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.
Jul. 01, 08, 15, 22 Tuesdays
12 noon. Siddha Samadhi Yoga Classes at Shiva Vishnu Temple, Livermore, California, Contact: Temple 925.449.6255, www.livermoretemple.org
Jul. 02, 09, 16, 23 Wednesdays 6-9am. “ItsDiff” Tamil radio program every Wednesday at 90.1 FM, KZSU, Stanford, California; Contact: Srikant Srinivasa, itsdiff@gmail.com
Jul. 03, 10, 17, 24 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
Jul 05, 12, 19, 26 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: Sanatan Dharma Kendra, Sunnyvale, 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
Jul. 06, 13, 20, 27 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
Jul 2008
Jul 4 -6; MFeTNA's Tamil Vizha 2008; Organized by Federation of Tamil Sangams of North America; Venue: Bob Carr Performance Arts Center, Orlando, Florida; Contact: Thillai Kumaran 408.857.0181 thillai@sbcglobal.net, Sri
Subramaniam, treasurer@fetna.org, 954.675.6883
July 4-6; TNF Convention 2008; Organized by Tamil Nadu Foundation (TNF); Venue: Expom Art, Monroville, Pennsylvannia; Contact: www.tnfusa.org
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 A19; Contact: www.amma.org
Shri Krupa Dance Company and Guru Vishal Ramani present 2008 Arangetram Performing Art Series; At McAfee Center, Saratoga High School, Saratoga, California venue: Ramya Ramesh (July 12, Sat., 4pm), Raina Poria (July 13, Sun., 3pm), Shreya Ramachandran (July 19, Sat., 4pm); Arthi Reddy Naini (July 26, Sat., 4pm, Santa Clara High School); Contact: www.shrikrupa.org; Free
Bliss 2008 US Tour by Art of Living Founder Sri Sri Ravishankar (July 4-6, Expo Center, Edison, New Jersey), (July 13-18, West Coast, Hyatt Regency, Santa Clara, California); Contact: 800.233.1234, www.artofliving.org
Shirdi Sai Foundation organizes Gurupoornima Celebrations; July 19 (4pm, Venue: Jain Bhavan, Milpitas, California; Contact: 408.705.7904) July 20 (Sun. 9am, Venue: Kalpataru Sai Nilayam, Evergreen, California; Contact: 408.223.0999); Contact: www.thesaifoundation.org; kalpatarusai@yahoo.com
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
July 4th & 5th (Fri. & Sat.)
Southern California Tour by Students & Teachers of Shruthi Swara Laya; Students will perform at United Hindu Temple (Jul. 4, 6pm), Covina; Malibu Hindu Temple, Malibu (Jul. 5, 8am); Swami Nithyananda Vedic Temple, Montclair (Jul. 5, 11am); Organized by Shruthi Swara Laya; Contact: Anu Suresh 510.490.4629
July 5, Saturday
8:30pm. Sivamani's Musical Concert - Taal & Time; Fundraising charity to raise funds to support Anand Gubbi; Organized by VSNA in association with Pashchimi; Venue: Dougherty Valley Perf. Arts Center, San Ramon, California; Contact: www.taal-n-time.com
Jul. 10, Thursday.
6pm. Surviving the Great Recession – Experts share advice on how to stay afloat during economically trying times; A discussion by Peter Gosselin (Author of High Wire), Brad Stroh (Co-Founder, Freedom Financial Network), Jeremy Hoover (Charles Schwab), Kathleen Pender (‘Net Worth’ columnist, SF Chronicle); Organized by Commonwealth Club; Venue: Commonwealth Club Office, San Francisco, California; Contact: www.commonwealthclub.org
Jul. 12, Saturday
4pm. Hindi-English Story Time; Organized by San Jose Public Library; Venue: Children's room, San Jose Public Library, San Jose, California; Contact: 408.808.2183, www.sjlibrary.org; Free
5:30pm. Nrithya Anjali - A Bharathanatyam Dance Performance by Smt. Induvadana Malli & Smt. Puja Allapalli; Disciples of Padmasri Adyar K. Lakshman; Program features the Guru's unique dance compositions in a Bharathanatyam Margam; Venue: Prisco Community Center, Aurora, Illinois; Contact: Induvadana Malli: 248.476.3269, induvadana@hotmail.com; Puja Allepalli: 303.254.6368, shivanjalidance@yahoo.com
6:45pm. Monthly Tamil Mass; Organized by Bay Area Tamil Catholic Community; Venue: St. Joseph Parish, Mountain View, California; Contact: www.tamilcatholic.org
Jul. 13, Sunday
Anithirumanjanam celebrations; Students of Shruthi Swara Laya perform at Shiva Murugan Temple, Concord, California; Contact: www.temple.org, 925.827.0127
4pm. Carnatic Vocal concert by Ms. Sudha Raghunathan; Organized by South India Fine Arts; Venue: India Community Center, Milpitas, California; Contact: www.southindiafinearts.org, info@southindiafinearts.org; Tickets: $50, $15, $5 (sponsors).
Jul 17, Thursday
Green Technology: Global Opportunities and Challenges – A discussion on global energy crisis, opportunities, challenges and govt. policies by Raj Atluru (Draper Fisher), Andrew Chung (Lightspeed Ventures), Daniel Kammen (Renewable and Appropriate Energy Lab), Hal La Flash (Emerging Clean Technology Policy, PG&E); Organized by World Affairs Council; Venue: World Affairs Council Auditorium, San Francisco, California; Contact: www.itsyourworld.org
Jul. 19, Saturday
1pm. Celebrating Science 2008 – An interactive Family Science Faire; A fun interactive science activities for children between 8 and 15 years; Organized by Team SETI; Venue: SETI Institute, Mountain View, California; Contact: www.seti.org, 650.960.4565
6pm. Swami Sukhabodhananda's Steps to Success & Satisfaction Workshop; Organized by well trained teachers of Swami Sukhabodhananda; Venue: 18381 Padua Court, Morgan Hill, California; Contact: vskamala@yahoo.com, 408.205.7035, www.swamisukhabodhananda.org; Free.
Jul. 26, Saturday
Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Ms. Lalitha Kristipati, disciple of Ms. Mythili Kumar and Abhinaya Dance Company; Venue: Saratoga High School McAfee Center, Saratoga, California; Contact: www.abhinaya.org, 408.983.0491; Free.
Aug. 09, Saturday
Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Ms. Shilpa Viswanathan; Disciple of Ms. Hema Rajagopalan and Natya Dance Theatre; Venue: Hinsdale South High School, Darien, Illinois; Contact: www.natya.com; Free.