June 05	World Environment Day
June 14	Flag Day
June 15	Father's Day
June 19	Juneteenth
June 21	First Day of Summer
Shubha Muhurtha Day: 1, 7, 8, 14, 16, 19, 28

Jun. 03, 10, 17, 24 Tuesdays
12 noon. Siddha Samadhi Yoga Classes at Shiva Vishnu Temple, Livermore, California, Contact: Temple 925.449.6255, www.livermoretemple.org

Jun. 04, 11, 18, 25 Wednesdays
6-9am. “ItsDiff” Tamil radio program every Wednesday at 90.1 FM, KZSU, Stanford, California; Contact: Srikant Srinivasa, itsdiff@gmail.com

Jun. 05, 12, 19, 26 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

May 03, 10, 17, 24, 31 Saturdays
8 - 10am. Shri Vethathiri Maharishi’s Simplified Kundalini Yoga (SKY) Satsang. Session includes simplified exercise, meditation & lecture Organized by SKY Bay Area, chapter of World Community Service Centre (WCSC). Venue: Fremont Hindu Temple, Fremont, California; Contact: www.skybayarea.org, 510.825.3567, sky.bayarea@yahoo.com

9am. Sakthi TV presents half hour Tamil Programming in your local channel line-up. Program can be viewed in Channel 29 in Fremont; Channel 28 in Hayward, Union City, Alameda, San Leandro, San Lorenzo, Castro Valley; Channel 27 in Newark; Programs include, Tamil Karnatic & Light Music, Pattimanram, Potti, Teledrama and Event coverage from the Bay Area; www.saktitv.com

5:00pm - 6:30pm. Exploring Meditation - Journey into the inner world via a series of powerful techniques by Life Bliss Foundation; Venue: Swami Nithyananda Vedic Temple, Montclair, California; Contact:www.lifebliss.org, 909.625.1400

May 08, 15, 22, 29 Sundays
8 - 10am. Shri Vethathiri Maharishi's Simplified Kundalini Yoga (SKY) Satsang. Session includes simplified exercise, meditation & lecture organized by SKY Bay Area, chapter of World Community Service Centre (WCSC). Venue: Fremont Hindu Temple, Fremont, 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

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

5.00 p.m. EMMANUEL TAMIL CHURCH; Vibrant praise & worship services. Venue: St. Michael’s Lutheran Church - Chapel, 7000 N Sheldon Road, Canton, Michigan; Contact: Rev. Sunil Noah 586 435 7057 /sunilruth@comcast.net

5:30pm. Immanuel Lutheran Church - Church congregation of Tamil Speaking public from Asia; Location 149-40, 11th Ave, Whitestone, Queens, New York; Contact: Rev. Dr. E.J. Rethinasamy 718.767.5656, www.immanuelwhitestone.com

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

General Interest, Competitions, Scholarships:

Annual Knowledge @ Wharton Scholarship for Business Journalism; Scholarships for members of SAJA, AAJA, NABJ, NAHJ and NAJA to attend the influential Wharton Seminars for Business Journalists between Oct. 12 and 15, 2008; Scholarship covers cost of tuition, course material and meals worth $1995; Presented by SAJA and Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania; Contact: South Asian Journalists Association (www.saja.org); Deadline: Aug. 08, 2008

5th Annual Chicago Tyagaraja Utsavam Music Competition will be held on Saturday, 20th September 2008 at HTGC Temple, Lemont, Illinois. Competition Registration Deadline: Friday, June 13, 2008; Registration can be done online at www.tyagaraja-chicago.org

June 2008
May 30 - July 23; Meet Mata Amritanandamayi, a renowned humanitarian and spiritual leader during her visit to US and Canada. For programs, retreats, exact dates and cities, please refer to advertisement in page A04; Contact: www.amma.org

Shiva Murugan Temple, Concord, California
May 11, Sunday (Mother’s Day celebrations - Devotional songs by Latha Sriram & students); May 18, Sunday (Vaisaki Visakam - Bharathanatyam by Jeyanthi Sridharan and students); Organized by Shiva Murugan Temple; Venue: Temple Premises, Shiva Murugan Temple, Concord, California; Contact: 925.827.0127, www.temple.org

Jun. 01, Sunday
3:00 pm. Annual Meeting of WeReachOut - A non-profit organization with a mission to make a difference in most deserving and needy students life in India. Program includes information about WeReachOut, amazing magic show, and bollywood dances by children; Venue: Campbell Community Center, Campbell, California; Contact: 408.368.7568, contact@wereachout.org, www.wereachout.org

Jun. 6-9 (Fri. - Sun.)
6:30pm (Fri.), 9:30am (Sat. & Sun.) Art of Living Course; Mr. Arvind Rghunathan from Austin, Texas will be the master of the course; Organized by Rajan Pillai & Arun Ahuja Agarwal; Venue: Albuquerque, New Mexico; Contact: Rajan Pillai - rajanp@msn.com

Jun. 7 & 8 (Sat. & Sun.)
2pm & 8pm (Sat.), 2pm. (Sun.) Abhinaya Dance Company artists present 'Shakti - the Goddess of Power' in San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival; Venue: Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco, California; Contact:www.abhinaya.org

Jun. 07, Saturday
4pm. Carnatic Vocal Concert by Savita Narasimhan; Organized by Carnatic Music Association of Greater Atlanta (CAMAGA); Venue: HTA Auditorium, Atlanta, Georgia; Contact: www.camaga.org, camaga@bellsouth.net

4pm. Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi Performances by Anitha Sivasankaran, Adeeti Ullal and Pranamya Suri; Organized by Yuva Bharati; Venue: Mission City Center for Performing Arts, Santa Clara, California; Contact:www.yuvabharati.org; Tickets: Free.

