June 2014: 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.
 Jun. 11Vaikasi Visakam
 Jun. 15Father's Day
Shubha Muhurtha Days: 1, 2, 8, 9, 18, 25, 29, 30


June 3, 10, 17, 24 Tuesdays
12 noon. Siddha Samadhi Yoga Classes at Shiva Vishnu Temple, Livermore, California, Contact: Temple 925.449.6255, www.livermoretemple.org

June 4, 11, 18, 25 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

June 5, 12, 19, 26 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

June 7, 14, 21, 28 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

June 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 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

Shiva Murugan Temple, Concord, California
Jun. 1, Sun – Murugan Puja – Bharathanatyam by Jeyanthi Sridharan & Students;
Jun. 15, Sun – Vaikasi Visakam – Bharathanatyam by Suganda Srinath & Students;
Jun. 22, Sun – Father’s Day – Devotional Songs by Anuradha Suresh; & Students;
Venue: Shiva Murugan Temple premises, Concord, California; Contact: www.temple.org, 925.827.0127

Mata Amritanandamayi 2014 US Tour
May 28-Jun. 06 - San Ramon, California; Jun. 08-Jun12 – Los Angeles*; Jun. 15-Jun. 18 – New Mexico; Jun. 20-Jun. 21 – Dallas; Jun. 27 – Jun. 29 –New England; July 01 – July 02 – Washington DC; July 05 – July 07 – New York City; July 10 – July 13 – Toronto; Retreats are held in San Ramon, Los Angeles, California; New Mexico and Toronto, Canada; Contact: www.amma.org

G&C Global Consortium – Investor Seminar Series at 20 locations in the US from 11th June to 13th July; Seminar locations include (13-15 Jun- South Bay Cities, San Francisco Bay Area; 20 Jun – San Francisco; 21 & 22 Jun-Los Angeles; 25 Jun- Connecticut; 26Jun- Boston; 27 Jun – Harrisburg, Virginia; 28 Jun – New Jersey; 29 Jun- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; 29Jun – Ashburn, Virginia; Register free at www.gcglobal.in/usa2014 (See Ad in front inner cover page)


May 30, 2014, Friday
5:30pm. Swadeshi Ayya Drama by YG Mahendra & Speech by Lena Tamilzhvannan; Organized by Pittsburgh Tamil Sangam; Venue: SV Temple Auditorium, Penn Hills, Pennsylvania; Contact: Krishnaswamy 412.478.1312, www.pghtamils.org

May 31, 2013, Saturday
4pm. Baalya - A portrayal of childhood stories of mythological gods; Produced by Nrithyakalya Dance Company & Artistic director Janani Narayanan; Venue: Mission City Center of Performing Arts, Santa Clara, California; Contact: Teja: 408.835.0994, Poornima: 408.410.7305, www.nrityakalya.org

June 1, 2014, Sunday
3:30pm. Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Maya Ganeshan; Disciple of Guru Bindu Shankar & student of Vrindavan Indian Dance Academy; Venue: Al Gentile Theater, Danville, California; Contact: 925.875.1095, www.vrindavanacademy.com

June 7, 2014, Saturday
4pm. Swadeshi Aiyaa - A hilarious comedy drama by YG Mahendra; Soulful music by ILayaragam and a comedy play by AABA; A fundraiser for Akshaya Trust and India Literacy Project; Venue: Carrington Hall, Redwood City, California; Contact: Uma Venkataraman: 408.892.9907, TS Ram: 510.406.0047

June 7th & 8th, 2014, Sat. & Sunday
11am. Kala Mahotsav - Indian Classical Music & Dance Festival; Program features eight classical dance forms along with carnatic & Hindustani classical music; Performances by renowned performers from schools in the Bay Area; Organized by Sunnyvale Hindu Temple; Contact: www.sunnyvale-hindutemple.org

Village Food Festival - Lunch & Dinner; Organized by Aachi Aappa Kadai; Venue: Aaachi Aaappa Kadai, Sunnyvale branch, California; Contact:www.aachiappakadai.com, 408.732.2244

