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.
Sept 04, 11, 18, 25 Tuesdays
12 noon. Siddha Samadhi Yoga Classes at Shiva Vishnu Temple, Livermore, California, Contact: Temple 925.449.6255, www.livermoretemple.org
Sept. 05, 12, 19, 26 Wednesdays
6-9am. "ItsDiff" Tamil radio program every Wednesday at 90.1 FM, KZSU, Stanford, California; Contact: Srikant Srinivasa, itsdiff@gmail.com
Sept. 06, 13, 20, 27 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
Sept. 08, 15, 22, 29 Saturdays
9am. Sakthi TV presents half hour Tamil Programming in your local channel line-up. Program can be viewed in Channel 29 in Fremont; Channel 28 in Hayward, Union City, Alameda, San Leandro, San Lorenzo, Castro Valley; Channel 27 in Newark; Programs include, Tamil Karnatic & Light Music, Pattimanram, Potti, Teledrama and Event coverage from the Bay Area; www.saktitv.com
Sept. 02, 09, 16, 23, 30 Sundays
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
9:30am-10am - Tamil Class taught at the Hindu Temple of Atlanta, Riverdale, Georgia; Also offering Dance classes, Hatha Yoga, Adult Gita, and Balavihar class. Contact: 770.907.7102, feedback@hindutempleofatlanta.org, www.hindutempleofatlanta.org
9:30-10:30am. TAMIL WORSHIP; Venue: Faith Lutheran Church (Sanctuary), 37635 Dequindre Road, Michigan (Between 16 &17 Mile Road); Contact: Rev. Arul J Alexander 248-402-8040; tamil@faithtroy.org Web: http://www.faithtroy.org/tamil
5.00 p.m.: EMMANUEL TAMIL CHURCH; Vibrant praise & worship services. Venue: St. Michael's Lutheran Church - Chapel, 7000 N Sheldon Road, Canton, Michigan; Contact: Rev. Sunil Noah 586 435 7057 /sunilruth@comcast.net
5.30pm - St.John’s Tamil Lutheran Congregation - Church congregation of Tamil Speaking public from Asia; Location: 47 Winthrop Street, Williston Park, New York, Contact: Rev. Rathinasamy 718.747.6242, 516.742.5858
5:pm to 6pm (EST): 'Tamil Amudham' Metro Detroit/Ann Arbor's Tamil Radio program: Every Sunday at 1460 AM; Can be heard at www.wpon.com; Archives at www.tamilamudham.com; Contact: Program Director Dr. V.S Balanethiram 248.641.7684. Features news roundup, children’s program, kadhai amudham, mazhalai amudam
General Interest, Competitions, Scholarships: 4th Annual Carnatic Music Competition; Organized by Chicago Tyagaraja Utsavam on October 6th, 2007 at Balaji Temple, Aurora, Illinois; Contact:www.tyagaraja-chicago.org
Call for Film Entries in both Feature length and Short Films in the narrative and documentary categories for the Second Annual Atlanta Indo-American Film Festival (Nov. 15-18, 2007); Hosted by Indo American Film Society; Open to New Films from India and the Non-Resident Indian Diaspora; Deadline for Submissions: Oct. 07, 2007; Contact: www.iafs.us/aiaff, director_aiaff@iafs.us
Jul. 14, 2007 through Dec. 07, 2008
Gateway Bombay – An exhibition celebrating the art and culture of India; Hosted by Peabody Essex Museum; Venue: Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts.
