Aug 15	Independance Day
Shubha Muhurtha Days: 20, 21, 27

Aug. 4, 11, 18, 25 Tuesdays
12 noon. Siddha Samadhi Yoga Classes at Shiva Vishnu Temple, Livermore, California, Contact: Temple 925.449.6255, www.livermoretemple.org

Aug. 5, 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
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

Aug. 6, 13, 20, 27 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

Aug. 1, 08, 15, 22, 29 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

Aug. 2, 09, 16, 23, 30 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

August 1, 2015, Saturday
4pm. Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Ishani Mathur - Disciple of Guru Hema Rajagopalan and student of Natya Dance Theatre; Venue: Dominican University, River Forest, Illinois; Contact: www.natya.com
4pm. Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Sahana & Sejal Sripadanna; Disciples of Guru Vishal Ramani and students of Shri Krupa Dance Company; Venue: McAfee Performing Arts and Lecture Center, Saratoga, California; Contact: www.shrikrupa.org
5pm. Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Ridhi Ravichandran; Disciple of Guru Mythili Kumar and student of Abhinaya Dance Company; Venue: Oshman Jewish Community Center, Palo Alto, California; Contact: www.abhinaya.org

Pandhal 2015; Program features a picnic with traditional games - Koli, Bambaram, Carrom, Volleyball, Tennikoit, Fruit carving contest, cooking contest, etc; Organized by Seattle Tamil Sangam; Venue: Perrigo Park, Redmond, Washington; Contact: seattletamilsangam.org

August 2, 2015, Sunday
4pm. Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Laxmi Siva - Disciple of Guru Hema Rajagopalan and student of Natya Dance Theatre; Venue: Bolingbrook High School, Bolingbrook, Illinois; Contact: www.natya.com
4pm. Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Anisha Kakarlamudi; Disciple of Guru Vishal Ramani and students of Shri Krupa Dance Company; Venue: McAfee Performing Arts and Lecture Center, Saratoga, California; Contact: www.shrikrupa.org

August 8, 2015, Saturday
3:30pm. Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Swati Vemulapalli; Disciple of Guru Vishal Ramani and students of Shri Krupa Dance Company; Venue: Mission City Center for Performing Arts, Santa Clara, California; Contact: www.shrikrupa.org
Arogyam 2015 - Program features 5K Run/Walk, 7 Stones, Kho-Kho, Yoga, Family Relay and Kites for Kids; Orgnized by Greater Portland Tamil Mandram; Venue: THPRD PCC Rock Creek Facility, Portland, Oregon; Contact: gptm.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

Aug. 15, 2015, Saturday
2pm. Bharata Darshanam - Independence Day Celebrations; Essence of Indian Music from Kashmir to Kanyakumar; Organized by Carnatic Chamber Concerts; Venue: Shirdi Sai Parivaar, Milpitas, California; Contact: www.carnaticchamberconcerts.com
4:30pm. Carnatic Vocal Arangetram of Nikhilesh Bhaskar; Disciple of Smt. Anuradha Suresh & Kum. Manasa Suresh and student of Shruthi Swara Laya; Venue: San Ramon Performing Arts, San Ramon, California; Contact: Geetha Bhaskar - gita2726@gmail.com

Aug. 16, 2015, Sunday
3pm. Mridangam Arangetram of Abhijay Sudharshan; Disciple of Guru Ramesh Srinivasan and student of Sarvalaghu Percussion Art Center; Vocal by Sri. Neyveli Santhanagopalan; Venue: Shirdi Sai Parivar Auditorium, Milpitas, California; Contact: abhi.sudharshan@gmail.com
4pm. Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Ananya Subramanian; Disciple of Guru Mythili Kumar and student of Abhinaya Dance Company; Venue: School of Arts & Culture, Mexican Heritage Plaza, San Jose, California; Contact: www.abhinaya.org

Aug. 21, 2015, Friday
7pm. Sundara Kandam - The Signet of Hope; A vibrant journey of Rasa and Bhava in an outstanding dance drama; A fundraiser Organized by AIM for Seva USA; Venue: Lake Washington High School, Kirkland, Washington; Contact: Senthil Ponnuraj: 425.233.9150, Raji Ram: 425.216.3716, rajiharan@yahoo.com, www.afsevents.org

Aug. 22, 2015, Saturday
9:30am. Hayagriva Mantra Homa & Special Commencement Puja; Organized by Shri Krishna Vrundavana Temple; Venue: Temple Hall, SKV Temple, San Jose, California; Contact: www.skvtemple.org, 408.416.3624
2pm. PrabhRti/Unnati - Carnatic Vocal performances by Students of Shruthi Swara Laya; Organized by Shruthi Swara Laya; Venue: Shruthi Swara Laya premises, Fremont, California; Contact: www.shruthiswaralaya.com, 510.552.5824
3pm. Natanam - Arts in Antiquity - A grand bharathanatyam recital by prize winning talent of the Cleveland Aradhana Festival; In association with Shri Krupa Dance Company; A fundraiser for Starting Arts; Venue: Eagle Theater, Los Altos High School, Los Altos, California; Contact: Neeraja Balaji: neeraja_balaji@yahoo.com
6pm. Sundara Kandam - The Signet of Hope; A vibrant journey of Rasa and Bhava in an outstanding dance drama; A fundraiser Organized by AIM for Seva USA; Venue: San Diego Garfield Theater, La Jolla, California; Contact: Kavita Rajaratham: 858.880.8609, Vijay Venkatraman: 858.344.9882, kvraj64@gmail.com, www.afsevents.org
6pm. Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Amrita Rajan; Disciple of Guru Mythili Kumar and student of Abhinaya Dance Company; Venue: Cubberley Community Center, Palo Alto, California; Contact: www.abhinaya.org

