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| April 2009: 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.
Apr. 07, 14, 21, 28 Tuesdays
12:00 noon. Siddha Samadhi Yoga Classes at Shiva Vishnu Temple, Livermore, California, Contact: Temple 925.449.6255, www.livermoretemple.org
Apr. 01, 08, 15, 22, 29 Wednesdays
6:00-9:00am. “ItsDiff” Tamil radio program every Wednesday at 90.1 FM, KZSU, Stanford, California; Contact: Srikant Srinivasa, itsdiff@gmail.com
7:45pm. Journey into the inner world via a series of powerful techniques; Venue: Life Bliss Foundation, Swami Nithyananda Vedic Temple, Montclair, California; Contact: www.lifebliss.org, 909.625.1400
Apr. 02, 09, 16, 23, 30 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
Apr. 04, 11, 18, 25 Saturdays
8:00 - 10:00am. 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.
9:00am. 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
Apr. 05, 12, 19, 26 Sundays
8:00 - 10:00 am. 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
9:30-10:00am - 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, tamil@faithtroy.org Web: http://www.faithtroy.org/tamil
5.00 pm.: EMMANUEL TAMIL CHURCH; Vibrant praise & worship services. Venue: St. Michael's Lutheran Church - Chapel, 7000 N Sheldon Road, Canton, Michigan; Contact: Rev. Sunil Noah 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
5:00 - 6:00pm. (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
10:00 am. East West Tamil Service; Venue: Dr.Francis James, 32,Blakely, Irvine, California. Contact: Rev. Dr. N.J.Gnaniah, 714.828.3181, NGnaniah@aol.com |
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Shiva Murugan Temple, Concord, California
Apr. 04, Sat. (Sriramanavami - Devotional Songs by Jayashree Varadarajan & Students); Apr. 05, Sun. (Panguni Utharavam - Hema Sista & Students); Apr. 12, Sunday (Tamil New Year - Sundara Swaminathan & Students); Apr. 26 Sun. (Krithigai Puja - Bharathanatyam by Thwisha & Tapasya); Venue: Temple Premises, Shiva Murugan Temple, Concord, California; Contact: 925.827.0127, www.temple.org
Apr. 04 & Apr. 05 (Sat. & Sun.)
South India Fine Arts (SIFA) 30th Anniversary Celebrations & Spring Festival; Apr. 04, Sat. - 1:00pm. Hari Katha by Paramesh Gopi & Party, Accompanied by Priya Parameshwaran & Sriram Raghavan; 3:30pm. Vocal Concert by Smt. Suguna Varadachari, Accompanied by Jayshankar Balan (Violin), Madrimangalam Swaminthan (Mridangam); 6:30pm. Violin Concert by M.S.Gopalakrishnan, Accompanied by Dr. M.Narmadha, G. Suresh (Violin), Madrimangalam Swaminthan (Mridangam); Apr. 05, Sun. 1:30pm. Vocal Concert by Gayathri Venkataraghavan, Accompanied by Ranjani Arun (Violin), Vinod Seetharaman (Mridangam); 4:30pm. Sri Gopalakrishna Bharathi’s Nandanaar Charitham Geetha Nrithyam - Nrithyam by Srikanth & Ashwathi; Venue: CET, San Jose, California; Contact: www.southindiafinearts.org
Ekal Vidyalaya
Open House on Marathons & Marathon Training Open House on Full Marathon & Half Marathon Training program; Food & Refreshments will be served at the open house - Sunday Apr. 5th @ 12:30pm in Cupertino (10185 North Stelling Road, Cupertino, CA), Sat. Apr. 11th @ 12:30pm in Fremont (Main Club House, 34142 Heather Terrace, Fremont, CA), Sun. Apr. 12th @ 12:30pm in Milpitas (India Community Center, Milpitas, CA); Marathon Training begins on Apr. 18th 2009; Contact: Ravi Kasirajan 408.981.1878, Dinesh Gopinathan 408.799.7553, Natasha 650.208.8784, www.ekalmarathon.org
North South Foundation -
Organizes local contests in Spelling, Vocabulary, Math, Geography, Essay Writing and Public Speaking in April-May 2009, across many Cities in 32 States; Check out: www.northsouth.org and click on Contest Calendar and for training workshops.
