering Dance classes, Hatha Yoga, Adult Gita, and Balavihar class. Contact: 770.907.7102, feedback@hindutempleofatlanta.org, www.hindutempleofatlanta.org
9:30-10:30am. TAMIL WORSHIP; Venue: Faith Lutheran Church (Sanctuary), 37635 Dequindre Road Michigan (Between 16 &17 Mile Road); Contact: Rev. Arul J Alexander 248-402-8040; tamil@faithtroy.org Web: http://www.faithtroy.org/tamil
11am-12:30pm. Tamil songs, Tiruppugazh taught at the Hindu Temple of Greater Chicago, Lemont, Illinois. Also offering Sanskrit, bhajan classes. Contact: Jayanthi Balachandran 630.325.2985, Usha Narayanan at 630.527.9308 or the Temple front desk. info@ramatemple.org, www.ramatemple.org
5.30pm - St.John’s Tamil Lutheran Congregation - Church congregation of Tamil Speaking public from Asia; Location: 47 Winthrop Street, Williston Park, New York, Contact: Rev. Rathinasamy 718.747.6242, 516.742.5858
5:pm to 6pm (EST): ‘Tamil Amudham’ Metro Detroit/Ann Arbor’s Tamil Radio program: Every Sunday at 1460 AM; Can be heard at www.wpon.com; Archives at www.tamilamudham.com; Contact: Program Director Dr. V.S Balanethiram 248.641.7684. Features news roundup, children’s program, kadhai amudham, mazhalai amudam |
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Weekly
Chinmaya Mission, California conducts weekly discourses on Bhagavad Gita, Upadesha Saara, Sreemad Bhagavatam, Vedanta Saara, Upadesha Saara, Advaita Vedanta - Ishavasya Upanishad, Advaita Vedanta - Vivekachoodamani and Guided Meditation; Locations: Sandeepany, San Jose; Lincoln High School, San Jose; Washington High School, Fremont; Los Cerros Middle School, Danville; Contact: 408-998-2793; www.chinmaya-sanjose.org
June 2006
Summer Reading Challenge for Children between 5 and 15 years; Sponsored by Reading is Fundamental and Target; Between the months of May and August; Enter to win a Target GiftCard Children interested in writing can submit their poems, short stories, creative essays, book reviews, opinion essays and feature articles to Imagine magazine; Contact: Melissa Hartman, Center for Talented Youth; mhartman@jhu.edu; www.jhu.edu/~gifted/imagine/guidelines.html
June 1 - July 26
Amma visits 11 cities during her 2006 US visit. Experience an embrace, meditate and attend Q& A sessions, participate in bhajans with Amma; Please refer to the Ad or the website for specific dates locations and details; Contact: www.amma.org, events@ammachi.org, 510.537.9417
June 3, Saturday
4pm. Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Ms. Vinitha Rangarajan; Disciple of Smt. Vidhya Subramanian, Artistic Director of Lasya Dance Company; Venue: The Heritage Theater, Campbell, California; Contact: www.lasya.org, 408.773.9212
June 4, Sunday
3pm. Lifetime Achievement Award for Dr. Balamuralikrishna and Concert; Organized by Carnatic Music Association of North America (CMANA); Felicitation by Assemblyman Hon. Upendra Chivakula; Telugu Fine Arts Association; Venue: Middle School, Scotch Plains, New Jersey; Contact: www.cmana.org, Dr. Soundaram Ramasami - 908 369 8917
5pm - 6.30pm. "Free Public Talk" by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev; Organized by Isha Foundation; Venue: Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, California; Contact: Gopal 408.873.4892, sfo@ishafoundation.org, www.ishayoga.org; Free.
