IACRF INC

This is a fund-raising event  by IACRF INC., New Jersey, and Sankara Nethralaya Ophthalmic Mission Trust Inc. for the benefit of 
SANKARA NETHRALAYA OPHTHALMIC MISSION TRUST, INC

at Sri Venkateswara Temple, 780 Old Farm Road, Bridgewater, New Jersey

on SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2008,  3 PM

• Snehasish Mozumder, Mandolin
• Sriram Krishnan, Violin
• Subrata Bhattacharya, Tabla
• V. Rajasekar, Mridangam

Tkts: Donation in advance $15 per person; $20 at door

Further Information:

Sudha (732) 432 9168;
Bargavi (732) 819 0773;
Rajam (732) 422 6830;
Pushkala (609) 275 9192;
Lata (609) 275 6554

September 13, 2008, 5 PM
at Hickman Hall, 89 George Street, New Brunswick, New Jersey

Vocal - Sanjay Subramanyam

Violin - Nagai Muralidharan

Mridangam - Neyveli Venkatesh

Travel Plan
Tickets: $50 front row, $15 in advance; $20 at door
For tkts, please email: IACRFINC.@AOL.COM, or call Bargavi Sundararajan 732 819-0773; Rajam Ramanathan 732 422 6830

In celebration of its 15th Anniversary

IACRF INC presents a two-day music festival

11 am – 10 pm each day

Saturday Apr 26 2008

Vocal Concerts:

11 AM : Subha Srinivasan

1:30 PM : Ashwin Bhogendra

3:30 PM : Bhavani Prakash

5:00 PM : Honoring Sangeetha Vidwan Padma Srinivasan for teaching excellence and outstanding service to carnatic music and Enchanting music performances by local artists:  Ashwin Bogendra, Bhavani Prakash, Kalyani Ramani, Rajeswari Satish, Savitri Ramanand and Seemanthini Kautha

6:30 PM

T.M. Krishna Vocal
R.K. Shriram Kumar on Violin
Arun Prakash on Mridangam

(Click here for Travel Plan)

1:30 PM : Kalyani Ramani

3:30 PM : Rajeshwari Satish

6 PM

Aruna Sairam : Vocal
H.N. Bhaskar on Violin
J. Vaidyanathan on Mridangam

Venue: 
Sri Venkateswara Temple : 780 Old Farm Road, Bridgewater, NJ

Food Available at Nominal Cost.

Reserved Seating (Donors) $100 for both days.
Unreserved: $50 for both days.
Any single concert: $20 at door (if available)

Note: Because of limited seating, you are encouraged to buy the tickets in advance.
Further Information

* Bargavi Sundararajan   : 732 819 0773
* Rajam Ramanathan      : 732 422 6830
* Pushkala Venkatraman  : 609 275 9192
* Aparna Surampudi        : 908 281 8008

Sun, November 4 at 4pm $23-73

STARRING: Venu Arvind, Abishek, Uma Padmanathan, Kamlesh, Deepa Venkat, Mohanram, Chethan, Devadharshini, Shriram, Prem Sai, Pooja, and Srilekha
An exciting evening featuring performances by popular Tamil Television artists from Chennai, India. In a first of its kind production a gamut of popular TV artists will sing,
dance, and perform stand-up comedy for their loyal and adoring fans in New Jersey as a special treat this Diwali.

Co-presented by NJ Tamil Sangam, State Theatre, One World Entertainment, and IACRF Inc.

Tickets also available by calling the following locations:

Bargavi Sundararajan: 732-819-0773
Rajam Ramanathan: 732-422-6830
Muthu Kumar: 609-818-0925
Usha Krishnakumar: 732-516-9603

The State Theatre, a premier nonprofit venue or the performing arts and entertainment.

Tickets available at the State Theatre Box Office

732-246-SHOW -

15 Livingston Ave • New Brunswick, NJ

Group Discounts Available: Call 732-247-7200, ext 536

$13 TICKETS FOR SENIORS & STUDENTS!*

* Valid ID required (maximum 1 ticket per ID). Discounts valid for the last 2 rows of A1 and all of B & C seating, box office window orders only. Discounts are not retroactive and cannot be combined. Subject to availability.

TICKET FEES

There will be a $2 per ticket facility fee applied to each ticket. Additional fees apply.

TV Stars Travel Plan

IACRF Inc in association with Shri Poornathrayeesa Fine Arts
proudly presents a double concert

                     on

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2007
at Sri Venkateswara Temple
780 Old Farm Road, Bridgewater, New Jersey

Gayathri Venkataraghavan, Vocal  at 3:15  pm

Gayatri Venkataraghavan learned from Sri A. Sundaresan, V. Subramaniam, Padma Veeraraghavan and Smt. Rukmini Ramani.  Her awards include Kalki award 2003, Nada Oli Award 2003, T.K. Rangaswamy award by Music Academy 2002, DK Pattammal prize for Lady Vocalist by Music Academy 2001, Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer Scholarship, Thulasi Raman prize for concert at Krishna Gana Sabha 2000, Winner AIR National Music Competition 1993, Gokulashtami Series Concert prize by Krishna Gana Sabha 1993.

Dr. Omanakkutty Nair, vocal at 6 pm

Dr. Omanakutty comes from a family of musicians. Her introduction to music came through her father, late Sri Malabar Gopalan Nair, a musician of yesteryears, and her mother, Smt Kamalakshi Amma. She further honed her music skills under stalwarts like Dr Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer, GNB and Prof Mavelikkara Prabhakara Varma.
Dr.Omanakutty is also a noted for her research and publications in the field of music. On the same note, her research on Kathakali music led to her doctorate in this field. She currently serves as professor and Head of the Department of Music in the University of Kerala. She also chairs Sangeetha Bharathi, a private organization promoting young talents in music.

