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.
Oct 02, 09, 16, 23 Tuesdays
12 noon. Siddha Samadhi Yoga Classes at Shiva Vishnu Temple, Livermore, California, Contact: Temple 925.449.6255, www.livermoretemple.org
Oct. 03, 10, 17, 24 Wednesdays
6-9am. "ItsDiff" Tamil radio program every Wednesday at 90.1 FM, KZSU, Stanford, California; Contact: Srikant Srinivasa, itsdiff@gmail.com
Oct. 04, 11, 18, 25 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
Oct. 06, 13, 20, 27 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
Oct. 07, 14, 21, 28 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:
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
Fellowship applications being accepted for 'Multimedia Training Seminars' to be conducted between December 16-21, 2007 & January 6-11, 2008 by Knight Digital Media Center, University of California, Berkeley, Graduate School of Journalism; Application Deadline for both seminars: October 26, 2007; Fellowship open to journalists and combine practical instruction in multimedia reporting & online publishing; Contact: Lanita Pace-Hinton, Director of Multimedia training,pacel@berkeley.edu, 510.649.7429; Application Deadline: Oct. 26, 2007
Oct. 06, Saturday
1-4pm. 4th Annual Carnatic Music Competition; K-12 Student Performers; 5pm. Carnatic Vocal Concert by Malladi Brothers; Organized by Chicago Tyagaraja Utsavam; Venue: SV Balaji Temple Auditorium, Aurora, Illinois; Contact:www.tyagaraja-chicago.org
4pm. Carnatic Vocal Concert by Salem Shriram; Organized by Carnatic Music Association of Georgia (CAMAGA); Venue: HTA Auditorium, Atlanta; Contact:www.camaga.org, Ram Shriram: 770.493.6534
9am-6pm. Inaugural Conference of prominent politicians, community leaders and prominent Indian Entrepreneurs; Presented byIndo-American Council (IAC); Venue: India Community Center, Milpitas, California; Contact:www.indoamericancouncil.org; Free
6pm. Thenisai Mazhai; A Grand Light Music program with live Orchestra; Organized by Chicago Tamil Sangam; Venue: Rathi Auditorium, Hindu Temple of Greater Chicago, Lemont, Illinois; Contact:www.chicagotamilsangam.org; Tickets: $8, $10 (non-members); Contact: rraghura@jjc.edu, nishnik@hotmail.com
Oct. 07, Sunday
4pm. Bharatanatyam Dance Concert featuring Indumathy Ganesh, Artistic Director of Nrithyollasa Dance Academy and senior students; Benefit concert for Shiva Murugan Temple, Concord; Venue: Cubberly Theatre, Palo Alto, California; Contact: Sumathi Natesan: 408.248.5211, Geetha: 925.485.1766; Tickets: $50, $15, $10
Oct. 06 & 07, Sat. & Sunday
10am. CMANAFEST-2007; Fall 2007 Music Festival proudly Presented byCarnatic Music Association of North America; Sangeetha Saagara award will be bestowed on Sri.T.N.Seshagopalan; Other performers in the festival include, Sri. Balamuralikrishna, Bombay Jayashree, Malladi Brothers, Karaikudi Subramanian; Venue: HTCS Auditorium, Bridgewater Temple, New Jersey; Contact:www.cmana.org
Book Signing: Vijay Vaitheeswaran: 'ZOOM: The Global Race to Fuel the Car of the Future'
Vijay Vaitheeswaran, Correspondent for The Economist and Co-Author of his new book 'Zoom' will be visiting the Silicon Valley Bay Area locations this week for Book Signing.
ZOOM: The Global Race to Fuel the Car of the Future by Iain Carson and Vijay Vaitheeswaran.www.zoomtothepeople.com, www.vijaytothepeople.com
Zoom is a finalist for this year's Financial Times/Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award
Locations:
Book Signing
Mon, 8th Oct. 2007 (7.30pm)
Books Inc
301 Castro Street Mountain View Store
Contact: Eric Petersen
Contact: Margie Tucker
Tel: 415-643 3400, x11mscott@booksinc.net | Book Signing
Tue, 9th Oct. 2007 (7pm)
Borders #57 Union Square
400 Post Street
San Francisco, California
Tel: 415-399-1633
Contact: Kathy Meengs
510-654-0160 VM
kmeengs@bordersgroupinc.com | | | Book Signing
Wed, 10th Oct. 2007 (1.00pm)
Book Passage
51 Tamal Vista Blvd.
Corte Madera, California
Contact: Karen West
(415) 927-0960 x 238
kwest@bookpassage.com | Book Signing
Wed, 10th Oct. 2007 (7.30pm)
Kepler's Books Inc.
2374 Santa Catalina St
Palo Alto, California
Book store: 650-324-4321
Contact: Pam Grange650-856-0978
pam@keplers.com |
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Oct. 11, Thursday
6pm. The Legacy and Lessons of the Marshall Plan; A talk by Greg Behrman – A Henry Kissinger Fellow for Foreign Policy - discusses the 60 year old initiative that would launch America forward as a modern superpower; Venue: World Affairs Council Auditorium, San Francisco, California; Contact:www.itsyourworld.org
Oct. 13, Saturday
4pm. Bharathikku oru Bharathanjali; An exclusive presentation of Bharathi's Compositions; Performed by Kalaimamani Shobana Ramesh; Organized by Art of India Foundation, Inc.; Venue: Keigwin Annexe Middle School, Middletown, Connecticut; Contact: artindiafoundation@yahoo.com, 203.468.6667; Free; Donations welcome.
