September 2015: Events Calendar
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.
 05 Sep.Krishna Janmashtami
 17 Sep.vinayagar sathurthi
 24 Sep.Bakri eid
Shubha Muhurtha Days: 09, 16, 17


Sept. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 Tuesdays
12 noon. Siddha Samadhi Yoga Classes at Shiva Vishnu Temple, Livermore, California, Contact: Temple 925.449.6255, www.livermoretemple.org

Sept. 2, 9, 16, 23 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. 3, 10, 17, 24 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

Sept. 05, 12, 19, 26 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

Sept. 6, 13, 20, 27 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

Sangeeth Samraat - Carnatic Premier League USA
Carnatic Vocal and Instrumental Competitions in over 9 cities in the US; To participate in your respective cities, contact:
7th September (Chicago - ravi@icarnatic.org),
12th Sept (Seattle - concerts@vedatemple.org),
13th Sept (Portland - hecsapdx@gmail.com),
19th Sept (Atlanta - Sriramr@bellsouth.net),
20th Sept (Detroit -admin@glacmichigan.com),
26 Sept (Minnesota - sangeethsamraatde@gmail.com),
3rd Oct (Dallas -carnaticatexas@gmail.com),
4th Oct (San Jose - Carnaticasanjose@gmail.com);
Finals at Delaware on Oct. 10th & 11th.
Concept & Creative head: Sri. KN.Sashikiran;
Contact: www.sangeethsamraat.com, carnaticamusic@gmail.com, knshashikiran@gmail.com, 423.534.9724

Sept. 5, 2015, Saturday
9am. Sri Krishna Janmastami Celebrations; Program features grand events including kids mela; Organized by Sri Krishna Balaram Mandir; Venue: Temple premises, Sunnyvale, California; Contact: www.kbmandir.org
4pm. Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Veena Ravi; Disciple of Smt. Radica Giri and student of Anjali Natya; Venue: Cubberley Community Center, Palo Alto, California; Contact: www.fb.com/natya.anjali
7pm. 5th Annual Our Lady of Vailankanni Festival; Program features Holy Mass, Candlelight Procession, Entertainment and Dinner; Organized by Bay Area Vailankanni Shrine; Venue: St. James the Apostle Church, Fremont, California; Contact: www.bavs.org, 408.506.4474

Sept. 6, 2015, Sunday
4pm. Sundara Kandam - The Signet of Hope; A vibrant journey of Rasa and Bhava in an outstanding dance drama; A fundraiser organized by AIM for Seva USA; Lyrics & Music by Neyveli Santhanagopalan, Concept & Choreography by Anita Guha; Venue: Ferst Center for the Arts, Atlanta, Georgia; Contact: Shobha Swamy: 248.894.1929, Venkat Shankar 513.652.1991, AIMForSevaGA@gmail.com, www.afsevents.org


September 12, 2015, Saturday
2pm. Muthamizh Vizha; Program features PerumaLae drama, Sirappu pattimanram and Light Music; Organized by Greater Atlanta Tamil Sangam; Venue: Lanier High School, Buford, Georgia; Contact: www.gatamilsangam.org
3:30pm. Padmasri Aruna Sairam in concert, Vittal Ramamurthy (Violin), J.Vaidyanathan (Mridangam); Organized by Carnatic Music Association of North America (CMANA); Venue: Crossroads South Middle School, Monmouth Junction, New Jersey; Contact: www.cmana.org
4pm. Don Quixote - A music-dance-theatre production by Sahrdaya Foundation; Presented by Yuva Bharati; Venue: Menlo Atherton Performing Arts Center, Atherton, California; Contact: www.yuvabharati.org
6pm. Bharathanatyam performance by Divya Devaguptapu - a senior disciple of Sri. Dhananjayans; Organized by Kalalaya as part of the 2015 Fall Series; Venue: CET, San Jose, California; Contact: www.kalalayausa.org
6pm. Sundara Kandam - The Signet of Hope; A vibrant journey of Rasa and Bhava in an outstanding dance drama; A fundraiser organized by AIM for Seva USA; Venue: Miramar Cultural Center Theatre, Miramar, Florida; Contact: aim4sevafl@gmail.com: 954.680.2108, www.afsevents.org
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
6:30pm. Around the World - A concert to benefit 'Make a wish Foundation'; Program features exhilarating evening with melodies & rhythms from America, Armenia, India, Russia & France; Venue: The Good Samaritan Church, Cupertino, California; Contact: 408.663.4963, aroundtheworldfundraiser@gmail.com

September 13, 2015, Sunday
4pm. Navarathna - Rare gems of Tanjore Quartet; Performed by many popular Bay Area dancers; Venue: Mission City Performing Arts, Santa Clara, California; Contact: Ganesh Vasudeva 408.768.8941
4pm. Carnatic Vocal Concert by Sriranjani Santhanagopalan; Organized by South India Fine Arts; Venue: McAfee Theater, Saratoga, California; Contact: www.southindiafinearts.org
5pm. PerumaLe - A live family comedy drama by Maham Enterprises featuring Madhuvanthi Arun and Sureshwar; A fundraiser organized by Shiva Murugan Temple, Concord, California; Venue: Dougherty Valley Performing Arts Center, San Ramon, California; temple.org, info@shivamurugantemple.org
6pm. Sundara Kandam - The Signet of Hope; A vibrant journey of Rasa and Bhava in an outstanding dance drama; A fundraiser organized by AIM for Seva USA; Venue: Ernst Community Cultural Center, Annandale, Virginia; Contact: Siva Subramaniam - 310.983.9699, Sabita Raman: 240.888.5897, www.afsevents.org

