Feb 01	Vasant Panchami
Feb 12	Lincoln's Birthday
Feb 14	Valentine's Day
Feb 24	Maha Shivaratri
Shubha Muhurtha Days: 1, 2, 6, 9, 16, 17, 23

Feb. 7, 14, 21, 28 Tuesdays
12 noon. Siddha Samadhi Yoga Classes at Shiva Vishnu Temple, Livermore, California, Contact: Temple 925.449.6255, www.livermoretemple.org

Feb. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 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

Feb. 2, 9, 16, 23 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

Feb. 4, 11, 18, 25 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.
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

Feb. 5, 12, 19, 26 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

February 2017
2nd Short Film Competition by Bay Area Fine Arts; Competition for short films made in Tamil and by film makers in the US & Canada. Judges: Director Cheran & Director Karthik Subbaraj; Entries close by Feb. 28, 2017; Contact: www.bayareafinearts.org
Nationwide US Tour by Sukrutha Brahmam Bhajan Mandali (Mumbai); Experienced seven member team will be on a nationwide tour from March 2017 to May 2017; Performances @ Cleveland Aradhana, SFO Bay Area, San Diego, Portland, Seattle, Pittsburg, Chicago, Houston & more.. To host a performance in your local area, contact: Venkatesh Babu: 925.858.2392

February 3-5, 2017, Friday - Sunday
Sri Vallabha Maha Ganapathi Murti Prana Prathishtapana Mahothsav Programs & Celebrations; Organized by Sri Vallabha Maha Ganapathi Temple, VVGC, San Martin, California; Venue: Temple Premises, San Martin, California; Contact: Pt. Ganesh Shasthry: 925.209.7637, www.vvgc.org

February 4, 2017, Saturday
All day. St. Thyagaraja's 250th year celebrations & Thyagaraja Aradhana; Organized by South India Fine Arts; Venue: Cupertino Community Hall, Cupertino, California; Contact: www.southindiafinearts.org
2pm. Grand Pongal Celebrations with Nadhaswaram & Thavil concert; Program also features cultural programs by children; Organized by New England Tamil Sangam; Venue: Littleton High School, Littleton, Massachusetts; Contact: www.netamilsangam.org
5pm. Sanskriti 2017 - A festival of Indian Classical Music & Dance; Program features a variety of dance performances (Bharathanatyam, Manipuri, Mohiniattam, Kuchipudi); Organized by Sangam Arts & North Bay Hindu Center; Venue: Showcase Theater, San Rafael, California; Contact: www.sangamarts.org

February 5, 2017, Sunday
10:30am. PrabhRti & PrApti - Student performances - Sarada Rajamanickam, Shriya Srinivasan, Upasana Bose, Shrivats Kannan; Organized by Shruthi Swara Laya; Venue: Shruthi Swara Laya Premises, Fremont, California; Contact: www.shruthiswaralaya.com

February 11, 2017, Saturday
6pm. Bhakthi - A musical journey with mystics by Chitra Srikrishna; Organized by Dhvani - India Performing Arts Society of Central Ohio; Venue: Peggy McConnell Arts Center of Worthington, Worthington, Ohio; Contact: www.dhvaniohio.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

February 19, 2017, Sunday
10:30am. PrabhRti & PrApti - Student performances - Vaishnavi Sankaran, Jaishree Ramamorthi, Hansini Satishkumar, Mala Sivakumar; Organized by Shruthi Swara Laya; Venue: Shruthi Swara Laya Premises, Fremont, California; Contact: www.shruthiswaralaya.com

February 24 - 26, 2017, Friday - Sunday
8:30am. Shivarathiri Brahmotsavam Celebrations; Program features Shiva Suprabatham, Rudrabhikshekam, Rudra Homam, Maha Alankaram, Shiva Bhajans; Dance and Music performances on all three days; Organized by Sri Mahakaleshwar Temple; Venue: Temple premises, Santa Clara, California; Contact: www.srimahakalmandir.org

February 24 - 25, 2017, Friday - Saturday
5pm. Ekadasavara Rudrabhishekam, Bhajans, Panchamrutha Abhishekam (Friday) and Shivaganamritha (Saturday) by Pt. Shivakumar Bhat & Party; Organized by Sri Rajarajeswari Temple, San Jose, California; Contact: www.srrtemple.com, 408.713.5033

March 04, 2017, Saturday
2pm. Carnatic Vocal Concert by Manasa Suresh; 4pm Chitravali - A picture book on Krishnamaya - A bharathanatyam performance by Rama Vaidyanathan; Organized by South India Fine Arts; Venue: CET, San Jose, California; Contact: www.southindiafinearts.org

March 12, 2017, Sunday
2pm. Natya Nadaga Vizha - Dance performances by Bay Area School Teachers and Students & Artists from India; (4:30pm) Sri Thyagarajar - Trials and Tribulations of St. Thyagarajja; A play by TV.Varadharajan & Bombay Jayashri; Organized by Indian Classical Arts Academy; Venue: Foothill College, Smithwick Theatre, Los Altos Hills, California; Contact: Venkatesh Babu: 925.858.2593, www.indianclassicalarts.org

March 26, 2017, Sunday
4pm. Layam & Gurunamasankeerthanam on Mahaperiyavaa by Sri. Vikku Vinayakaram & Sri. Swaminatha Bhagavathar; A fundraiser for Sri Kamakshi Community Center (SKCC); Organized by SKCC; Venue: Shirdi Sai Parivar, Milpitas, California; Contact: srikamakshi.org, Mahesh Srinivasan: 408.757.7833