Mar. 01	Holi
Mar. 08	Womens Day
Mar. 18	Ugadi, Telugu New Year
Mar. 29	Mahaveer Jayanthi
Mar. 30	Good Friday
Shubha Muhurtha Days: 04, 05, 08, 14, 15, 16, 19, 26, 30

Mar. 06, 13, 20, 27 Tuesdays
12 noon. Siddha Samadhi Yoga Classes at Shiva Vishnu Temple, Livermore, California, Contact: Temple 925.449.6255, www.livermoretemple.org

Mar. 7, 14, 21, 28 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

Mar. 1, 8, 15, 22 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

Mar. 3, 10, 17, 24 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

Mar. 4, 11, 18, 25 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

March 2018
Grand Tour of USA & Canada by Isaignani Padma Vibhushan Dr. Ilayaraaja; Live in Concert with Full Symphony from Budapest, Hungary & India; Artists include KS. Chitra, Mano, Haricharan, Rahul Nambiar; Houston (March 10), Dallas (March 11), San Jose (March 17, Telugu), San Jose (March 18, Tamil), Naperville, IL (March 24), Washington DC (March 30, Telugu), Washington DC (March 31), Toronto (April 01); Organized by KalalayaUSA; Contact: 650.863.4477, Kala Iyer: 510.305.9285

February 2 – April 1, 2018
Fleeting Fragrances by Oak Park Art League artist member Dr. Bala Thiagarajan; Exhibition features Mandalas, Floral & Animal pastel colored paintings by the artist; Organized by Oak Park Art League & West Suburban Medical Center; Venue: West Suburban Medical Center, Oak Park, Illinois; Contact: www.artbybala.com

February 23 – April 7, 2018
Alex in Wonderland – Stand-up Comedy by Alex – US Tour; San Jose (Feb. 23 – 25), Seattle (March 02-03), Portland (March 04), St. Louis (Mar. 09), Chicago (Mar. 10), Minneapolis (Mar. 11), Virginia (Mar. 16), NJ (Mar. 17), Boston (Mar. 18), Tampa (Mar. 23), Atlanta (Mar. 24), New Jersey (Mar. 25), San Antonio (Mar. 30), Dallas (Apr. 01), Raleigh (Apr. 06), Detroit (Apr. 07)

March 1 – 11, 2018, Thursday – Sunday
9am everyday; Athirudram & Sata Chandi Homam and parayanam to Shiva & Shakthi for blessings and Loka Kalyanam; Organized by Shiva Vishnu Temple, Livermore; Venue: Livermore Temple premises, Livermore, California; Contact: Bala Viswanath: 925.367.4600, www.livermoretemple.org

March 3, 2018, Saturday
12:30pm. Paattum Bharathamum – A classical music & dance festival; Program features solo and group dance performances by Bay Area Dance & Music schools, Thirupugazh Malai by Nadhopasana Academy of Fine Arts; Venue: Shirdi Sai Parivaar, Milpitas, California; Contact: www.bharatitamilsangam.org

March 4, 2018, Sunday
1pm. VeNba Payilarangam; Opportunity to learn the grammar behind VeNba creations; Organized by New Jersey Tamil Sangam; Venue: South Brunswick Library, Monmouth Junction, New Jersey; Contact: www.njtamilsangam.net

March 10, 2018, 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

March 17 – April 01, 2018
Annual Vasantha Navarathri Celebrations; Performances by students and gurus of leading Bay Area Music & Dance Schools; Organized by Sri Kamakshi Community Center (SKCC); Venue: SKCC Temple, Santa Clara, California; Contact: 925.961.9999, kanchikamashi@gmail.com

March 17, 2018, Saturday
6pm. Isaignani Ilayaraja Live in concert (Telugu) with Budapest Symphony Orchestra with KS Chitra, Mano, Haricharan & Rahul Nambiar; Organized by KalalayaUSA; Venue: Event Center Arena, San Jose, California; Contact: Kala Iyer: 510.305.9285, www.kalalayausa.org
6pm. Carnatic Violin Concet by Dr. M.Narmadha; Organized by Bharathi Kalai Manram; Venue: Sri Meenakshi Temple Kalyana Mantapam, Pearland, Texas; Contact:. www.Bkmhouston.org

March 18, 2018, Sunday
6pm. Isaignani Ilayaraja Live in concert (Tamil) with Budapest Symphony Orchestra with KS Chitra, Mano, Haricharan & Rahul Nambiar; Organized by KalalayaUSA; Venue: Event Center Arena, San Jose, California; Contact: Kala Iyer: 510.305.9285, www.kalalayausa.org
6pm. Samarpanam – A grand Carnatic vocal concert by Abhishek Raghuram; Organized by Classical Music Awareness among Youth (CMAY); Venue: Canada College Theater, Redwood City, California; Contact: cmay.youth@gmail.com, www.cmay.org

March 18 – 25, 2018
11th Annual Music & Dance Festival – Program features pre-festival celebrations (Geetha Bennett, Kruthi Bhat), Lecture Demnstrations (Trichy Sankaran, Gowri Ramnarayan, Karakudi Mani, Dr. Padma Subramaniam) & performances (Sudha Raghunathan, Neyveli Santhanagopalan, Akkarai Sisters, Gowri Ramnarayan, Priyadarshini Govind…); Organized by Indian Fine Arts Academy of San Diego; Contact: www.indianfineartsacademy.org

March 23, 2018, Friday
7pm. Oli Prakasam – Kutcheri by Dr. Padma Sugavanam; Organized by Dhvani – India Performing Arts Society of Central Ohio; Venue: The Abbey Theater – Dublin Community Recreation Center, Dublin, Ohio; Contact: www.dhvaniohio.org, dhvaniohio@gmail.com

March 25, 2018, Sunday
3pm. Sri Sita Kalyanam with Sampradaya Bhajans by Gnanananda Seva Samajam on the occasion of Rama Navami; Organized by Sri Rajarajeswari Temple (SRRT); Venue: SRR Temple, San Jose, California; Contact: 480.310.8619, priestoffremont@gmail.com
4pm. Isaignani Ilayaraja Live in concert with Budapest Symphony Orchestra; Venue: Oakdale Theater, Wallingford, Connecticut; Contact: www.cttamilsangam.org

April 7 – 8, 2018, Saturday & Sunday
9am. Bay Area Thyagaraja Aradhana Festival 2018; Program features Thyagaraja Aradhana & Pancharatna Kritis; Group performances by Bay Area Schools and teachers; Concerts by Sriranjani Santhanagopalan, Neyveli Santhanagopalan, Sikkil Gurucharan, Tanikella Chandra Banu & more; Organized by KalalayaUSA; Venue: Evergreen Valley High School, San Jose, California; Contact: www.kalalayausa.org

April 14, 2018, Saturday
1pm. Tamil New Year, Chithirai Thirunaal celebrations; Program features performance by Narthagi Nataraj and talents from local dance schools; Organized by Connecticut Tamil Sangam; Venue: TBD; Contact: www.cttamilsangam.org