Aug 04	Varalakshmi Vrat
Aug 6	Friendship Day
Aug 08	Raksha Bandhan
Aug 14	Krishna Janmashtami
Aug 15	Indian Independence Day
Aug 15	Thanksgiving Day
Aug 21	Senior Citizens Day
Aug 25	Ganesh Chaturthi
Aug 26	Women's Equality Day
Shubha Muhurtha Days: 3, 4, 8, 15

Aug. 01, 08, 15, 22, 29 Tuesdays
12 noon. Siddha Samadhi Yoga Classes at Shiva Vishnu Temple, Livermore, California, Contact: Temple 925.449.6255, www.livermoretemple.org

Aug. 02, 09, 16, 23, 30 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

Aug. 03, 10, 17, 24, 31 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

Aug. 05, 12, 19, 26 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.
9:30 AM. "Mastering Mindfulness in Everyday Living"; (10:30AM) ‘Nurturing Creativity and Focus in Today's Kids" - Learn Mindfulness Exercises and Meditation Techniques to apply in your everyday living. Free. Organized by: Live Mindfully Now, San Jose. Venue: Shirdi Sai Parivaar, Youth Class Room # 2, California Circle, Milpitas, California. Contact: 408.750.4827, www.shirdisaiparivaar.org
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

Aug. 06, 13, 20, 27 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
SaiPrasad's journey of Love All, Serve All with SaiAashraya organization; SaiPrasad shares the highlights from the journey thus far in the following locations - (Aug. 6) Unitarian Church, San Jose, California; (Aug. 6) South Valley Islamic Center; (Aug. 8) Google headquarters; (Aug. 9) Unitarian Universalist Church, Berkeley; (Aug. 10) Stanford University; (Aug. 13) Sivic Inter-religious leaders forum, San Jose, California; (Aug. 14) Lions Club, Elk Grove, California; Contact: contact.saiaashraya@gmail.com, 408.505.6488, www.saiaashraya.org

Aug. 05, 2017, Saturday
9:30am. "Mastering Mindfulness in Everyday Living"; (10:30am) "Nurturing Creativity and Focus in Today's Kids”; Learn Mindfulness Exercises and Meditation  Techniques to apply in your everyday living. Free. Organized by: Live Mindfully Now, San Jose. Venue: Shirdi Sai Parivaar, Youth Class Room # 2, Milpitas, California. Contact: 408.750.4827, www.shirdisaiparivaar.org
3:30pm. Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Vidya Gopalakrishnan; Disciple of Guru Vishal Ramani and student of Shri Krupa Dance Company; Venue: Mission City Center for Performing Arts, Santa Clara, California; Contact: www.shrikrupa.org
5pm. Gajja Poojai of Akshara Ramachandran; Disciple of Guru Hema Rajagopalan and student of Natya Dance Theatre; Venue: Dominican University, River Forest, Illinois; Contact: www.natya.com
6pm. Oh Life, relax please; A free talk by Swami Sukhabodhananda on managing and living a stress-free life; Venue: Veda Temple, Milpitas, California; Contact: toshakila@gmail.com, 408.425.2851, 650.450.2662

Aug. 06, 2017, Sunday
2:30pm. Emotional detox - Enhancing life; A four hour interactive workshop focusing on stress, fear, … and how to deal with them creatively through interaction, meditation… by Swami Sukhabodhananda; Venue: Veda Temple, Milpitas, California; Contact: toshakila@gmail.com, 408.425.2851, 650.450.2662
4pm. Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Nadia Mohideen; Disciple of Guru Hema Rajagopalan and student of Natya Dance Theatre; Venue: Dominican University, River Forest, Illinois; Contact: www.natya.com, fb.com/natyadance
4pm. Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Snekha Senthikumar; Disciple of Guru Mythili Kumar and student of Abhinaya Dance Company; Venue: Mission City Center for Performing Arts, Santa Clara, California; Contact: www.abhinaya.org

August 12, 2017, Saturday
3:30pm. Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Nambita Saxena Sahai; Disciple of Guru Vishal Ramani and student of Shri Krupa Dance Company; Venue: DeAnza Visual & Performing Arts Center, Cupertino, California; Contact: www.shrikrupa.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

