events get you so far. When you are an internal OD manager, or an external consultant or a line manager, smartness can only get you the job but for you to succeed, you need wisdom. Organized by South Bay Organization Development Netwrok. 5:30-7:15 p.m. Citrix Silicon Valley, 4988 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara. $25. www.sbodn.com.
June
6 Thursday
Shinkoskey Noon Concert. Vocalist
Rita Sahai on preserving her culture and heritage. 12-1 p.m. Mondavi Center Lobby, 1 Sheilds Ave., Davis. (510) 847-2020. www. ritasahai.com.
June
7 Friday
Ramayana—A Play. The Ramayana
is an annual all-school event in which the entire student body takes part with drama, dance and song. Ends June 9. Organized by Mount Madonna School. Mexican Heritage Plaza, 1700 Alum Rock Ave., San Jose. $50$25. www.mountmadonnaschool.org/Ramayana, ramayana.brownpapertickets.com.
Food for Thought: In Conversation with Leaders of the Food and
Climate Justice Movements. Moder-
ated by IDEX Executive Director, Rajasvini Bhansali, with critical conversations from thought leaders working at the intersection of food justice, agroecology and climate change. Organized by International Developement Exchange (IDEX). 5-8 p.m. The San Francisco Film Centre, in the Presidio, 39 Mesa St. #107, San Francisco. $75-$125. (415) 824-8384. www.idex.org.
Shubha Mudgal in Concert. An exponent of Hindustani classical music she is equally at ease experimenting with diverse genres of music such as fusion and cross cultural collaborations, film music and devotional music. 8 p.m. India Community Center, 525 Los Coches St., Milpitas. $35!. (408) 9341130. steffany@indiacc.org. www.indiacc.org/ Shubha_Mudgal. Vande Mataram—A play about Greed, Gunpowder and Gandhism.
Aug 8, 1942: On the day Gandhi launched the Quit India movement in Bombay, a band of rebels met in Patna to plot their own campaign. Led by a University of Colorado trained philosopher, they planned to blow up public buildings and landmarks to sabotage both the Quit India movement and the British Empire. A veteran of World War I was recruited to build bombs; a renegade
Kalanjali Dance School’s performance, June 9
Congressman provided ideological cover; a couple of businessmen provided money; a restauranteur offered his backyard as a bomb factory. This is the story of their campaign, its motivations, flaws, triumphs and failures. Based on a true story, the Keezhariyur Bomb Case in Malabar, Kerala - Vande Mataram is a lament for Indian nationalism and the absurdity of being an Indian rebel in the 1940s. Hindi (with English supertitles). Ends June 23. Organized by Naatak. Tabard Theater Company, 29 North San Pedro St., San Jose. General $18. www.naatak.org.
June
8 Saturday
Summer Festival 2013. Katherine Kunhiraman, Artistic Director of Kalanjali School of Dance presents a recital with students from Sacramento. Accompanied by K.P. Yesodha. Organized by Kalanjali Dances of India. 2 p.m. Rosemont High School, 9594 Kiefer Blvd., Sacramento. Free. (510) 526-2183. www.kalanjaliusa.com. Bharatanatyam Arangetram of Aishwarya Thakur. Student of Nirupama
Vaidhyanathan, Artistic Director of Sankalpa Dance Foundation. Accompanied by a live orchestra: Asha Ramesh, N. Narayanan and Shanthi Narayanan. Organized by Sankalpa Dance Foundation. 4-7 p.m. Cubberley Theater, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Free. (510) 344-0544. ashthakur@aol.com.
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