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Oct 3, Wednesday
Gita Lectures Swami Parthasarathy, an exponent of Vedanta and author of the Vedanta Treatise, Oct 3-Oct 6, 7:30PM, Holiday Inn Express, Elm Hurst, IL, Contact: Shubi Mansukhani, 847.680.8555, get.to/vedanta
"Sata Chandi Yajnam" for Peace and Harmony, Hosted by Sringeri Vidya Bharati Foundation Inc, Sringeri Sadhana Center, Stroudsburg, PA, Oct 3-Oct 7, Contact: 609.530.0299; 732.238.1119
Oct 6, Saturday
"Me, Myself and My Desis!", a hilarious comedy by CRY-SF in association with A'Shore Productions, Lorraine Hansberry Theater, San Francisco, California, 7PM, Contact: Arun 650.814.5618, us.cry.org/sanfrancisco/
Carnatic Vocal Concert By Suguna Purushothaman Sponsored by South Indian Music Academy, Hoover Jr. High School Auditorium, Lakewood, California, 4:30PM, Contact: 626.794.0695, 310.371.6079, www.geocities.com/southindianmusicacademy/
"Ankle Bells & Painted Faces", An evening of Indian folk dances Organized by Rangoli, Madrid Theater, Canoga Park, California, 5PM, Free Admission, Contact: 818.788.6860, msiyengar@hotmail.com, www.rangoli.org
Carnatic Violin Concert by T.N.Krishnan Hosted by ICMCA, Art-Auditorium, UT-Austin, Texas, 6PM, Free(ICMCA members), $20(Regular), $10(Students/Seniors), Contact: Raji Parameswaran, 512.372.9966, www.icmca.org
Dance Arangetram by Priya Purohit; Student of Mrs.Vishal Ramani, The Arts Auditorium, West Valley College, Saratoga, CA 95070; 4PM; Free event
Concert by Geetha Ramanathan Bennett-veena / vocals, Frank Bennett-mridangam, Rusty Gillette-ghatam, SSVT Auditorium, 6905 Cipriano Road, Lanham, Maryland 20706. 7pm, Contact: Raj: 301-330-4598, geneprobe@aol.com
Oct 6, 13, 20, 27
Suprabhadam, Vishnu Sahasranamam recitation, Hindu Temple, Sunnyvale, California, 10AM, Contact: sumathy67@hotmail.com
Oct 7, Sunday
Carnatic Violin Concert by TN.Krishnan Co-hosted by Bharathi Kalai Mandram, Worthham Center, Houston, Texas, 6PM, Contact: info@iaahouston.com Phone: 281.648.0422, www.iaahouston.com
Indian Classical Fusion with L.Shankar and Gingger (violin and vocals), Zakir Hussain (tabla), T.H. Vinayakram(ghatam), Stafford Civic Center, Houston, Texas, 7:30PM, $29, $49, $69, Contact: Surendar Talwar 713.668.2948
Oct 10, Wednesday
"2001 Southwest Venture Capital Conference" Hosted by TiE-Austin at Westin Galleria Hotel, Dallas, Texas, 8:30AM, Contact: SWVCC 408.987.4292, www.thecapitalnetwork.com
Oct 11, Thursday
"Journey to a Healthy Back ", A four day workshop series by Kathy Alef, Organized by Iyengar Yoga Institute, San Francisco, California, 7:45PM, Contact: Pat Layton 415.753.0909
Oct 12, Friday
"Triple Violins By T.N. Krishnan & Party" Hosted by Dancing Yogi, Cubberly Community Center, Palo Alto, California, 7:30PM, $25,$20,$15,Contact: Malini Srinivasan 408.872.1063, www.dancingyogi.com
"The Mystical Tree", a performance featuring a blending of Indian and Spanish movements in a contemporary dancescape, Hosted by Tanjore Performing Arts at Boys and Girls Club, Austin, Texas, 8PM, $20,$15,$10, Contact: Anuradha Naimpally 512.795.8627
Oct 13, Saturday
"Diwali - Festival of Lights", Hosted by IndoABC, Great America Parkway, Santa Clara, California, 10AM-8PM, Contact: 510.657.0396, diwali@indoabc.com, www.indoabc.com
Carnatic Vocal Concert By Vasundhara Rajagopal Sponsored by South Indian Music Academy, Hoover Jr. High School Auditorium, Lakewood, California, 6PM, Contact: 626.794.0695, 310.371.6079, www.geocities.com/southindianmusicacademy/
Carnatic Vocal Concert By Smt. Bombay Jayashree Hosted by CAMAGA, Hindu Temple, Riverdale, Georgia, 5PM, Contact: Dr. Ram Sriram, 770.493.6534, camaga@mediaone.net, people.atl.mediaone.net/camaga/
Carnatic Vocal Concert By Hydrebad Brothers Hosted by CAMANA at Hickman Hall, Rutgers University, New Jersey, 5PM, Contact: Sankar Narayanan 908.222.3474
"Gandhi Day Walkathon" Sponsored by AIF, Battery Park, New York, Funds raised for victims of Sep 11 attack and to rebuild Gujarat, Contact: Prashant Agarwal, 212.559.4222, www.aifoundation.org/walkathon.asp
Oct 14, Sunday
