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.
Ongoing:
9am - 5.30pm. "Pranahuti Aided Meditation", Training held by the Institute of Sriramchandra Consciousness, every 2nd Saturday of the month in the Bay Area. Free for all. Contact: Vidyadar Joshi 408.973.8667, www.sriramchandra.org , isrc_ca@yahoo.com
July 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
July 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
July 06, 13, 20, 27 Thursdays
1pm - 3pm. Carnatic Radio on 90.1FM KZSU Stanford, The program is one hour of carnatic music and Gharana music. Contact: Parag,
info@kzsu.stanford.edu
7:30-9pm. Weekly Satsanghs (Shirdi Sai Bhajans); Organized by Shirdi Sai Parivaar; Venue: Odd Fellows Temple, Cupertino, California; Contact: www.shirdisaiparivaar.org
July 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
5.30pm - 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
Weekly
Chinmaya Mission, California conducts weekly discourses on Bhagavad Gita, Upadesha Saara, Sreemad Bhagavatam, Vedanta Saara, Upadesha Saara, Advaita Vedanta - Ishavasya Upanishad, Advaita Vedanta - Vivekachoodamani and Guided Meditation; Locations: Sandeepany, San Jose; Lincoln High School, San Jose; Washington High School, Fremont; Los Cerros Middle School, Danville; Contact: 408-998-2793;
www.chinmaya-sanjose.org
July 2006
Summer Reading Challenge for Children between 5 and 15 years; Sponsored by Reading is Fundamental and Target; Between the months of May and August; Enter to win a Target GiftCard Children interested in writing can submit their poems, short stories, creative essays, book reviews, opinion essays and feature articles to Imagine magazine; Contact: Melissa Hartman, Center for Talented Youth;
mhartman@jhu.edu; www.jhu.edu/~gifted/imagine/guidelines.html
July 01-26
Amma visits 11 cities during her 2006 US visit. Experience an embrace, meditate and attend Q& A sessions, participate in bhajans with Amma; Please refer to the Ad or the website for specific dates locations and details; Contact: www.amma.org, events@ammachi.org, 510.537.9417
June 30, July 01 (Friday, Saturday)
7:30-9pm (Fri.), 6-8pm (Sat). Meaning of Life through Bhagavad Gita – A discourse by Swami Sukhabodhananda; Venue: Unitarian Universalist Church, San Francisco, California; Contact: Ms. Mahi 408.688.6254, mahisank@yahoo.com , www.swamisukhabodhananda.org
July 01 - 03, Saturday – Monday
2006 Annual FeTNA Tamil Convention; Hosted by FeTNA (Federation of Tamil Sangams of North America); Program includes speeches by Padmashree Kavignar Vairamuthu, Member of Parliament Sarathkumar; Folk Music and dances; Patti Manram, Children’s programs, Kavi Arangam, Light music program…; Venue: Manhattan Center, New York, New York; Contact: www.fetna2006.org , Mr. Natarajan Rathnam, nrathnam@fintrack.com , Tickets: 516.625.5554
July 03 - 14
Summer 2006 Workshops for Teachers; Monday – Friday; 9am-Noon. Grammar for Teachers (Grades 6-12); Organized by Bay Area Writing Project; Venue: University of California, Berkeley; Contact: www.bayareawritingproject.org
July 13 - 16, Thursday – Sunday
South Asian Journalists Association (SAJA) Convention & Job Fair; More than 45 panels and workshops, more than 75 world-class speakers, more than 30 recruiters including, CNN, Associated Press, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, …; Venue: Columbia University, New York; Contact: sajaconvention2006@gmail.com; www.saja.org
July 06, Thursday
Noon-2pm. Rajasthan’s Road to the Future: A discussion with Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje; Organized by Asia Society and Confederation of Indian Industry; Venue: Asia Society & Museum, New York, New York; Contact: www.asiasociety.org
July 08, Saturday
6:45pm. Holy Rosary and Holy Tamil Mass; Venue: St. Joseph Parish, Mountain View, California; Contact:
www.tamilcatholic.org
July 09, Sunday
11am-12noon. "Indo-US Relations: Towards a New Era", a talk by Ambassador K. Shankar Bajpai; Presided by Mr. B.S.Prakash, Consul General in San Francisco; Organized by India Community Center (ICC); Venue: ICC Milpitas, Milpitas, California; Contact:
www.indiacc.org; 408.934.1130
