Feb. 01	Thai Amavasai
Feb. 02	Groundhog Day
Feb. 04	Sri Lanka Independence Day
Feb. 06	Vasanth Panchami
Feb. 08	Ratha Sapthami
Feb. 09	Krittigai
Feb. 12	Bakreeth, Lincoln's Birthday
Feb. 14	Valentine's Day
Feb. 16	Pournami
Feb. 17	Maasi Magham, President's Day
Feb. 22	Washington's Birthday
Feb. 24	Sankatahara Chathurthi
Shubha Muhurtha Day: 3, 5, 6, 7, 12, 14, 19, 20, 21

Ongoing:
1-4pm - Gurukul, a core set of principles and values through stories, myths, legends, and discovery-based activities. Runs through March 30, at ICC Santa Clara facilities, 3065 Democracy Way, Santa Clara, California. Contact: 408.934.1130

Museum Exhibition (thru March 9) - The Sensuous and the Sacred: Chola Bronzes from South India at Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, 1050 Independence Ave. SW , Washington, District of Columbia. Contact: 202.357.2700, asiainfo@asia.si.edu, www.asia.si.edu

Feb 3, 10, 19, 24 Mondays
6-8pm - Yoga and Meditation class with Cator Shachoy, one and half hours Iyengar Yoga followed by half hour Vipassana meditation. $12 per class/ $50 for series of 5 for CIF members, $15 per class/$60 for series of 5 for general public. 2650 Fulton Street at 3rd Avenue, San Francisco, California. Organized by Cultural Integration Fellowship. Contact: 415.235.9380,info@culturalintegration.org, www.culturalintegration.org

Feb 4, 11, 18, 25 Tuesdays
6-9am -"Mostly Tamil", Radio Broadcast, 90.1FM, San Francisco Bay Area, California. Contact: Sutha at sutha@mostlytamil.com, www.mostlytamil.com

6pm, 7pm - Kathak Dance Class with Chitresh Das, world renowned Kathak artist (Tuesdays and Thursdays), 2650 Fulton Street at 3rd Avenue, San Francisco, California. Organized by Cultural Integration Fellowship. Beginners: 6:00 p.m., Advanced: 7:00 p.m. Contact: 415.759.8060, info@culturalintegration.org, www.culturalintegration.org

6:15-7:45pm Yoga class, Beginners' series, by Karen Scura, at Dancing Yogi studio, 14598 Big Basin Way, Saratoga, California. Contact: info@dancingyogi.com, 408.741.7084, www.dancingyogi.com

7:30-8:30pm (from 7pm on Feb 17) - Evening Meditation Workshop, United Church of Christ, 825 Middlefield Drive, Petaluma, California. Free. Contact: (800) 475-2369, (707) 878-2369, info@nilgiri.org, www.nilgiri.org

Feb 1, 8, 15, 22 Saturdays
8am-9:30pm - Saturday Program for Ammachi at Amita Hall, San Ramon, California. Contact: 510.537.9417, events@ammachi.org, www.ammachi.org

11am-12pm - Sundara Kanda Parayanam (Joint recitation of Sundara Kanda, 5th Canto of Sri Valmiki Ramayana); 1-2pm - Vishnu Sahasranamam at the Learning Center, Shiva-Vishnu Temple, Livermore, California, Contact: Temple 925.449.6255, www.livermoretemple.org

Feb 2, 9, 16, 23 Sundays
10-11:30am - California Tamil Academy conducts Tamil Classes (during regular school Sessions, excluding Feb 16) at Room Nos. 72 - 74, De Anza College, Cupertino, California. Contact: 408.741.0612, catamilacademy@yahoo.com, www.catamilacademy.org

9:30-10am - 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

11-11:50am - Tamil Class and Tiruppugazh taught at the Hindu Temple of Greater Chicago, 10915 Lemont Rd, Lemont, Illinois. Also offering Sanskrit, Religion, Vishnu Sahasranama, craft, and tabla classes. Contact: Jayanthi Balachandran 630.325.2985, Usha Narayanan at 630.527.9308 or the Temple front desk. info@ramatemple.org, www.ramatemple.org

Bala Vihar classes at Chinmaya Mission in Danville, Fremont, Los Altos, and San Jose, California. Curriculum includes Tamil language instruction. www.chinmaya.com/san-jose/bvlocsch.html

Feb 1, Saturday
9am - Tyagaraja Day Presented by South India Fine Arts, at CET Performing Arts Center, 701 Vine Street, San Jose, California. Contact: 1.888.664.SIFA, vimaro@aol.com, www.southindiafinearts.org

Feb 2, Sunday
9am - Tyagaraja Day Presented by South India Fine Arts, at CET Performing Arts Center, 701 Vine Street, San Jose, California. Contact: 1.888.664.SIFA, vimaro@aol.com, www.southindiafinearts.org

11am-12pm - Philosophies of Evolution is a lecture by Karabi Sen. Cultural Integration Fellowship, 2650 Fulton St. (at 3rd Ave.), San Francisco, California. Contact: 415.626.2442.

