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SPECIAL DATES
Basant Panchami Feb 17 Idu'l Zuha Feb 23 Guru Ravi Das's Birthday Feb 27 Swami Dayanand's Birthday Mar 8 Maha Shivratri Mar 12 FEB 15 Friday A special Evening for Peace in Afghanistan features the interpretation of 13th-century Persian poet and mystic Rumi, by Coleman Barks. Musical accompaniment is provided by special guest Jai Uttal (vocal and instrumental). The evening also features an Ariel dance piece about displacement by Jo Kreiter/Flyaway Productions. Organized by Brava for women in Arts. Brava Theater Center. 2781 24th St., San Francisco. 8 p.m. $30 general, $26 seniors and students. (415) 392-4400, (415), 641-7657, (415) 641-7684 South Asia Conference Organized by Center for South Asia Studies, University of California, Berkeley. www.ias.berkeley.edu/southasia/whthap3.htm Kashmir and Afghanistan: Religion, Ethnicity and Strategic balance in South Asia is a discussion featuring a special panel of Scholars and journalists to debate the future of Kashmir and Afghanistan. Organized by Center for South Asia Studies, UC Berkeley. 6 p.m. Free. (510) 642-3608 FEB 16 Saturday Karnatik Vocal Concert featuring Chitra Srikrishna, accompanied by Anuradha Sridhar (violin) and Vadiraja Bhatt (mrudangam). Sunnyvale Hindu Temple 420-450 Persian Drive, Sunnyvale. 3 p.m. Free (408) 734-4554. Bharata Natyam Arengetram of 9 year old Priya Banerjee, student of Vishal Ramani. Arts Auditorium, West Valley College, 14000 Fruitvale Ave., Saratoga. 4 p.m. (510) 487-6048 A special Evening for Peace in Afghanistan features the interpretation of 13th-century Persian poet and mystic Rumi, by Coleman Barks. Musical accompaniment is provided by special guest Jai Uttal (vocal and instrumental). The evening also features an Ariel dance piece about displacement by Jo Kreiter/Flyaway Productions. Organized by Brava for women in Arts. Brava Theater Center. 2781 24th St., San Francisco. 8 p.m. $30 general, $26 seniors and students. (415) 392-4400, (415) 641-7657, (415) 641-7684 FEB 17 Sunday Dhol Di Awaz is a National intercollegiate bhangra competition. Organized by the Sikh Students' Association. Henry J. Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland 6 p.m. ucbssa@hotmail.com Karnatik Music Concert featuring Neyveli Santhanagopalan (vocal) and party. Organized by South India Fine Arts. Cubberly Auditorium, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. 4 p.m. (888) 664-7432. k_balu-2001@yahoo.com FEB 21 Thursday Cinequest San Jose film festival begins. Feb 21-March 3 www.cinequest.org FEB 23 Saturday Pushpanjali is a traditional Bharata Natyam concert featuring Vidya Subramanian of the Lasya Dance Company, accompanied by Asha Ramesh (vocal), Meenakshi Srinivasan (nattuvangam), N. Narayanan (Mridangam) and Shanti Narayanan (violin). The pieces chosen for the evening's presentation bring out the splendor of Muruga, Durga, Krishna and Siva with the addition of a poem by Maya Angelou that will capture the strength of a woman rising against all odds. The even t is a fund raised for AASRA. Santa Clara Convention Center, 5001 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara. 4 p.m. $15 general, $12 students, seniors, children, $25 reserved seating. (650) 251-9371, (510) 657-2894 Ancient music of peace is a dhrupad vocal concert featuring the sibling trio--Ramakant and Umakant Gundecha (vocals) and Akhilesh Gundecha (pakhawaj). The concert is being held to raise the funds to promote literacy programs by building schools in North East India. Organized by IAHV and Art of Living Foundation. First Unitarian church. San Francisco. 6:30 p.m. $20, $35, $50, $100. (888) 909-7359. www.5h.org concert@5h.org Sri Mahadevi is a musical concert with compositions on Devi, and is devoted to her glory as well as her many forms and facets. The program features Latha Sriram and her students. Organized by Sri Lalitha Gana Vidyalaya. Gary Soren Smith Center, Jackson Theater, Ohlone College, 43600 Mission Blvd., Fremont. 