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Aug 1, Wednesday
Subramanhya Sahasaranama Saamuhika Sapathaaha (July 27 - Aug 3) at Hindu Temple, Sunnyvale, CA, 7PM-9PM, Contact:Temple, 408.734.4554
Aug 2-5, Thursday – Sunday
India’s Independence Day celebrations buy FIA & FIBA, Mission College, Santa Clara, CA, Contact:Biren Chowdhary, 510.249.9167, www.fibaonline.com
Aug 3-5, Friday – Sunday
VIth Annual Meeting and Scientific Seminar by Associaton of Tamilnadu Medical Graduates, Florida Chapter, Sheraton World Rsort, Orlando, Florida; Contact:Dr. P. Chocalingam 863.385.5538
Aug 4, Saturday
Saamuhika Satayanarayana Pooja at Hindu Temple, Sunnyvale, CA, 7PM-9PM, Contact:Temple, 408.734.4554
"Life Values", Talk by Swami Ishwarananda at Rancho Santa Susana Community Center, Simi Valley, CA, 6:30 PM. Contact:Madhu & Subhash Sharma, 805.581.9628]
Two excerpts from Ramayana by Dancers from the Prabhath Academy For Music and Performing Arts (PAMPA) at the Public Library, Sunnyvale, CA, 4 PM, Free. Contact:408.730.7300
Annual Summer Picnic Organized by Bay Area Tamil Manram at Baylands Park, Sunnyvale, CA, Contact:www.bayareatamilmanram.org
"Ranga-Resha Exhibition 2001" oils and acrylics by Ravi Paranjape, Kalart Gallery, San Francisco, CA, Aug 4 – Aug 25. Contact:415.693.9727]
"Sri Venkatadri Vaibhavam". A multilingual bharatanatyam feature on Lord Venkateshwara Organized by India Spices and SysStar Software at Resede High School Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA., 6.30PM, Contact:Nalini Natarajan 818.775/0994. nalinisysstar@yahoo.com
"Kalavarak" – NAATAK’s First Tamil Play Production; based on Bhisham Sahn’s "Muavaze", Cubberly Theatre, Palo Alto, CA, Aug 4 – 7 PM. Aug 5 – 5 PM, $12, $8, Contact:Mail Bag, 408.946.3131, Ram Mohan, 408.439.4357, ramp12@hotmail.com, www.naatak.com
Aug 4, 11, 18, 25
Suprabhadam, Vishu Sahasranamam recitation, Hindu Temple, Sunnyvale, CA, 10AM Contact:sumathy67@hotmail.com
Aug 4, Sunday
Vocal Concert by Neyveli Santhanam Organized by Dancing Yogi, Saratoga CA, 4PM – 7 PM, $12, Contact:408.741.7084. info@dancingyogi.com, www.dancingyogi.com
"Sri Venkatadri Vaibhavam", A multilingual bharatanatyam feature on Lord Venkateshwara Organized by Hindu Community and Cultural Center at Chabot College Auditorium, Hayward, CA, 4PM, $100, $50, $25, $15, Contact:925.484.511, 408.272.5307
Aug 6, Monday
HTGC Summer Festival (Food, Jewelry, dresses, handicrafts, music, and dances from different parts in India), Chicago, IL, Contact:630.972.0300
Aug 10, Friday
International Dance Festival Hosted by City Heights Library at City Heights Urban Village Performance Annex. San Diego, CA. 7PM – 8.30PM, Contact:Long Huynh, 619.641.6123
Aug 11, Saturday
Annual performance by Lasya dancers at Shiva Murugan Temple, Concord, CA, 1 PM. Contact:408.733.2625
Sarod Concert by Amjad Ali Khan with his sons Hosted by Aid India at Mendeville Auditorium, UCSD, San Diego, CA, 6.30PM, $20, $30, $50, $75, Contact:Arun Ganapathy. 858.558.7605, sandiego@aidinida.org, www.aidindia.org/sandiego/events.htm
Lecture Demonstration & Tabla Solo by Yogesh Samsi with Arun Bagal on violin Organized by Indian Academy of Performing Arts at the Westminster Conservatory Playhouse, Princeton, NJ, 7.30 P.M. $15, $12, $10, Contact:Bharat 973.896.3151, www.iapa-usa.org
Aug 12, Sunday
Lalitha Sahasranama Sthothram recitation, Hindu Temple, Sunnyvalue, CA, 7 PM, Contact (408)248-7832, immorty@pacbell.net
Carnatic Vocal music debut by Ram Pairmi & Rajesh Pairmi, Cubberly Theater, Palo Alto, CA, 5 PM, Contact:650.424.8516, 408.433.6162
Carnatic Vocal Concert by Smt. Kameswari Anantharaman & Party at Sri Guruvaayoorappan Sannidhi, Morganville, NJ, 4.00PM, Contact:Chitra Venkateswaran 732.591.2452
Outdoor Picnic by Tamil Sangam, Michigan at Independence Oaks Park, Clarkston, Michigan; Noon – 5 p.m. Contact:(248) 625-0877.
