BAY AREA CALENDAR APRIL 2010

April 3 YUVA BHARATI Kathak Festival. Group performances. Directed by Anuradha Nag, Charlotte Moraga, and Shalini Saxena. Organized by Yuva Bharati. 4-7 p.m. Albert and Janet Schultz Theater, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto. $10 general; members free. (650) 565-8859, (408) 777-0601. yuva_bharati@yahoo.com.  www.yuvabharati.com. April 17 Saturday Classical Music Concert in Memory of Late Shri Madhav Tare, featuring Bay Area musicians, Shubhangi Sakhalkar (vocal), L. Ravi Gutala (tabla), and Vivek Datar (Harmonium).  Instrumental Ensemble: Abhijit Paitait, Sudarshan Siddhaye, Prasad Jogalekar, Prasad Bhandarkar, Manoj Tamhankar, Sattish Gadagkar, Vikram Shrowty, Vijay Ghaskadvi, and Mandar Pimpale. Organized by TablaNiketan (School of Indian Drums). 1 p.m. 420-450 Persian Drive, Sunnyvale. Free. (408) 873-8479. satish_tare@yahoo.com.  www.tablaniketan.com.

April 2 Friday
Pakistani Day 2010. featuring art exhibit, book signing, children’s program, with Tenseen Jawed and authors Ethan Casey and Ahmad Manzooruddin. Presented by the Pakistani American Cultural Center. 6:30 p.m. Chandni Restaurant, 5748 Mowry School Road. $35; $15 children. (510) 623-0938, (510) 651-1487, (408) 656-7818. www.pacc-ca.org.

April 3 Saturday
Kathak Festival. Group performances. Directed by Anuradha Nag, Charlotte Moraga, and Shalini Saxena. Organized by Yuva Bharati. 4-7 p.m. Albert and Janet Schultz Theater, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto. $10 general; members free. (650) 565-8859, (408) 777-0601. yuva_bharati@yahoo.com.  www.yuvabharati.com.

An Evening of Nepali Music, benefits Global Family Village in Nepal. Presented by Global Family Village. 6-9 p.m. Jewish Community Center, 1414 Walnut St., Berkeley. $25. (510) 525-3535. globalfamilyvillage@gmail.com.  http://prod.jcceastbay.org.  www.globalfamilyvillage.org.

Mahatma Moses Comedy Tour. An Indian Samson Koletkar,. Dhaya Lakshminarayanan (an Indian Hindu), Joe Nguyen (a Vietnamese Jew) clean, smart, highbrow comedy of the Mahatma Moses Comedy Tour. Saturday, April 3, 7-8:30 p.m., SFCC Clubhouse, 414 Mason St., Fifth floor, San Francisco. Sunday, April 4, 7-8:30 p.m., Gaia Arts Center, 2120 Allston Way, Berkeley. $15. samson@kolethkar.com.  www.mahatma-moses.com.

Bharatanatyam Arangetram of Neha Kumar, student of Vidhya Subramaniam, Lasya Dance Company. Accompanied by Subramaniam (nattubangam), Asha Ramesh (vocal), Shanthi Narayan (violin), and N. Narayan (mridangam). 4 p.m. McAfee Performing Arts Center, Saratoga High School, 2300 Herriman Ave., Saratoga. (408) 406-4693.

Mehfil-e-Sartaajl, live concert SIRTAJ Fundraiser show for South Asian seniors’ home. Presented by Harmesh Kumar of South Asian Behavioural Health (SABH) Foundation. 7 p.m. San Jose Performing Arts Center, 255 S. Almaden Blvd., San Jose. $35, $50, $75. (408) 821-9325, (510) 610-0750.

April 4 Sunday
Dancing Divinities, Abhinaya Dance Co 30th anniversary   3 p.m. student recital; 5 p.m. company dancers. CET Sobrato Center, 701 Vine St., San Jose. $15 general; $10 senior/student; members free. (408) 871-5959. abdanceco@gmail.com.  www.abhinaya.org.

Goa Day, experience the unique and vibrant culture of Goa. Organized by Goa Sudharo. 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. India Community Center, 525 Los Coches St., Milpitas. Free. (408) 230-4858. georgejpinto@yahoo.com. www.goasudharop.org.

April 10 Saturday
Bharatanatyam Arangetram of Keerthika Ramakrishnan, student of Indumathy Ganesh, Nrithyollasa Dance Academy. Accompanied by Indumathy Ganesh(nattuvangam), Asha Ramesh (vocal), N.Narayan (mridangam), and Shanthi Narayan (violin). Presented by Nrithyollasa Dance Academy. 4 p.m. Jackson Theater, Ohlone College, 43600 Mission Blvd., Fremont. Free. (510) 713-0542. info@nldance.com.  www.nldance.com.

Vocal Concert with Ashwini Bhide, Seema Shirodkar (harmonium) and Vishwanath Shirodkar (tabla)Basant Bahar. 5:30 p.m. Jain Auditorium, 727 S. Main St., Milpitas. $30. Tickets: www.basantbahar.org. (510) 651-6386, (408) 946-2946, (510) 870-2244.

