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September 2013: 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.
Sept. 3, 10, 17, 24 Tuesdays 12 noon. Siddha Samadhi Yoga Classes at Shiva Vishnu Temple, Livermore, California, Contact: Temple 925.449.6255, www.livermoretemple.org
Sept. 4, 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 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
Sept. 5, 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 7:10pm. Shirdi Sai Bhajans; Venue: Kalpataru Sai Nilayam, Evergreen Area, San Jose, California; Contact: www.thesaifoundation.org , 408.223.0999
Sept. 7, 14, 21, 28 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. 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 10am-Noon. Tamil Radio – Kaalai Thendral on KLOK 1170AM; Listen live @ www.arimausa.com
Sept. 8, 15, 22, 29 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 : Sanatan Dharma Kendra, Sunnyvale, 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. 5:00pm. Communion & Worship Service; Discourses by Rev. Sam Raj, Rev. Shawn Redmond; Venue: First Tamil Church of Atlanta, Alpharetta, Georgia; Contact: 404.276.2661, www.ftcatlanta.org ; 10am (English) 11:30am (Tamil) 1pm (Hindi). Immanuel Lutheran Church - Church congregation of Tamil Speaking public from Asia; Location: 149-40, 11th Ave, Whitestone, New York; Contact: Rev. Dr. E.J. Rethinasamy 718.767.5656 x301, www.immanuelwhitestone.com
Shiva Murugan Temple, Concord, California Aug. 31, Saturday – Murugan Puja: Devotional Songs by Shanti Priya; Sunday, Sept. 8 – Shri Ganesha Chaturthi: Devotional Songs by Jayashree Varadarajan; Sept. 29, Sunday: Devotional Songs by Preetha Seshadri & Students; Venue: Shiva Murugan Temple premises, Concord, California; Contact: www.temple.org , 925.827.0127
Ekatvam – Swami Shanmuga & Amma Adi Sakthi’s 2013 Tour of USA Swami and Amma offer powerful meditations, teachings, healings and deep inner work to lift each soul to its divine state; SF Bay Area: Sept. 14-22, Los Angeles: Sept. 25-29, Phoenix, Arizona: Oct. 5-6, Santa Fe: Oct. 9-10, Dallas, Texas: Oct. 11-13, Atlanta, Georgia: Oct. 18-20, Philadelphia: Oct. 25-27, New York: Oct. 30-Nov.3; Contact: www.ekatvam.org
Lakshman Sruthi 2013 North American Tour Programs feature Super Singers Ananthu, Kalpana, Haricharan, Suchitra, Madhu Balakrishnan, Anuradha Sriram and Vijayprakash with Live orchestra; Venues: Sept 07: Calgary, Canada - albertmurugan@gmail.com, 403.690.5770; Sept. 08: San Jose, California - kalaiyer1@yahoo.com, 408.945.1010; Sept. 14: Toronto, Canada - sathy@1059.fm, 647.763.7055 Sept. 15: Los Angeles, California - lasupersingersconcert@gmail.com, 323.327.8903; Sept. 20: Atlanta, Georgia - manavalanm@hotmail.com, 678.234.8630; Sept. 21: New Jersey - tristatemusicacademy@gmail.com, 732.829.5021; Sept. 22: Washington DC - webmaster@5thpillar.org, 240.476.1359; Sept. 27: Boston, Massachusetts - tristatemusicacademy@gmail.com, 631.974.1484; Sept. 28: Connecticut - pazhani_sundaram@yahoo.com, 203.494.6707; Sept. 29: Seattle, Washington - kumarramu@gmail.com, 425.785.7316; Contact: www.lakshmansruthi.com |
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Aug. 28 - Sept. 8, 2013 Mother Vailankanni Festival; Program features thanksgiving prayer, testimony, the rosary, candlelight Mass and procession on the the birthday of the Blessed Mary; Venue: Father Vazhappilly's St. James The Apostle Parish, Our Lady of Vailankanni Shrine; Fremont, California; Contact: 408.506.4474, vailakanni.novena@gmail.com
Aug. 31, 2013, Saturday 4pm. The Blind leading the sighted - A Surdas Dance Drama; A fundraiser by five Bay Area dance schools; Organized by Access Braille; Venue: Shirdi Sai Center, Milpitas, California; Contact: Viji Dilip: 408.762.4836, www.accessbraille.org
Aug. 31 - Sept 01, 2013, Sat & Sunday Puranaanooru International Conference; Program features thought provoking speeches, competitions, skits, dance and music; Organized by Tamil Sangam or Greater Washington and FeTNA; Contact: www.classicaltamil.org, Dr. Prabhakaran: prabu0111@gmail.com
Great Composers Day – Organized by Carnatic Music Association of North America; Program features music and dance competitions; Venue: Wardlaw Hartridge School, Edison, New Jersey; Contact: www.cmana.org; Deadline for applications: Aug. 11, 2013, 11:59pm.