Apr. 01-06 (Los Angeles) & May 06-09 (Silicon Valley Bay Area)
Yogam - Experience the change; Organized by Life Bliss Foundation; Program features Free Public Discourses, Patanjali Yoga Sutras, Kalpataru Program, Yoga Spurana; Venue: (LA) Vedic Temple, Montclair, Californa; Venue (Bay Area): India Community Center, Milpitas; Contact: 909.625.1400, 510.813.6474, LA@yogam4you.org, sanjose@yogam4you.org, www.lifeblissfoundation.org
Apr. 04, Saturday
4:00pm. Chithirai Kondattam 2009; A fun filled event of classical & non-classical dance, mimicry, folklore, drama, and literary performances; Organized by Bay Area Tamil Manram; Venue: San Ramon Performing Arts Center, San Ramon, California; Contact: www.bayareatamilmanram.org, Saravanan: 925.309.4489, Solai Alagappan: 510.676.9857
10:00am - 5:00pm. Spring Picnic @ Ray Roberts Lake SP; Organized by Metroplex Tamil Sangam; Venue: Ray Roberts Lake State Park, Sanger, Texas; Contact: www.dfwmts.org; Tickets: Free (for members), $5 (non-members)
Apr. 05, Sunday
8:30pm. Mumoorthigal (Trinity) Day Celebrations; Organized by Artistic Director: Smt. Latha Sriram & Sri Lalitha Gana Vidyalaya; Chief Guest: Cleveland Sundaram; Program features Compositions of the Trinity sung by students; Venue: Cubberley Theater, Palo Alto, California; Contact: ganavid@yahoo.com
Apr. 11, Saturday
Galaata - A fun filled fundraising cultural festival; Program features light music by Pallavi Group; Organized by Udhavum KarangaL, San Francisco Bay Area Chapter; Venue: Foothill College, Los Altos Hills, California; Contact: www.galaata.org
4:30pm. Kaathal, Kaathal, Kaathal - A romantic comedy play in Tamil - 3 is a Triangle, 6 is a crowd; A Homegrown production, Written & Directed by Shyam Sundar; Hosted by San Diego Tamil Sangam; Venue: Thurgood Marshall Middle School, San Diego, California; Contact: www.sdts.org
6:00pm. Easter Tamil Service; Venue: Magnolia Baptist Church, 720 S. Magnolia Ave, Anaheim, California. Contact: Rev.Dr. N.J.Gnaniah, 714.828.3181, NGnaniah@aol.com
6:00pm. Holi Dandiya - Celebrating Holi for a Noble Cause; Program features Rhythm Master Dimple Patel & His Group; Organized by Cancer Institute Foundation (Adyar Cancer Institute); Venue: Temple Community Center, Sunnyvale Hindu Temple, Sunnyvale, California; Contact: Prabha: 408.537.3458, www.cifwia.org
6:45pm. Monthly Tamil Mass; Organized by Bay Area Tamil Catholic Community; Venue: St. Joseph Parish, Mountain View, California; Contact: www.tamilcatholic.org
Apr. 12, Sunday
3:30pm. Carnatic Vocal Concert by T.M. Krishna; Accompanied by Nagai Sriram (Violin), Trichy Shankaran (Mridangam); Jointly Hosted by SIFA & SPICMACAY; Venue: Stanford Kresge Auditorium, Stanford, California; Contact: www.southindiafinearts.org
4:00pm. Bharathanatyam Concert by Sangita Annamalai - Student of Guru Meena Logan and Pushpanjali Dance Academy; A fundraiser for Shiva Murugan Temple; Proceeds from the event will go the temple; Venue: Cubberly Theater, Palo Alto, California; Contact: www.pushpanjlai.org, 408.255.2976
Apr. 17 & 18 (Fri. & Sat.)
7:00pm (Fri). CMANA - Spring Concert Series; Carnatic Vocal concert by Ms. Nisha Rajagopal, Accompanied by Mysore Srikanth (Violin) & Trivandrum Balaji (Mridangam); 4pm (Sat.) Vocal concert by Neyveli Santhanagopalan, accompanied by Sridhar (Violin), Murugabhoopathy (Mridangam); Organized by Carnatic Music Association of North America (CMANA); Venue: Arshabodha Center, Franklin Park, New Jersey; Contact: www.cmana.org
Apr. 18, Saturday
4:30pm. Annual Fundraiser; There is an urgent need for basic food and medicine; This year’s theme is ‘Vanni Humanitarian Relief’ to support humanitarian efforts in the Vanni region of Northern Sri Lanka; Hosted by Tamils of Northern California (TNC); Venue: Warwick Elementary School, Fremont, California; Contact: www.tnc-usa.org
6:00pm. Padmabhushan Dr.KJ Yesudas’ Semi-Classical Concert; Supported by Metroplex Tamil Sangam; Venue: The Black Academy of Arts & Letters, Dallas Convention Center Theater Complex, Dallas, Texas; Contact: Jimmy Philip @ Funasia 214.223.7530
Apr. 19, Sunday
1:30pm. Kalalaya's 20th Anniversary Celebrations - Inaugural Double header - Vocal concert by Sangeetha Swaminathan, accompanied by Anuradha Sridhar (violin), Shriram Brahmanandam (mridangam); 4:25pm - Violin Duet by Nadhamuni VV Subramaniam and VVS Murari, accompanied by Thiruvarur M. Bhakthavatsalam (mridangam); Venue: CET, San Jose, California; Contact: 510.796.5252
4:00pm. Muthamizh Vizha & Fundraiser for Late Sri. Natesan Panicker. Program features Variety Cultural Program including a comedy play, a light music concert; Organized by Chicago Tamil Sangam and Balaji Temple, Aurora; Venue: Balaji Temple Auditorium, Aurora, Illinois; Contact: Chandrakumar: 630.427.7540, Velu Palani: 847.452.7852, www.chicagotamilsangam.org; Tickets: $10; Children under 10 yrs (Free).
