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.
Jun. 03, 10, 17, 24 Tuesdays
12 noon. Siddha Samadhi Yoga Classes at Shiva Vishnu Temple, Livermore, California, Contact: Temple 925.449.6255, www.livermoretemple.org
Jun. 04, 11, 18, 25 Wednesdays
6-9am. “ItsDiff” Tamil radio program every Wednesday at 90.1 FM, KZSU, Stanford, California; Contact: Srikant Srinivasa, itsdiff@gmail.com
Jun. 05, 12, 19, 26 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
May 03, 10, 17, 24, 31 Saturdays
8 - 10am. Shri Vethathiri Maharishi’s Simplified Kundalini Yoga (SKY) Satsang. Session includes simplified exercise, meditation & lecture Organized by SKY Bay Area, chapter of World Community Service Centre (WCSC). Venue: Fremont Hindu Temple, Fremont, California; Contact: www.skybayarea.org, 510.825.3567, sky.bayarea@yahoo.com
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
5:00pm - 6:30pm. Exploring Meditation - Journey into the inner world via a series of powerful techniques by Life Bliss Foundation; Venue: Swami Nithyananda Vedic Temple, Montclair, California; Contact:www.lifebliss.org, 909.625.1400
May 08, 15, 22, 29 Sundays
8 - 10am. Shri Vethathiri Maharishi's Simplified Kundalini Yoga (SKY) Satsang. Session includes simplified exercise, meditation & lecture organized by SKY Bay Area, chapter of World Community Service Centre (WCSC). Venue: Fremont Hindu Temple, Fremont, California; Contact: www.skybayarea.org, 510.825.3567, sky.bayarea@yahoo.com
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. Immanuel Lutheran Church - Church congregation of Tamil Speaking public from Asia; Location 149-40, 11th Ave, Whitestone, Queens, New York; Contact: Rev. Dr. E.J. Rethinasamy 718.767.5656, www.immanuelwhitestone.com
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:
Annual Knowledge @ Wharton Scholarship for Business Journalism; Scholarships for members of SAJA, AAJA, NABJ, NAHJ and NAJA to attend the influential Wharton Seminars for Business Journalists between Oct. 12 and 15, 2008; Scholarship covers cost of tuition, course material and meals worth $1995; Presented by SAJA and Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania; Contact: South Asian Journalists Association (www.saja.org); Deadline: Aug. 08, 2008
5th Annual Chicago Tyagaraja Utsavam Music Competition will be held on Saturday, 20th September 2008 at HTGC Temple, Lemont, Illinois. Competition Registration Deadline: Friday, June 13, 2008; Registration can be done online at www.tyagaraja-chicago.org
June 2008
May 30 - July 23; Meet Mata Amritanandamayi, a renowned humanitarian and spiritual leader during her visit to US and Canada. For programs, retreats, exact dates and cities, please refer to advertisement in page A04; Contact: www.amma.org
Shiva Murugan Temple, Concord, California
May 11, Sunday (Mother’s Day celebrations - Devotional songs by Latha Sriram & students); May 18, Sunday (Vaisaki Visakam - Bharathanatyam by Jeyanthi Sridharan and students); Organized by Shiva Murugan Temple; Venue: Temple Premises, Shiva Murugan Temple, Concord, California; Contact: 925.827.0127, www.temple.org
Jun. 01, Sunday
3:00 pm. Annual Meeting of WeReachOut - A non-profit organization with a mission to make a difference in most deserving and needy students life in India. Program includes information about WeReachOut, amazing magic show, and bollywood dances by children; Venue: Campbell Community Center, Campbell, California; Contact: 408.368.7568, contact@wereachout.org, www.wereachout.org
3pm. Carnatic Vocal Concert by Sri. O.S. Thyagarajan & party; Organized by South India Fine Arts; Venue: CET, San Jose, California; Contact: www.southindiafinearts.org, info@southindiafinearts.org; Tickets: $15, $20 and $50
Jun. 6-9 (Fri. - Sun.)
6:30pm (Fri.), 9:30am (Sat. & Sun.) Art of Living Course; Mr. Arvind Rghunathan from Austin, Texas will be the master of the course; Organized by Rajan Pillai & Arun Ahuja Agarwal; Venue: Albuquerque, New Mexico; Contact: Rajan Pillai - rajanp@msn.com
Jun. 7 & 8 (Sat. & Sun.)
2pm & 8pm (Sat.), 2pm. (Sun.) Abhinaya Dance Company artists present 'Shakti - the Goddess of Power' in San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival; Venue: Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco, California; Contact:www.abhinaya.org
Jun. 07, Saturday
4pm. Carnatic Vocal Concert by Savita Narasimhan; Organized by Carnatic Music Association of Greater Atlanta (CAMAGA); Venue: HTA Auditorium, Atlanta, Georgia; Contact: www.camaga.org, camaga@bellsouth.net
4pm. Bharatanatyam and Kuchipudi Performances by Anitha Sivasankaran, Adeeti Ullal and Pranamya Suri; Organized by Yuva Bharati; Venue: Mission City Center for Performing Arts, Santa Clara, California; Contact:www.yuvabharati.org; Tickets: Free.
