Sep 06	Oonam Festival
Sep 25	Navarathri
Shubha Muhurtha Days: 4, 8, 11, 15

Sep. 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Tuesdays
12 noon. Siddha Samadhi Yoga Classes at Shiva Vishnu Temple, Livermore, California, Contact: Temple 925.449.6255, www.livermoretemple.org

Sep. 3, 10, 17, 24 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

Sep. 4, 11, 18, 25 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

Sep. 6, 13, 20, 27 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

Sep. 7, 14, 21, 28 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, immanuelwhitestone.com

Meghadootam - The Cloud Messenger; An extra-ordinary operatic ballet of Kalidasa’s Meghadootam; Concept & Production by Cleveland Cultural Alliance; Directed by Smt. Bombay Jayashri; A fundraiser for AIM for SEVA - educating rural India through free student homes; Schedule: Mon, Sept. 1st (Dallas, Texas), Sat. Sep 6th (Houston, Texas), Sun. Sep. 7th (Chicago, Illinois), Fri. Sep. 12th (Detroit, Michigan), Sat. Sep. 13th (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Sun. 14th (Binghamton, New York), Fri. Sep. 19th (Albany, NY), Sat. Sep. 20th (Boston, Massachusetts), Sun. Sep. 21st (New Jersey); Contact: afsevents.org

Greater Atlanta Tamil Sangam - Super Singers 2014 competitions; Sunday at 2pm; Sep. 7 (Folk), Sep. 14 (Melody), Sep. 21 (Western), Oct. 5 (Semi-classical); Venue: Old Atlanta Park Recreation Center, Suwanee, Georgia; Contact: gatamilsangam.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: 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: shrikrupa.org

Sept. 6, 2014, Saturday
3:30pm. A spiritual discourse by Sri M, a direct disciple of Sri Maha Avatar Babaji; Organized by Shirdi Sai Parivaar; Venue: Multipurpose room, Shirdi Sai Parivaar, Milpitas, California; Contact: 510.770.1795, shirdisaiparivaar.org
5pm. GR muthal ARR varai - a total journey of tamil film music; celebrating 100 years of cinema - by Saindhavi, Sathyaprakash, Harini & more..; Venue: Eleanor Roosevelt High School, Greenbelt, Maryland; Contact:Balaji Srinivasan: iambalu@gmail.com
6pm. Natanam - Arts in Antiquity - A Bharathanatyam solo recital by Sharanya Balaji; Disciple of Guru Vishal Ramani and Student of Shri Krupa Dance Company; A fundraiser for Starting Arts & Grant Elementary School; Venue: Eagle Theater, Los Altos High School, Los Altos, California; Contact: Neeraja Balaji: neeraja_balaji@yahoo.com

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: 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

Sept. 12, 2014, Friday
10:10pm. Chitravina Ravikiran & Krithika Rajagopalan perform in World Music Festival Chicago; Organized by Chicago Cultural Center, City of Chicago; Venue: Preston Bradley Hall, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, Illinois; Contact: natya.com, chicagoparkdistrict.com

Sept. 13, 2014, Saturday
2pm. Solo Carnatic Vocal performances by Shrivats Kannan & Gokul Kalyanasundaram; Organized by Shruthi Swara Laya; Venue: Sai Temple, Pleasanton, California; Contact: shruthiSwaraLaya.com, ggavimal@sbcglobal.net
4pm. Carnatic Vocal Concert by Smt. Gayathri Venkataraghavan; Organized by South India Fine Arts (SIFA); Venue: Eagle Theater, Los Altos High School, Los Altos, California; Contact: southindiafinearts.org
6pm. Love Beyond Reach - solo works based on eternal love poems from India; Performed by Natya Dancers; Organized by Chicago Cultural Center, City of Chicago as part of its Night Out in the Parks; Venue: Indian Boundary Park, Chicago, Illinois; Contact: natya.com, nightoutintheparks.com

Sivagamiyin Sabadam - a spectacular Broadway-style dance musical directed by Madurai Muralidaran; Organized by Metroplex Tamil Sangam, Dallas; Venue: Majestic Theater, Dallas, Texas; Contact: dfwmts.org