Jun. 08, Sunday
3pm. Carnatic Vocal Concert by Bombay Sisters - C.Saroja & C. Lalitha & party; Organized by South India Fine Arts; Venue: CET, San Jose, California; Contact: www.southindiafinearts.org; info@southindiafinearts.org; Tickets: $15, $20 and $50

4pm. ‘Vanamaali .. the one they loved’, A unique confluence of Bharathanatyam, Odissi and Kathak dance styles; Performed by artists from Samskriti Foundation, Utkalaa Center for Odissi Dance and Anila Sinha Foundation; Presented by Samskriti Foundation; Venue: Pfeiffer Hall, North Central College, Naperville, Illinois; Contact:www.samskriti.com,info@samskriti.com, 630.527.1898; Tickets: $10, $15, $50, $100.

Jun. 13, Friday
6:30pm. Blackwater: The rise of America's private army; Talk by Jeremy Scahill, Puffin Writing Fellow, The Nation Institute; Organized by World Affairs Council; Venue: Marines' Memorial Association, San Francisco, California; Contact: www.itsyourworld.org; Tickets: $15 (members), $25 (non-members)

Jun. 14, Saturday
6:45pm. Monthly Tamil Mass; Organized by Bay Area Tamil Catholic Community; Venue: St. Joseph Parish, Mountain View, California; Contact: www.tamilcatholic.org

Jun. 18, Wednesday
11:30am. 'What happened?' - Talk by Scott McClellan, Former White House Press Secretary (2003-06); Communication Strategist and Author of 'What Happened: Inside the Bush White House Washington's Culture of Deception'; Organized by Commonwealth Club; Venue: Blue Room, Commonwealth Club, San Francisco, California; Contact: www.commonwealthclub.org

Jun. 18 & 19 (Wed. & Thurs.)
8am. The Changing Landscape: Asia's Role in Global Finance; Conference organized by Asia Society; Venue: Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, San Francisco, California; Contact: www.asiasociety.com; $550.

Jun. 20, 21 (Fri. & Sat.)
2008 South Asian Journalists Association (SAJA) Convention; 14th Annual Convention and Job Fair; Program features Keynote address by Robert Thomson, Managing Editor of Wall Street Journal, Discussions, Workshops, Panels and Salons; Venue: Columbia University & New York Times Building; Contact: www.saja.org, sajaconvention2008@gmail.com

Jun. 21, Saturday
5pm. Srishti - 2008; A Movie Musical Extravaganza; Presented by Sankara Eye Foundation and Arizona Tamil Sangam; Program features Mano, Vijay Yesudas and Priya Mohan; Venue: Tom and Janet IKEDA Theater, Mesa, Arizona; Contact: Mouli 480.782.1476, Ravi: 623.225.5619 info@aztamilsangam.org

Jun. 20-22, (Fri. - Sun.)
Sri Venkateswara - Balaji installation at Michigan Parasakthi Temple; Ceremonies include Mahalakshmi Homam, Mahayagnam and installation ceremonies; Venue: Parasakthi Temple, Pontiac, Michigan; Contact: www.parasakthitemple.org

Jun. 23, Monday
6pm. The Political Mind: Understanding how voters think; A talk by George Lakoff, Distinguished Professor of Cognitive Science and Linguistics, Univ. of California, Berkeley; Organized by World Affairs Council; Venue: World Affairs Council, San Francisco, California; Tickets: $15

Jun. 25, Wednesday
6pm. People-Centered Design: Creating Cost-Effective Websites; Experts Katrina Alcorn & Renee Anderson, Principal & Director of Hot Studio present people-centered approach to finding big answers with small budgets in forming design strategies for you, business & non-profits; Venue: Gold Room, Commonwealth Club, San Francisco, California; Contact: www.commonwealthclub.org 

Jun. 28, Saturday
4:30pm. Bharathanatyam Concert by Ms. Anu Ramachandran, Student of Shri Krupa Dance Company; Presented by Guru Vishal Ramani & Shri Krupa Dance Company; Venue: Historic Hoover Theater, San Jose, California; Contact: www.shrikrupa.org

Jun. 29, Sunday
2pm. 'Recent developments in Indian Dance' - An illustrated talk with screenings of excerpts from DVDs of leading choreographers by Padmasri Dr. Sunil Kothari; Organized by Abhinaya Dance Company; Venue: Moreland Community Center, San Jose, California; Contact: www.abhinaya.org, 408.983.0491