BAY AREA CALENDAR MARCH 2010

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.

March 6 Saturday

Zankaar One Raga, Yaman and Yaman Kalyan  by Sangeet Dhwani. 3-6 p.m. Sanatan Dharma Kendra, 897 Kifer Road, Sunnyvale. Free. pradjoshi@gmail.com.  www.sangeetdhwani.org.

K.K., play in Hindi, written and directed by Sujit Saraf. Presented by Naatak. 6 p.m. Cubberley Theater, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. $15 until Feb. 11; $20 after Feb 11. Tickets and info: (949) 394-8776; tickets@naatak.com; www.naatak.com.

Amma’s Soup Kitchen Gala Fundraiser, Karunamayi  Amma dinner, upscale auction, and film to support free houses for the homeless. 6-9 p.m. Sunnyvale Hindu Community Center, 450 Persian Drive, Sunnyvale. $20 general; $10 children. (510) 493-1079, (831) 655-3695. http://giveahome.net.

India Literacy Project Cultural Fest 2010, Jugalbandhi 6-9 p.m. Foothill College, 12345 El Monte Blvd., Los Altos Hills. $15, $20 general; $10 children. Tickets: http://www.ilpnet.org/ilpfest/PurchaseTickets.  gangabs25@yahoo.com.  www.foothill.edu.  http://www.ilpnet.org/ilpfest.

Indian Classical Music Concert with Alam Khan (sarod) Salar Nader (tabla), Gautam Tejas Ganeshan (vocal), and Anantha R. Krishnan (mridangam). 8 p.m. Freight and Salvage, 2020 Addison St., Berkeley. $21.50. (510) 644-2020. www.thefreight.org.

Boogie Woogie Solo Dance Contest, Northern California finals. Junior (6-13 years) and Senior (14-21 years). Presented by Sony TV. 6 p.m. India Community Center, 525 Los Coches, Milpitas. (415) 810-7450. info@SouthAsiaInc.com.
Jinnder’s Mr./Miss/Mrs. India 2010, a red carpet gala.  India Community Center, 525 Los Coches, Milpitas. For applications and tickets: info@SpiritOfIndia.com.

March 7 Sunday

Urdu Mehfil. Yaad-e-Raftgan: Urdu poetry series. Faiz recite kalam in Iqbal Bano’s distinctive style; essays on their lives and work will be presented. Organized by India Community Center. 3 p.m. India Community Center, 525 Los Coches St., Milpitas. Free. Hamida.Banu@Gmail.com.   www.indiacc.org.

March 10 Wednesday

Masters of Percussion Tour,  Zakir Hussain and percussionists from various regions of India  Part of the San Francisco Jazz Festival. 7:30, p.m. $30, $50, $70. Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Ave., San Francisco. (415) 398-5655 www.sfjazz.org  www.zakirhussain.com

March 11 Thursday

San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival (SFIAAFF), presenta 120 movies in San Francisco, Berkeley, and San Jose. Presented by the Center for Asian America Media. March 11-21   http://festival.asianamericanmedia.org.

March 12 Friday

Shreya Ghoshal and group Sankara Eye Foundation Punjab Hospital, Ludhiana. 7:30 p.m. Flint Center, 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cuptertino. $29, $39, $59, $79, $99. (408) 221-1268, (408) 425-1268, (925) 803-8705. www.giftofvision.org.

March 13 Saturday

Jyoti Kala Mandir Annual Open House Dance class 9:30-10:30 a.m. kids’ class; 10:30-11:30 a.m. adults class; 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. odissi lecture/demonstration; 12:30-1:30 p.m. snacks and Q&A. 1452 Cornell Avenue Berkeley. Free. (510) 486-9851. mail@jyotikalamandir.org.  www.jyotikalamandir.org.

Basant Bahar Hindustani Classical Music Concert by Debapriya Adhikary and Samanwaya Sarkar  Vocal and Sitar Dhrupad, Khayal, and Tantrakari styles by Basant Bahar. 5:30 p.m. Jain Bhawan Auditorium, 722 S. Main St., Milpitas. $25 general; members free. (510) 651-6386. contact@basantbahar.org.  www.basantbahar.org.

Indo American Chamber of Commerce 14th Annual Awards Banquet, Deputy Consul General of India Kumar Tuhin and the keynote speaker will be Vish Mishra of Clearstone Venture Partners.  6:30 p.m. Crowne Plaza Cabana Hotel, 4290 El Camino Real, Palo Alto. $70. (650) 857-0787. www.iccchamber.org.