Aug. 23, 2015, Sunday
7pm. Sundara Kandam - The Signet of Hope; A vibrant journey of Rasa and Bhava in an outstanding dance drama; A fundraiser Organized by AIM for Seva USA; Lyrics & Music by Neyveli Santhanagopalan, Concept & Choreography by Anita Guha; Venue: California Theater, San Jose, California; Contact: Vijay Kapoor: 650.208.9565, Rani Goel 408.867.9338, vijaykapoor@gmail.com, www.afsevents.org


Aug. 28, 2015, Friday
6pm. Sri Varalakshmi Puja - Organized by Sri Kamakshi Community Center; Venue: SKCC premises, 2350A Walsh Ave, Santa Clara, California; Contact:www.srikamakshi.org, 925.961.9999, kanchikamashi@gmail.com
7pm. Sundara Kandam - The Signet of Hope; A vibrant journey of Rasa and Bhava in an outstanding dance drama; A fundraiser Organized by AIM for Seva USA; Lyrics & Music by Neyveli Santhanagopalan, Concept & Choreography by Anita Guha; Venue: Stafford Center, Stafford, Texas; Contact: Raja Ramachandran: 248.491.7032, Prasanna Venkatesan 973.262.1816, Aim4Seva.Houston@gmail.com, www.afsevents.org

Aug. 29, 2015, Saturday
6am. 9am. 11:30am. Upakarma (3 batches); Organized by Sri Kamakshmi Community Center; Venue: SKCC premises, Santa Clara, California; Contact: www.srikamakshi.org, 925.961.9999, kanchikamashi@gmail.com
6am. 8:30am. 11:30am. Upakarma (3 batches); Organized by Pt.Ravichandran; Venue: Sandeepany (Chinmaya MissioN), San Jose, California; Contact: Pt. Ravichandran - 925.449.0620, panditravi@comcast.net
6am. 8am. 10am. Upakarma (3 batches); Organized by Pt. Balu Shastri; Venue: Komala Vilas Restaurant, Sunnyvale, California; Contact: Pt. Balu Shastri: 408.393.7722, balushastri87@gmail.com

Aug. 30, 2015, Sunday
8:45am. Shri Raghavendra Swamy Aradhana 2015; Organized by Shri Krishna Vrundavana Temple; Venue: Temple Prayer Hall, SKV Temple, San Jose, California; Contact: www.skvtemple.org, 408.416.3624
5pm. Sundara Kandam - The Signet of Hope; A vibrant journey of Rasa and Bhava in an outstanding dance drama; A fundraiser Organized by AIM for Seva USA; Lyrics & Music by Neyveli Santhanagopalan, Concept & Choreography by Anita Guha; Venue: Granville Arts Center, Garland, Texas; Contact: Sujatha Chitta: 610.282.9512, Mukund Sridhar 248.219.4296, mukundviji@gmail.com, www.afsevents.org

Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Ananya Murali; Disciple of Guru Shreelata Suresh and student of Vishwa Shanthi Dance Academy; Venue: Cubberley Theater, Palo Alto, California; Contact: www.shreelatasuresh.com

Sept. 4, 2015, Friday
Sundara Kandam - The Signet of Hope; A vibrant journey of Rasa and Bhava in an outstanding dance drama; A fundraiser Organized by AIM for Seva USA; Lyrics & Music by Neyveli Santhanagopalan, Concept & Choreography by Anita Guha; Venue: Stewart Theater, Raleigh, North Carolina; Contact: Guru Rajaram 919.342.7047, Gopal Panchavati gopal_panchavati@yahoo.com, www.afsevents.org

Sept. 5, 2015, Saturday
9am. Sri Krishna Janmastami Celebrations; Program features grand events including kids mela; Organized by Sri Krishna Balaram Mandir; Venue: Temple premises, Sunnyvale, California; Contact: www.kbmandir.org
4pm. Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Veena Ravi; Disciple of Smt. Radica Giri and student of Anjali Natya; Venue: Cubberley Community Center, Palo Alto, California; Contact: www.fb.com/natya.anjali
7pm. 5th Annual Our Lady of Vailankanni Festival; Program features Holy Mass, Candlelight Procession, Entertainment and Dinner; Organized by Bay Area Vailankanni Shrine; Venue: St. James the Apostle Church, Fremont, California; Contact: www.bavs.org, 408.506.4474

Sept. 6, 2015, Sunday
4pm. Sundara Kandam - The Signet of Hope; A vibrant journey of Rasa and Bhava in an outstanding dance drama; A fundraiser Organized by AIM for Seva USA; Lyrics & Music by Neyveli Santhanagopalan, Concept & Choreography by Anita Guha; Venue: Ferst Center for the Arts, Atlanta, Georgia; Contact: Shobha Swamy: 248.894.1929, Venkat Shankar 513.652.1991, AIMForSevaGA@gmail.com, www.afsevents.org