4:00pm. Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Ms. Keerthi Venkat, Disciple of Smt. Vidya Subramanian, Artistic Director of Lasya Dance Company; Venue: Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, California; Contact: www.lasya.org
Apr. 24, Friday
7:00pm. Carnatic Vocal Concert by Smt. Sowmya, accompanied by RK Shriramkumar (Violin), Neyveli Narayanan (Mridangam); Organized by Columbus Carnatic Music Association, Ohio; Venue: Upper Arlington City Building, Upper Arlington, Ohio; Contact: www.columbuscarnaticmusic.org
Apr. 24, 25, 26 (Fri - Sunday)
Abhinaya Dance Company showcases Bharathanatyam performances depicting Dharma Yuddh (stories from the Mahabharatha epic) by Ms. Rasika Kumar assisted by Artistic Director Mythili Kumar; Organized in association with Meru Education Foundation and IACRF (NJ); Venue: (Apr. 24) National Heritage Museum, Lexington, Massachusetts; Contact: www.merufoundation.org; Venue: (Apr. 26) Bridgewater Hindu Temple, Bridgewater, New Jersey; Contact: www.abhinaya.org
Apr. 25-26, Sat. & Sunday
Fifth Annual Tamil Conference; Theme: Paandi Naadu - The land of the Pandyas; Program features distinguished educators and researchers from universities all across the US and Canada; Guest Speakers: Dr. Kalyanasundaram (Project Madurai & Chairman INFITT) & Prof. Annamalai (Yale University); Organized by Prof. George Hart, South Asian Studies Dept, Univ. of California, Berkeley; Venue: Dwinelle Hall, Univ. of California, Bekeley, California; Contact: tamil.berkeley.edu
Apr. 25, Saturday
3:00pm. Tamil New Year Celebrations; Organized by Bharathi Tamil Sangam; Program features children's programs, short skits, music & dance, pattimanram and more; Venue: Sunnyvale Hindu Temple auditorium, Sunnyvale, California; Contact: www.batamilsangam.org
4:00pm. Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Ms. Nisha Balaraman, Disciple of Smt. Shreelata Suresh, Artistic Director of Vishwa Shanthi Dance Academy; Venue: Woodside High School Performing Arts Center, Woodside, California; Contact: 650.213.9199
Apr. 26, Sunday
2:30pm. Talks by Dr. Kalyanasundaram (Project Madurai & Chairman of INFITT) and Dr. Annamalai, South Asian Studies Dept., Yale University; Organized by Bay Area Tamil Manram & University of California Tamil Chair; Venue: Cubberly Auditorium, Palo Alto, California; Contact: www.bayareatamilmanram.org, tamil.berkeley.edu
May 02, Saturday
12:30-7:30pm. 2nd Annual Day Celebrations; Organized by Tamizh Schools USA, A registered not-for-profit, tax exempt organization from 1987; Program features, songs, story telling, reading, dance, short drama and ThirukkuraL competitions by students; Venue: Driscoll Christian High School Auditorium, Addison, Illinois; Contact: VJBabu thamizhppalli2003@yahoo.com
May 03, Sunday
1:30pm. Bharathanatyam performance by Ms. Mythili Kumar and Ms. Rasika Kumar and students of Abhinaya Dance Company; 4:30pm - Vocal concert by Sikkil Gurucharan, accompanied by Nagai Sriram (violin) and Thiruvarur Vaidyanathan (mridangam); Organized by Kalalaya; Venue: CET, San Jose, California; Contact: 510.796.5252 |
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