VivRti, two-day Karnatik music festival by Pallavita. Saturday-Sunday, April 10-11. San Ramon Performing Arts Theater, 10550 Albion Road, San Ramon. $30 general per day; $55 general festival pass; $35 student festival pass. (510) 459-8252, (510) 490-6141. http://vivrti@rstech.net

Nrityankur, an annual dance performance of bharatanatyam. Presented by Nrityabhakti Dance Academy. 6-7:30 p.m. Hoover Historic Theater, 1635 Park Ave., San Jose. $8. (408) 666-7422.

Asha Bhosle in Concert. tribute to her late husband, R.D. Burman, in "Rahul and I," her current tour. 7 p.m. Flint Center, 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd, Cupertino, Cupertino. $59, $79, $99. (408) 907-2793. www.AshaBhosleSF2010.com.  (See story.)

Annual Ramayana Shloka Competition, for kids. Kids starting from kindergarten can participate, and adults as well. AtishishugaNa, kindergarten-1st grade, 1 to 6 shlokaas; ShishugaNa, 2nd-3rd grades, 1 to 12 shlokaas; BaalagaNa, 4th-6th grades, 1 to 18 shlokaas; KishoragaNa, 7th-8th grades, 12 to 30 shlokaas; Yuvagana 8th grade and above, 19 to 30 shlokaas. Sunnyvale Hindu Temple, 420-450 Persian Drive, Sunnyvale. Register: http://register.samskritabharati.org.  For more information: www.samskritabharati.org.


April 11 Sunday
Bharatanatyam Arangetram of Mahathee Meenakshi Chetlapalli, student of Indumathy Ganesh, Nrithyollasa Dance Academy. Accompanied by Ganesh (nattuvangam), Asha Ramesh (vocal), N. Narayanan (mridangam), and Shanthi Narayanan (violin).
4 p.m. CET Soto Theater, 701 Vine St., San Jose. Event: (510) 683-9427, or mahathee@gmail.com.  Academy: (510) 623-8230, or info@nldance.com.

April 17 Saturday
Classical Music Concert in Memory of Late Shri Madhav Tare, featuring Bay Area musicians, Shubhangi Sakhalkar (vocal), L. Ravi Gutala (tabla), and Vivek Datar (Harmonium).  Instrumental Ensemble: Abhijit Paitait, Sudarshan Siddhaye, Prasad Jogalekar, Prasad Bhandarkar, Manoj Tamhankar, Sattish Gadagkar, Vikram Shrowty, Vijay Ghaskadvi, and Mandar Pimpale. Organized by TablaNiketan (School of Indian Drums). 1 p.m. 420-450 Persian Drive, Sunnyvale. Free. (408) 873-8479. satish_tare@yahoo.com.  www.tablaniketan.com

Mudivalla Arambam, a Tamil play by Mani Ram. Directed by Shivkumar Jayaraman. Presented by Avatars. 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. De Anza Visual and Performing Arts Center, 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino. $15, $20. (510) 440-9079, (408) 774-1910. Tickets: tickets@theAvatars.org.

Mehak Baisakhi Ki: Live classic Bollywood music and dance. Featuring Bay Area artists, including Kuldip Singh. Dance by Ponni Chesser. 7 p.m. Napredak Hall, 770 Montague Expressway, San Jose. $35. Tickets: (408) 857-0039, (408) 821-3462, (415) 424-1532. Hsaini7641@yahoo.com.  www.flyingsikh.com.

April 18 Sunday

April 24 Saturday
Global School Open House. School set to open in September. 10 a.m. 1921 Clarinda Way, San Jose. (408) 358-4773. admissions@myglobalschool.org.  www.myglobalschool.org.

S.P.B Balasubramanium in Concert TELUGU with S.P. Sailaja, Sree Krishna, Kalpana Raghavendar, and orchestra from India Telugu.  Kalalaya and Bay Area Telugu Association. 5 p.m. San Jose Performing Art Center, 255 Almaden Blvd., San Jose. $20-$100. Tickets: www.bata.org,  http://sulekha.com.   (408) 499-8530, (408) 718-4388, (408) 416-8110.

Youthsava,Dance Contest film, folk, and remix categories. The primary objective of Youthsava is to help Indian-American youth develop a sense of pride in Indian heritage and culture. Dance teams are judged on the complexity of the routine, leadership, and self-confidence of the performers. Presented by India Community Center (ICC). 525 Los Coches St., Milpitas. $20 general advance; $25 general at door; $18 members. (408) 934-1130. www.indiacc.org.

April 25 Sunday
Pandit Habib Khan Day, Hindustani classical music performance. Presented by the children of Gurukul. 7 a.m. Kumar Residence, 2759 Gold Meadow Court, San Jose. $408) 582-0786, (650) 255-9752, (408) 528-0362. habibkhan@comcast.net. www.habibkhan.com.

