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.
Apr. 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
Apr. 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
Apr. 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
Apr. 07, 14, 21, 28 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; Channel 27 in Newark; Programs include, Tamil Karnatic & Light Music, Pattimanram, Potti, Teledrama and Event coverage from the Bay Area; www.saktitv.com
Apr. 08, 15, 22, 29 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; Contests are held in the month of 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
Kavithai Competition; Organized by Anbudan Google Groups; Poems in five different categories; Prizes; Deadline: Apr. 14, 2007; Contact: anbudan.pootti@gmail.com; Details at http://groups.google.com/group/anbudan/t/b1e9089129a64843
Apr. 5, Thursday
Building and repairing the Heart; Stem Cells’ potential in treating Heart Disease; Talk by Dr. Deepak Srivastava, Director, Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, University of California, San Francisco; Organized by Commonwealth Club; Venue: Commonwealth Club, San Francisco, California; www.commonwealthclub.org
Apr. 6 - Apr.15
30th Anniversary of Cleveland St. Thyagaraja Aradhana; Indian Classical Music and Dance Festival; Programs include Music Competition, Dance Competition, concerts of visiting accomplished artists and local artists; Venue: Waetjen Auditorium, Cleveland, Ohio; Contact: www.aradhana.org
Apr. 7, Saturday
Galaata.org - Spring Festival 2007; Program includes Matinee Madness, Talent Show, Galaata Idol, Light Music by Pallavi; Organized by Udhavum KarangaL USA; Venue: Chabot College, Hayward, California; Contact: www.galaata.org, info@galaata.org; Preethy 408.203.1908; Tickets: from $18
Apr. 07 & 21 (Saturdays)
9:30-10:15am. Tamil Classes; Venue: First Parish Church; Room-201; Venue: First Parish Church, Bedford, Massachusetts; Contact: www.bostonthamil.com
Apr. 8, Sunday
3pm. An evening of Hindustani Classical Music by Ms. Mandira Lahiri and Pt. Abhijit Banerjee; Presented by Raag Rang & Ekta Center; Venue: Ektaa Center, Irvine, California; Contact: www.ektaacenter.org, Harish Murthy 949.300.8912; Tickets: $25
Fund raiser Bharathanatyam concerts by Shri Krupa Dance Company students; Fund raiser for Concord Temple, Concord, California; Venue: Cubberley Theater, Palo Alto, California; Contact: www.shrikrupa.org
From Apr. 10, 2007
Miniature World: Art from India & Sacred Images: Dieties and Marriages in Mithila Painting; An exhibition of Mithila painting tradition; Hosted by de Saisset Museum at Santa Clara University; Organized by Pink Mango: The Indian Artisan and Ethnic Arts Foundation; Venue: The de Saisset Museum, Santa Clara, California; 408.554.4528, www.scu.edu/desaisset; Admission: Free.
Apr. 13, Friday
8pm. Ek Nazar - The Musical Journey; A Light Music Concert by Padmasri Hariharan; Organized by Sankara Eye Foundation & Dreamz International; Venue: Ford Community & Performing Arts Center, Dearborn, Michigan; Contact: Vyjayanthi Satish dreamz@dreamzr4u.com; 586.764.0938
Apr. 14, Saturday
11am-1pm; Sri Ramana Maharishi’s 57th Anniversary celebration of Mahanirvana; Organized by Arunachala Ashrama; Venue: Centerville Community Center, Fremont, California; Contact: 510. 979.1679, nachiketas@hotmail.com, www.arunachala.org
6pm. Tamil New Year’s Day celebrations; An evening of light music, dances, comedy drama by Chicago Natakappriya; Presented by Chicago Tamil Sangam; Venue: Lemont Temple Auditorium, Lemont, Illinois; ContacAdmission: Members: PK Aravazhi 630.922.3179 pkaravazhi@yahoo.com, Kingson Raj 847.530.4246, kingsonraj@hotmail.com; Tickets: $5 Members, $7 non-members
6pm. Vinodaya Chittham - An award winning play by Sreevathson; Presented by Meenakshi Theatres & Bharathi Kalai Manram as part of Tamil New Year Celebrations; Chief Guest: Mr. Suki Sivam; Venue: JCC, Houston, Texas; Contact: www.bkmhouston.org; 713.729.3200
