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.
June 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Tuesdays
12 noon. Siddha Samadhi Yoga Classes at Shiva Vishnu Temple, Livermore, California, Contact: Temple 925.449.6255, www.livermoretemple.org
June 3, 10, 17, 24 Wednesdays
6-9am. “ItsDiff” Tamil radio program every Wednesday at 90.1 FM, KZSU, Stanford, California; Contact: Srikant Srinivasa,itsdiff@gmail.com
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
June 4, 11, 18, 25 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
7pm. Evergreen Classics by Srikant Ramabadran; Bay Area: 1550 AM; Contact: www.mixcloud.com/RadioZindagi; srikant@radiozindagi.com
7:10pm. Shirdi Sai Bhajans; Venue: Kalpataru Sai Nilayam, Evergreen Area, San Jose, California; Contact: www.thesaifoundation.org, 408.223.0999
June 6, 13, 20, 27 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.
10am-Noon. Tamil Radio - Kaalai Thendral on KLOK 1170AM; Listen live @ www.arimausa.com
June 7, 14, 21, 28 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.
3-4:30pm. Plano Tamil School; Facilitated by Sastha Tamil Foundation; Venue: Alpha Montessori House, Plano, Texas; Contact: www.pltamil.com
5:00pm. Communion & Worship Service; Discourses by Rev. Sam Raj, Rev. Shawn Redmond; Venue: First Tamil Church of Atlanta, Alpharetta, Georgia; Contact: 404.276.2661, www.ftcatlanta.org; 10am (English) 11:30am (Tamil) 1pm (Hindi). Immanuel Lutheran Church - Church congregation of Tamil Speaking public from Asia; Location: 149-40, 11th Ave, Whitestone, New York; Contact: Rev. Dr. E.J. Rethinasamy 718.767.5656 x301, immanuelwhitestone.com
June - July 2015
Mata Amritanandamayi 2015 US Summer Tour from May 30 to July 20th; Visits at Seattle, San Ramon, Los Angeles (California); Santa FE (New Mexico); Dallas (Texas); Atlanta (Georgia); Chicago (Illinois); Washington DC, Boston, New York & Toronto; Retreats at San Ramon, Los Angeles and Santa Fe locations; Visit www.amma.org
May - June 2015
Great Lakes Aradhana Committee, Michigan, now in its 30th year, organizes a month-long fine arts festival held at several Venues all over SE Michigan; Visit www.glacmichigan.com for concert schedules
June 6 & 7, 2015, Saturday & Sunday
All day; Kalamahotsav - a grand Classical Music and Dance festival; Program features eight different classical dances of India, Carnatic and Hindustani music concerts; Organized by Sunnyvale Hindu Temple and Consulate General of India; Venue: Sunnyvale Hindu Temple Auditorium, Sunnyvale, California; Contact: www.sunnyvale-hindutemple.org
June 7, 2015, Sunday
3:00pm. Love Exquisite - love poetry from ancient to the present; Performed by Abhinaya Dancers and musicians from India; Organized by Abhinaya Dance Company; Venue: Cowell Theater, Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, California; Contact: www.abhinaya.org
3:30pm Bharatanatyam Arangetram of Tejal Desai; Disciple of Dr. Bindu Shankar and student of Vrindavan Dance Academy; Organised by Vrindavan Dance Academy; Venue: Del Valle Theater, Walnut Creek, California; Contact: 925.875.1095
June 13, 2015, Saturday
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
1:30pm. Karanas as used in Bharathanatyam - A workshop by Janaki Rangarajan; Organized by Sangam Arts; Venue: Cubberley Community Center, Studio L6, Palo Alto, California; Contact: Usha Srinivasan - usha@sangamarts.org, fb.com/sangamartsorg
4pm. Carnatic Vocal arangetram of Bharat Sundar; Accompanied by VVS. Murari (Violin), Trivandrum Balaji (Mridangam), KV. Gopalakrishnan (Kanjira); Organized by South India Fine Arts; Venue: CET - Soto Theater, San Jose, California; Contact: www.southindiafinearts.org
6pm. Iyal Viruthu - 2015 - Annual Awards & Banquet; Program features Lifetime Achievement award for writer Jeyamohan and other awards for best fiction, non-fiction, poetry, information technology, translation and student essary scholarships in Tamil; Organized by The Tamil Literary Garden; Venue: Radisson Hotel, Toronto, Ontario; Contact: tamilliterarygarden.com
