Aug. 5, 12, 19, 26 Tuesdays
12 noon. Siddha Samadhi Yoga Classes at Shiva Vishnu Temple, Livermore, California, Contact: Temple 925.449.6255, www.livermoretemple.org

Aug. 6, 13, 20, 27 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. 7, 14, 21, 28 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
7pm. Evergreen Classics by Srikant Ramabadran; Bay Area: 1550 AM; Contact: www.mixcloud.com/RadioZindagi; srikant@radiozindagi.com
7:10pm. Shirdi Sai Bhajans; Venue: Kalpataru Sai Nilayam, Evergreen Area, San Jose, California; Contact: www.thesaifoundation.org, 408.223.0999

Aug. 2, 9, 16, 23 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.
10am-Noon. Tamil Radio - Kaalai Thendral on KLOK 1170AM; Listen live @ www.arimausa.com

Aug. 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 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: Shirdi Sai Parivaar - Shirdi Sai Center, Milpitas, 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.
3-4:30pm. Plano Tamil School; Facilitated by Sastha Tamil Foundation; Venue: Alpha Montessori House, Plano, Texas; Contact: www.pltamil.com
5:00pm. Communion & Worship Service; Discourses by Rev. Sam Raj, Rev. Shawn Redmond; 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

Yoga & Kundalini Meditaion Workshops by Jagathguru Paranjothiyar in San Francisco Bay Area, California; (Aug 12 & 15) - Kids Yoga & Personality Development Camp @ Pleasanton; (Aug. 13 & 14) - Yoga Dharana for Teens @ Pleasanton; (Aug. 16 & 17 @ Pleasanton; Aug. 18-22 @ Fremont) - Mahashakthi Yogam for Adults; Organized by UPFNA; Contact: upfna.bayarea@gmail.com, 408.306.3157

Carnatic Philharmonic Orchestra presented by VVS Foundation in association with Cleveland Aradhana Committee; Registration is Open for Vocal and all instrumentalists in Carnatic and Western disciplines; Conceptualized by Vidhwan VVS. Murari; To enroll, contact: vvsfindia@gmail.com, 510.396.6437, 510.371.9986

Aug. 02, 2014, Saturday
3pm. Timeless Tales - Myths and Legends of India; Natya dancers present an evening of Bharathanatyam as part of the Night Out in the Parks program; Venue: Austin Town Hall Park, Chicago, Illinois; Contact: www.natya.com
3pm. Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Asha Rowland; Disciple of Guru Hema Rajagopalan & Student of Natya Dance Theatre; Venue: Elgin Community College, Elgin, Illinois; Contact: www.natya.com
4:00pm. Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Riya Gupta; Disciple of Guru Vishal Ramani & Student of Shri Krupa Dance Company; Organized by Shri Krupa Dance Company; Venue: McAfee Performing Arts Center, Saratoga, California; Contact: www.shrikrupa.org

Aug. 03, 2014, Sunday
3:30pm. Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Pranuthi Thota; Disciple of Guru Vishal Ramani & Student of Shri Krupa Dance Company; Organized by Shri Krupa Dance Company; Venue: McAfee Performing Arts Center, Saratoga, California; Contact: www.shrikrupa.org
4pm. Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Palak Shah; Disciple of Guru Hema Rajagopalan & Student of Natya Dance Theatre; Venue: MacAninch Arts Center at College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, Illinois; Contact: www.natya.com

Aug. 09, 2014, Saturday
5:30pm. Saaral - an Interactive night of non-stop fun; A fundraiser for Cancer Institute Foundation; Organized by Cancer Institute Foundation & Bay Area Tamil Manram; Venue: Chabot College Auditorium, Hayward, California; Contact: Prabha 408.537.3458, Arumugam: 510.364.8675, www.cifwia.org, www.bayareatamilmanram.org
Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Poorna Subramanian; Disciple of Guru Hema Rajagopalan & Student of Natya Dance Theatre; Venue: Oswego East High School, Oswego, Illinois; Contact: www.natya.com
3pm. PrabhRti & PrApti - Solo Vocal Performances by Students; Organized by Shruthi Swara Laya; Venue: Shruthi Swara Laya Premises, Fremont, California; Contact: Anuradha Suresh: 510.552.5824; www.shruthiSwaraLaya.com
3:30pm. Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Swati Vemulapalli & Sireesha Sunkara; Disciple of Guru Vishal Ramani & Student of Shri Krupa Dance Company; Organized by Shri Krupa Dance Company; Venue: De Anza Visual & Performing Arts Center, Cupertino, California; Contact: www.shrikrupa.org