June 06 - 18 (Tuesday - Sunday)
8pm (Tue-Fri); 2pm, 8pm (Sat. & Sun.); Bombay Dreams – Musical Play; Organized by Dallas Summer Musicals; Venue: Fair Park, Dallas, Texas; Contact: www.dallassummermusicals.org, 214-631-ARTS; Tickets: $11-$69
June 07-11 (Wednesday - Sunday)
7-10pm (Wed-Fri); 8am-7pm (Sat & Sun) "Inner Engineering Program" by Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev; Organized by Isha Foundation; Venue: RSVP Center, Sunnyvale, California, California; Contact : Gopal 408.873.4892, sfo@ishafoundation.org, www.ishayoga.org;
June 08, Thursday
7:30pm. ‘The awakening of Spiritual Consciousness’, talk by Swami Vedaru pananda; Organized by the Vedanta Society of Southern California; Venue: Hollywood Temple, Hollywood, California; Contact: www.vedanta.org; 323.465.7114; hollywood@vedanta.org
June 09, Friday
7:30pm. Pattimandram with Mr. Solomon Pappayya and his crew; Organized by Tamil Sangam of Missouri; Venue: Crestview Middle School, St. Louis, Missouri; Contact: Sudhir & Anantha, 636.373.4152, committee@missouritamilsangam.org
8pm. "Lost Tales: Glimpses From 1000 Ramayanas" - A production combining Bharatanatyam, Kathak, and Odissi, set to musical backdrop of Carnatic, jazz, and world rhythms; Organized by Natya.info; Venue: Hoover Theater, San Jose, California; Contact: Vallari Shah; vallari@natya.info, 510.338.4538, www.natya.info
June 10, Saturday
1-3:30pm. Namasankeerthanam by Sri. E.K. Srinivasa Bhagavathar; Organized by Sri Siddhi Vinayaka Cultural Center; Venue: Sri Siddhi Vinayaka Temple; Sacramento, California; Contact: www.siddhivinayaka.com, Pt. Uma Shankar Dixit - 916.483.4760, Ms. Uma Kumaralingam: 916.743.8936
5pm. ‘Five Gems of Thyagaraja’ – A Classical Indian Dance Presentation on Pancharathna Kritis; Presented by Nrithyanjali Institute of Dance; Venue: Plainsboro Community Middle School, Plainsboro, New Jersey; Contact: Nrithyanjali Institute of Dance: 732.398.9895, www.nrithyanjali.org, ramyaramnj@optonline.net
5pm. "Bhaaratha Samudhaayam Vazhgave" presented by Manitha Neyam Trust Inc, a Thematic Production of Bharatiyar Songs by Bharatanatyam Exponents
from Chennai; Venue: Natick High School Auditorium, Natick, Massachusetts; Contact: Navanandan 781.942.7087, Yaso Aravinthan 978.264.0478, www.manithaneyam.org
6:45pm. Annual Community Meeting and Holy Tamil Mass; Venue: St. Joseph Parish, Mountain View, California; Contact: www.tamilcatholic.org
June 11, Sunday
9am. ‘Community Outreach - Brown Bag Lunch Service’; Organized by Nandala to enable students wishing to log community service hours. Sandwiches will be made at home by children and parent volunteers help deliver them to the center; Venue: FSHS, San Jose, California. Contact: Nandalala Mission 408.294.2100, www.nandalala.org
1-5pm. Sampradhaya Bhajans & Sri Radha Kalyana Mahothsav by Bhagavatha Thilakam Sri. E.K. Srinivasa Bhagavathar; Organized by Vaidica Vidhya Ganapathi Center, Sri Lakshmi Ganapathi Temple; Venue: Sanatan Dharma Kendra, Sunnyvale, California; Contact: 408.481.9242, Pt. Ganesh Shasthry: 925.209.7637, srikalatheeswara@yahoo.com, www.vvgc.org
4pm. Carnatic Violin Concert of Mysore Sri. Nagaraj & Dr. Manjunath; Organized by South India Fine Arts; Venue: CET, San Jose, California; Contact: www.southindiafinearts.org, Sripathy: 408.644.9751, 408.666.9343;
June 12, Monday
5:30pm. Organic Food Standards: Challenges and Opportunities; A discussion on Organic standards, past, present and future; Organized by Commonwealth Club; Venue: Ferry Building, Embarcadero, San Francisco, California; Contact: www.commonwealthclub.org
June 16, 17 (Friday & Saturday)
7:30pm-9pm (Fri.), 6pm-8pm (Sat.). Personal Excellence through Bhagavad Gita – A discourse by Swami Sukhabodhananda; Venue: Sanatan Dharma Kendra, Sunnyvale, California; Contact: 408.481.9242; Ms. Mahi 408.688.6254, mahisank@yahoo.com, www.swamisukhabodhananda.org
June 17, Saturday
6pm. Bharatanatyam Arangetram of Ms. Pavithra Mukundan, Disciple of Mythili Kumar, Artistic Director of Abhinaya Dance Company; Venue : Mexican Heritage Theatre, San Jose, California; Contact : Alamelu (Ammu) 408 868 0106; www.abhinaya.org, amchu_m@yahoo.com; Free.