12-4pm, Open House - Creative Art Center at Bharathi Kalalaya; Tanjore Painting, Mysore painting, Ceramics, Drawing and other art demonstration and classes. Contact: Anu Suresh:510.490.4629,www.bharathikalalaya.com. Free.

2pm - Pongal Program by Greater Atlanta Tamil Sangam: Pongalukku Mariyadhai. Meadowcreek High School, Gwinnet, Georgia. Contact: contact@gatamilsangam.org, www.gatamilsangam.org

3-8pm - Pongalo Pongal program with Tamil Quiz, Patti Manram, snacks. $6 adults, $3 kids. Northshore Senior Center, 10201 E Riverside Drive, Bothell, Washington. Contact: Sujatha Rajarajan, 425.557.8337sujatharajarajan@hotmail.com

Bharata Natyam Arangetram of Anu Ranganathan, student of Mythili Kumar of Abhinaya Dance Company. Mexican Heritage Theater, San Jose, alifornia. Time to be announced. Contact: 408.983.0491, abhinaya_sj@yahoo.com, www.abhinaya.com

Feb 3, Monday
12 noon - Kimberly Wright (CASA)."Fieldwork in Mumbai at the Millennium: Representations and Realities of Cosmopolitanism." 250-251K. CASA Brown Bag Lunch, Stanford University, California. www.stanford.edu/group/scbs/Calendar/calendar2002-03/s_asia.02-03.html

4:30pm - Khaled Abou Al Fadl (UCLA)."Islam and the Rules of War." 4:30 p.m., Oksenberg Room, Encina Hall, Stanford University, California. news-service.stanford.edu/news/2003/january8/islam-18.html

Feb 5, Wednesday
4:15pm - Partition and Communal Issues in India Film Series."Garam Hawa / Hot Wind." 160-331, Religious Studies, Stanford University, California. www.stanford.edu/group/scbs/Calendar/calendar2002-03/s_asia.02-03.html

Feb 6, ThursdayMeditation 1 (Feb 6-27) - Learn to meditate with Joe Begley. Ananda, 2171 El Camino, Palo Alto, California. $40. Contact: 650.323.3363.

Feb 7, Friday
11am (Feb 7-9) - Asian Art and Culture exhibition and sale featuring exquisite items from over 75 of the world's top galleries specializing in Asian art, including jewelry and paintings from India; bronzes from Nepal; and other artifacts. Festival Pavilion, Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, California.

Feb. 7, 11 a.m.-7 p.m.; Feb. 8, 11 a.m.-7 p.m.; Feb. 9, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. $12. Contact: 310.455.2886.

4pm-Sun Feb 9 3pm - Weekend Meditation Retreat. Tomales, California. Feb. 7-9, Fri. 4:30 p.m.- Sun. 2 p.m. $295. Contact: 800.475.2369, 707.878.2369, info@nilgiri.org, www.nilgiri.org.

7pm - Teesri Pehchaan, music and dance, at Heinen Theater, 5517 Austin Street, Houston, Texas. Contact: Urban Indian Beat 281.650.1149

Feb 8, Saturday
8:30am - Great Composers' Day, by Carnatic Music Association of Georgia (CAMAGA), at the Hindu Temple of Atlanta, Georgia. Contact: camaga@bellsouth.net, www.camaga.org

9am-8pm - Sangeetha Pitamaha Sri Purandara Daasa Aaradhana at Hindu Temple and Community Center, 420-450 Persian Drive, Sunnyvale, California. Organized by LOTUS. Contact: Smt. Padmaja Kishore at padmajakishore@yahoo.com, www.svlotus.org

7pm - Hindustani flute by Pundit Hariprasad Chaurasia, accompanied by Rakesh Chaurasia (flute) & Vijay Ghate (tabla). Bates Recital Hall, University of Texas, Austin, Texas. Presented by Indian Classical Music Circle of Austin. $25-50, free for members.Contact: Rasika Harshey 512.327.3821 rasika@icmca.org, www.icmca.org

7pm - Teesri Pehchaan, music and dance, at Heinen Theater, 5517 Austin Street, Houston, Texas. Contact: Urban Indian Beat 281.650.1149

8pm - Dance Performance Presented by Devi Dance Theatre and Narthaki. Four pieces exploring feminism in 12th century South India at Dance Place, 3225 8th Street, NE, Washington, District of Columbia. Contact: Nilimma Devi 301.593.2664, www.narthaki.com