May 1	May Day
May 6	National Nurses Day
May 13	Mother's Day
Shubha Muhurtha Days: 02, 04, 06, 07, 13, 20, 25, 27

May 01, 08, 15, 22, 29 Tuesdays
12 noon. Siddha Samadhi Yoga Classes at Shiva Vishnu Temple, Livermore, California, Contact: Temple 925.449.6255, www.livermoretemple.org

May 2, 09, 16, 23, 30 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

May 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 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 5, 12, 19, 26 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

May 6, 13, 20, 27 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
US Tour of Sri. U Ve Dushyanth Sridhar - an eminent young speaker on ancient Indian Scriptures; Discourses in English, between July 1st and July 22nd and Oct. 22nd and Nov. 4th; See Ad for more details; Organized by Greater Chicago Vedic Society, Naperville, Illinois; Contact: 630.699.0720

May 3, 2018, Thursday
1pm. Global Tamil Entrepreneurs Network (GTEN) Spring 2018 Conference; Keynote addresses by MR. Rangaswamy (Indiaspora) & Sramana Mitra (One Million by One Million); Speeches & Panel discussions by high achievers in corporate and non-profit worlds; Program also features Startup Pitch sessions, Women in Technology, Emerging Technology, Entrepreneurship journeys, Networking sessions & more; Organized by American Tamil Entrepreneurs Association (ATEA), Silicon Valley Chapter; Venue: FalconX Event Center, S. Milpitas Blvd, Milpitas, California; Contact: www.ateausa.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
4pm. Carnatic Vocal concert by Sikkil Gurucharan; Organized by South India Fine Arts; Venue: CET Auditorium, Vine Street, San Jose, California; Contact: www.southindiafinearts.org
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