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. Events Compilation assistance by Ms. Lakshmi Subramaniyam, Minnesota.
Aug. 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
Aug. 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
7:45-9:15pm. Atmotsava - Silent meditation, readings, chanting, bhajans and stotrams on god, guru and self - followed by prasad; Organized by Society of Abidance in Truth; Venue: Santa Cruz, California; Contact: www.satramana.org, 831.425.7287
Aug. 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
7:10pm. Shirdi Sai Bhajans; Venue: Kalpataru Sai Nilayam, Evergreen Area, San Jose, California; Contact: www.thesaifoundation.org, 408.223.0999
Aug. 07, 14, 21, 28 Saturdays
8 - 10 a.m. Shri Vethathiri Maharishi's Simplified Kundalini Yoga ( SKY ) Satsang. Session includes simplified exercise, meditation & lectures organized by SKY Bay Area, a 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
Aug. 01, 08, 15, 22, 29 Sundays
8 - 10 a.m. Shri Vethathiri Maharishi's Simplified Kundalini Yoga ( SKY ) Satsang. Session includes simplified exercise, meditation & lectures organized by SKY Bay Area, a chapter of World Community Service Centre ( WCSC); Venue : Sanatan Dharma Kendra, Sunnyvale, 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, tamil@faithtroy.org Web: http://www.faithtroy.org/tamil
10-11:30am. Satsang - silent meditation, discourse by Nome on Self-Knowledge and Self-inquiry, recitation and readings from the Upanishads; Organized by Society of Abidance in Truth; Venue: Santa Cruz, California; Contact: 831. 425.7287, www.satramana.org; Free.
5:00pm. Communion & Worship Service; Discourses by Rev. Sam Raj, Rev. Shawn Redmond; Special Service on Valentine’s Day; Venue: First Tamil Church of Atlanta, Alpharetta, Georgia; Contact: 404.276.2661, www.ftcatlanta.org
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
Aug. 2010 Summer Camps, Fellowships & Competitions
Summer Camps by Schmahl Science Workshops; For Middle/High School Students & Grades 2-5;, Project Seahorse Biotechnology Camp; Contact: Belinda Lowe-Schmahl: 408.281.7595, bel@schmahlscience.org, www.schmahlscience.org
Applications are invited for the USC Annenberg/California Endowment Health Journalism Fellowships to be held between Oct. 21-24, 2010 and Jan. 20-23, 2011 at Los Angeles, California; Sharpen your multi-media health reporting skills and explore factors that affect the prospects of good health; Contact: www.reportingHealth.org, Martha Shirk cahealth@usc.edu; Deadline to apply: Sept. 03, 2010
Summer Camps by Samskrita Bharati; Prajnaa Youth Camp (Grades 8 and above) at Point Bonita, Sausalito, California; Panini Summer Camp (Grades 3 to 7) at Ortega Park, Sunnyvale, California; Learn Samskritam, Yoga and other arts and crafts; Contact: Vidhya Seshadri: 650.391.5553, Hari: 408.431.9214, www.samskritabharati.org
Shiva Murugan Temple, Concord, California
Aug. 08, Sun. Adi Kirthigai, Puram Puja (Devotional Music by Raghavan Manian),
Aug. 20, Fri. Varalakshmi Vratham,
Aug. 28, Sat. Mahasankata Chaturthi (Bharathantayam by Meena Logan & Students), Sun.
Sept. 05 Shri Jeyanthi (Devotional Music by Anu Suresh & Students);
Venue: Temple Premises, Shiva Murugan Temple, Concord, California; Contact: 925.827.0127, www.temple.org
July 29 - Aug. 01, 2010, Thursday - Sunday
7:30pm. Encountering the Other: A trilogy of collaborative works in Bharathanatyam and Western Contemporary dance; Program features Natya Dance Theater's and Chicago's Mordine & Company's repertoires from diverse points of view; Venue: Storefront Theater, Chicago, Illinois; Contact: www.natya.com
July 31, 2010, Saturday
4pm. Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Poorvi Satya; Disciple and Student of Guru Vishal Ramani and Shri Krupa Dance Company; Venue: Woodside High School, Woodside, California; Contact: satya.arang@gmail.com, www.shrikrupa.org, www.satyaarang.homestead.com
Aug. 01, 2010, Sunday
3pm. Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Lakshyaa Balakrishnan; Disciple and student of Guru Vishal Ramani and Shri Krupa Dance Company; Venue: McAfee Theater, Saratoga, California; Contact: www.shrikrupa.org; Free.