4 p.m. $10 General, $8 Seniors and children 5-10 years (510 490-6141. Being Light is the film that is being screened as part of Cinequest. Directed by Jean-Marc Barr and Pascal Arnold, it is a story of a young man who arrives in Paris, a city unknown to him, with one objective - joining the woman he loves in India. Camera One Cinema, 366 S,1st St., San Jose.11:30 a.m.$8 general, $7 students and seniors.(408)295-3378. www.cinequest.org. FEB 24 Sunday Hindustani Music Concert featuring Sumita Chakrabarty (vocal) accompanied by Ravi Gutala (tabla). Ali Akbar college of music at 39534 Plumas Court, Fremont. 10:15 a.m. $15 general. POMEJ Members free, AACM students $10. (510) 651-9149 Karnatik Violin Concert featuring Bharathi Gopal, accompanied by Natarajan Srinivasan (mridangam). Organized by South IndiaFine Arts. Cubberly Auditorium, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. 4 p.m. (888) 664-7432. k_balu-2001@yahoo.com Aahatein is an album of modern love songs by Praveen and Ritee, who will perform in a release concert announcing the new release. Cubberly Auditorium, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. 5 p.m. (510) 798-5440 (510) 795-1894. shanamorecords@yahoo.com Pilgrimage is a film that is being screened as part of Cinequest. Directed by G. R. Kanan, and starring Suhasini and Jayaram, the film, based on "Vaanaprastham," a novelette by a multi-award-winning writer M. T. Vasudevan Nair, is an exquisite story of love - a love kept immaculate through the years by a couple destined to stay apart. Screen 10 at AMC 14 Saratoga, 700 El Paseo De Saratoga (Saratoga Ave. at Prospect, near Hwy. 85) . 6:45 p.m. $8 general, $7 students and seniors. (408) 295-3378. www.cinequest.org Being Light is the film that is being screened as part of Cinequest. Directed by Jean-Marc Barr and Pascal Arnold, it is a story of a young man who arrives in Paris, a city unknown to him, with one objective - joining the woman he loves in India. Camera three Cinemas,288 S. Second Street, San Jose. 1:45 p.m.$8 general, $7 students and seniors.(408)295-3378. FEB 26 Tuesday Book Reading and Signing of her new book "The Vine of Desire", by Chitra Divakaruni. Kepler's Books. 1601 El Camino Real, Menlo Park, 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. FEB 27 Wednesday Book Reading and Signing of her new book "The Vine of Desire", by Chitra Divakaruni. Orinda Books. 276 Village Square, Orinda, 4 - 6 p.m. FEB 28 Thursday Pilgrimage is a film that is being screened as part of Cinequest. Directed by G. R. Kanan, and starring Suhasini and Jayaram, the film, based on "Vaanaprastham," a novelette by a mutli-award-winning writer M. T. Vasudevan Nair, is an exquisite story of love - a love kept immaculate through the years by a couple destined to stay apart. Camera One Cinema,366 S.1st St., San Jose. 7:30 p.m. $8 general, $7 students and seniors.(408)295-3378. MAR 1 Friday Music and Dance concert featuring Sitar and Vocal Recitals by students of Habib Khan, and folk and film dance performances choreographed by Vinita Kumar. Cubberly Theater, Palo Alto. 8 p.m. $20. (408) 528-0362 (408) 528-0786. MAR 2 Saturday Divya Nama Anjali is an evening of Dance and music, portraying the divine names and attributes of the temple deities. The program features Mythili Kumar and the Abhinaya Dance Company, Indumati Ganesh and Nrityollasa Dance Academy, Vidhya Subhramanian and Lasya Dance Academy, and Jyothi Lakkaraju and Kuchipudi Dance Group. Featured musicians are Asha Ramesh, N. Narayanan, Shanthi Narayanan and Raja Sivamani among others. The program is a fund raiser for the Shiva-Vishnu Temple. Organized by Shiva-Vishnu Temple. Smithwich Theater, Foothill college, 12345, El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills, 6 p.m. $15, $25, $50. (925) 449-6255, (510) 573-9558, (408) 941-7096. www.livermoretemple.org Raas-Garba is an evening featuring Folk and film dance competition. Organized by charitable Care Foundation. Chabot College, 25555 Hesperian Blvd. Hayward 4 p.m. $10, $15, $20. (408) 681-4040, (510) 531-8383, (650) 692-6761. Who is Equal? is a dance ballet choreographed by Emily Main. Main, who is a student of Balasaraswati, has translated the Pallavi and the first three tirmanams from the varnam "Samikisari yevvare na", into ballet as though translating poetry from one language into another. The first part is in traditional style and costume. The finished product is a pure ballet with no Indian dance vocabulary or mannerisms. Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, mountain View, 8 p.m. $20-32 General, $16-28 students and seniors, $12-24 children. (650) 340-9448. MAR 3 Sunday Book Reading and Signing of her new book "The Vine of Desire", by Chitra Divakaruni. Barnes & Noble. 3900 Mowry Ave. Fremont, 3 - 4 p.m. Who is Equal? is a dance ballet choreographed by Emily Main. Main, who is a student of Balasaraswati, has translated the Pallavi and the first three tirmanams from the varnam "Samikisari yevvare na", into ballet as though translating poetry from one language into another. The first part is in traditional style and costume. The finished product is a pure ballet with no Indian dance vocabulary or mannerisms. Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, mountain View, 2 p.m. $20-32 general, $16-28 students and seniors, $12-24 children. (650) 340-9448. Pilgrimage is a film that is being screened as part of Cinequest. Directed by G. R. Kanan, and starring Suhasini and Jayaram, the film, based on "Vaanaprastham," a novelette by a mutli-award-winning writer M. T. Vasudevan Nair, is an exquisite story of love - a love kept immaculate through the years by a couple destined to stay apart. Screen 10 at AMC 14 Saratoga, 700 El Paseo De Saratoga (Saratoga Ave. at Prospect, near Hwy. 85) . 12:15 p.m. $8 general, $7 students and seniors. (408) 295-3378. www.cinequest.org MAR 6 Wednesday Book Reading and Signing of her new book "The Vine of Desire", by Chitra Divakaruni. Book Passage . 51 Tamal Vista Blvd. Corte Madera, 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. MAR 7 Thursday San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival begins. This yearís festival features over 100 films and videos in 38 programs. Screenings include South Asian and Indian films like "So Far from India", "Laughing Club of India", by Mira Nair; "Welcome to the family", by Pratik Basu; "The Goddess Method" by Poonam Sawhney; "Surviving Sabu" by Ian Iqbal Rashid; "Birju" by Heeraz Marfatia; "A passage to Ottawa" by Gaurav Seth; among others. Films are screened at these venues: AMC Kabuki 8 Theaters, 1881 Post Street, (at Fillmore), San Francisco; Castro Theater, 429 Castro Street, San Francisco; Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley; and Camera 3 Cinemas, 2nd and San Carlos St., San Jose, March 7-17 (415) 255-4299. www.naatanet.org/festival MAR 8 Friday Essay and Art Contest deadline Topic for the contest is "Growing up Asian in America." The contest is open to youth K-12 in nine Bay Area Counties. Organized by Asian Pacific Fund. Submissions by 5 p.m. (800) 286 1688. www.asianpacificfund.org www.kpix.com/GrowingUpAsian. contest@asianpacificfund.org MAR 9 Saturday Tapasya is a concert featuring Habib Khan (sitar) and Swapan Chaudhari (tabla). Organized by Bharathi Kalalaya and Habib Khan school of music. Santa Clara Convention Center, 5001 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara. 7 p.m. $15, $25, $50, $100. (408) 616-8664, (408) 946-3131, (510) 490-4629. www.bharathikalalaya.com Miss India Worldwide Pageant bill itself the most glamorous event of the year, and features beauty queens of Indian Origin from U.K., Singapore, Africa, Canada, U.S., many other countries. Fairmont Hotel, San Jose 5 p.m. $100, $125, $150. (408) 268-3096, (408) 972-8745, (510) 760-4822. www.worldwidepageants.com |
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