Sept. 7, 2013, Saturday 10am. Composers Day 2013; Program features vocal concert by Roopa Mahadevan, Bharathanatyam by students of Anita Ranjani & Ms. Vyjayanti Koustubhan; Organized by Sruti; Venue: Montgomery County Community College, Blue Bell, Pennsylvania; Contact: www.sruti.org, srutiphila@gmail.com 12:30pm. A Music and Dance Showcase benefiting Indo-American Senior Association of Fremont (INSAF); Organized by Youth Service Through Cultural Arts (YSTCA) Venue: Shirdi Sai Parivaar Auditorium, Milpitas, California; Contact: contact.ystca@gmail.com , www.ystca.org 3:30pm. Shiva Skandam – An extended adaptation of Kalidasa’s Kumara Sambhavam; Program features a dance drama production by Guru Vishal Ramani and Shri Krupa Dancers; Choreography by Guru Vishal Ramani with lyrics and music by Ashok Subramaniam; Venue: McAfee Performing Arts Center, Saratoga, California; Contact: www.shrikrupa.org 4pm. Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Sumanapriya Krishnakumar; Disciple of Guru. Deepa Mahadevan and Tiruchitrambalam School of Dance; Venue: Smith Center, Ohlone College, Fremont, California; Contact: www.deepamahadevan.com
Sept. 8, 2013, Sunday 3:30pm. Carnatic Vocal Concert by Sri. Maharajapuram Ramachandran; Organized by South India Fine Arts; Venue: Center for Performing Arts, Menlo-Atherton High School, Atherton, California; Contact: www.southindiafinearts.org
Sept. 14, 2013, Saturday 11am. 117th Anniversary of Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi's Advent at the Holy Hill Arunachala; Program features talk by Dennis Hartel from Arunachala Ashrama, New York; Venue: Fremont Senior Center, 40086 Paseo Padre Pkwy, Fremont, California; Lunch served at 1pm; Contact: sunita_parasuraman@yahoo.com, 510.656.2752
Sept. 14 - 15, 2013, Sat & Sunday Babaji's Kriya Yoga - The first in a series of progressive initiations led by Acharya Skandavel; Venue: Numi Tea Garden, Oakland, California; Contact: www.babajiskriyayoga.net, info@babajiskriyayoga.net, 888.252.9642, 450.297.0258 7pm. Carnatic Violin Concert by Sri. V.V.Subrahmanyam & V.V.S.Murari duet; Organized by South India Fine Arts; Venue: Center for Performing Arts, Menlo-Atherton High School, Atherton, California; Contact: www.southindiafinearts.org
Sept. 15, 2013, Sunday 1pm. Special fundraising dance performance by visually impaired artists; Organized by Deepa Academy for Differently abled in association with Hindu Temple of Atlanta; Venue: Hindu Temple of Atlanta, Riverdale, Georgia; Contact: www.deepaacademy.org 2:30pm. Super Singers & Lakshman Sruthi Team – performing with Live Orchestra; A fundraiser for Covina Hindu Temple; Venue: Jordan High School Auditorium, Long Beach, California; Contact: LA Super Singers: 323.257.9999, LaSuperSingerConcert@gmail.com 3:30pm. Carnatic Vocal Concert by Smt.M.S.Sheela; Organized by South India Fine Arts; Venue: Center for Performing Arts, Menlo-Atherton High School, Atherton, California; Contact: www.southindiafinearts.org
September 21, 2013 Saturday 4:30pm. Mrudangam Arangetram of Amit Ranganathan; Disciple of Guru Ravindra Bharati Sridharan, Founder/Director of Nadhopasana Academy of Fine Arts; Venue: Campbell Heritage Theater, Campbell, California; Contact: 408.253.6245, pranganathan@sbcglobal.net The Dream Mile 2013 run - A Fundraiser for supporting charities and children; Organized by Vibha Atlanta; Venue: Shakerag Park, Johns Creek City, Georgia; Contact: atlanta@dreammile.org, www.thedreammile.org/atlanta 8pm. MARA - The MasterMIND; A multi-media dance and musical production; Directed by Mythili Prakash & Aditya Prakash; Organized by Shakti Dance Company; Venue: Ford Amphitheatre, Hollywood, California; Contact: www.somethingaboutmara.com, somethingaboutmara@gmail.com
September 22, 2013, Sunday 3:30pm. Saxaphone Concert by Sri. Kadri Gopalnath; Organized by South India Fine Arts in association with Yuva Bharati; Venue: Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, California; Contact: www.southindiafinearts.org
September 28, 2013, Saturday 5:30pm. Saaral – Featuring highly talented musicians from across the USA and interactive night of non-stop fun; A fundraiser for Adyar Cancer Institute; Organized by Cancer Institute Foundation & Bay Area Tamil Manram; Venue: Chabot College Auditorium, Hayward, California; Contact: Shanmugam: 408.537.3458, Raju: 408.401.6567, www.cifwia.org, www.bayareatamilmanram.org
September 29, 2013, Sunday 4pm. Antaryami – the power within…; A fundraiser for Global Organization for Divinity (GOD) with performance by Ms. Indumathy Ganesh, Akshaya Ganesh and students of Nrithyollasa Dance Academy; Presented by GOD in association with Nrithyollasa Dance Academy; Venue: Jackson Theater, Ohlone College, Fremont, California; Contact: GB: 408.420.8486, Ramya: 408.431.5688
October 4, 2013, Friday 7pm. Homage to Sri. Lalgudi Jayaraman by Students & Rasikas of the Legend. Program features a biography book release - 'An incurable Romantic - A biography of Sri. Lalgudi Jayaraman'; Venue: Santa Clara University Recital Hall, Santa Clara, California; Contact: Shobana Sujitkumar - 408.569.0860
October 11 – 13, 2013, Fri. – Sunday Inner Engineering – A three day course that offers practical wisdom and methods to break the cycle of stress in everyday life; Offered by Sadhguru and Isha Yoga Foundation; Venue: San Mateo, California; Contact: www.InnerEngineering.com/Live |
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