6:30pm. Sunidhi Chauhan & Bollywood Dancers; Presented by Foundation for Excellence; A fundraiser for college scholarships for needy students in India; Venue: San Jose Center for Performing Arts, San Jose, California; Contact: www.ffe.org, 408.985.2001
July 11, Tuesday
5:30pm. An Immigrant’s Story: Presented by Paul Oreffice, Former CEO, Dow Chemical, Author – ‘Only in America’; Arrived in the US with a vocabulary of 50 words and rose to become the CEO of a major company; Venue: Commonwealth Club office; San Francisco, California; Contact: www.commonwealthclub.org
July 15, Saturday
3:30pm. Humor Star YG.Mahendra in superhit comedy plays – Thantramukhi and ‘Kaathalikka Naeramundu’; Hosted by Ektaa Center and SoCal Tamil Manram; Venue: Hoover Auditorium, Lakewood, California; Contact: 949.495.2765, 949.300.8912, 949.246.0943,
info@ektaacenter.org ; www.ektaacenter.org
4pm. Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Ms. Pranati Sreepathy, Disciple of Guru Vishal Ramani; Presented by Shri Krupa Dance Company; Venue: Jackson Theater, Ohlone College, Fremont, California; Contact: www.shrikrupa.org
July 16, Sunday
3pm & 6pm. Humor Star YG.Mahendra in superhit comedy plays – Thantramukhi and ‘Kaathalikka Naeramundu’; Venue: CET Auditorium, San Jose, California; Contact: Uma Venkataraman 650.619.5546, Satish: 408.836.0723; www.designmavericks.com/ygm2006sj
July 18, Tuesday
8-9:30am. 'Getting Past the First Mile: Contract Procurement - Being the Chosen One'; Organized by TiE, Washington DC; A breakfast workshop on strategies for mastering Federal market; Venue: Tower Club, Vienna, Virginia; Contact: www.tie.org
July 21, Friday
6:30pm. Humor Star YG.Mahendra in superhit comedy play – ‘Thantramukhi’; Hosted by Austin Tamil Sangam & Asha For Education; Venue: Lanier High School, Austin, Texas; Contact: Shankar Palaniyandi 791.1015, Santosh Padmanabhan 431.5105;
www.austintamilsangam.org
July 22, Saturday
Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Ms. Twisha Buch, Disciple of Guru Mythili Kumar; Presented by Abhinaya Dance Company; Venue: Ohlone College Theater, Fremont, California; Contact: www.abhinaya.org
4pm. Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Ms. Krithika Krishnamurthy, Disciple of Guru Vishal Ramani; Presented by Shri Krupa Dance Company; Venue: Cubberly Theater, Palo Alto, California; Contact: www.shrikrupa.org
4:15pm. ‘Malavika – Agnimitra’ – A Bharathanatyam presentation of a romantic play by playwright Kalidasa; Presented by Dr. Malini Krishnamurthi, Artistic Director of Natyanjali Foundation; Venue: The Sophia B. Clarke Theater, Walnut California; Contact: Dr. Malini Krishnamurthi 626.967.5969, Gita Ganesh 909.595.9874;
www.natyanjali.org
4:30pm. BharataNatyam Arangetram of Anita & Anjali Sundaramoorthy; Disciples of Guru Hema Kumar, Artistic Director of Sanskriti School of Dance; Venue: Thoreau Demonstration Academy, Tulsa, Oklahoma; Contact: Srini & Rohini Sundaramoorthy 918.455.7378
7pm. 9th Annual Charity Gala; Presented by Network of South Asian Professionals (NetSAP) DC; Keynote speaker: Desh Deshpande; Venue: Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington DC; Contact:
charitygala@netsap.org, www.netsap.org
July 26, Wednesday
5:30pm. Demystifying Biotech: Presented by Ms. Moira Gunn, Host ‘Tech Nation’ and ‘BioTech Nation’, National Public Radio (NPR); A talk on the booming Biotech industry; Venue: Commonwealth Club office; San Francisco, California; Contact:
www.commonwealthclub.org
July 29, Saturday
4pm. Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Ms. Anu Ramachandran, Disciple of Guru Vishal Ramani; Presented by Shri Krupa Dance; Venue: Jackson Theater, Ohlone College, Fremont, California; Contact: Latha & Ravi Ramachandran 408.929.4562; www.shrikrupa.org Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Ms. Mythili Sivaswaroopam, Disciple of Guru Mythili Kumar; Presented by Abhinaya Dance Company; Venue: Canada Theater, Redwood City, California; Contact:
www.abhinaya.org
July 30, Sunday
10am-4pm (rain or shine). Educate A Child, Walk-Bike-a-thon / Picnic; Organized by North South Foundation; Help raise funds for scholarships; Venue: Brooksvale Park, Hamden, Connecticut; Contact:
www.northsouth.org, info@northsouth.org; Suggested donation $25/family.