6:45pm. Holy Tamil Mass, Every Second Saturday of the month; Venue: St. Joseph Parish, Mountain View, California; Contact: www.tamilcatholic.org
8pm. Alakshaya - Invisible Veil; Natya Dance Theater’s newest production; presented by Artistic Director Hema Rajagopalan and Krithika Rajagopalan; Venue: Elgin Community College, Elgin, Illinois; Contact: www.natya.com, 847.622.0300; Tickets: $14-$18
Apr. 15, Sunday
3:30pm. Carnatic Music Concert by Smt. Jayanthi Kumaresh; Organized by Carnatic Music Association (CMANA); Venue: HTCS Auditorium, Bridgewater, New Jersey; Contact: www.cmana.org
4pm. Carnatic Music Concert by Gayathri Girish, Nagai Sriram (violin) & Vinod Seetharaman (Mridangam); Organized by Carnatic Music Association of Atlanta (CAMAGA); Venue: Hindu Temple Auditorium, Atlanta, Georgia; Contact: www.camaga.org, Ram Sriram: 770.493.6534
4pm. Carnatic Music Concert by Violin Duo Ganesh & Kumaresh; Presented by South India Fine Arts; Venue: CET Auditorium, San Jose, California; Contact: www.southindiafinearts.org Apr. 21, Saturday
11:30am. Tamil New Year Celebrations; Chief Guest: Ms. Anu Natarajan, Councilwoman of Fremont; Program includes a Tamil Dance Contest; Organized by Bay Area Tamil Manram; Venue: India Community Center, Milpitas, California; Contact: www.bayareatamilmanram.org, preguraman@yahoo.com
Apr. 21 (Saturday) & Apr. 22 (Sunday)
SIFA presents Spring Music Festival; Performances by Violin Duo Sri.M.Chandrasekaran & Smt. Bharathi Gopal, Sri.Umayalapuram Sivaraman; Bharathanatyam performance by Chitra Visweswaran; Master of Pallavis - Chengalpet Ranganathan; Venue CET Auditorium, San Jose, California; Contact: www.southindiafinearts.org
Paalam - Third Annual Tamil Conference; Presented by Center for South Asian Studies and Berkeley Tamil Chair; Venue: Dwinelle Hall, University of California, Berkeley, California; Contact: http://tamil.berkeley.edu
Apr. 22, Sunday
Noon - 5pm. Muthamizh Vizha; Organized by Michigan Tamil Sangam; Venue: Seaholm High School, Birmingham, Michigan; Contact: www.mitamilsangam.org, Naren Balasubramaniam 734.667.2550
Apr. 23 - Apr. 27
4-9pm. Carnatic Music Worshop by K.N.Shashikiran, P. Ganesh (Vocal), Nagai Sriram (Violin), Thanjavur Murugaboopathi (Mridangam); Venue: Shruthi Swara Laya, Fremont, California; Contact: ggavimal@sbcglobal.net; Open to all.
Apr. 28, Saturday
3pm & 7pm. Seeds & Flowers - An english Play; Produced by Krea Creations; Presented by Cancer Institute Foundation (Adyar); Venue: Jackson Theater, Ohlone College, Fremont, California; Contact: Ponny Saravanan: 408.629.0554, Naveen Nathan; 510.435.5034; www.cifwia.org, www.kreacreations.com
Tamil New Year Celebrations; Program includes a drama, 'vanthaenae en thaenae' by Dr. Chitra Vaitheeswaran; Venue: Keigwin Middle school, Middletown, Connecticut; Contact: www.cttamilsangam.org; president@cttamilsangam.org
Apr. 29, Sunday
3-6pm. Carnatic Vocal Concert by 'Sahithya Priya' Gayathri Girish; Accompanied by Mysore HN Baskar and Tiruvarur Vaidhyanathan; Presented by Sri Balaji Temple of Aurora; Venue: Sri Balaji Temple Auditorium, Aurora, Illinois; Contact: www.balaji.org
May 06, Sunday
5am - 11am. Sthanprathista of Shirdi Sai Moorthy; Venue: Shirdi Sai Center, Sunnyvale, California; Contact: 408.705.7904, www.shirdisaiparivaar.org
4.15 pm; 100th Show Celebration; An evening of cultural entertainment with listeners; Presented by Indian Radio Show (90.1FM) It’s Different from Bay Area, California); Venue: Campbell Community Center(Orchard Banquet Hall), Campbell, California; Contact: www.itsdiff.com
4pm & 6:30pm. The Sound of Seasons - A Musical Celebration of Time & a choral symphonic expression of Indian Ragas; A grand collaborative concert by Music Composer Kanniks Kannikeswaran; Venue: Sycamore High School, Cincinnati, Ohio; Contact: 513.686.1770, www.templenet.com/seasons.htm