4:30pm. Thakka Thimi Thaa - An evening of fashion show, comedy, mimicry, music & great fun; Catch your favorite characters from TV Serials Live; Organized by Bay Area Tamil Manram; Venue: Spangenberg Theater, Palo Alto, California; Contact: www.bayareatamilmanram.org, 408.398.2927, 510.406.3337; Tickets: $50, $35, $20
6:45pm. Holy Tamil Mass, Every Second Saturday of the month; Venue: St. Joseph Parish, Mountain View, California; Contact:www.tamilcatholic.org
8pm. A Natya Bharathanatyam Dance Concert with Guest Artists from India; Presented byMs. Hema Rajagopalan, Founder & Artistic Director of Natya Dance Theatre; Venue: Cindy Pritzker Auditorium, Harold Washington Library Center, Chicago, Illinois; Contact: bill@natya.com, 312.212.1240; Tickets: $20, $15
Oct. 12 & 13, Fri. & Saturday
2nd Annual Charity Golf Classic (Oct. 12th) at the Lost Canyons Golf Club & Gala Banquet (Oct. 13th) at the Beverly Hill Hilton Hotel; Presented byThe Vijay Amritraj Foundation; Contact: www.vijayamritrajfoundation.org; 818.988.9977
Oct. 14, Sunday
4pm. Carnatic Vocal Concert by Hyderabad Brothers (Sri. D. Seshachari & Sri. D. Raghavachari); Organized by South India Fine Arts (SIFA); Venue: CET, San Jose, California; Contact: www.southindiafinearts.org; Tickets: $50, $25, $15
4pm. Sangeeth Sandhya, Purandara Geetha Maalika; A Grand Musical Evening; Presented byMrs. Lalitha Venkataraman, Artistic Director of Raga Vani School of Music; Venue: Cubberley Theater, Palo Alto, California; Contact:www.ragavani.com; 408.274.4509; Tickets: $10
Oct. 17, Wednesday
4:45pm. Finding Work that matters in the second half of life - A talk by Marc Freedman, CEO, Civic Ventures on how recent retirees are finding themselves in meaningful encore careers; Venue: Commonwealth Club Office, San Francisco, California; Contact: www.commonwealthclub.org
Oct. 18, Thursday
3-7pm. Women’s Realities: Is India Changing Fast Enough? – Stimulating Panel Discussions by various Thought Leaders; Keynote Address by Nobel Laureate Prof. Amartya Sen; Venue: Citigroup Corporate Center, New York, New York; Contact: www.aifoundation.org, 888.AIF.4IND, aifnysummit@aif.org
Oct. 20, Saturday
10am. Navarathri Celebrations; Carnatic Vocal Concert by Manasa Suresh and Students of Shruthi Swara Laya; Venue: Shruthi Swara Laya, Fremont, California; Contact: 510.490.4629, ggavimal@sbcglobal.net
2pm. General Body Meeting for bylaws adoption; Organized by Greater Atlanta Tamil Sangam; Venue: Ocee Library, Alpharetta, Georgia; Contact:www.gatamilsangam.org
4pm. Carnatic Music Concert by Maharajapuram Ramachandran, Nagai Muralidharan, Mannargudi Easwaran; Organized by CAMAGA; Venue: HTA Auditorium, Atlanta; Contact: www.camaga.org
Oct. 20th & 21st, Sat. & Sunday
10am-5pm. Workshop on Acting and Voice Projection by Mithran Devanesen, a leading theater director from India; Organized by Krea Creations; Venue: Club House, Antelope Hills, Ocaso Camino, Fremont, California; Contact: Dheepa 510 353 1790, dheepa@kreacreations.com; $150/person (limited seating), includes food, refreshments and chance to see 'This English' play on Saturday evening.
Oct. 25 & 26 (Thurs. & Friday)
8pm. Anthony Shaffer's 'Sleuth' - A play in English; Adapted and Directed by Harish Sundarem Agastya; Produced by Soumya Agastya; Presented by Naatak (its 25th production); Venue: Cubberley Theater, Palo Alto, California; Contact: tickets@naatak.com, 408.431.2318; Tickets: $15, $25 (VIP); $20, $35 (VIP) - after Oct. 10th
Nov. 03, Saturday
ThiruviLakku Pooja; Conducted by Nandalala Mission, Southern California; Venue: Sanathan Dharma Temple, Cerritos, California; Contact: Mangala Kulasekaram: 562.404.2010, Usha Sriram: 714.665.2772
Nov. 04, Sunday
4pm. Carnatic Vocal Concert by Sri. T.N.Seshagopalan; Organized by South India Fine Arts (SIFA); Venue: CET, San Jose, California; Contact:www.southindiafinearts.org; Tickets: $50, $25, $15 |