Thendral Calendar of Events July 2005 By Anuradha M Sastri

If you want events to be included, please e-mail details to thendral@chennaionline.com. Though we try our best to provide accurate information, we urge you to check details with the host organization before attending an event.

Ongoing:

9am - 5.30pm. “Pranahuti Aided Meditation”, Training held by the Institute of Sriramchandra Consciousness, every 2nd Saturday of the month in the Bay Area. Free for all. Contact: Vidyadar Joshi 408.973.8667, www.sriramchandra.org, isrc_ca@yahoo.com

Jul 05, 12, 19, 26 Tuesdays
6-9am. “Silicon Solai” Tamil radio program every Tuesday at 90.1 FM, KZSU, Stanford, California, Contact: Manoharan Kandaswamy, siliconsolai@yahoo.com

12 noon. Siddha Samadhi Yoga Classes at Shiva Vishnu Temple, Livermore, California, Contact: Temple 925.449.6255, www.livermoretemple.org

Jul 07, 14, 21, 28 Thursdays
1pm – 3pm. Carnatic Radio on 90.1FM KZSU Stanford, The program is one hour of Carnatic music and Gharana music. Contact: Parag, info@kzsu.stanford.edu

Amma’s North American visit: Dallas: July, 3rd & 4th, Mt. Pleasant July 6th & 7th, Chicago: July 9th and 10th, Washington DC: July 12th-14th, New York: July 16th-18th, Boston: July 20th-23rd, Toronto: July 25th-28th; Contact: www.amma.org

Jul 03, 10, 17, 24, 31 Sundays
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

11am-12:30pm. Tamil songs, Tiruppugazh taught at the Hindu Temple of Greater Chicago, Lemont, Illinois. Also offering Sanskrit, bhajan classes. Contact: Jayanthi Balachandran 630.325.2985, Usha Narayanan at 630.527.9308 or the Temple front desk. info@ramatemple.org, www.ramatemple.org

5.30pm - St.John’s Tamil Lutheran Congregation - Church congregation of Tamil Speaking public from Asia; Location: 47 Winthrop Street, Williston Park, New York, Contact: Rev. Rathinasamy 718.747.6242, 516.742.5858

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

Jul 02, Saturday
9.30pm. "RAGHAV LIVE" - Ecstasy Production's 8th Anniversary Party at the FORUM, The South Bays Ultra Chic, 146 S. Murphy Avenue, Sunnyvale, California. Tickets: $53, 28, 23, Contact: Leena, 408.605.5915

Thamizhar ThirunaaL - 3 day International Tamil Convention, hosted jointly by Federation of Tamil Sangams of North America (FeTNA) and TamilNadu Foundation (TNF); Location: Eiseman Center, Richardson, Texas, Contact: Viji Rajan 972.527.0809, www.fetna.org

Jul 08-10, Friday – Sunday
International Thirukkural Conference; Location: Smith Auditorium, Howard Community College, Columbina, Maryland; Contact: Dr. R. Prabhakaran, 410.420.0111, thirukkural2005@aol.com, www.thirukkural2005.org

Jul 08, Friday
8.30pm. “ABCD Comedian Paul Varghese Live” at Northshore Performing Arts in Skokie, 9501 Skokie Blvd., Skokie, Illinois 60077, Tickets: $25, $35, $50. Contact: Staff, 847.890.3560

Jul 09, Saturday
4pm. “Deva / Unnikrishnan – Live in Bay Area” hosted by Kalalaya at Santa Clara Convention Center (Corner of Tasman & Great America Pkwy), Santa Clara, California; Tickets: $200, $100, $50, $35, $25, Contact: Kala Iyer, 510.796.5252,

6pm. Vibha - Bay area presents “Dhoom” at the Chabot College Peforming Arts, Hayward, California; Tickets: $25, $20, $20, $15, Contact : Manish Yashvant 510.744.9130; www.vibha.org

8:30pm. “Ustad Rashid Khan Indian Classical Music Concert” hosted by India Performing Arts at Berkmar High School Auditorium, Lilburn, Atlanta, Georgia, Admission : $50, $35, $25. Contact: Mustafa Ajmeri 678.63.6613

5pm. “Radha Madhavam - The Song of Divine Love” from Jayadevas Geeta Govindam at Jain Bhawan, Milpitas California; Tickets: $100, $50, $25, Contact: Hiral Rawson 408.655.8279

Jul 10, Sunday
1.30pm. “Prem Sanyas (1925) - silent film with live music” hosted by the San Francisco Silent Film Festival at Castro Theatre, San Francisco, California 94114, Admission: $13, Contact: Festival Box Office 415.777.8623; www.silentfilm.org

Jul 11, Monday
9am – 4pm. Summer Cultural Camp (07/11 through 07/22), Organized by Anjali School of Dance & Geethanjali School of Music; Venue: TBD at Portland, Oregon; Contact: Anita 503.705.2169, anita@anjalidance.com

Jul 13, Wednesday
Isha Yoga Intensive: Weekdays from 6:15pm-9:30pm and on Saturday/Sunday from 8am-7pm. Internationally acclaimed Yoga Master Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev will be conducting a 7-day Isha Yoga intensive .Venue: Hellenic Cultural Center in Westland, Michigan Contact: (248) 478-4786 or www.ishayoga.org.