Accompanists for both vocalists:

Akkarai Subbalakshmi, violin

Manoj Shiva, mridangam
TICKETS:

If bought in advance:

$15 for each concert; $20 for both concerts

Tkts at door: $15 for each concert

Order your tickets from

BY EMAIL: IACRFINC@AOL.COM or call:

Bargavi Sundararajan                    (732) 819-0773

Rajam Ramanathan                        (732) 422-6830

Chitra Menon                                   (732) 792-9715

Grand concert by Maharajapuram Ramachandran 

with Nagai Sri R. Muralidharan on Violin
Tanjore Sri R. Ramadas on Mridangam
 

Venue :
Sri Venkateswara Temple
780 Old Farm Road, Bridgewater, New Jersey

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 2007 at  7:30 PM

TICKETS:  $15 per person
Seniors/Students $10

For tickets, please contact:   BY EMAIL: IACRFINC@AOL.COM or call:

Bargavi Sundararajan (732) 819-0773

Rajam Ramanathan   (732) 422-6830

Susheela Swaminathan (908) 575-8402

Maharajapuram Sri S. Ramachandran, the renowned Carnatic vocal musician is the heir to a great musical tradition. He had the unique privilege of being tutored by two extraordinary musical giants, his grandfather, Maharajapuram Vishwanatha Iyer and his father, Maharajapuram Santhanam, and is 7th in the direct sishya parampara of Saint Thyagaraja. With such a strong foundation, it is not difficult for Ramachandran to earn a name for himself and he has established himself as the authentic custodian of the Maharajapuram style. His adherence to excellence and tradition has earned him many awards and titles such as Sangeetha Ratnakara, Isai Puyal, Isai Kalai Selvan, Sangeetha Samrat, Sangeetha Ganamani from the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam and Tamil Isai Vendar. In Aug 2007, he received the prestigious Sangeetha Chudamani award from the Krishna Gana Sabha of Chennai. Ramachandran is a grade A artist of All India Radio and Doordarshan and he is a member of the faculty of Fine Arts, Annamalai University.

The New Jersey State Theatre, in cooperation with IACRF INC and World Entertainment, is scheduled to present a jugalbandi between Carnatic and Hindustani music maestros,

Dr. Balamurali Krishna and Ajoy Chakrabarty

on

Saturday, September 22 at 7 pm

as part of the Discover Artistic India program.

The evening will also feature stunning performances in Indian classical dance by a group of visually challenged dancers from India. The audience is taken beyond the senses of sight and hearing. They will be bathed in an aura of colors that is experienced during the awakening of the chakras solar plexus; fragrance associated with each manifestation wafts in the air. Tantric images and mystical syllables will lead the spectator to a spiritual experience.

For more details…

EVENTS:

*        Carnatic Beginners Class
*        Bhajans Class
*        Tamil Devotional Class
*        Sloka Class
*        Carnatic Advanced Class

TUTOR:    Mrs. Neela Jagannathan

Neela Jagannathan, a talented teacher/performer, has been teaching young students Carnatic music, devotional music, bhajans and slokas for the past 18 years in Chennai, India. She started learning music at a young age of 7 at Rasika Ranjani Sabha (RR Sabha, Mylapore, Chennai) and thereafter became a disciple of leading vocalist Gana Padmam Tiruvengadu A. Jayaram. She was also trained by Sethu Mahadevan (Bombay Sisters), Hyderabad Brothers and S. Sowmya . 

Neela has been giving performances in Sabhas and Temples and teaching for over 18 years now. She has done jingles (advertisements) in Tamil and Malayalam. She has also performed in AIR as junior artist in Youth Programs.

For Enquiries Contact:

Mrs. Bargavi Sundararajan: 732-819-0773
Mrs. Rajam Ramanathan:   732-422-6830
Mrs. Priya Senthilkumar:   732-750-9331

Indo American Cultural & Religious Foundation Inc. and
CMANA Inc.
presents

“Sankara” – The Ultimate Instrumental Ensemble by

Sri. T H Subhash Chandran – Ghatam and Konnakol
Sri. Harikrishnan – Keyboard and vocal
Sri. H N Bhasker – Violin
Sri. Triplicane K Sekar – Thavil
Sri. N Ganeshkumar – Kanjira
Sri. Akshay Padmanabhan – Mridangam

on
Saturday, Mar 31st 2007 at 3:30 PM

Venue:

Terrill Middle School,
1301 Terrill Rd, Scotch Plains,
NJ 07076

Tickets:

$15 – General Admission
$10 – Students (with proper ID)
$10 – Seniors who are members of CMANA

Music Card Accepted

Indo American Cultural & Religious Foundation Inc.
and CMANA Inc.
present a Grand Carnatic Music recital by Sri. P Unnikrishnan

Sri. P Unnikrishnan – Vocal
Sri.Vittal Ramamurthy – Violin
Sri.K Arun Prakash – Mridangam

on Sunday, May 6th 2007 at 3:30 PM

Venue:
Terrill Middle School,
1301 Terrill Rd, Scotch Plains, NJ 07076
Tickets:

$15 – General Admission 
$10 – Students (with proper ID)
$10 – Seniors

Music Card Accepted

Mrs. Bargavi Sundararajan : 732-819-0773
Mrs. Rajam Ramanathan : 732-422-6830