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| April 2018: 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. 14 | Tamil New Year | | Apr. 18 | Atchaya Tritiyai | | Apr. 21 | Sri Ramanuja Jayanthi | | Shubha Muhurtha Days: 04, 05, 08, 14, 15, 16, 19, 26, 30 |  ![]()  |
Apr. 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
Apr. 4, 11, 18, 25 Wednesdays
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
Apr. 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
Apr. 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.
9:30 AM. "Mastering Mindfulness in Everyday Living"; (10:30AM) ‘Nurturing Creativity and Focus in Today's Kids" - Learn Mindfulness Exercises and Meditation Techniques to apply in your everyday living. Free. Organized by: Live Mindfully Now, San Jose. Venue: Shirdi Sai Parivaar, Youth Class Room # 2, California Circle, Milpitas, California. Contact: 408.750.4827, www.shirdisaiparivaar.org
5-8pm. Satsang Sabha; Organized by Shree Swaminarayan Hindu Temple (ISSO), 220 Temple Way, Colonia, New Jersey; www.issocnj.org, cnj@issousa.org
6 - 8 PM. San Diego Tamil Church; Venue: Mira Mesa Presbyterian Church, 8081 Mira Mesa Blvd, San Diego CA 92126; Contact: Rev. Dr. N.J. Gnaniah - 714-828-3181; ngnaniah@gmail.com
Apr. 1, 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: Shirdi Sai Parivaar - Shirdi Sai Center, Milpitas, 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.
2-3pm. Evergreen Classics by Srikant Ramabadran; Bay Area: 1550 AM; Contact: www.mixcloud.com/RadioZindagi; srikant@radiozindagi.com
3-4:30pm. Plano Tamil School; Facilitated by Sastha Tamil Foundation; Venue: Alpha Montessori House, Plano, Texas; Contact: www.pltamil.com
February 23 - April 7, 2018
Alex in Wonderland - Stand-up Comedy by Alex - US Tour; Dallas (Apr. 01), Raleigh (Apr. 06), Detroit (Apr. 07); Contact: www.alexinwonderland.in
April 7 - 8, 2018, Saturday & Sunday
9am. Bay Area Thyagaraja Aradhana Festival 2018; Program features Thyagaraja Aradhana & Pancharatna Kritis; Group performances by Bay Area Schools and teachers; Concerts by Sriranjani Santhanagopalan, Neyveli Santhanagopalan, Sikkil Gurucharan, Tanikella Chandra Banu & more; Organized by KalalayaUSA; Venue: Evergreen Valley High School, San Jose, California; Contact: www.kalalayausa.org
April 7, 2018, Saturday
11am. Chithirai Thiruvizha celebrations and Vaazhai ilia virundhu; Organized by Seattle Tamil Sangam; Venue: Redmond High School, Redmond, Washington; Contact: www.seattletamilsangam.org
2:40pm. Carnatic Vocal Concert by Manasa Suresh; Symposium on Muthuswamy Dikshidar; Organized by Dept. of Religious studies, Univ. of California, Davis; Venue: Pitzer Center, UC Davis, California; Contact: 510.552.5824 |
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April 14, 2018, Saturday
11am. Chithirai Thiruvizha 2018; Program features Tamil New Year Celebrations, cultural performance by Tamil schools, Organized by Metroplex Tamil Sangam; Venue: Marthoma Event Center, Dallas, Texas; Contact: www.dfwmts.org
1pm. Tamil New Year, Chithirai Thirunaal celebrations; Program features Silapathikaram by Narthagi Nataraj and talents from local dance schools; Organized by Connecticut Tamil Sangam; Venue: Timothy Edwards Middle School, South Windsor, Connecticut; Contact: www.cttamilsangam.org
2pm. Shruthi Swara Laya Student performances; Venue: Fremont Library, Stevenson Blvd, Fremont, California; Contact: www.shruthiswaralaya.com, annumanasa@gmail.com
3:30pm. Tamil New Year celebrations; Program features children dance and music erformances & special light music by Omkara band; Organized by Bharati Tamil Sangam; Venue: Jain Temple Auditorium, Milpitas, California; Contact: www.bharatitamilsangam.org
3:30pm. Carnatic Vocal concert by Sikkil Gurucharan; Organized by Carnatic Music Association of North America; Venue: Community Middle School, Plainsboro, New Jersey; Contact:
4pm. Tech Meetup; Program features talk by Mr. Jothi Periyasamy on Artificial Intelligence in Business and Technology; Venue: Irvington Community Center, Fremont, California; Contact: www.bayareatamilmanram.org
6:30pm. Monthly Tamil Mass, Rosary, Children Liturgy and Get-together; Organized by Bay Area Tamil Catholic Community; Venue: St.Joseph's Church, Mountain View, California; Contact: www.tamilcatholic.org
