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Jun. 02, 09, 16, 23 Tuesdays 12 noon. Siddha Samadhi Yoga Classes at Shiva Vishnu Temple, Livermore, California, Contact: Temple 925.449.6255, www.livermoretemple.org
Jun. 03, 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
7:45pm. Journey into the inner world via a series of powerful techniques; Venue: Life Bliss Foundation, Swami Nithyananda Vedic Temple, Montclair, California; Contact: www.lifebliss.org, 909.625.1400
Jun. 04, 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
7:10pm. Shirdi Sai Bhajans; Venue: Kalpataru Sai Nilayam, Evergreen Area, San Jose, California; Contact: www.thesaifoundation.org, 408.223.0999
Jun. 06, 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.
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
5:00pm - 6:30pm. Exploring Meditation - Journey into the inner world via a series of powerful techniques by Life Bliss Foundation; Venue: Swami Nithyananda Vedic Temple, Montclair, California; Contact: www.lifebliss.org, 909.625.1400
Jun. 07, 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 : 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
9:30am-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
9:30-10:30am. TAMIL WORSHIP; Venue: Faith Lutheran Church (Sanctuary), 37635 Dequindre Road, Michigan (Between 16 &17 Mile Road); Contact: Rev. Arul J Alexander, tamil@faithtroy.org Web: http://www.faithtroy.org/tamil
5.00 p.m.: EMMANUEL TAMIL CHURCH; Vibrant praise & worship services. Venue: St. Michael's Lutheran Church - Chapel, 7000 N Sheldon Road, Canton, Michigan; Contact: Rev. Sunil Noah sunilruth@comcast.net
5:30pm. Immanuel Lutheran Church - Church congregation of Tamil Speaking public from Asia; Location: 149-40, 11th Ave, Whitestone, Queens, New York; Contact: Rev. Dr. E.J. Rethinasamy 718.767.5656, www.immanuelwhitestone.com
5:pm to 6pm (EST): 'Tamil Amudham' Metro Detroit/Ann Arbor's Tamil Radio program: Every Sunday at 1460 AM; Can be heard at www.wpon.com; Archives at www.tamilamudham.com; Contact: Program Director Dr. V.S Balanethiram 248.641.7684. Features news roundup, children’s program, kadhai amudham, mazhalai amudam
10 am. East West Tamil Service; Venue: Dr.Francis James, 32,Blakely, Irvine, California. Contact: Rev. Dr. N.J.Gnaniah, 714-828-3181, NGnaniah@aol.com
Shiva Murugan Temple, Concord, California Jun. 07, Sun. (Vaikasi Vikasam & Murugan Kalyanam – Bharathanatyam by Ms. Jayanthi Sridhar & Students);
Jun. 21, Sun. (Father’s Day Puja); June 28, Sunday (Aani Thirumanjanam – Natarajar Abhishekam - Bharathanatyam by Ms. Sugantha Srinath & Students); Venue: Temple Premises, Shiva Murugan Temple, Concord, California; Contact: 925.827.0127, www.temple.org
Amma - 2009 Summer Tour (June - July 2009) June 03 - July 23; Meet Mata Amritanandamayi, a renowned humanitarian and spiritual leader during her visit to US and Canada. For programs, retreats, exact dates and cities, please refer to advertisement in page 3; Contact: www.amma.org
July 3-5th - 22nd Annual Tamil Convention Celebrations; Organized by Federation of Tamils Sangams of North America (FeTNA); Guests of Honor include Scientist Mylswamy Annadurai (ISRO Scientist), Kavingar Vairamuthu & Ms. Thamarai, Singer Anuradha Sriram, Prof. Era. Thirumurugan and Actors & Actresses; Progam features Tamil Bee Competition, Silamabam & Koothuvarisai, Tamil Entrepreneurs Forum, Youth forum; Venue: Ferst Center for the Arts, Georgia Tech University, Atlanta, Georgia; Contact: www.fetna.org
San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival (June 6 – June 28) Saturdays at 2pm and 8pm; Sundays at 2pm; This year’s festival includes Bharathanatyam performances by Athira Pratap; Pampa Dance Academy; Savitha Sastry (Sadhana Dance Academy) and Shreelata Suresh; Kummi Adi - Ethnic folk dances of Tamilnadu by Sanhiti; Venue: Palace of Fine Arts Theatre, San Francisco, California; Contact: www.worldartswest.org, 415.474.3914
Summer Camps Discover India Camp – Discover India through fun and learning; Organized by Chinmaya Mission, Palo Alto (Aug. 10 – 14), San Jose (Jun. 15-19) & Fremont (Jun. 22-26), California; Grades 1-10; Contact: www.chinmaya-sanjose.org
ICC Summer Camp 2009; Camps include Science, Bollywood Dance, Robotics & Animation, Hindi, Chess, Gandhi, Indian Culture, Crafts of India; June 15-Aug. 28; Venue: India Community Center, Milpitas, California; Contact: www.indiacc.org; 408.934.1130
June 7, Sunday 3pm & 7pm. London Express - A Tamil Drama; Staged by Indus Creations; Venue: MaydenBauer Center, Bellevue, Washington; Contact: www.induscreations.org; Tickets: $12 & $15.