6pm. Stem Cell Research - The Hope, The Reality and The Future - A panel discussion by Brook Byers, Partner - Kleiner Perkins, Michael Goldberg, Board member, California Institute of Regenerative Medicine; Irving Weissman, Director, Institute of Cancer/Stem Cell Biology and Medicine; Sam Colella, Chair, Stanford Bio-X-BioEngineering Advisory Board; Location: Crowne Plaza, Palo Alto, California; Contact: www.commonwealthclub.org

Jul 15, Friday
7pm. Bhagawad Gita discourses by Swami Sukhabodananda; Location: Jain Temple, Milpitas, California; Contact: Mahi 408.688.6254, mahisank@yahoo.com

Jul 16, Saturday
4pm. Bharathanatyam arangetram of Ms. Sejal Badani, Student of Shri Krupa Dance Company; Artistic Director: Vishal Ramani; Location: Cougars Auditorium, Evergreen Valley High School, San Jose, California; Contact: 408.293.5206; www.shrikrupa.org

6pm. Bhagawad Gita discourses by Swami Sukhabodananda; Location: Jain Temple, Milpitas, California; Contact: Mahi 408.688.6254, mahisank@yahoo.com

7pm. "Muthamiz Vizha - 2 005 " hosted by Bay Area Tamil Manram with Special guests Prof. Gnanasambandam, Thiru. Melanmai Ponnuswamy, Dr. Alarmelu Rishi, featuring Pattimanram, Children's play and much more at Mountain View Community Center, 2 01, South Rengstorff Ave, Mountain View, California, Admission: Free. Contact: www.bayareatamilmanram.org

7am. “Cricket for a Cause” hosted by IRDF at Burlington, Nashua, Norwood and Mitre Fields; Burlington, Massachusetts; Contact: Rohan Jamdar 978.944.2576, www.idrf.org,

Jul 18, Monday
7pm. Talk on Stress Management by Swami Sukhabodananda; Location: East West Bookshop; Mountain View, California; Contact: Usha Shankar 650.701.0671; Fee: $25

Jul 22, Friday
7:30pm. Bhagawad Gita discourses by Swami Sukhabodananda; Location: DFW Temple Auditorium, Irving, Texas; Contact: Dr. Nallu Reddy, 972.780.0116, ramappa@yahoo.com; Free.

8.30pm. “Ustad Rashid Khan Live in concert” hosted by Basant Bahar at Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, Mountain View, California, Tickets: $100, $50, $37, Contact: Basant Bahar, 650.494.0588; www.basantbahar.org

“3-day National Asian Indian Dance Convention” - Hosted by Indian Cultural Heritage Foundation (ICHF), showcasing dance forms from Bharata Natyam, Kuchipudi, Kathak, Odissi to Jazz, Flamenco and many more, at University of Texas at Dallas campus Eisemann Center, Dallas, Richardson, Texas; Contact:Suma Kulkarni 972.960.9223, http://ichfus.org/schedule.html

Jul 23-24, Saturday-Sunday
6pm. Bhagawad Gita discourses by Swami Sukhabodananda; Location: DFW Temple Auditorium, Irving, Texas; Contact: Dr. Nallu Reddy 972.780.0116, ramappa@yaJul 23, Saturday

4pm. Bharathanatyam arangetram ofAnjana Bala & Sonia John, Students of Shri Krupa Dance Company; Artistic Director: Vishal Ramani; Location: Ohlone College, Fremont, California; Contact: 408.293.5206; www.shrikrupa.org

7pm. An Evening of Sitar - By Pandit Debi Prasad Chatterjee; Organized by Pratidhwani.org; Location: Brechemin Auditorium, University of Washington, School of Music, Seattle, Washington; Tickets: $15; Contact: www.pratidhwani.org

July 24, Sunday
4pm. Bharathanatyam arangetram of Ms. Jahnavi Athavale, Student of Shri Krupa Dance Company; Artistic Director: Vishal Ramani; Location: Cubberly Theatre, Palo Alto, California; Contact: 408.293.5206; www.shrikrupa.org

4pm - Carnatic Music concert by Neyveli R. Santhanagopalan, Accompanied by C.S.Ramakrishna (Violin) and Ram Sriram (Mridangam) - Organized by CAMAGA; Location: White Hall, Emory University, Atlanta; Contact: Dr. Ram Sriram, 770.493.6534, www.camaga.org

4pm-8pm – Guru Poornima Celebrations; Organized by Shirdi Sai Parivaar; Location: Presidential Ballroom, Sunnyvale Community Center, E. Remington Drive, Sunnyvale, California; Contact: 408.260.1375, saibandhu@yahoo.com, www.shirdiSaiParivaar.org

July 30, Saturday
4pm. Bharathanatyam arangetram of Ms. Maya Ramachandran, Student of Shri Krupa Dance Company; Artistic Director: Vishal Ramani; Location: Ohlone College, Fremont, California; Contact: 408.293.5206; www.shrikrupa.org