Jun. 08, Sunday
3pm. Carnatic Vocal Concert by Bombay Sisters - C.Saroja & C. Lalitha & party; Organized by South India Fine Arts; Venue: CET, San Jose, California; Contact: www.southindiafinearts.org; info@southindiafinearts.org; Tickets: $15, $20 and $50
4pm. ‘Vanamaali .. the one they loved’, A unique confluence of Bharathanatyam, Odissi and Kathak dance styles; Performed by artists from Samskriti Foundation, Utkalaa Center for Odissi Dance and Anila Sinha Foundation; Presented by Samskriti Foundation; Venue: Pfeiffer Hall, North Central College, Naperville, Illinois; Contact:www.samskriti.com,info@samskriti.com, 630.527.1898; Tickets: $10, $15, $50, $100.
Jun. 13, Friday
6:30pm. Blackwater: The rise of America's private army; Talk by Jeremy Scahill, Puffin Writing Fellow, The Nation Institute; Organized by World Affairs Council; Venue: Marines' Memorial Association, San Francisco, California; Contact: www.itsyourworld.org; Tickets: $15 (members), $25 (non-members)
Jun. 14, Saturday
6:45pm. Monthly Tamil Mass; Organized by Bay Area Tamil Catholic Community; Venue: St. Joseph Parish, Mountain View, California; Contact: www.tamilcatholic.org
Jun. 18, Wednesday
11:30am. 'What happened?' - Talk by Scott McClellan, Former White House Press Secretary (2003-06); Communication Strategist and Author of 'What Happened: Inside the Bush White House Washington's Culture of Deception'; Organized by Commonwealth Club; Venue: Blue Room, Commonwealth Club, San Francisco, California; Contact: www.commonwealthclub.org
Jun. 18 & 19 (Wed. & Thurs.)
8am. The Changing Landscape: Asia's Role in Global Finance; Conference organized by Asia Society; Venue: Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, San Francisco, California; Contact: www.asiasociety.com; $550.
Jun. 20, 21 (Fri. & Sat.)
2008 South Asian Journalists Association (SAJA) Convention; 14th Annual Convention and Job Fair; Program features Keynote address by Robert Thomson, Managing Editor of Wall Street Journal, Discussions, Workshops, Panels and Salons; Venue: Columbia University & New York Times Building; Contact: www.saja.org, sajaconvention2008@gmail.com
Jun. 21, Saturday
5pm. Srishti - 2008; A Movie Musical Extravaganza; Presented by Sankara Eye Foundation and Arizona Tamil Sangam; Program features Mano, Vijay Yesudas and Priya Mohan; Venue: Tom and Janet IKEDA Theater, Mesa, Arizona; Contact: Mouli 480.782.1476, Ravi: 623.225.5619 info@aztamilsangam.org
Jun. 20-22, (Fri. - Sun.)
Sri Venkateswara - Balaji installation at Michigan Parasakthi Temple; Ceremonies include Mahalakshmi Homam, Mahayagnam and installation ceremonies; Venue: Parasakthi Temple, Pontiac, Michigan; Contact: www.parasakthitemple.org
Jun. 23, Monday
6pm. The Political Mind: Understanding how voters think; A talk by George Lakoff, Distinguished Professor of Cognitive Science and Linguistics, Univ. of California, Berkeley; Organized by World Affairs Council; Venue: World Affairs Council, San Francisco, California; Tickets: $15
Jun. 25, Wednesday
6pm. People-Centered Design: Creating Cost-Effective Websites; Experts Katrina Alcorn & Renee Anderson, Principal & Director of Hot Studio present people-centered approach to finding big answers with small budgets in forming design strategies for you, business & non-profits; Venue: Gold Room, Commonwealth Club, San Francisco, California; Contact: www.commonwealthclub.org
Jun. 28, Saturday
4:30pm. Bharathanatyam Concert by Ms. Anu Ramachandran, Student of Shri Krupa Dance Company; Presented by Guru Vishal Ramani & Shri Krupa Dance Company; Venue: Historic Hoover Theater, San Jose, California; Contact: www.shrikrupa.org
Jun. 29, Sunday
2pm. 'Recent developments in Indian Dance' - An illustrated talk with screenings of excerpts from DVDs of leading choreographers by Padmasri Dr. Sunil Kothari; Organized by Abhinaya Dance Company; Venue: Moreland Community Center, San Jose, California; Contact: www.abhinaya.org, 408.983.0491