June 20, 2015, Saturday
3:30pm. Bharatanatyam Arangetram of Sakshi Bhargav; Disciple of Guru Vishal Ramani and student of Shri Krupa Dance Company; Organized by Shri Krupa Dance Company; Venue: McAfee Performing Arts Centre, Saratoga High School, Saratoga, CA; Contact: www.shrikrupa.org
4pm Bharatanatyam Arangetram of Smita Balaji; Disciple of Dr. Bindu Shankar and student of Vrindavan Dance Academy; Organised by Vrindavan Dance Academy; Venue: Bankead Theater, Livermore, California; Contact: 925.875.1095
June 21, 2015, Sunday
3:30pm Bharatanatyam Arangetram of Prasha Sundaram and Shivani Sundaram; Disciples of Guru Vishal Ramani and students of Shri Krupa Dance Company; Organised by Shri Krupa Dance Company; Venue: McAfee Arts Performing Centre, Saratoga High School, Saratoga, California; Contact: www.shrikrupa.org
3:30pm Bharatanatyam Arangetram of Ritu Muralidharan & Bhavya Doshi; Disciple of Dr. Bindu Shankar and student of Vrindavan Dance Academy; Organised by Vrindavan Dance Academy; Venue: DVPAC, San Ramon, California; Contact: 925.875.1095
Father’s Day Celebrations; Summer bus trip to Camelback Resort; Resort features multi-level indoor waterpark; Organized by Tamil Nadu Foundation, New York Chapter, Venue: Camelback Resort, Tannersville, Pennsylvania; Contact: 516.418.7122, tnfnewyork@gmail.com, www.tnfusa.org
4pm. Tradition & Transcendence - A solo Bharathanatyam presentation by Navia Natarajan; Program features a curtain raiser featuring talented young Bharathanatyam, Kathak, Kuchipudi and Odissi dancers; Venue: Cubberley Theatre, Palo Alto, California; Contact: www.sangamarts.org
June 27, 2015, Saturday
3pm. Abhinava-Sundara-Rasanam - Appreciating the nascent beauty of the Divine art of Bharathanatyam; Program features the guru as well as her students; Organized by Nrithyanivedhan School of Dance; Venue: Shirdi Sai Parivar, Milpitas, California; Contact: www.nrithyanivedhan.com
3:30pm Bharatanatyam Arangetram of Eesha Sasumana; Disciple of Dr. Bindu Shankar and student of Vrindavan Dance Academy; Organised by Vrindavan Dance Academy; Venue: DVPAC, San Ramon, California; Contact: 925.875.1095
4pm. Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Rithika Srinivasan; Disciple of Guru Meena Logan and student of Pushpanjali Dance Academy; Venue: Woodside High School, Woodside, California; Contact: rithikadance@gmail.com
June 27th & 28th, 2015, Saturday & Sunday
9am. All day. Dhvani - the sound of youth; Program features carnatic performances (Vocal, Mridangam, Violin) by many of our promising youth; Organized by Yuva Sangeetha Lahari; Venue: Sri Guruvaayoorappan Temple, Morganville, New Jersey; Contact: yuvasangeethalahari.com, ysldhvani@gmail.com
July 3 & 4, 2015, Saturday & Sunday
All day; 2015 FeTNA Tamil Convention - Program features prominent achievers & personalities from many walks of life, programs (Light Music, Pattimandram, Youth Program, Entrepreneur Forum, Abirami Fine Arts’ Sivagamiyin Sabatham Drama) and competitions (Picture drawing, Short Film, ThirukkuraL, Chess, Short Film... Organized by FeTNA & Bay Area Tamil Manram; Venue: City National Auditorium, San Jose, California; Contact: www.fetna.org
July 4, 2015, Saturday
3:30pm. Bharatanatyam Arangetram of Shruthisri Ravisankar; Disciple of Guru Smt. Vishal Ramani and student of Shri Krupa Dance Company; Organized by Shri Krupa Dance Company; Venue: McAfee Arts Performing Centre, Saratoga High School, Saratoga, California; Contact: www.shrikrupa.org
July 5, 2015, Sunday
3:30pm Bharatanatyam Arangetram of Hriyai Srinath; Disciple of Guru Vishal Ramani and student of Shri Krupa Dance Company; Organised by Shri Krupa Dance Company; Venue: McAfee Arts Performing Centre, Saratoga High School, Saratoga, California; Contact: www.shrikrupa.org
July 11, 2015, Saturday
3:30pm. Bharatanatyam Arangetram of Pooja Manapat; Disciple of Guru Vishal Ramani and student of Shri Krupa Dance Company; Organised by Shri Krupa Dance Company; Venue: McAfee Performing Arts Centre, Saratoga High School, Saratoga, California; Contact: www.shrikrupa.org