December 2001 : Events Calendar
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 Dec. 14Amavasai
 Dec. 16Margazhi Masa Pirappu
 Dec. 17Ramzan
 Dec. 25Christmas
 Dec. 26Vaigunda Egathesi
 Dec. 27Kiruthigai
 Dec. 29Pournami
Shubha Muhurtha Day:
5, 9, 10, 13




Dec 1, Saturday
Two Day Craft Fair at Fort Mason Center - Festival Pavilion, San Francisco, California, 10AM, $7 Adults, $5 Seniors, Dec 1 and Dec 2, Contact: 415.383.3470

"Gandhi the Mahatma, and Jagriti - the Awakening, Affirming Ahimsa" - Excerpts from prior performances, La Petit Trianon, San Jose, California, 7:30PM, Contact: Abhinaya Dance Company 408.983.0491, abhinaya_sj@yahoo.com, www.abhinaya.com

"Great Composers Day", Essay Competitions, Music Competitions etc., Hindu Temple Community Center, Bridgewater, New Jersey, 8:30AM - 6:30PM,Contact: Asha Janardhan 908.322.8750

Tuesdays - Dec. 4, 11, 18, 25
Mostly Tamil Radio Broadcast, 90.1FM, San Francisco Bay Area, 6:00-9:00 AM, http://www.mostlytamil.com

Dec 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, Saturday
Suprabhadam, Vishnu Sahasranamam recitation, Hindu Temple, Sunnyvale, California, 10AM, Contact: sumathy67@hotmail.com

Dec 2, Sunday
Hindustani Vocal Concert by Shubhangi Sakhalkar Organized by Indian Classical Music Society of Greater Atlanta, Georgia Tech Students Center Theatre, Atlanta, Georgia, 10AM, $18(Seniors), $10(Students) $3(Members), Contact: Sumati Mahajan 770.446.1772, www.ipnatlanta.net/icms

Kaarthigai Theepam Pooja & Bharatha Natyam Presentation by Vishal Ramani's Students, 11AM - 2PM, Shiva Murugan Temple, Concord, California, 1PM, Contact: Temple 925.827.0127, www.shivamurugantemple.org/

'Aalavanthaan' movie screening, by Tamil Cultural Association, University of Texas at Austin; Batts Hall Auditorium, 5pm. Tickets: $7 members, $8 others Contact: Sivaramakrishnan Srinivasan - siva@mail.utexas.edu

Dec 2, 9, 16, Sunday
'Kambanai KaaNpom', Classes on 'Kamba Ramayanam' by Ganapathi Subramaniam, California Tamil Academy (formerly TNF Tamil School) 11 AM - 12 Noon; Room No. L74, De Anza College, Cupertino. Contact: Ganesh Babu @ (408) 260 9721, sabi2000@yahoo.com

Cricket Practice Hosted by Austin Cricket Club, Chisholm Trail Middle School Playground, Round Rock, Texas, 8AM - 2PM, Contact: Sanjay Singh 512.432.8957, www.groups.yahoo.com/group/acclub1

Dec 4, Tuesday
"Internet as a Tool for Competitive Intelligence and Market Analysis Course", One day course offered by Competia.com, Harcourt Learning Center, Boston, Massachusetts, 8:30AM - 5PM, $850, Contact: Kristina Tomaz-Young 514.270.5222, www.competia.com/academy

Dec 5, Wednesday
The Arizona Venture Capital Conference (AVCC) with 75-150 of the country's leading investors, bankers and venture capitalists, The Camelback Inn Resort, Phoenix, Arizona, 11:30AM - 7:30PM, Dec 5, 6, Contact: Terree Wasley 602.495.6470

Dec 7, Friday
3rd Annual International Health Organization AIDS-India Symposium" Hosted by International Health Organization, Snyder Auditorium, Harvard School Of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, $25(students), $50 Contact: 617.254.5077, info@ihousa.org, www.ihousa.org/iho_conference.htm,

Dec 8, Saturday
Children's Day Festival by Chicago Tamil Sangam; Program includes Felicitation of 'Padmashree' Bala V. Balachandran, Drama Presented by Mr. Raghuveer, Various classical and film music songs & dances by children, Sri Balaji Temple Auditorium, Sullivan Road, Aurora, Illinois, 5:30PM, Contact: Chicago Tamil Sangam 630.778.1749

Christmas and New Year Bonanza, by Michigan Tamil Sangam; Progam includes Children's International Fashion Show, Christmas Pageant, Light Music by Geethanjali Orchestra; Fitzgerald High School, Warren, Michigan; 5:00-10:00PM, Tickets: $5; Contact: Radhika Desikan 734.397.5541, Padma Raghupathy 248.651.6468

'Aalavanthaan' movie screening by Kansas City Tamil Sangam, 1:00PM, AMC Oak Park; Tickets: $6 Members, $8 Non -Members, Children under 10 free Contact: JP 913.814.8771, Akila 913.681.1181

USCA 2nd Atlanta Open Carrom Tournament hosted US Carrom Association, Maharaja Indian Cuisine, Tucker, Georgia, 8AM, Singles on Dec 8, Doubles on Dec 9. Contact: Ramesh Srinivasan 404.964.7926, Admin_games@yankeecarrom.org, www.carrom.org



Dec 9, Sunday
"Saving for College", A FREE Seminar - Tax & financial planning ideas that will help you save for your children's college in more ways than one - Speaker: Nachu Vellayappan, CPA, Farmington Library - Downtown Branch, Farmington, Michigan, 3:30PM - 4:30PM, Contact: Nachu Vellayappan 248.359.7833

"Restorative Yoga - An afternoon of gentle stretching", Hosted by Dancing Yogi, Saratoga, California, 2PM-4PM, $30, No Prior Yoga experience needed, Contact: 408.741.7084, info@dancingyogi.com, www.dancingyogi.com/workshop.htm

Lalitha Sahasranama Sthothram recitation, Hindu Temple, Sunnyvale, California, 7PM, Contact: 408.248.7832, lmoorty@pacbell.net

Dec 15, Saturday
Annual Fund Raising Music Concert With Dinner, Hosted by Hindu Temple of Greater Chicago, Sama Rathi Auditorium, Lemont, Illinois, 6PM, $35(Adults), $20(Students), Contact: 630.972.0300, www.ramatemple.org

Children's Talent Show and Annual Dinner, Metroplex Tamil Sangam, Dallas, Texas; St.Gregarious church, Garland, Texas, 5pm Tickets: $5 Adult and children above ages 12, $3 kid (ages 3 to 12) Contact: Hema Sridharan sridharanhema@hotmail.com, 972.234.6350

Dec 31, Monday
"New Year's Eve Party" Hosted by Hungama Entertainment, Cerritos Sheraton Hotel, Cerritos, California, 6PM, $75, $100, Contact: Kamlesh Chauhan 562.924.2572


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