South India Property Mela; Presented by BloomIN & Jenisan Land Promoters, Bloomington, llinois ; Venue: Hyatt Regency, Schaumburg, Illinois; Contact: www.jenisanlandpromoters.com, 309.530.0706

June 14, 2014, Saturday
5pm. Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Kavitha Ramnath; Disciple of Guru Mythili Kumar & Student of Abhinaya Dance Company; Organized by Abhinaya Dance Company; Venue: Woodside High School, Woodside, California; Contact: www.abhinaya.org

June 14th & 15th, 2014, Sat. & Sunday
8th India Property Show – featuring properties from Bangalore, Chennai, Coimbatore, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kochi and Mumbai & NRI Advisory services; Organized by Priya Publishers, Chennai; Venue: The Domain Hotel, Sunnyvale, California; Contact: Mr. Nagarajan: 408.412.7594

South India Property Mela; Presented by BloomIN & Jenisan Land Promoters, Bloomington, llinois ; Venue: Hilton Lisle/Naperville & Allgauer’s Restaurant, Lisle, Illinois; Contact: www.jenisanlandpromoters.com,  309.530.0706

June 21, 2014, Saturday
4pm. Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Amukta Mummaneni; 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
6pm. A grand Tamil speech evening by great poet Dr. Padmabhushan Vairamuthu; Organized by Bay Area Tamil Manram & Shiva Murugan Temple; Venue: Sunnyvale Temple Hall; Sunnyvale, California; Contact: Solai Alagappan: 510. 676.9857, Uday Meiyappan: 925.550.7048, Ganesh Babu: 510.387.5910

June 22, 2014, Sunday
Noon. Carnatic Vocal concert by Anuradha Suresh & Students of Shruthi Swara Laya; Organized by Shruthi Swara Laya & Shiva Murugan Temple; Venue: Shiva Murugan Temple, Concord; Contact: www.shruthiswaralaya.com
4pm. Tri-Allel – Drawing Parallel from three different time periods – Performed by Meghna Chakraborty; Organized by Shri Krupa Dance Company as part of its Thematic Recital Series; Venue: McAfee Performing Arts Center, Saratoga, California; Contact: www.shrikrupa.org

June 28, 2014, Saturday
4pm. Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Kavya Nambiar; Disciple of Guru Smt. Shreelata Suresh and student of Vishwa Shanthi Dance Academy; Organized by Vishwa Shanthi Dance Acacdemy; Venue: McAfee Performing Arts Center, Saratoga, California; Contact: www.facebook.com/vishwa-shanthi-dance-academy, kavya.dances@gmail.com

June 29, 2014, Sunday
3pm. Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Nandika Kondor; 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

July 4th – 6th, Fri – Sunday
South India Property Mela; Presented by BloomIN & Jenisan Land Promoters, Bloomington, llinois ; Venue: Park Regency, Bloomington, Illinois; Contact: www.jenisanlandpromoters.com, 309.530.0706

July 4th – 5th, Fri. & Saturday
27th Annual Federation of Tamil Sangams of North America (FeTNA) convention; Grand Festival features Kaviarangam, Karuththarangam, Naatiya Naadagam, Light Music with Super Singers, Cultural Show, Celebrating achievers and more; Organized by FeTNA & Missouri Tamil Sangam; Venue: Chaifetz Arena, St.Louis, Missouri; Contact: www.fetna.org

July 5, 2014, Saturday
4pm. Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Anika & Ananya Seth; 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

July 6, 2014, Sunday
3:30pm. Bharathanatyam Arangetram of Subhashini Natarajan & Ramya Vijayan; 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

July 13, 2014, Sunday
Devi Sri Prasad (DSP) – Live in Concert, Hosted by DD; Organized by Radio Khushi; Venue: San Jose State University Event Center, San Jose, California; Contact: Thirumala Reddy: 972.655.8849


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