Sept. 01, Saturday
4pm. Bharatanatyam Arangetram of Ms. Anusha Srinivasan; Disciple of Guru Vishal Ramani, Artistic Director of Shri Krupa Dance Company; Venue: Cubberly Theater, Palo Alto, California; Contact: www.shrikrupa.org
4:30pm. Thillana’s Swasamae – A Light Music Evening; Presented by Cancer Institute (WIA) Foundation; Chief Guest: Padmashri Dr. V. Shantha; Proceeds to benefit Adyar Cancer Institute; Venue: Chabot College Performing Arts Center, Hayward, California; Contact: www.cifwia.org, www.thillana.net
Sept. 02, Sunday
9-11am. Breakfast with Chinna KalaivaaNar Comedy King Vivek; Venue: Thirupathi Bhimas, Milpitas, California; Contact: Nimmi 408.712.4734; Fundraiser for Adyar Cancer Institute;
4pm. A Grand Dance Program by Padmashree Shobana; A nostalgic tribute to her legendary aunt, Ms. Padmini Ramachandran; Venue: Temple Auditorium, Sri Venkateswara Swami (Balaji) Temple, Aurora, Illinois; Contact: Temple Office: Temple Office at 630.844.2252; Tickets: $15, $50, $100
4:30pm. Ilakkiya Maalai by Thiru. Mullai Nadavarasu; Hosted by Connecticut Tamil Sangam; Venue: CVHTS Auditorium, Sri Sathyanarayana Temple, Middletown, Connecticut; Contact: www.cttamilsangam.org, Dr.Pazhani Sundaram 203.271.2064; Tickets: $5 (includes dinner)
5pm. Formal Dinner in honor of Padmashri Dr. V. Shantha; A great opportunity to meet Dr. Shantha and other dignitaries; Fundraiser for Adyar Cancer Institute; Venue: Cypress Hotel, Cupertino, California; Contact: Ravi 408.368.8845, www.cifwia.org
Sept. 08, Saturday
3-5pm. General Body Meeting of Greater Atlanta Tamil Sangam; Agenda includes passing of amended GATS bylaws. Venue: To be announced; Contact: www.gatamilsangam.org
6:30pm. Thaenisai Mazhai; A Benefit music concert featuring live orchestra by C.S.Ainkaaran & Ms. Anitha Krishna; Presented by Udhavum KarangaL; Venue: Keefe Tech, Farmington, Massachusetts; Contact: Geeta: 781.861.1844, Siva: 508.653.3890, Lata: 508.842.8859; Tickets: $15, $25, $50
Sept. 09, Sunday
4pm. Anjali - An Offering; Presented by Ms. Radica Giri, Artistic Director of Anjali School of Bharatanatyam with live orchestra from Chennai; Nattuvangam by Dr. Rathna Kumar; A benefit concert for Shiva Murugan Temple, Concord; Venue: Cubberley Theater, Palo Alto, California; Contact: Ms.Radica Giri: 408.366.2871, radica_giri@hotmail.com, Anu: 650.207.6016; Tickets: $15 & $25
4:30pm. The Path to Peace - A multi-media dance & music production by an international group; Celebrating Mahatma Gandhi's commitment to humanity; Presented by Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation of USA; Venue: Gary Soren Smith Center, Ohlone College, Fremont, California; Contact: 510.490.4620, 408.480.7309, ekalevent@yahoo.com; Tickets: $25, $35 & $50.
Sept. 08 (Sat.)
6:45pm. Holy Tamil Mass, Every Second Saturday of the month; Venue: St. Joseph Parish, Mountain View, California; Contact:www.tamilcatholic.org
Sept. 13, Thursday
Inaugural Indian & American Achiever Awards; Hosted by Cinemaya Media Group; Venue: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington DC; Contact: www.cinemayamedia.com
Climate Change & Global Politics; A one-day conference on the Intl. Challenges of Combating Global Warming; Speakers include Robert Birgeneau, Chancellor, UC, Berkeley; Steven Chu, Director, Lawrence Berkely Labs; John Holdren, Professor, Harvard University; Jessica Mathews, President, Carnegie Endowment for Intl. Peace; Venue: Mission Bay Conf. Center at UCSF, San Francisco, California; Contact: www.itsyourworld.org
Sept. 14-23, 2007
Bharathi Kalai Manram, Houston, Texas hosts Bharathi Vizha; Program features Iyal, Isai and Naatakam by Sangeetha Siromani Bombay Jayashree, Solventhar Suki.Sivam, Naataka RathinangaL Kaatthaadi Ramamurthy & Sri Hari; Contact: www.bkmhouston.org, Rajan Radhakrishnan: 832.656.7861, Padmini: 713.829.2040; Tickets: $50 (for all events, for BKM members)
Sept. 15, Saturday
4pm. Bharatanatyam Arangetram of Ms. Deepti Gopisetty; Disciple of Guru. Vishal Ramani; Artistic Director of Shri Krupa Dance Company; Venue: Cubberly Theater, Palo Alto, California; Contact: www.shrikrupa.org; 408-293-5206