September 18, 2015, Friday
6:30pm. Sundara Kandam - The Signet of Hope; A vibrant journey of Rasa and Bhava in an outstanding dance drama; A fundraiser organized by AIM for Seva USA; Venue: Regis College of Fine Arts, Weston, Massachusetts; Contact: Kumar Balasubramanian - 508.734.0419, aimforsevaboston@gmail.com, www.afsevents.org

September 19, 2015, Saturday
11am. 119th Anniversary of Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharishi’s advent at the holy hill Arunachala; Program features talk by Dennis Hartel from Arunachala Ashrama, followed by Video, Bhajans, Veda Parayanam and Aarati; Venue: Fremont Senior Center, 40086 Paseo Padre Pkwy, Fremont, California; Contact: sunita_parasuraman@yahoo.com, 510.656.2752
5:30pm. Perumaley - A tamil comedy drama by Madhuvanthi Arun (daughter of YG. Mahendran) and Sureshvar; Organized by CAIFA USA; Venue: Harper College Performing Arts Center, Palatine, Illinois; Contact: www.caifausa.org, www.peppae.com
6:00pm. Classical Carnatic Veena Concert by Sri. Rajesh Vaidya & Party; Organized by Kalalaya as part of the 2015 Fall Series; Venue: CET, San Jose, California; Contact: www.kalalayausa.org
6pm. Sundara Kandam - The Signet of Hope; A vibrant journey of Rasa and Bhava in an outstanding dance drama; A fundraiser organized by AIM for Seva USA; Venue: Great Valley High School, Malvern, Pennsylvania; Contact: Surekha Praveen - 484.744.4214, Sudhakar - 609.658.3715, www.afsevents.org

September 20, 2015, Sunday
11am. PrabhRti & Unnati - Student performances; Organized by Shruthi Swara Laya; Venue: Shruthi Swara Laya, Fremont, California; Contact: ggavimal@sbcglobal.net, 510.552.5824
4:00pm. Meghadootam - The cloud messenger - a sublime classic of Kalidasa; Performed by Shijith Nambiar & Parvathy Menon and Directed by Bombay Jayashri; Organized by Kalalaya as part of the 2015 Fall Series; Venue: CET, San Jose, California; Contact: www.kalalayausa.org
4pm. Sundara Kandam - The Signet of Hope; A vibrant journey of Rasa and Bhava in an outstanding dance drama; A fundraiser organized by AIM for Seva USA; Venue: The Nash Theater at RVCC, Branchburg, New Jersey; Contact: Dr. Sudhakar Ramanathan - 908.963.0558, Rhama Narayanan - 908.451.4615, www.afsevents.org
4pm. Carnatic Violin Concert by Violin Duo Ganesh & Kumaresh; Organized by South India Fine Arts; Venue: Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, California; Contact: www.southindiafinearts.org

September 25, 2015, Friday
5:30pm. Sundara Kandam - The Signet of Hope; A vibrant journey of Rasa and Bhava in an outstanding dance drama; A fundraiser organized by AIM for Seva USA; Venue: The Egg Center for the Perfoming Arts, Albany, New York; Contact: Arun Puranik - apuranik@communitycare.com, www.afsevents.org

September 26, 2015, Saturday
4:30pm. Sivagamiyin Sabatham - A dance musical by Madurai R. Muralidharan; Organized by Bharathi Kalai Manram; Venue: Berry Center, Houston, Texas; Contact: www.bkmhouston.org
5:30pm. Isai Thiruvizha - Fall Music Concert 2015; Organized by Chicago Tamil Sangam; Venue: Oswego East High School Auditorium, Oswego, Illinois; Contact: www.chicagotamilsangam.org
6pm. Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Samira Sriram; Disciple of Guru Mythili Kumar and student of Abhinaya Dance Company; Venue: McAfee Theater, Saratoga, California; Contact: www.abhinaya.org
6pm. Sundara Kandam - The Signet of Hope; A vibrant journey of Rasa and Bhava in an outstanding dance drama; A fundraiser organized by AIM for Seva USA; Venue: Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, New York; Contact: Pramod Deshmukh - 607.738.5575, prmode@yahoo.com, www.afsevents.org

September 27, 2015, Sunday
10:30am. Carnatic Vocal Concert by Padmasri Aruna Sairam; Organized by South India Fine Arts; Venue: Smithwick Theater, Foothill College, Los Altos Hills, California; Contact: www.southindiafinearts.org

October 3 & 4, 2014, Sat & Sunday
Naadaswaroopini 2015; Program features Carnatic Vocal Talent Search, Instrumental Talent Search competitions; Organized by Sringeri Vidya Bharati Foundation; Venue: Foundation Premises, Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania; Contact: Sharada Chityala: sharadac@aol.com, 516.317.1055, Radhika Ramanathan: 732.656.3174


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