Jayateerth Mevundi Hindustani Classical and Semi-Classical Concert, with Kirana gharana and young vocalist of India Accompanied by Bharat Kamat from Pune (tabla) and Guruprasad Hegde (harmonium). Presented by Swar Sudha. 3:30 p.m. Jain Temple Auditorium, 722 S. Main St. Milpitas. $15. RSVP: (408) 398-8160; swarsudha@swarsudha.org.  www.swarsudha.org.

S.P.B. Balasubramaiam. in Concert TAMIL along with S.P. Sailaja, Sree Krishna, and Kalpana Raghavender, and orchestra from India. y Kalalaya and Bay Area Telugu Association. 4 p.m. San Jose Performing Art Center, 255 Almaden Blvd., San Jose. $20-$100. Tickets: http://sulekha.com.  (408) 733-7400, (408) 794-8400.

Dev Stuti, Shraddha Joglekar and students dance program in the praise of God. Oranized by Kalaawishkar Dance School. 6-7 p.m. Sanatan Dharma Kendra, 897 Kifer Road #A, Sunnyvale. $5. (408) 656-5019. kalaawishkar@yahoo.com.  www.kalaawishkar.com.


April 28 Wednesday
Anoushka Shankar in Concert. Shankar’s Sudakshini Tour includes South Indian ragas and traditional South Indian pieces.Organized by CIIS Public Programs. 8 p.m. Palace of Fine Arts Theatre, 3301 Lyon Street, San Francisco. $25-$65.(415) 392-4400. publicprograms@ciis.edu. www.ciis.edu. www.anoushkashankar.com.

April 29 Friday
Anoushka Shankar Project. Sitar player and composer variety of genres including electronica, jazz, flamenco, and Western classical music. 7:30 p.m. Montalvo Arts Center’s Carriage House Theatre, 15400 Montalvo Road, Saratoga. $35, $40 general; $31, $36 members. (408) 961-5858. info@montalvoarts.org.  http://montalvoarts.org/events/anoushka_shankar.

April 30 Friday
Sitar Concert with Kushal Das, sitar player from India, accompanied by Kumar Bose (tabla). Dedicated to Ustad Ali Akbar Khan. Presented by Basant Bahar and Harmoni Ventures. 7:30 p.m. The Theater, Cal State East Bay, 25800 Carlos Bee Blvd., Hayward Cost: $20-$50; Basant Bahar members free. (510) 651-6386. contact@basantbahar.org.  www.basantbahar.org.  www.harmoniventures.com.

May 1 Saturday
Nritya Sandhya solo bharatanatyam, a benefit  for the Concord Shiva Murugan Temple, accompanied by live orchestra: Vidhya Subramanian (nattuvangam), Asha Ramesh (vocal), N. Narayan (mridangam), and Shanthi Narayan (violin). Presented by The Shiva Murugan Temple. 4 p.m. Visual and Performing Arts Center, De Anza College, 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd. Cupertino. Free. (408)-997-6375. www.shivamurugantemple.org.

Rahat Fateh Ali Khan in Concert, nephew of Ustad Nasrat Fateh Ali Khan. Presented by Mehta Entertainment. 8 p.m. Oakland Arena, 7000 Coliseum, Oakland. $35, $49, $59. Tickets: mehtaentertainment.com, ticketmaster.com, or sulekha.com. (925) 980-9297, (510) 996-2933, (408) 368-6865. http://MehtaEntertainment.com.

May 2 Sunday
Vrikshanjali folk and contemporary dances featuring Nirmal Gosavi and the students of Nupur Folk Dance Academy. 3:30 p.m. CET Auditorium,701 Vine St., San Jose. $10, $15. (408) 861- 0172. nupurfolkdance@gmail.com.

Parampara, dance and music with Pandit Habib Khan (sitar), Niharika Mohanty (odissi), Anuradha Nag (kathak), and Jyothi Lakkaraju (kuchipudi). 4-8 p.m., Campbell Heritage Theater, 1 W. Campbell Ave., Campbell. $25, $35, $50 general; $15 students. www.southbayhinducenter.org. 

May 14 Friday
TiEcon, 17th annual convention, touted as "the largest conference in the world for entrepreneurs." Presented by TiE Silicon Valley. Friday-Saturday, May 14-15. Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara. www.tiecon.org.

May 15 Saturday
3rd Annual Cooking Competition, "Kitchen Khiladi," Indian cookery group and solo competition. Presented by the Cancer Institute Foundation. 12 p.m. Lucie Stern Community Center. 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Free. (408) 410-2570. Register: www.cifwia.org.

Best of Laxmikant Pyarelal, Live vocal performances by Dhananjay Kulkarni, Sangeeta Shenoy, Kaumudee Torsekar, Sachin Shrivastava, Mandeep Singh, Gaurangi Chinmulgund. Accompanied with live orchestra by Vikas Salvi, Srinath Vishwanathan, Madan Oak, Rakesh Vallishahi, Neil Kulkarni, Raj Iyer, Ijaz Sayed, Anjan Srinivas. Presented by Melody Star Entertainment. 8:30 p.m. Cubberley Theatre, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. $20, $25, $35. http://sites.google.com/site/melodystardhananjay.