Aug 14, Tuesday
VC Panel & Pitch Meeting Organized by SDForum’s Venture Finance SIG, at Microsoft Tech Center, Mtn View, CA, 6.30 PM – 8.30PM, Registration required. Contact:408.494.8378. www.sdforum.org
IBDNetwork Event : "iTV Middleware Shakeout", San Francisco, CA, 6.30 PM-8.30PM, $55, $35, Contact:Debbie Landa 415.563.6661, www.ibdnetwork.com
Aug 15, Thursday
"Reflections" A Fundraising Banquet for Sankara Eye Foundation at Chutney Mary Restaurant, South Brunswick Manor, NJ, 7.00PM – 10.00 PM, $30, $15, Contact:Sejal Dave at 732.968.3988, www.giftofvision.org
Gita Guidance to youth conducted by Swami Ishwaranda at Krishnalaya Piercy, Ca, Aug 16 – Aug 19, Contact:Meena Kapadia 925.680.7037, meenakapad@aol.com
Aug 17, Friday
Jyothi Kala Mandir presents Classical Dance Festival of India, Berkeley, CA, Aug 17 – Aug 19, Contact:www.jyotikalamandir.org
Aug 18, Saturday
‘An Evening of Sublime Sarod’ with Sarod Maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan for Association of India’s Development (AID), SF Bay Area Chapter at Spangenberg Theater, Palo Alto, CA, 6.30 P.M, Contact:Ramani (408)396-2045, http://www.aidindia.org/sfbay
Bharatanatyam Arangetram by Nandita Sriram at Mountain View Center for Performing Arts, Mtn View, CA, 4 PM, Contact:408.733.2625, lasya_dance@yahoo.com, www.lasya.org
Aug 19, Sunday
Lecture, Demonstration and performance by Vidhya Subramanian at the Classical Dance Festival of India. Live Oak Theater, Berkeley, CA. Contact:415.974.4313.
Annual Picnic, New England Tamil Sangam at Hopkington State Park, Hopkington, MA; 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. ; Contact:Durga Krishnan 608.481.7842. http://www.newenglandtamilsangam.org
Aug 25, Saturday
Carnatic Vocal Concert by Kamala Ramamurthi at Sri Guruvaayoorappan Sannidhi, Morganville, NJ, 4.00PM, Contact:Chitra Venkateswaran 732.591.2452
12th INDIAFEST, Celebrate Independence Day at Nassau Community College, Garden City, Long Island, NY. 1 PM – 11PM, Contact:Avinash Suri 516.735.8045.
Aug 26, Sunday
Performance by Dr. Padma Subramanian with musicians from India for the Bhagavad Gita, Spangenberg Theater. Palo Alto, CA, 6.15 P.M> , Co-Sponsored by Abhinaya Dance Company, Contact:(408) 983.0491. abhinaya_sj@yahoo.com, www.abhinaya.com