June 18, Sunday
1-5pm. 'Valluvar Koorum AaLumai' – A symposium on ThiruvaLLuvar’s Leadership and Management related kuraLs; and Lecture by Retd. Prof. T. Muruganandam, Madurai Kamaraj University; Venue: Central Library, Columbia, Maryland; Contact: Dr. Prabhakaran 410.420.0111, Thirukkural2005@aol.com, ilakkiya_vattam@yahoogroups.com,
June 20, Tuesday
11:30am – 2pm; Panel Discussion on Investing in Women’s Voices; Microfinance in the Muslim world; Organized in collaboration with Women’s world banking;
Hosted by Asia Society; Venue: Asia Society & Museum, New York; Contact: www.asiasociety.org, 212.517.ASIA, info@asiasoc.org
June 23, Friday
6pm. ‘Kaathalikka Naeramundu’ – A fabulous comedy drama by Y.G.Mahendra; Organized by Jacksonville Tamil Manram; Venue: Jackson Country Day School Auditorium, Jacksonville, Florida; Contact: Patricia Chandirasegar 519.5558, Vijaya Mahesh 886.7772; www.ygeem2006.com
June 24, Saturday
11am-5pm. Karnataka State Day; Celebration of the culture of Karnataka with a day of Food, Dancing and Music; Presented by India Community Center in co-operation with Kannada Kooda; Venue: ICC Milpitas, California; Contact: www.indiacc.org, 408.934.1130
June 25, Sunday
2pm. ‘Traditions’ – A Classical South Indian Dance Presentation with a Historical Perspective; Choreographed and performed by Kalaimamani Ramya Ramnarayanan; Venue: Richard Marasco Center for Performing Arts, Monroe, New Jersey; Contact: Nrithyanjali Institute of Dance: 732.398.9895, Soundaram Ramaswami 908.369.8917, www.nrithyanjali.org, ramyaramnj@optonline.net
June 30, July 1 (Friday, Saturday)
7:30-9pm (Fri.), 6-8pm (Sat). Meaning of Life through Bhagavad Gita – A discourse by Swami Sukhabodhananda; Venue: Unitarian Universalist Church, San Francisco, California; Contact: Ms. Mahi 408.688.6254, mahisank@yahoo.com, www.swamisukhabodhananda.org
July 1-3, Saturday - Monday
2006 Annual FeTNA Tamil Convention; Hosted by FeTNA (Federation of Tamil Sangams of North America); Program includes speeches by Padmashree Kavignar Vairamuthu, Member of Parliament Sarathkumar; Folk Music and dances; Patti Manram, Children’s programs, Kavi Arangam, Light music program…; Venue: Manhattan Center, New York, New York; Contact: www.fetna2006.org, Mr. Natarajan Rathnam, nrathnam@fintrack.com, Tickets: 516.625.5554 |
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