3:30pm. Lalitha Prabhavam - A dance drama; Choreography by Kalaimamani Smt. Ranganayaki Jayaraman; Presented by Students of Sri. Saraswathy Gana Nilayam, Chennai; Organized by South India Fine Arts; Venue: CET, San Jose, California; Contact: Indumathy Ganesh 510.623.8230, Asha Ramesh: 408.729.4872, Vijaya Mahadevan: 408.629.1707, www.southindiafinearts.org
June 08, Monday 11:30am. The Economic Case for Health-Care Reform – A talk by Ms. Christina Romer, Chair, President’s Council of Economic Advisors that addresses Health Care reform; Organized by Commonwealth Club; Venue: Commonwealth Club Office, San Francisco, California; Contact: www.commonwealthclub.org
Jun. 13, Saturday 5pm. Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Ms. Serena Chacko, Student and Disciple of Ms. Mythili Kumar & Abhinaya Dance Company; Venue: Saratoga High School McAfee Center, Saratoga, California; Contact: www.abhinaya.org
6pm. Tamil Service; Venue: Magnolia Baptist Church, 720 S. Magnolia Ave, Anaheim, California. Contact: Rev.Dr. N.J.Gnaniah, 714-828-3181, NGnaniah@aol.com
6:45pm. Monthly Tamil Mass; Organized by Bay Area Tamil Catholic Community; Venue: St. Joseph Parish, Mountain View, California; Contact: www.tamilcatholic.org
June 20, Saturday 3pm. Grand Nadhaswaram Concert by Sri. S. Kasim & Sri. S. Babu (Grandsons of Padmasri Dr. Sheik Chinna Moulana); Organized by Fremont Hindu Temple; Venue: Fremont Hindu Temple, Fremont, California; Contact: Sundar: 408.390.5257, Raghav: 510.364.2128; Admission Free.
Jun. 21, Sunday 4pm. Grand Nadhaswaram Concert by Sri. S. Kasim & Sri. S. Babu (Grandsons of Padmasri Dr. Sheik Chinna Moulana); Organized by Bay Area Tamil Manram; Venue: Windemere Ranch Middle School, San Ramon, California; Contact: Solai Alagappan 510.676.9857, Latha Sridhar: 408.448.4857; www.bayareatamilmanram.org; FREE Event.
June 28, Sunday 3pm. Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Ms. Ananya & Namrata Anand, Student of Ms. Savitha Sastry, Artistic Director of Sadhana Dance Academy; Venue: McAfee Performing Arts Center, Saratoga High School, Saratoga, California; Contact: www.savithasastry.com
4:30pm. An Evening in Satsang with Swami Jejomayananda, Head of Chinmaya Mission Worldwide; Venue: Jain Temple, Milpitas, California; Contact: www.chinmaya-sanjose.org, 408.998-2793
Jul. 5, Sunday 3:30pm. Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Ms. Ruta Patel, student and disciple of Ms. Priya Ramadoss; Venue: Gary Soren Smith Center, Ohlone College, Fremont, California; Contact: 510.489.6330
July 11, 2009 5pm. Muthamizh Vizhaa. Organized by Tamil Sangam of Greater Washington; Venue: Westland Middle School, Bethesda, Maryland; Contact: Dr. Sethu 240.821.3918 |