If you want events to be included, please e-mail details to thendral@tamilonline.com. Though we try our best to provide accurate information, we urge you to check details with the host organization before attending an event.
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