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. 4, 11, 18, 25 Tuesdays
12 noon. Siddha Samadhi Yoga Classes at Shiva Vishnu Temple, Livermore, California, Contact: Temple 925.449.6255, www.livermoretemple.org
Sept. 5, 12, 19, 26 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. 6, 13, 20, 27 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. 8, 15, 22, 29 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. 9, 16, 23, 30 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
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; 10am (English) 11:30am (Tamil) 1pm (Hindi). Immanuel Lutheran Church - Church congregation of Tamil Speaking public from Asia; Location: 149-40, 11th Ave, Whitestone, New York; Contact: Rev. Dr. E.J. Rethinasamy 718.767.5656 x301, www.immanuelwhitestone.com
Shiva Murugan Temple, Concord, California
Sun. Sept. 2, Mahasankatachaturthi – Bharathanatyam by Meena Logan & Students; Sun. Sept. 9: Bharathanatyam by Preeta Seshadri & Students; Sun. Sept. 16: Ganesh Chathurthi - Devotional Songs by Jayashree Varadarajan; Venue: Shiva Murugan Temple, Concord, California; Contact: www.temple.org, 925.827.0127
Rhythm of Bay Area - A talent showcase; Organized by Bay Area Tamil Manram; Registration ends, Sept. 10, 2012; Five rounds of contest every Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012 to Oct. 20, 2012; Finals on Children's Day program in Nov. 2012; Contact: www.bayareatamilmanram.org, 510.255.1634, 510.255.1633
Sept. 1, 2012, Saturday
4pm. Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Kaniyaa Francis, disciple of Guru Vishal Ramani and student of Shri Krupa Dance Company; Venue: McAfee Performing Arts Center, Saratoga, Californa; Contact: www.shrikrupa.org
Sept. 2, 2012, Sunday
3:30pm. Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Apoorva Paranthaman, disciple of Guru Vishal Ramani and student of Shri Krupa Dance Company; Venue: Cubberly Theater, Palo Alto, Californa; Contact: www.shrikrupa.org
Sept. 08, 2012, Saturday
11am-2pm. 116th Anniversary of Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharishi's advent at Arunachala; Venue: Milpitas Jain Temple, Milpitas, California; Contact: Sunita Parasuraman: 510.656.2752, sunita_parasuraman@yahoo.com; Tickets: Free; Lunch will be served.
4pm. Carnatic Vocal Concert by Manasa Suresh; Accompanied by U.N.Niranjan (Violin), Vignesh Venkatraman (Mridangam); A fundraiser for the Shiva Murugan Temple, Concord; Organized by Shruthi Swara Laya; Venue: Cubberly Theatre, Palo Alto, California; Contact: Shruthi Swara Laya: 510.552.5824, www.shruthiswaralaya.com
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. 9, 2012, Sunday
2pm & 5pm. Double Header Concert; (2pm) Vocal Concert by Smt. Pantula Rama; (5pm) vocal Concert by Smt. Mala Ramadorai & Party; Organized by South India Fine Arts (SIFA); Venue: Center for Performing Arts, Menlo-Atherton High School, Atherton, California; Contact: www.southIndiaFineArts.org
4pm. Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Savithri Koka, disciple of Ms. Mythili Kumar and student of Abhinaya Dance Company; Venue: McAfee Theater, Saratoga, California; Contact: www.abhinaya.org
Sept. 13, 2012, Thursday
12:30pm. Annual Luncheon dedicated to Quality of Life improvements for persons with developmental disabilities living in Asha Niketan Homes in India; Venue: Rex Manor, Brooklyn, New York; Contact: Usha Venkataraghavan: venkatar_usha@yahoo.com, 203.746.5510
Sept. 14, 2012, Friday
Samskrita Bharati conducts weekend and ten-day Beginner spoken workshops from Sept. 14 through Nov. 20, 2012; Venue & Contact: www.samskritabharatiusa.org, 408.685.2540
Sept. 15, 2012, Saturday