Aug. 10, 2014, Sunday
9:30am. Exclusive Meet & Greet breakfast with Multi-faceted Actor Siddharth; Organized by Cancer Institute Foundation, Bay Area Tamil Manram & Tirupathi Bhimas; Venue: Tirupathi Bhimas, Milpitas, California; Contact: Mahesh: 408.757.7833, TS.Suresh: 408.387.0221
3:30pm. Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Madhavi Ramakrishnan; Disciple of Guru Vanitha Veeravalli and Student of Bharatam; Organized by Bharatam; Venue: Oswego East High School, Oswego, Illinois; Contact: www.bharatam.org
4pm. Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Nikhita Chandrashekar; Disciple of Guru Meena Logan and student of Pushpanjali Dance Academy; Organized by Pushpanjali Dance Academy; Venue: Performing Arts Center, Woodside High School, Woodside, California; Contact: www.puspanjali.org
6:30am. 9am. 11:30am. Three batches of Upakarma Aavani Avittam; Hosted by Pandit Ravichandran; Venue: Sandeepany, Chinmaya Mission, San Jose, California; Contact: 925.449.0620, panditravi@comcast.net

Aug. 15, 2014, Friday
7pm. Free Satsangs by Jagathguru Paranjothiyar; Organized by Universal Peace Foundation of North America (UPFNA); Venue: Sri Mahakaleshwar Temple, Santa Clara, California; Contact: www.upfna.org,  408.306.3157

Aug. 16, 2014, Saturday
4pm. Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Raveena Panja; Disciple of Guru Vishal Ramani & Student of Shri Krupa Dance Company; Organized by Shri Krupa Dance Company; Venue: Campbell Heritage Theatre, Campbell, California; Contact: www.shrikrupa.org

Aug. 17, 2014, Sunday
10:30am. Annual CTS Summer Picnic; Program features traditional games like Kabadi, Kho-Kho, etc. Organized by Chicago Tamil Sangam; Venue: Blackwell Forest Reserve, Wheaton, Illinois; Contact: www.chicagotamilsangam.org
4pm. Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Sumitra Naganathan; Disciple of Guru Vishal Ramani & Student of Shri Krupa Dance Company; Organized by Shri Krupa Dance Company; Venue: Cubberly Community Center, Palo Alto, California; Contact: www.shrikrupa.org
6:30pm. Free Satsangs by Jagathguru Paranjothiyar; Organized by Universal Peace Foundation of North America (UPFNA); Venue: Siddhi Vinayaka Cultural Center, Fremont, California; Contact: www.upfna.org, 408.306.3157

Aug. 23, 2014, Saturday
11am. 118th Anniversary of the Advent of Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharishi at the Holy Hill Arunachala; Program features Video, Bhajans, Veda Prayanam and Arati; Lunch @ 1pm; Venue: Fremont Senior Center, Paseo Padre Pkwy, Fremont, California; Contact: sunita_parasuraman@yahoo.com, 510.656.2752
6pm. Kalidasa’s Meghadootam - The cloud messenger - An extraordinary operatic ballet; Program features Smt. Bombay Jayashri, Shijith Nambiar and Parvathy Menon; A fundraiser for AIM For Seva; Organized by AIM For Seva; Venue: Chabot College Performing Arts Center, Hayward, California; Contact: www.dancecca.com/meghadootam

Aug. 24, 2014, Sunday
2pm. Kamaneeya Krishna - A Solo Bharathanatyam Recital by Sreya Guha; Disciple of Guru Vishal Ramani & Shri Krupa Dance Company; Venue: The Woodside Performing Arts Center, Woodside, California; Contact: www.shrikrupa.org
3:30pm. Thematic Bharathanatyam presentation by Mother & Child; Performed by Usha Srinivasan & Urmila Vudali; Organized by Sangam Arts; Venue: Visual & Performing Arts Center, De Anza College; Cupertino, California; Contact: www.sangamarts.org

Aug. 30 & 31, 2014, Sat. & Sunday
40th Anniversary Celebrations; Program features Sivagamiyin Sabhadam, Light Music by Super Singers; Stand-up comedy, Street foods of Chennai, Fashion Show, Pattimandram and more ..; Organized by Bharathi Kalai Manram; Venue: Houston Durga Bari Temple, Houston, Texas; Contact: www.bkmhouston.org

Aug. 30, 2014, Saturday
4pm. Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Abinaya Senthil; Disciple of Guru Vishal Ramani & Student of Shri Krupa Dance Company; Organized by Shri Krupa Dance Company; Venue: McAfee Performing Arts Centre, Saratoga, California; Contact: www.shrikrupa.org

Aug. 31, 2014, Sunday
3:30pm. Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Varsha Kadathur Rajagopalan; Disciple of Guru Vishal Ramani & Student of Shri Krupa Dance Company; Organized by Shri Krupa Dance Company; Venue: The Woodside High School Performing Arts Center, Woodside, California; Contact: www.shrikrupa.org

Sept. 07, 2014, Sunday
3:30pm. Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Namrita Naveen; Disciple of Guru Vishal Ramani & Student of Shri Krupa Dance Company; Organized by Shri Krupa Dance Company; Venue: McAfee Performing Arts Center, Saratoga, California; Contact: www.shrikrupa.org
4pm. Violin Arangetram of Chi. Vignesh Thyagarajan; Disciple of Vidwan Delhi Sri. P. Sunder Rajan & Student of Academy of Indian Music; Organized by Academy of Indian Music & the Thyagarajan family; Venue: Performing Arts Center, Woodside High School, Woodside, California; Contact: violinvignesh96@gmail.com