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.
Sept. 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
Sept. 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
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
Sept. 01, 08, 15, 22, 29 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
Sept. 02, 09, 16, 23, 30, Fridays
7:15pm - 8:30pm. GATS-CTA Tamil Classes at Atlanta Tamil Church, Norcross, Georgia; Contact: Ravi Palaniappan: raviclri@hotmail.com, 678.799.1212,
Sept. 03, 10, 17, 24 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
10am-Noon. Tamil Radio - Kaalai Thendral on KLOK 1170AM; Listen live @ www.arimausa.com
Sept. 04, 11, 18, 25 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
9:00am-10:15am - GATS-Alpharetta Tamil School; Tamil Class taught at the Hindu Temple of Atlanta, Riverdale, Georgia; Contact: Valli Sundaram: vallisundaram@yahoo.com, Dr. Kalai Parthiban: 404.831.3282
9:30am - 10:45am - GATS-Alpharetta Tamil School; Venue: Piney Grove Middle School, Cumming, Georgia; Contact: Sundari Kumar: principal.gats_cma@catamilacademy.org
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
Shiva Murugan Temple, Concord, California
Sept. 24, Sat. Navarathri Celebrations; Devotional Songs by Kalpagam Kausik & Students;
Sept. 25, Sunday, Navarathri Celebrations; Devotional Songs by Kala Iyer & Students; Oct. 01, Sat. Navarathri Celebrations, Durga Homam, Oct. 2, Sun. Navarathri Celebrations, Bharathanatyam by Nirupama Vaidyanathan & Students; Venue: Shiva Murugan Temple, Concord, California; Contact: www.temple.org, 925.827.0127
Sept. 03, 2011, Saturday
4pm. Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Nisha Parmeshwar, Disciple of Smt. Indumathy Ganesh and Nrithyollasa Dance Academy; Venue: McAfee Performing Arts Center, Saratoga, California; Contact: Girija & Kannan: 408.927.8010, 510.623, 8230, info@nldance.com
4pm. Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Meera Reghunathan, Disciple of Smt. Kalyani Shanmugarajah & Kalapeetham School of Dance and Music; Venue: Smothers Theater, Pepperdine University, Malibu, California; Contact: www.kalapeetham.com
4pm. Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Gayathri Kalla; Disciple of Guru Vishal Ramani & Shri Krupa Dance Company; Venue: Cubberley Community Center, Palo Alto, California; Contact: www.shrikrupa.org
Sept. 05, 2011, Monday
3pm. Saraswathi Pooja 2011 Celebrations; Organized by Mata Amrithanandamayi (Amma) Center; Venue: MA Center, Castro Valley, California; Contact: www.amma.org, saraswatipooja2011.eventbrite.com, Venu Ranganathan: 925.398.0632
Sept. 10, 2011, Saturday
11:30am. Meet & Greet, CNN Hero Akshaya Krishnan; A fundraiser for Akshaya Trust; Venue: The Ramalaya Auditorium, Hindu Temple of Gr. Chicago, Lemont, Illinois; Contact: 630.972.0300, www.akshayausa.org
4pm. Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Madhulika Krishnan, student of Smt. Vidya Subramanian and Lasya Dance Company; Venue: McAfee Performing Arts Center, Saratoga, California; Contact: www.lasya.org, akrish@satnford.edu
4pm. Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Samvika Mehra, disciple of Dr. Bindu Shankar & Vrindavan Indian Dance Academy; Venue: Dougherty Valley Performing Arts Center, San Ramon, California; Contact: 925.875.1095, 925.560.2456
5pm. Carnatic Vocal Arangetram of Sandesh Rallapalli; Disciple of Smt. Jayashree Varadarajan; Venue: Mission City Center for Performing Arts, Santa Clara, California; Contact: Prasad 408.531.9470
5:30pm. Ilayaraagam's Saaral - the musical journey continues...; A light music fundraiser for Adyar Cancer Institute; Venue: Chabot College Auditorium, Hayward, California; Contact: www.cifwia.org, Anitha 510.967.3038, Prabha: 408.537.3458; Tickets: $25, $20, $15.
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
Sept. 16, 2011, Friday
7pm. Vibrant Saxaphone concert by Padmashri Sri. Kadri Gopalnath & party; Organized by South India Fine Arts; Venue: Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, California; Contact: www.southindiafinearts.org
7pm. Carnatic Vocal Concert by Sikkil Gurucharan; Organized by Columbus Carnatic Music Association of Ohio; Venue: Upper Arlington City Building, Upper Arlington, Ohio; Contact: www.columbuscarnaticmusic.org
Sept. 17, 2011, Saturday
4pm. Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Rekha Nagarajan; Student of Abhinaya Dance Company; Venue: McAfee Theater, Saratoga, California; Contact: www.abhinaya.org
Sept. 18, 2011, Sunday
Western USA Prelims - Carnatic Music Idol - Junior USA; Organized by South India Fine Arts (SIFA) in collaboration with Jaya TV, Maximum Media & Cleveland Aradhana; For registration, tickets, time and Venue, visit: www.southindiafinearts.org
Sept. 21, 2011, Wednesday
12:30pm. Annual Luncheon dedicated to quality of life improvements for persons with developmental disabilities living in Asha Niketan Homes in India; Organized by Asha Niketan Committee; Venue: Rex Manor, Brooklyn, New York; Contact: Usha Venkataraghavan 203.746.5510
Sept. 24, Saturday
4pm. TamFest 2011 - A tamil entertainment program; Program features children’s programs, Skits, Cine dances, Karaoke Songs, etc. Venue: Parsippany High School, Parsippany, New Jersey; Contact: tamfest@gmail.com, www.tamfest.com, Siva Ramanathan: 973.503.1315
Sept. 25, 2011, Sunday
3:30pm. Carnatic Vocal concert by Sikkil Gurucharan; Organized by South India Fine Arts; Venue: Center for Performing Arts, Menlo-Atherton High School, Palo Alto, California; Contact: www.southindiafinearts.org
Oct. 02, 2011, Sunday
Classical Kuchipudi Dance by Sunanda Gandham followed by Classical Vocal Concert by Abhishek Raghuram; Organized by Sruti; Venue: Montgomery County Community, College Science Center Auditorium, Blue Bell, Pennsylvania; Contact: www.sruti.org, 267.797.7006, srutiphila@gmail.com
Oct. 8, 2011, Saturday
7:30pm. World Premiere of Natya Dance Theatre’s ‘The Flowering Tree’; Venue: Harris Theater for Music and Dance, Chicago, Illinois; Contact: www.natya.com, www.harristheaterchicago.org, bill@natya.com
Oct. 8 & 9, 2011, Sat. & Sunday
Vijayadasami Celebrations; New Student Enrollments; Organized by Nrithyollasa Dance Academy; Classes in Fremont, Pleasanton and Saratoga; Contact: 510.623.8230, www.nldance.com
Oct. 9, 2011, Sunday
Double header concerts - (2pm) Vibrations by Sri. Tiruvarur Vaidyanathan & Party & (4:45pm) Carnatic Vocal concert by Sri. OS.Tyagarajan; Organized by South India Fine Arts; Venue: India Community Center, Milpitas, California; Contact: www.southindiafinearts.org