4pm. Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Sarayu Pai, disciple of Guru Vishal Ramani and student of Shri Krupa Dance Company; Venue: McAfee Performing Arts Center, Saratoga, Californa; Contact: www.shrikrupa.org
Sept. 16, 2012, Sunday
10am. Free Medical Check-up by Dr. Sadhana Sonti; Organized by Balaji Temple, San Jose; Venue: Temple premises, Balaji Temple, San Jose, California; Contact: www.balajitemple.net, 408.203.1036
Sept 19-30, 2012; 3rd I Film Festival; Roxie & Castro Theaters, San Francisco and Camera 12 Cinemas, San Jose; www.thirdi.org
Sept. 21, 2012, Friday
7:30pm. Carnatic Vocal concert by Sanjay Subrahmanyan Organized by South India Fine Arts (SIFA); Venue: Spangenberg Theater, Gunn High School, Palo Alto, California; Contact: www.southindiafinearts.org
Sept. 22, 2012, Saturday
4pm. Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Usha Srinivasan & Urmila Vudali, disciples of Guru Vishal Ramani and student of Shri Krupa Dance Company; Venue: McAfee Performing Arts Center, Saratoga, Californa; Contact: www.shrikrupa.org
5:30pm. Saaral - A lively Light Music Evening by VDaze; Program features Siva Karthikeyan; Organized by Cancer Institute Foundation & Bay Area Tamil Manram; Venue: Chabot College Auditorium, Hayward, California; Contact: www.cifwia.org, www.bayareatamilmanram.org
Sept. 22 & 23, Sat. & Sunday
Bharat Sangeeth Utsav 2012 - a grand two day festival featuring nurtured talent of Michigan and Intl. legendary of Music & Dance; Program features Sanskrithi and Kreative 2012 (see Ad for details) Organized by School of World Music & Dance, Novi, Michigan; Venue: Novi Middle School, Novi, Michigan; Contact: Lalitha Ramamoorthy, 248.767.4409, 248.347.4564
Sept. 23, 2012, Sunday
3pm. Kuchipudi Performance by Shantha Nair; Organized by Natya Dance Theater; Venue: Alessandro Volta School Auditorium, Chicago, Illinois; Contact: www.natya.com
4pm. Radiance - Vision 501 - Opening the eyes of 501 people; A Bharathanatyam production by select students of Shri Krupa Dance Company and a fundraiser for Sankara Eye Foundation; Venue: McAfee Theater for Performing Arts, Saratoga, California; Contact: Murali Krishnamurthy: 408.658.0191, Deepak Satya: 408.915.6853, sefradiance2012@gmail.com, www.giftofvision.org
Sept. 28, 2012, Friday
7pm. Madurai Mani Iyer Centenary Celebration Concert by Sri. TV. Sankaranarayanan; Organized by Columbus Carnatic Music Association; Venue: Upper Arlington City Hall, Columbus, Ohio; Contact: www.columbuscarnatic.org
Sept. 29, 2012, Saturday
4pm. Nayani - story of a tribal girl - a dance expression by Rukmini Vijayakumar and a Raadha Kalpa Production; Organized by AIM for SEVA; Venue: North Shore Center for Performing Arts, Skokie, Illinois; Contact: www.northshorecenter.org, nayanichicago@gmail.com; Tickets: $50, $100
Sept. 30, 2012, Sunday
1pm. Azhagarswamyin Kuthirai; Film Screening, as part of the 3rdi Film Festival; Venue: Camera12 Cinemas, San Jose, California; Contact: www.thirdi.org
October 6 & 7, Sat. & Sunday
Naadaswaroopini 2012 - Launching Yuva Bharati Quest 2012 (Carnatic Vocal & Instrumental Talent Search) and Carnatic Stars 2012 (20 mini concert opportunity to showcase talent) - Ages 7-21; Organized by Sringeri Vidya Bharati Foundation (SVBF), Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania; Contact: Sharada Chityala, 516.317.1055, sharadac@aol.com, Radhika Ramanathan (Shalini), 732.656.3174
October 7, 2012, Sunday
3:30pm. Sammilan - Folk Fusion Concert by Sri. Sashank Subramanyam (Flute); Organized by South India Fine Arts (SIFA); Venue: India Community Center, Milpitas, California; Contact: www.southindiafinearts.org