March 2007: Events Calendar
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 Mar. 02Read Across America Day
 Mar. 03Holi
 Mar. 08International Womens Day
 Mar. 17St. Patrick's Day
 Mar. 20Telugu New Year
 Mar. 21Mahaveer Jayanthi
Shubha Muhurtha Day:
5, 7, 8, 25, 28


Mar. 06, 13, 20, 27 Tuesdays
12 noon. Siddha Samadhi Yoga Classes at Shiva Vishnu Temple, Livermore, California, Contact: Temple 925.449.6255, www.livermoretemple.org

Mar. 07, 14, 21, 28 Wednesdays
6-9am. “ItsDiff” Tamil radio program every Wednesday at 90.1 FM, KZSU, Stanford, California; Contact: Srikant Srinivasa, itsdiff@gmail.com

Mar. 01, 08, 15, 22 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

Mar. 03, 10, 17, 24 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; Chaznnel 27 in Newark; Programs include, Tamil Karnatic & Light Music, Pattimanram, Potti, Teledrama and Event coverage from the Bay Area; www.saktitv.com

Mar. 04, 11, 18, 25 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:

North South Foundation, Organizes regional Spelling, Vocabulary, Essay Writing, Public speaking, Geography and Math competitions in most states; Registration closes in the month of March and April. Open to students in Grades 1 to 12; Contact: www.northsouth.org

The Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth, 2007 Talent Search program is underway. Registrations are open; Checkout: http://cty.jhu.edu; Grades 2 - 8;

2007 SAJA Journalism Awards; Submissions are invited from Individuals and Media organizations; Categories include Outstanding story to Photographs; Student submissions encouraged; Deadline: April 16, 2007; Checkout: www.saja.org

Mar. 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 24 (Saturdays & Sundays)
Preliminary rounds for Galaata Idol 2007 and Sirippa? Seruppa? (comedy skits, comic dances, mimicry, funny songs) competitions; Finalists will perform live in the Galaata 2007 program on April 7th; Organized by Udavum KarangaL USA; Contact: www.galaata.org, idol@galaata.org, 408.868.4270


Mar. 02, Friday
11:30am. Promise and Peril for India in the 21st Century - A talk by Edward Luce, Washington Bureau Chief, Financial Times; And author of the book ‘In Spite of the Gods’; Organized by World Affairs Council; Venue: World Affairs Council Auditorium, San Francisco, California; Contact: www.itsyourworld.org

Mar. 04, Sunday
2pm & 7pm. Nandanar Charitram - A musical opera in Bharathanatyam; Performed by Dominique Delorme; Co-Presented by Arpana Dance Company as a part of the series titled ‘Arangam’ in celebration of the 25th anniversary; Venue: Ektaa Center, Irvine, California; Contact: www.ektaacenter.org; info@ektaacenter.org, (949) 874-3662.

4pm. RasAnubhava - An exploration of Emotions; A Bharathanatyam performance by Ms. Kavita Thirumalai; Disciple of Vidhya Subramanian, Artistic Director of Lasya Dance Company; Venue: Cubberly Theater, Palo Alto, California; Contact: kavita@gmail.com; www.lasya.org

4pm. The complete percussion ensemble: Pancha Akshara along with performing artists from India; Presented by Ghatam Maestro Sri. T.H. Subash Chandran and South India Fine Arts; Venue: Historic Hoover Theater, San Jose, California; Contact: www.southindiafinearts.org

Mar. 10 & 24 (Saturdays)
9:30-10:15am. Tamil Classes; Venue: First Parish Church; Room-201; Venue: First Parish Church, Bedford, Massachusetts; Contact: www.bostonthamil.com

Mar. 10, Saturday
4:30pm. Guru Vandhanam; A fundraiser concert for Cleveland Thyagaraja Aradhana; Presented by Sri Lalitha Gana Vidyalaya; Program includes the 15th Anniversary production of Sri Lalitha Gana Vidyalaya; Performed by Director Latha Sriram and students with Live Orchestra; Venue: Ohlone College Gary Soren Smith Center, Fremont, California; Contact: Sri Lalitha Gana Vidyalaya: 510.490.6141

6:45pm. Holy Tamil Mass, Every Second Saturday of the month; Venue: St. Joseph Parish, Mountain View, California; Contact: www.tamilcatholic.org Mar. 15, 16 & 17 (Thursday, Friday & Saturday)

