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| May 2007: 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.
May 01, 08, 15, 22 Tuesdays
12 noon. Siddha Samadhi Yoga Classes at Shiva Vishnu Temple, Livermore, California, Contact: Temple 925.449.6255, www.livermoretemple.org
May 02, 09, 16, 23 Wednesdays
6-9am. "ItsDiff" Tamil radio program every Wednesday at 90.1 FM, KZSU, Stanford, California; Contact: Srikant Srinivasa, itsdiff@gmail.com
May 03, 10, 17, 24 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 05, 12, 19, 26 Saturdays
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
May 06, 13, 20, 27 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/new/balavihar.shtml
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
5.00 p.m.: EMMANUEL TAMIL CHURCH; Vibrant praise & worship services. Venue: St. Michael's Lutheran Church - Chapel, 7000 N Sheldon Road, Canton, Michigan; Contact: Rev. Sunil Noah 586.435.7057 / sunilruth@comcast.net
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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General Interest, Competitions, Scholarships:
May 13 -19. Annual Intel International Science & Engg. Fair; Presented by Agilent Technologies; Fair features 1500 pre-college students from 40 countries competing for Scholarships, Grants, Internships, Field Trips; Fair needs Volunteers, Interpreters and Judges Venue: Albuquerque Convention Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico; Contact: www.intelisef.org, Jeanette Miller: jeanette@intelisef2007.org
The Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth, 2007 Talent Search program is underway. Registrations are open; Checkout: http://cty.jhu.edu; Grades 2 - 8;
May. 05 & 19 (Saturdays)
9:30-10:15am. Tamil Classes; Venue: First Parish Church; Room-201; Venue: First Parish Church, Bedford, Massachusetts; Contact: www.bostonthamil.com
May 06, Sunday
5am - 11am. Sthanprathista of Shirdi Sai Moorthy; Venue: Shirdi Sai Center, Sunnyvale, California; Contact: 408.705.7904, www.shirdisaiparivaar.org
4.15 pm; 100th Show Celebration; An evening of cultural entertainment with listeners; Presented by Indian Radio Show (90.1FM) It’s Different from Bay Area, California); Venue: Campbell Community Center(Orchard Banquet Hall), Campbell, California; Contact: www.itsdiff.com
May 11, Friday
7pm. Carnatic Veena & Vocal Concert by Ms. Geetha Bennett; Part of the 9th Annual Professional Series Concert; Organized by Sri Sangeeta Trimurti Aradhana; Venue: Capilano College Theater, North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Contact: Sapasa 604.434.2589
May 12 - 20
Annual Alankara Utsavam & Live Carnatic Music Concerts; Organized by Sri SriVidya Temple; Performances by Carnatica Brothers (May 12, 4pm), Shashank & Ensemble (May 18, 7:30pm), Smt. Shankari Senthilkumar (May 19, 3:30pm), Variety of Artists (May 20); Nadaswaram by Kasim Babu and Subban Babu; Venue: Temple Premises, SriVidya Temple, Rush, New York; Contact: www.srividya.org, info@srividya.org, 585.533.1970;
May 12, Saturday
Noon. Mother’s Day program; Organized by the Youth Committee of Michigan Tamil Sangam; Venue: Troy Community Center, Troy, Michigan; Contact: www.mitamilsangam.org; $5
4pm. Carnatic Music Concert by Sri. Unnikrishnan, Vittal Ramamurthy (Violin) & Arun Prakash (Mridangam); Organized by Carnatic Music Association of Atlanta (CAMAGA); Venue: Hindu Temple Auditorium, Atlanta, Georgia; Contact:www.camaga.org, Ram Sriram: 770.493.6534
6pm. Carnatic Veena Concert by Ms. Jayanthi Kumaresh; Organized by South India Music Academy; Venue: Hoover Middle School Auditorium, Lakewood, California; Contact: www.geocities.com/southindianmusicacademy
6:30pm. Isai Mazhai; Presented by Chicago Tamil Sangam and Balaji Temple; Program includes light and classical music and tamil songs; Performed by a professional group from Chennai - Bharat Sundar & company; Venue: Balaji Temple, Aurora, Illinois; Contact: Raghu 815.436.3135 rraghura@jjc.edu, www.chicagotamilsangam.org;
6:45pm. Holy Tamil Mass, Every Second Saturday of the month; Venue: St. Joseph Parish, Mountain View, California; Contact: www.tamilcatholic.org
7pm. Carnatic Veena & Vocal Concert by Ms. Geetha Bennett; Mridangam by Sri Paramesh Ramachandran; Venue: David Lam Auditorium, Univ. of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; Contact: sudhakar_ganti@hotmail.com
May 13, Sunday