Indo-Pak Coalition at San Francisco Jazz Festival. 8 p.m. Swedish American Hall, 2174 Market St., San Francisco. $25. (866) 920-5299. www.sfjazz.org.  www.myspace.com/indopakcoalition.  www.rudreshm.com.

March 14 Sunday

Bharatanatyam Arangetram of Lalli Venkatakrishnan, student of Jayanthi Sridharan, Bharathakala Kutiram Sridharan (nattuvangam), Asha Ramesh (vocal), N. Narayanan (mridangam), and Shanti Narayanan (violion). 4 p.m. Jackson Theater, Ohlone College, 43600 Mission Blvd., Fremont. Free. Event: (510) 316-4906, (510) 490-7337. School: 408) 251-3438; bkkdanceschool@gmail.com.

March 15 Monday

San Francisco International Asian American Festival 30th Anniversary Gala partnered with the Asian Chefs Association to present a pan-Asian tasting menu prepared by some of the Bay Area’s finest celebrity chefs. 6-9 p.m. Ana Mandara Restaurant, 891 Beach St., San Francisco. $175. Registration through March 5: http://asianamericanmedia.org/caam30/.  (415) 863-0814, Ext. 104. dng@asianamericanmedia.org.

March 20 Saturday

DesiSingles40Plus, meet once a month for activities such as dining and dancing. 7:30 p.m. 43734 Cameron Hills Drive, Fremont. (510) 979-1700. c_kumud@hotmail.com.

Scarlet Night, fundraiser for The South Asian Heart Center. 6-11:30 p.m. San Jose Convention Center, 150 W. San Carlos St., San Jose. $125. (650) 940-7242. www.southasianheartcenter.org/scarlet

March 21 Sunday

South Asian Women’s Conference, Learn, network, celebrate. Organized by Narika. 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. India Community Center, 525 Los Coches St., Milpitas. $20. (510) 444-6068. narika@narika.org.  www.narika.org.

Om Run, 5K/10K run/walk Chinmaya Mission building fund 10 a.m. Los Gatos High School, 20 High School Court, Los Gatos. To participate, write to pananthan@yahoo.com or sanjay@saphirus.com. www.chinmaya-sanjose.org. http://omrun.chinmaya-seva.org.

March 24 Wednesday

Can India Be An Innovation Superpower?, lecture by Dr. C. Mohan, Chief scientist for IBM India,  Organized by The UC Santa Cruz "Mapping the Future of India" lecture series, the India Community Center, the Bay Area Council Economic Institute, and the Center for Global, International and Regional Studies. 6:30 p.m. India Community Center (ICC), 525 Los Coches, Milpiltas. Free. (831) 459-2919. Register: acohen@ucsc.edu.

March 26 Friday

Hindi/English Bilingual Story Time 11 a.m. Organized by Sunnyvale Public Library. Sunnyvale Public Library, 665 W. Olive Ave., Sunnyvale. (408) 730-7292. Free. http://sunnyvale.ca.gov/librarykids.

Sing for Art, Holi karaoke special. Organized by Induz. 7-11 p.m. Swagat Indian Cuisine, 4918 Paseo Padre Parkway, Fremont. $10 general; $5 children ages 5-9 (cash only). (510) 875-5006. www.induz.org.

9th Annual Unity Dinner Unity through Diversity: A New Change for America’s Children. Indo-American Community Federation, (IACF-USA) Keynote speaker will be Congressman Ed Royce. Presented by the . 6:30-11:30 p.m. Fremont Marriott, 46100 Landing Parkway, Fremont. www.indocommunity.us.

25th Anniversary of Bhopal, Reading of Bhopal, a play by Rahul Varma and directed by Vidhu Singh. by Bhopal, Theater Rasa Nova, and Friends of South Asia. 8 p.m. CounterPULSE, 1310 Mission St., San Francisco. Tickets: http://brownpapertickets.com;  (800) 838.3006. Info: (415) 626-2060. www.counterpulse.org.


March 27 Sunday

Morning Ragas Sitar Concert with Partha Chatterjee,  accompanied by Yogesh Samsi (tabla), 10 a.m. Divine Science Community Center, 1540 Hicks Ave., San Jose. (650) 759-8988.
 
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.

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.

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

April 11 Saturday

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.