August 13, 2017, Sunday
3pm. Mrudangam Arangetram of Akshay S. Bharadwaj; Disciple of Guru Ravindra Bharathy Sridharan and student of Nadhopasana Academy of Fine Arts; Venue: CET, San Jose, California; Contact: 408.329.0790
3:30pm. Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Sunayana Pai; Disciple of Guru Vishal Ramani and student of Shri Krupa Dance Company; Venue: Woodside High School Performing Arts Center, Woodside, California; Contact: www.shrikrupa.org
4pm. SamMoha - Illusions of the mind - a thematic solo Bharathanatyam performance by Janani Narayanan & (5:30pm) Solo Bharathanatyam performance by Guru Vidhya Subramanian; Organized by Nrithyakalya Dance Company; Venue: Cubberly Theater, Palo Alto, California; Contact: www.nrityakalya.org/vidhya-subramanian
4:30pm. Washington-il Wasu - A hilarious tamil play inspired by a true story; Presented as part of Natakotsav; Organized by Bannada Vesha; Venue: Evergreen Valley High School, San Jose, California; Organized by Omega Solutions; Contact: Shankar: 510.364.9740, www.eventmache.com

August 19, 2017, Saturday
3:30pm. Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Shivani Rajagopalan; Disciple of Guru Vishal Ramani and student of Shri Krupa Dance Company; Venue: McAfee Performing Arts Center, Saratoga, California; Contact: www.shrikrupa.org

August 20, 2017, Sunday
10am. PrabhRti - Solo Vocal Performances by students of Shruthi Swara Laya; Organized by Shruthi Swara Laya; Venue: Shruthi Swara Laya premises, Fremont, California; Contact: Anu Suresh: 510.552.5824, www.shruthiswaralaya.com

August 26, 2017, Saturday
3:30pm. Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Anika Karody; Disciple of Guru Vishal Ramani and student of Shri Krupa Dance Company; Venue: Cubberly Theater, Palo Alto, California; Contact: www.shrikrupa.org
4pm. MGR 100th Anniversary celebrations; Program features Special Pattimanram by Pattimanram Raja; Speeches by dignitaries & relatives of Makkal Thilagam, Songs & dances from MGR films; Organized by Chicago Tamil Sangam; Venue: Wood Dale Junior High School, Wood Dale, Illinois; Contact: www.chicagotamilsangam.org, MGR100@chicagotamilsangam.org
International Conference on Kurunthogai; Supported by FeTNA and Greater Washington Tamil Sangam; Venue:6125 Montrose Road, Rockville, Maryland; Contact: www.kurunthokai.org, 410.420.0111, prabu0111@gmail.com 

August 27, 2017, Sunday
3:30pm. Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Bhavya Kadiyala; Disciple of Guru Vishal Ramani and student of Shri Krupa Dance Company; Venue: McAfee Performing Arts Center, Saratoga, California; Contact: www.shrikrupa.org

September 1-3, 2017 (Friday - Sunday)
Ganesh Utsav 2017 - featuring 15ft Ganesha Idol in celebration of Ganesh Chathurthi; Features include cultural performances, Vendor & Food booths, Daily Aarti, Music & Live DJ, Kids activities and more …; Organized by RadioZindagi; Venue: Great America Parkway, Santa Clara, California; Admission: $2; Contact: www.radiozindagi.com/ganeshutsav, Sehba: 510.387.5381

September 02, 2017, Saturday
3:30pm. Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Preethi Kishore; Disciple of Guru Vishal Ramani and student of Shri Krupa Dance Company; Venue: McAfee Performing Arts Center, Saratoga, California; Contact: www.shrikrupa.org
4pm. Surmayi Shaam - a melodious benefit concert evening with Nandalala by Trichur Brothers, in the presence of Pujyashri Mathioli Saraswathy; Venue: CET- SOTO Theater, San Jose, California; Contact: www.nandalala.com, 408.681.9454, nandalala@nandalala.com
7pm. 7th Annual Our Lady of Vailankanni Festival; Program features Holy Mass, Candlelight Procession, Entertainment & Dinner; (Flag Hoisting on Aug. 27th, 7pm); Hosted by Our Lady of Vailankanni Shrine, St. James the Apostle Church, Fremont, California; Contact: bavs.org, 408.506.4474, vailankanni.novena@gmail.com

September 3, 2017, Sunday
3:30pm. Margam Bharathanatyam Performance by Prashanthi Rayapati & Saisri Rayapati; Disciple of Guru Vishal Ramani and students of Shri Krupa Dance Company; Venue: McAfee Performing Arts Center, Saratoga, California; Contact: www.shrikrupa.org

September 9, 2017, Saturday
2:30pm. Celebration of Our Lady of Velankanni; Program features Grand procession, Rosary, Solemn Eucharistic celebration; Organized by Divine Savior Catholic Church; Venue: Divine Savior Catholic Church premises, Los Angeles, California; Contact: velankannisocal@gmail.com, Preethi: 310.749.1226
4pm. Gurupada Samarpanam - a unique thematic musical presentation by students of Nadalaya featuring compositions on Sri Mahaperiyava & Goddess Kamakshi; Organized by Nadalaya School of Music; Venue: Univ. of Silicon Andhra, Milpitas, California; Contact: Usha Ravi: 408.825.3830, fb.com/nadalayaschooofmusic