3pm. History of Music - A South Indian classical vocal presentation by Ms. Hema Sista, Artistic Director of Sangithalaya School of Music; Venue: Cubberley Theater, Palo Alto, California; Contact: sangithalaya_concert@yahoo.com; Donation: $15
May 16, Wednesday
6pm. Meet Authors Manisha Thakor and Sharon Kedar; Financial Consultants and Authors of 'A modern girl's guide to personal finance' book; Venue: Commonwealth Club Office, San Francisco, California; Contact: www.commonwealthclub.org; Tickets: $20, $12
6pm. A Night for India - Honoring Ms. Anandi Yuvaraj, AIDS Activist; Program includes a benefit performance by Shivamani; Organized by American India Foundation; Venue: Hotel Anatole, Dallas, Texas; Contact: www.aifoundation.org, Pooja Jaggi 214.454.9085
May 18 & 19, Fri. & Saturday
TIECON 2007 - The new face of Entrepreneurship; Organized by The Indus Entrepreneurs (TIE); Speakers include Meg Whitman, Tim O Reilly, Vinod Khosla, Ravi Venkatesan (Chairman, Microsoft, India); Venue: Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, California; Contact: www.tiecon.org
May 19, Saturday
3:30pm. Carnatic Flute Concert by Dr. N. Ramani; Organized by Carnatic Music Association of North America; Venue: Arshabodha Center, Somerset, New Jersey; Contact: www.cmana.org; Soundaram Ramasami 908.369.8917
4pm. Carnatic Vocal Arangetram of Ms. Shamili Allam, Disciple of Smt. Guru. Latha Sriram; Presented by Sri Lalitha Gana Vidyalaya; Venue: Santa Clara High School Performing Arts Center, Santa Clara, California; Contact: Satheesh & Manjula Allam: 510.687.1386, 510.490.6141
6pm. Carnatic Concert by Sri. Unnikrishnan; Organized by South India Music Academy; Venue: Hoover Middle School Auditorium, Lakewood, California; Contact: www.geocities.com/southindiamusicacademy
May 20, Sunday
Annual Day Celebrations; Presented by California Tamil Academy; Children from Cupertino, Fremont, Evergreen and Pleasanton branches will perform various tamil programs all day; Venue: Foothill College, Los Altos, California; Contact: www.catamilacademy.org
May 24, Thursday
6:30pm. US Constitution and The War on Terror; A talk by Prof. Gordon Silverstein, Asst. Professor, Political Science, University of California, Berkely; Organized by World Affairs Council; Venue: Caleruega Dining Hall, Dominican University, San Rafael, California; Contact: www.itsyourworld.org; Tickets: $35. Students Free.
May 26, Saturday
7pm. Classic Arpana 25; 25th Anniversary Celebrations of Arpana Dance Company; Program features traditional Bharata Natyam and new and creative interpretations; Choreographed by Ms. Ramya Harishankar, Venue: Irvine Barclay Theater, Irvine, California; Contact: Harish Murthy 949.300.8912, info@arpanadancecompany.org;Tickets: $15, $25 and $35
May 26-28, Sat., Sun, Monday (Memorial Day Weekend)
31st Annual Thygaraja Utsam; Organized by Chicago Tyagaraja Utsavam; Program includes Pancharathna kritis and performances by TN.Seshagopalan, Dr. N. Ramani, Unnikrishnan, Parvathi Ravi Ghantasala, Ganesh & Kumaresh and Shashank; Venue: The Hindu Temple of Greater Chicago, Lemont, Illinois; Contact: www.tyagaraja-chicago.org; info@tyagaraja-chicago.org
May 31 - June 03
Meet Mata Amrithanandamayi (Amma); A renowned humanitarian and spiritual leader; Free programs and Retreats; Location: Seattle Area; Contact: www.amma.org, 510.537.9417
June 2nd & 3rd , Sat. & Sunday
All Day. Thyagaraja Day - Organized by South India Music Academy; Registration closes by May 12th; Submit entries at www.simala.us; Venue: Hoover Middle School Auditorium, Lakewood, California; Contact: www.geocities.com/southindianmusicacademy
June 03, Sunday
2pm. Legacy of Love - A Grand Bharathanatyam recital; Performed by Ms. Nitya Venkateswaran Organized by Shri Krupa Dance Company; Venue: Historic Hoover Theater, San Jose, California; Contact: www.nityav.com, www.shrikrupa.org, Shyamala: 408.997.2702, Dilip: 408.858.7016; Tickets: $13, $15
4pm. Classical Carnatic Vocal debut performance by Meera Srinivasan; Disciple of Ms. Nandini Ramamurthi; Venue: Sanatan Dharma Kendra, Sunnyvale, California; Free Admission
2pm. Ucchi Thilagam - Experience the pinnacle of devotion; Program features dance exposition of great stories of Bhakthi by Parvathi Ravi Ghantasala; Presented by Kala Pradarshini and Michigan Tamil Sangam; Venue: Millenium Center, Southfield, Michigan; Contact: www.mitamilsangam.org; Sriram Rangachari 248.524.3241, Arathi Rangarajan 248.651.2492; $50, $25 |
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