Aug. 07, 2010, Saturday
4pm. Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Maya Guhan; Disciple of Guru Vishal Ramani, Artistic Director of Shri Krupa Dance Company; Venue: McAfee Theater, Saratoga, California; Contact: www.shrikrupa.org
Aug. 12 to 15, 2010, Thurs. - Sunday
6th Annual Convention of American Tamil Medical Association (ATMA); Program focus on Women and features CME Presentations, Entertainment programs in the evenings, Pattimandram, Dances to the Rhythms of AR Rahman by Ms. Hema Rajagopalan's Natya Dance Theater; Venue: Hilton Chicago / Indian Lakes Resort, Bloomingdale, Illinois; Contact: www.atmaus.org, www.atmachicagotristate.org
Aug. 14 & 15, 2010, Saturday & Sunday
4pm (Sat), 2pm (Sun). Misra Margam by Guru Madurai Muralidharan and Abhinaya Dancers; 6pm (Sat), 4pm (Sun). 30th Anniversary Celebrations featuring Artistic Director Mythili Kumar and the Abhinaya Dance company; Performances from choreographies of the past decades and a collaboration with renowned Japanese ensemble, San Jose Taiko; Venue: Mexican Heritage Theater, San Jose, California; Contact: www.abhinaya.org, 408.871.5959; Tickets: $20, $50, Free (Friends of Abhinaya)
Aug. 14, 2010, Saturday
11am. Kodai Kondattam - Summer Picnic; Program includes blood donation drive, pattimanram, Bone Marrow donor program, potluck and games; Organized by Tamil Association of Colorado; Venue: Sheridan Community Park,Denver, Colorado; Contact: www.tamilcolorado.org
11am. Annual Summer Picnic 2010; Program features fun activities and competitions for children, games (cricket, volleyball), potluck food and more; Organized by San Diego Tamil Sangam; Venue: San Dieguito County Park, Del Mar, California; Contact: www.sdts.org
6:30pm. Monthly Tamil Mass, Rosary, Children Liturgy and Get-together; Organized by Bay Area Tamil Catholic Community; Venue: St.Joseph's Church, Mountain View, California; Contact: www.tamilcatholic.org
Aug. 21, 2010, Saturday
4pm. Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Shruti Indiresan; Disciple of Guru Vishal Ramani, Artistic Director of Shri Krupa Dance Company; Venue: Cubberley Theater, Palo Alto, California; Contact: shruti.arang2010@gmail.com, www.shrikrupa.org; FREE.
Aug. 22, 2010, Sunday
4pm. Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Pavithra Nagarajan; Disciple of Smt. Deepa Mahadevan, Artistic Director, Tiruchitrambalam School of Dance; Venue: Jackson Theater, Ohlone College, Fremont, California; Contact: pavithra.dances@gmail.com
4pm. Bharathanatyam Solo Recital of Sharanya Balaji; Disciple of Guru. Vishal Ramani, Artistic Director of Shri Krupa Dance Company; A fundraiser for Shiva Murugan Temple; Venue: Cubberley Theater, Palo Alto, California; Contact: Neeraja Balaji: neeraja_balaji@yahoo.com
Aug. 28, 2010, Saturday
4pm. Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Anjali Kumar; Disciple of Guru Vishal Ramani, Artistic Director of Shri Krupa Dance Company; Venue: Cubberley Theater, Palo Alto, California; Contact: www.shrikrupa.org
Tamil Sangam Annual Picnic; Organized by Missouri Tamil Sangam; Venue: Vlasis Park, Ballwin, Missouri; Contact: www.missouritamilsangam.org
Aug. 29th - Sept. 4th, 2010
6-7:30pm. Silambam Training by Silambam Master Jothi Kannan; Organized by Missouri Tamil Sangam; Venue: Faust Park (Butterfly house), Chesterfield, Missouri; Contact: www.missouritamilsangam.org
Sept. 05, 2010, Sunday
4:30pm. Shivane Maya - A solo Bharathanatyam Recital by Maya Ramachandran; Disciple of Guru Vishal Ramani and Shri Krupa Dance Company; Venue: Cubberly Theater, Palo Alto, California; Contact: Ram Gopalan: 510.435.0567, www.shrikrupa.org
Sept. 11, 2010, Saturday
4pm. Samarpanam II - The Next Generation; Designed and produced by Shri Krupa Company Dancers; Shri Krupa Company Dancers dedicate this program to the artform, their Guru Vishal Ramani and their parents; Venue: McAfee Theater, Saratoga, California; Contact: Rekha: rgiridhar@sbcglobal.net, Saraswathi: sara_rammohan@yahoo.com, 408.480.8069; Tickets: $15, $25, $50
6pm. iLayaragam's Saaral - A tribute to the trinity (MS. Viswanathan, Ilayaraja & AR Rahman); A fundraiser for Cancer Institute Foundation by iLayaragam; Venue: Chabot College Auditorium, Hayward, California; Contact: Prabha: 408/.537.3458, 510.967.3038, www.cifwia.org, www.ilayaragam.com; Tickets: $15, $20, $25, $35
Sept. 12, Sunday
4pm. Mridangam Arangetram of Sanjay Chandrasekaran; Discple of Ramesh Srinivasan, Artistic Director of Sarvalaghu Percussion Art Center; Venue: Jackson Theater, Ohlone College, Fremont, California; Vocal by Neyveli Santhanagopalan; Contact: Sudha & Chandrasekaran: 510.440.8996, sudha_chandrasekaran@yahoo.com