April 15, 2018, Sunday
Noon. Shruthi Swara Laya Student Performances; Organized by Shiva Murugan Temple; Venue: Shiva Murugan Temple, Concord, California; Contact: www.shruthiswaralaya.com, annumanasa@gmail.com, 510.552.5824
2pm. Chiththirai Thiruvizha; Program features Thamizhisai Mazhai by Dr. Pushpavanam & Anitha Kuppusamy; Thought provoking comedy speeh by heart specialist Prof. Chokkalingam; Organized by Tamil Sangam of Greater Washington; Venue: Freedom High School, Chantilly, Virginia; Contact: www.tsgwdc.org
4pm. Carnatic Concert by Sikkil Gurucharan; A fundraiser for Sankara Nethralaya; Organized by Bharathi Kalai Manram; Venue: Meenakshi Temple Kalyana Mandapam, Pearland, Texas; Contact: www.bkmhouston.org
April 21, 2018, Saturday
7am. Men’s Volleyball Tournament; Organized by Missouri Tamil Sangam; Venue: Immanuel Lutheran School, Wentzville, Missouri; Contact:www.motamilsangam.org
3pm. Tamil New Year Celebrations; Organized by Bay Area Tamil Manram; Venue: Gale Ranch, San Ramon, California; Contact: www.bayareatamilmanram.org
4pm. Chiththirai Isai Thiruvizha with Live orchestra and super singers; Organized by Greater Atlanta Tamil Sangam; Venue: S. Convention Center, Cumming, Georgia; Contact: www.gatamilsangam.org
April 22, 2018, Sunday
9:30am. TirukkuraL and Tamil Pechu competitions; Organized by Columbus Thamil Sangam; Venue: Genoa Township Hall, Westerville, Ohio; Contact: www.columbusthamilsangam.org
2pm. Chiththirai Thiruvizha celebrations; Program features MakkaLisai by Pushpavanam & Anitha Kuppusamy; Organized by New Jersey Tamil Sangam; Venue: West Windsor - Plainsboro High School South, Princeton Junction, New Jersey; Contact: www.njtamilsangam.net
2:30pm. Carnatic Vocal Concert by Pragathi Guruprasad; (4:30pm) Vocal concert by Dr. Krishnakumar & Binni Krishnakumar; Organized by South India Fine Arts; Venue: Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, California; Contact: www.southindiafinearts.org
11am. Rasa experience - dance connections & fundraiser for Natya Dance Theatre; Program brings together Natya famililes, alumni and the broader community together, debut of the film ‘Hema: the dance of life’ celebrating Ms. Hema Rajagopalan’s 40 year journey with dance, Natya Service Awards & more; Venue: Ashyana Banquets, Downers Grove, Illinois; Contact: www.natya.com
April 28, 2018, Saturday
8am. 18th Annual Chicago Thanga Murugan Vizha; Program features Chief Guest Sri. Thangam Bhattar, Arunagirinathar drama by Triveni Arts, performances by children, devotional singing and more; Venue: Hindu Temple of Greater Chicago, Lemont, Illinois; Contact: thangamuruganvizha.com, Bhuvana Umapathy: 630.922.6954
3pm. Chiththirai Thiruvizha 2018; Progam features MakkaLisai mazhai by Dr. Pushpavanm & Anitha Kuppusamy; Organized by New England Tamil Sangam; Venue: Nashoba Regional High School, Bolton, Massachusetts; Contact: www.netamilsangam.org
April 29, 2018, Sunday
10am. Student Solo Performances; (PrabhRti) - Anisha Acharya, Srinidhi Seshadri, Aadhav Rajesh; (Unnati) - Srinidhi Sampath; (PrApti) - Srihari Narayanan; Organized by Shruthi Swara Laya; Venue: Shruthi Swara Laya premises, Fremont, California; Contact: www.shruthiswaralaya.com, annumanasa@gmail.com, 510.552.5824
5pm. Vivartana - Dance Transforms; Performance by Rama Vaidyanathan and ensemble; Organized by Natya Dance Theatre; Venue: Pfeiffer Hall at North Central College, Naperville, Illinois; Contact: www.natya.com
7:45pm. Veena & Mridangam Chamber concert by Ramana Balachandran; Organized by India Performing Arts Society of Central Ohio; Veue: Peggy R. McConnell Arts Center of Worthington, Worthington, Ohio; Contact: www.dhvaniohio.org
May 05, 2018, Saturday
2pm. 8th Annual Mother’s Day Celebrations; Program features Cooking contest, Pattukku paattu, variety entertainment and more; Organized by Tamil Nadu Foundation (TNF) NY chapter; Venue: Queens High School of Teaching Frank Padavan Complex, Bellerose, NY; Contact: www.tnfusa.org, tnfnewyork@gmail.com
4:30pm. Thamizhisai Virundhu - Progam features Pushpavanam Kuppusamy and Anthia Kuppusamy; Organized by Bay Area Tamil Manram; Venue: Centerville Junior High School, Fremont, California; Contact: www.bayareatamilmanram.org |
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