Sept. 14, 2014, Sunday
11am. Annual Day / Navarathri celebrations; Student performances; Organized by Shruthi Swara Laya; Venue: Shruthi Swara Laya, Fremont, California; Contact: shruthiswaralaya.com

Sept. 19, 2014, Friday
7pm. Carnatic Vocal Concert by Manasa Suresh as part of SIFA - Youth Series; Organized by South India Fine Arts (SIFA); Venue: India Community Center, Milpitas, California; Contact: southindiafinearts.org
7pm. September Fiesta - A light music program by Saindhavi, Satya Prakash, Ravishankar & Raga Malika Team; Organized by Michigan Tamil Sangam; Venue: Novi High School, Novi, Michigan; Contact: Vidya: 248.997.1092, mitamilsangam.org

Sept. 21, 2014, Sunday
10am. Navarathri Series - Carnatic Vocal concert by Manasa Suresh; Venue: The Sivamani Residence, Sunnyvale, California; Contact: shruthiswaralaya.com
4pm. Aradhana - A benefit dance program for Chinmaya Mission, San Jose; Organized by Isha Dance Company; Venue: Visual and performing arts center, De Anza College, Cupertino, California; Contact: isha.dance@gmail.com, lalitha.kumar@gmail.com

Sept. 27, 2014, Saturday
2pm. Carnatic Vocal Concert by Manasa Suresh; Organized by Tri-Valley Music Circle; Venue: Sai Temple, Pleasanton, California; Contact: shruthiswaralaya.com
6pm. Carnatic Vocal Concert by Manasa Suresh; Part of the Navarathri Series; Organized by SVCC Temple, Blacow Road, Fremont, California; Venue: SVCC Temple, Fremont, California; Contact: svcctemple.org
7pm. Carnatic Vocal Concert by Gayathri Venkataraghavan; Organized by Columbus Carnatic Music Association; Venue: The Abbey Theater, Dublin, Ohio; Contact: columbuscarnatic.org

Oct. 02, 2014, Thursday
6:30pm. Sri Lalitha Sahasranama Sahara Suvasini Puja; Program features chanting of Lalitha Sahasranama by over 1000 devotees; Organized by Sri Kamakshi Community Center & Pt. Chandramouli; Venue: India Community Center, Milpitas, California; Contact: srikamakshi.org, kanchikamashi@gmail.com, 408.891.9376, 510.623.8230

Oct. 04, 2014, Saturday
4:30pm. Anubhavam Pudhumai - an evening of mesmerizing live music, scintillating dances with a narrative of suspense thriller!; A fundraiser for Udavum KarangaL & Sastha Tamil Foundation; Organized by Sastha Tamil Foundation; Venue: Irving Arts Center, Irving, Texas; Contact: www.sasthatamilfoundation.org, Visalakshi Velu: 214.212.3464

Oct. 05, 2014, Sunday
2pm. & 6pm. Yagnaseni - A dance musical by Kalaimamani Uma Murali as Draupathi & Madurai Muralidaran as Arjuna; Organized by Bharati Tamil Sangam; Venue: Jackson Theater, Ohlone College, Fremont, California; Contact: Gowri Seshadri: 510.794.4435, Usha Aravindan: 510.656.8742, batamilsangam.org, batsvolunteers@gmail.com

Oct. 11, 2014, Saturday
11am. Baalya - Portraying childhood stories of mythological gods - A musical with Live Orchestra; Organized by Nrityakalya Dance Company; Venue: Mission City Cener of Performing Arts, Santa Clara, California; Contact: www.nrityakalya.org, Janani: 408.774.1910,
5pm. Lakshman Sruthi Performs - Live Music Concert with your favorite singers - Krish, Malathy, Roshni, Vel Murugan, Anitha.. & 100% manual orchestra & ; Organized by Chicago Tamil Sangam; Venue: TBD; Contact: chicagotamilsangam.org

October 18, 2014, Saturday
4pm & 7pm. 1000 uthai vaangiya apoorva sigamani - a hilarious drama by Drama Superstar S.Ve.Shekhar; Organized by Avatars; Venue: Jain Temple, Milpitas, California; Contact: Jayashree: jmaniram@gmail.com,  Thirumudi: thirumudi@gmail.com