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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.
Ongoing:
9am - 5.30pm. "Pranahuti Aided Meditation", Training held by the Institute of Sriramchandra Consciousness, every 2nd Saturday of the month in the Bay Area. Free for all. Contact: Vidyadar Joshi 408.973.8667, www.sriramchandra.org , isrc_ca@yahoo.com
July 04, 11, 18, 25 Tuesdays
12 noon. Siddha Samadhi Yoga Classes at Shiva Vishnu Temple, Livermore, California, Contact: Temple 925.449.6255,
www.livermoretemple.org
July 05, 12, 19, 26 Wednesdays
6-9am. "ItsDiff" Tamil radio program every Wednesday at 90.1 FM, KZSU, Stanford, California; Contact: Srikant Srinivasa,
itsdiff@gmail.com
July 06, 13, 20, 27 Thursdays
1pm - 3pm. Carnatic Radio on 90.1FM KZSU Stanford, The program is one hour of carnatic music and Gharana music. Contact: Parag,
info@kzsu.stanford.edu
7:30-9pm. Weekly Satsanghs (Shirdi Sai Bhajans); Organized by Shirdi Sai Parivaar; Venue: Odd Fellows Temple, Cupertino, California; Contact: www.shirdisaiparivaar.org
July 02, 09, 16, 23, 30 Sundays
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
5.30pm - St.John’s Tamil Lutheran Congregation - Church congregation of Tamil Speaking public from Asia; Location: 47 Winthrop Street, Williston Park, New York, Contact: Rev. Rathinasamy 718.747.6242, 516.742.5858
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 |
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Weekly
Chinmaya Mission, California conducts weekly discourses on Bhagavad Gita, Upadesha Saara, Sreemad Bhagavatam, Vedanta Saara, Upadesha Saara, Advaita Vedanta - Ishavasya Upanishad, Advaita Vedanta - Vivekachoodamani and Guided Meditation; Locations: Sandeepany, San Jose; Lincoln High School, San Jose; Washington High School, Fremont; Los Cerros Middle School, Danville; Contact: 408-998-2793;
www.chinmaya-sanjose.org
July 2006
Summer Reading Challenge for Children between 5 and 15 years; Sponsored by Reading is Fundamental and Target; Between the months of May and August; Enter to win a Target GiftCard Children interested in writing can submit their poems, short stories, creative essays, book reviews, opinion essays and feature articles to Imagine magazine; Contact: Melissa Hartman, Center for Talented Youth;
mhartman@jhu.edu; www.jhu.edu/~gifted/imagine/guidelines.html
July 01-26
Amma visits 11 cities during her 2006 US visit. Experience an embrace, meditate and attend Q& A sessions, participate in bhajans with Amma; Please refer to the Ad or the website for specific dates locations and details; Contact: www.amma.org, events@ammachi.org, 510.537.9417
June 30, July 01 (Friday, Saturday)
7:30-9pm (Fri.), 6-8pm (Sat). Meaning of Life through Bhagavad Gita – A discourse by Swami Sukhabodhananda; Venue: Unitarian Universalist Church, San Francisco, California; Contact: Ms. Mahi 408.688.6254, mahisank@yahoo.com , www.swamisukhabodhananda.org
July 01 - 03, Saturday – Monday
2006 Annual FeTNA Tamil Convention; Hosted by FeTNA (Federation of Tamil Sangams of North America); Program includes speeches by Padmashree Kavignar Vairamuthu, Member of Parliament Sarathkumar; Folk Music and dances; Patti Manram, Children’s programs, Kavi Arangam, Light music program…; Venue: Manhattan Center, New York, New York; Contact: www.fetna2006.org , Mr. Natarajan Rathnam, nrathnam@fintrack.com , Tickets: 516.625.5554
July 03 - 14
Summer 2006 Workshops for Teachers; Monday – Friday; 9am-Noon. Grammar for Teachers (Grades 6-12); Organized by Bay Area Writing Project; Venue: University of California, Berkeley; Contact: www.bayareawritingproject.org
July 13 - 16, Thursday – Sunday
South Asian Journalists Association (SAJA) Convention & Job Fair; More than 45 panels and workshops, more than 75 world-class speakers, more than 30 recruiters including, CNN, Associated Press, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, …; Venue: Columbia University, New York; Contact: sajaconvention2006@gmail.com; www.saja.org
July 06, Thursday
Noon-2pm. Rajasthan’s Road to the Future: A discussion with Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje; Organized by Asia Society and Confederation of Indian Industry; Venue: Asia Society & Museum, New York, New York; Contact: www.asiasociety.org
July 08, Saturday
6:45pm. Holy Rosary and Holy Tamil Mass; Venue: St. Joseph Parish, Mountain View, California; Contact:
www.tamilcatholic.org
July 09, Sunday