Carnatic vocal short concert (details to be announced) followed by Carnatic veena concert by Padmaja Kishore, Hosted by LOTUS, Hindu Temple, Sunnyvale, California, 3PM-6:30PM, Admission Free. Contact: 408.734.4554, http://www.svlotus.com/
Lalitha Sahasranama Sthothram recitation, Hindu Temple, Sunnyvale, California, 7PM, Contact: 408.248.7832, lmoorty@pacbell.net
Carnatic Vocal Concert By Suguna Purushothaman Sponsored by SIFA, Cubberly Theater, Palo Alto, California, 4PM, $10(Members), $15(Non-Members), $8(Children and Seniors), Contact: 1.888.664.SIFA, www.southindiafinearts.org
"Gandhi Day Walkathon" Sponsored by AIF, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California, Funds raised for victims of Sep 11 attack and to rebuild Gujarat, Contact: Manjula Gupta, manjulagupta@hotmail.com. 408.934.1600, www.aifoundation.org/walkathon.asp
Carnatic Vocal Concert By Hydrebad Brothers Sponsored by Bharathi Kalai Mandram, Jones Hall, Univ of St. Thomas, Houston, Texas, 5PM, Contact: bkm_houston@hotmail.com, www.bkmhouston.org
Oct 18, Thursday
Indian Classical Fusion with Shankar and Gingger (violin and vocals), Zakir Hussain(tabla), T.H. Vinayakram(ghatam) Hosted by AID and SEVHA, Hill Auditorium, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 7:30PM, $36,$26,$21, Contact: Rachna Dhingra 734.717.9064,
Oct 20, Saturday
Carnatic Violin Concert By T.N. Krishnan Sponsored by South Indian Music Academy, Hoover Jr. High School Auditorium, Lakewood, California, 6PM, Contact: 626.794.0695, 310.371.6079, www.geocities.com/southindianmusicacademy/
Carnatic Chitra Veena Concert by Ravikiran, Performing Arts Studio, Emroy University, Atlanta, Georgia, 8:15PM, Contact: The Arts at Emory box office 404-727-5050, boxoffice@emory.edu, www.emory.edu/WELCOME/journcontents/releases/concert0102.html
Carnatic Vocal Concert by Simantini Kauta followed by "Navarasa - A dance drama" by students of Nrithyanjali Institute, Hindu Temple Community Center, Bridgewater, New Jersey, 3PM, Contact: Bhuvana Iyer 732.634.3130
Light Music Concert by "Sangeeth" Organized by Bharathi Kalai Mandram at Houston Community College, Hoston, Texas, 6:30PM, Contact: km_houston@hotmail.com, www.bkmhouston.org
Oct 21, Sunday
Navartna Krithis by Rajeshwari Satish & Others followed by Veena recital by Manjula Ramachandran, Hindu Temple Community Center, Bridgewater, New Jersey, 3PM, Contact: Bhuvana Iyer 732.634.3130
Oct 24, Wednesday
"Bootcamp for Startups " a 2-day professional networking sessions Organized by TiE, Garage Technology Ventures, Westin Hotel, Santa Clara, California, 7:30PM, Contact: Raj Desai 408.567.0700, www.garage.com/bootcamp/affiliates/tie.shtml
Oct 25, Thursday
"7th 3-day annual meeting" for battered immigrant women at Holiday Inn Select, Atlanta, Georgia. Battered Women's Advocates, Immigrant Rights Advocates, Sexual Assault Victim Advocates & Legal Services Agencies are welcome. Contact: Monica Arenas 415.252.8900 Ext. 49,
Oct 27, Saturday
'Kiran - A Ray of Hope' - Shri Krupa Dance Company and Ustad Habib Khan present an evening of thematic music and dance; Dedicated to the 'Save the Next Victim' mission of Dr. Kiran Bedi's India Visions Foundation. Montogomery Theater, San Jose, California 95113, Contact: 408.293.5206, www.shrikrupa.org; Tickets: $15, $18, $50
3rd Dushahra Festival Organized by Indo-Americal festivals, Inc., East Freehold Park, Freehold, New Jersey, 1PM, Contact: Mangal Gupta, 732.360.2059, www.dushahra.com/
"Costume Ball 2001" A Fundraiser Hosted by NetIP, Metropolitan Pavilion, New York, 8PM, Member $60, Non-member $75. No ticket sales at door. Contact: Suresh Peddu, 917.653.4302, www.netip-ny.org/events/costume_ball
'Vijayadasami Celebrations' by Natyanjali School of Dance, Accepting new enrollments; Senior Citizen's center, W. Covina, 6:30pm. Contact: Dr. Malini Krishnamurthi, 626.967.5969.
Oct 28, Sunday
"Carnatic Clarionet Concert", Co-Sponsored by MITHAS and MIT Sangam with AKC Natarajan (Clarionet) & K. Munikumar (Nadhaswaram), MIT Wong Auditorium, Cambridge, Massachusets, Contact: Venkat 781.647.9522
"Hindustani Vocal Concert" by Uday Bhawalkar Hosted by ICMCDFW at Horchow Auditorium, Dallas, Texas, Contact: ICMCDFW 214.513.7741