8pm. Alakshaya - Invisible Veil; Natya Dance Theater’s newest production; Presented by Artistic Director Hema Rajagopalan and Krithika Rajagopalan; Program includes Post-Performance discussion on the first day & Parent/Child movement workshop and Post-Performance discussion on Saturday; Venue: The Dance Center, Columbia College, Chicago; Contact: www.natya.com, www.dancecenter.org; 312.344.8300

Mar. 16, Friday
7:30pm. An evening with Hariharan - Live in Concert; Presented by Mata Amritanandamayi Center; Proceeds go towards Tsunami Relief Activities; Venue: Ashiana, Global Mall, Atlanta, Georgia; Contact: 404.367.3536, 404.319.9155

Mar. 17, Saturday
9:30am. Andrum, Indrum Endrum - Thirukkural and Kavithai Competition; Organized by Tamil Sangam Michigan; Venue: Troy Community Center, Troy, Michigan; Contact: www.mitamilsangam.org

6pm. Women - The Untold Story; Featuring excerpts from Jagriti program; Presented by Abhinaya Dance Company and Artistic Director: Mythili Kumar; Performed by Guru Mythili Kumar and students; Venue: Louis Meyer Theater, University of Santa Clara; Santa Clara, California; Contact: www.abhinaya.org

Mar. 18, Sunday
5pm. The Real - The Myth, Comprehending the Unknown; Presented by Shri Krupa Dance Company; Performed by Guru Vishal Ramani; Venue: Historic Hoover Theater, San Jose, California; Contact: www.shrikrupa.org, Latha: 408.929.4562, Shyamala: 408.997.2702

2pm. My Favorite Story - Student Recital depicting stories from around the world; Presented by Abhinaya Dance Company; Venue: Louis Meyer Theater, University of Santa Clara; Santa Clara, California; Contact: www.abhinaya.org

Mar. 20, Tuesday
6pm. Four Years Later - American soldiers share their stories on the anniversary of the Iraq war; Organized by Commonwealth Club; Venue: Commonwealth Club, San Francisco, California; www.commonwealthclub.org

Mar. 22, Thursday
11:30am. Political Cartooning - The Art of Political Cartooning by three seasoned Political Cartoonists - Kevin Kallaugher, Editorial Cartoonist for The Economist, Tom Meyer, San Francisco Chronicle, Mark Fiore, Animated Political Cartoonist; Venue: Commonwealth Club, San Francisco, California; www.commonwealthclub.org

Mar. 24, Saturday
8am. Thirumurthy Day; Organized by Carnatic Music Association of North America (CMANA); Venue: HTCS Auditorium, Bridgewater, New Jersey; Contact: www.cmana.org, Dr. Soundaram Ramasami - 908 369 8917

4:30pm. Bakthi Maargam (Path of devotion); Bharathanatyam concert Presented by Shri Krupa Dance Company; Performed by Ramya and Anjali Kuchibatla, Disciples of Guru Vishal Ramani; Venue: Historic Hoover Theater, San Jose, California; Contact: www.shrikrupa.org, Shailaja: 408.858.7015; Free.

Mar. 25, Sunday
4pm. 7th Annual Gala Dinner to celebrate 25 year of tireless service to humanity by Udhavum KarangaL; Program includes Moves and Melodies Light music program by Ainkaran; Venue: Houston, Texas; Contact: Padmini Ranganathan 713.829.2040

7pm. Carnatic Vocal Concert by Nithyasree Mahadevan & Party; Organized by South India Fine Arts; Venue: CET, San Jose, California; Contact: www.southindiafinearts.org

Mar. 26, Monday
7-8:30pm. Sri Rama Navami Celebrations: Sri Balaji Temple of Great Lakes welcomes you for Sri Sundara Kaanda Paarayanam from Valmki Ramayanam; Venue: Sri Balaji Temple of Great Lakes, Sterling Heights, Michigan; Contact: 586.826.8711

Mar. 31, Saturday
7pm. Flute Concert by Shashank; Organized by South India Fine Arts; Venue: Saratoga McAfee Theater, Saratoga High School, Saratoga, California; Contact: www.southindiafinearts.org

Apr. 07, Saturday
7pm. Padmashree Hariharan - Live in Concert; Fund-raiser concert Organized by Sri Balaji Temple of Aurora, Illinois; Venue: Paramount Theatre, Aurora, Illinois; Contact: www.balaji.org


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