11am-12noon. "Indo-US Relations: Towards a New Era", a talk by Ambassador K. Shankar Bajpai; Presided by Mr. B.S.Prakash, Consul General in San Francisco; Organized by India Community Center (ICC); Venue: ICC Milpitas, Milpitas, California; Contact:
www.indiacc.org; 408.934.1130
6:30pm. Sunidhi Chauhan & Bollywood Dancers; Presented by Foundation for Excellence; A fundraiser for college scholarships for needy students in India; Venue: San Jose Center for Performing Arts, San Jose, California; Contact: www.ffe.org, 408.985.2001
July 11, Tuesday
5:30pm. An Immigrant’s Story: Presented by Paul Oreffice, Former CEO, Dow Chemical, Author – ‘Only in America’; Arrived in the US with a vocabulary of 50 words and rose to become the CEO of a major company; Venue: Commonwealth Club office; San Francisco, California; Contact: www.commonwealthclub.org
July 15, Saturday
3:30pm. Humor Star YG.Mahendra in superhit comedy plays – Thantramukhi and ‘Kaathalikka Naeramundu’; Hosted by Ektaa Center and SoCal Tamil Manram; Venue: Hoover Auditorium, Lakewood, California; Contact: 949.495.2765, 949.300.8912, 949.246.0943,
info@ektaacenter.org ; www.ektaacenter.org
4pm. Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Ms. Pranati Sreepathy, Disciple of Guru Vishal Ramani; Presented by Shri Krupa Dance Company; Venue: Jackson Theater, Ohlone College, Fremont, California; Contact: www.shrikrupa.org
July 16, Sunday
3pm & 6pm. Humor Star YG.Mahendra in superhit comedy plays – Thantramukhi and ‘Kaathalikka Naeramundu’; Venue: CET Auditorium, San Jose, California; Contact: Uma Venkataraman 650.619.5546, Satish: 408.836.0723; www.designmavericks.com/ygm2006sj
July 18, Tuesday
8-9:30am. 'Getting Past the First Mile: Contract Procurement - Being the Chosen One'; Organized by TiE, Washington DC; A breakfast workshop on strategies for mastering Federal market; Venue: Tower Club, Vienna, Virginia; Contact: www.tie.org
July 21, Friday
6:30pm. Humor Star YG.Mahendra in superhit comedy play – ‘Thantramukhi’; Hosted by Austin Tamil Sangam & Asha For Education; Venue: Lanier High School, Austin, Texas; Contact: Shankar Palaniyandi 791.1015, Santosh Padmanabhan 431.5105;
www.austintamilsangam.org
July 22, Saturday
Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Ms. Twisha Buch, Disciple of Guru Mythili Kumar; Presented by Abhinaya Dance Company; Venue: Ohlone College Theater, Fremont, California; Contact: www.abhinaya.org
4pm. Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Ms. Krithika Krishnamurthy, Disciple of Guru Vishal Ramani; Presented by Shri Krupa Dance Company; Venue: Cubberly Theater, Palo Alto, California; Contact: www.shrikrupa.org
4:15pm. ‘Malavika – Agnimitra’ – A Bharathanatyam presentation of a romantic play by playwright Kalidasa; Presented by Dr. Malini Krishnamurthi, Artistic Director of Natyanjali Foundation; Venue: The Sophia B. Clarke Theater, Walnut California; Contact: Dr. Malini Krishnamurthi 626.967.5969, Gita Ganesh 909.595.9874;
www.natyanjali.org
4:30pm. BharataNatyam Arangetram of Anita & Anjali Sundaramoorthy; Disciples of Guru Hema Kumar, Artistic Director of Sanskriti School of Dance; Venue: Thoreau Demonstration Academy, Tulsa, Oklahoma; Contact: Srini & Rohini Sundaramoorthy 918.455.7378
7pm. 9th Annual Charity Gala; Presented by Network of South Asian Professionals (NetSAP) DC; Keynote speaker: Desh Deshpande; Venue: Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington DC; Contact:
charitygala@netsap.org, www.netsap.org
July 26, Wednesday
5:30pm. Demystifying Biotech: Presented by Ms. Moira Gunn, Host ‘Tech Nation’ and ‘BioTech Nation’, National Public Radio (NPR); A talk on the booming Biotech industry; Venue: Commonwealth Club office; San Francisco, California; Contact:
www.commonwealthclub.org
July 29, Saturday
4pm. Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Ms. Anu Ramachandran, Disciple of Guru Vishal Ramani; Presented by Shri Krupa Dance; Venue: Jackson Theater, Ohlone College, Fremont, California; Contact: Latha & Ravi Ramachandran 408.929.4562; www.shrikrupa.org Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Ms. Mythili Sivaswaroopam, Disciple of Guru Mythili Kumar; Presented by Abhinaya Dance Company; Venue: Canada Theater, Redwood City, California; Contact:
www.abhinaya.org
July 30, Sunday
10am-4pm (rain or shine). Educate A Child, Walk-Bike-a-thon / Picnic; Organized by North South Foundation; Help raise funds for scholarships; Venue: Brooksvale Park, Hamden, Connecticut; Contact:
www.northsouth.org, info@northsouth.org; Suggested donation $25/family. |
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