4pm. Carnatic Music Concert by Sangeetha Kalanidhi TN. Seshagopalan; Organized by Carnatic Music Association of Georgia (CAMAGA); Venue: Hindu Temple Auditorium, Atlanta, Georgia; Contact: www.camaga.org, www.hindutempleofatlanta.org
5:30pm. American India Foundation (AIF) 2007 Fall Benefit Gala; Gala Honoree is Mr. John Chambers, CEO Cisco Systems; Venue: The Hyatt Regency, Burlingame, California; Contact: www.aifoundation.org, www.aifgala.org; 1-888-AIF-4IND
6:00pm. Jugalbandhi Concert by Dr. Balamurali Krishna & Pandit Ajoy Chakrabarty; Organized by Chicago Tyagaraja Utsavam and Hindu Temple of Greater Chicago; Venue: Sama Rathi Auditorium, Hindu Temple of Greater Chicago, Lemont, Illinois; Contact: www.tyagaraja-chicago.org; Tickets: $15 (senior & Students) - $75
Sept. 16, Sunday
9am-3pm. Tennis Tournament (Children & Adults); Organized by Chicago Tamil Sangam; Venue: Rush-Copley Healthplex Fitness Center, Aurora, Illinois; Contact: Chitra Susai 847.464.1227, Veera: 847.910.3684,nishnik@hotmail.com; Fee: $15-$35
4pm. Carnatic Vocal Concert by Ms. Gayathri Venkataraghavan; Presented by South India Fine Arts (SIFA); Venue: CET, San Jose, California; Contact:www.southindiafinearts.org
4pm. Roshni - An evening of Enlightenment through Dance; Presented by Sankara Eye Foundation and Ektaa Center; Program features Panchavaktram and classical dance forms; Venue: Juan Cabrillo High School, Long Beach, California; Contact: Harish Murthy 949.300.8912, www.ektaacenter.org
4pm. Manipuri - Classical Dance of East India; Performed by Darshana Jhaveri & Troupe from India; Presented by Natya Dance Theater; Venue: Triton College Performing Arts Center, River Grove, Illinois; Contact: 312.212.1240, bill@natya.com; Tickets: $15, $20
5:30pm. 'Taking it to the next level' - A Free Seminar on Higher Education; Speakers include, Dr. Venu Dasigi, Dr. Farrokh Mistree and Ms. Sherry Unwala; Venue: Roswell Regional Library, Roswell, Georgia 30075; Contact: Sundararaghavan: 770.442.5364, Bala Panchap: 770.664.0935; www.gatamilsangam.org
Sept. 20, Thursday
6:40-8:15pm. Meet the Author - Steve Raymer, Author of 'Images of a Journey: India in Diaspora'; Organized by Asia Society; Sponsored by The Tata Group, Co-hosted with University of District of Columbia, in conjuction with the 'DC Meets Delhi'Festival; Venue: Bldg. 41-A03, University of District of Columbia; Washington DC; Contact: www.asiasociety.org; Tickets: $10, $15
Sept. 23, Sunday
4pm. Kuchipudi Arangetram of Savita Senthil; Disciple of Smt. Sunita Pendekanti, Artistic Director, Kuchipudi Art Centre, Pleasanton; Venue: Smith Center, Ohlone College, Fremont, California; Contact: savita_dancedebut@hotmail.com, 650.614.4409; Free
4pm. A Mega Multilingual Musical Extravaganza; Light Music Concert by Unnikrishnan, Sadhana Sargam, Karthik and Ganga; Presented by Kalalaya USA; Venue: Chabot College, Hayward, California; Contact: Kala Iyer: 510.796.5252; Tickets: $20, $35, $50.
4pm. Carnatic Vocal Concert by Malladi Brothers; Presented bySouth India Fine Arts (SIFA); Venue: CET, San Jose, California; Contact:www.southindiafinearts.org
Sept. 29, Saturday
11am-1pm. 111th anniversary of Sri Ramana Maharshi's arrival at the holy Arunachala Hill. Arunachala Ashrama invites you to join the celebration.Venue: Milpitas Jain Temple, Milpitas, California; Contact: 510-656-2752, sunita_parasuraman@yahoo.com; www.arunachala.org
Volleyball Tournament; Organized by San Francisco Bay Area Tamil Sports Sangam (BATSS); 16 teams and 2 level competition; Venue: Ortega Park, Sunnyvale, California; Contact: www.batss.org, admin@batss.org, 650.440.3483
4pm. 15th Anniversary Celebrations & Show; Organized by Lasya Dance Company; Venue: McAfee Performing Arts Center, Saratoga High School, Saratoga, California; Contact: www.lasya.org
Sept. 30, Sunday
4:30-6:30pm. Raga Vision by Sangeetha Kalanidhi Padmabhushan Prof. TN Krishnan; Organized by SIFA; Sponsored by Sankara Nethralaya; Proceeds benefit Sankara Nethralaya; Venue: Mexican Heritage Theatre, San Jose, California; Contact: KS. Srinivasan: 408.666.9343, Ram Akella: 925.425.0040, KG. Venkatraman 301.646.1232, www.southindiafinearts.org |