Past Events- varadi

Concert

A special musical evening by well known film playback singer Sri. Badri Prasad was held on July 28th, 2010 at Costic Center in Farmington Hills, MI.  The event was a huge success.  A tribute was paid to Sri. Harihareshwara by Mr. Ramesh Chakravarty, Mr. Amarnath Gowda and Mr. Nagaraj before the main event.  The audience enjoyed various nostalgic Kannada songs from Sri Badri Prasad and two other local singers - Smt. SriDevi ShivayogiMutt and Smt. Uma Kher. 

Summer Picnic

This year's summer picnic was held at Bloomer Park in West Bloomfield Hills, MI on July 17th, 2010.  This event was sponsored by the Executive Committee and was free for all the members.  We had lots of food (pot luck), fun and games and it was a great success.  Our heartfelt thanks to each one of you for bringing delicious food and making this picnic an event to remember.

Purandara Dasa Aradhane

Purandara Dasa Aradhane was celebrated on May 8th, 2010 at Costic Center in Farmington Hills, MI. The event was in coordination with Vishwa Madhva Sangha and more than 100 people attended this event. Several famous Purandara Dasa compositions were sung by both adults as well as kids.  Highlight of this event included a concert on Dasa Sahitya by an accomplished artist from India, Sri. Kaivalya Kumar.

Ugadi

This year's Ugadi hubba celebrations were held on March 20th 2010. The event was a huge success. Pampa Kannada koota committee were able to make this event  a free one. There were variety of performances by both kids and adults. The audience enjoyed various performances that included dances, songs and skits. The  delicious festive food was enjoyed by all. The event also bid adieu to the existing committee and a new committee steered by Nagaraj Tavarekere will be soon effective.

Deepotsava

This year's Deepotsava, a celebration of both Deepavali and Rajyotsava took place in West Bloomfield Middle school in Farmington hills, MI. This event attracted a crowd of 200 people. The drama directed by Nagaraj Tavarekere and the exclusive concert by Sri. Vidwan S Shankarm was really outstanding. The drama troop did an excellent job. The dinner was catered from udupi restaurant and was delicious. Thank you to all the patrons for attending and making this event a successful one and also to all the volunteers for all their effort.

Ganesha Pooje

Ganesha Pooje was performed on Sept 12th at "The Temple of Eternal Mother - ParaShakti" temple in Pontiac, MI. Around 100 people attended the pooje, songs of Lord Ganesha was sung with deep devotion and dozens of volunteers sponsored the food. Our sincere gratitude to all the volunteers and also to the the temple priests who did an excellent job in performing the pooje.

AKKA Comedy Show

"Nagoke illa Recession" was held on May 23, 2009. The event was peformed by comedy trio from Karnataka - Gangavathi Pranesh, Richard Louis and Mimicri Dayananda. The PKK members had laugh of their time. PKK want to thank AKKA for organizing this event.

Ugadi

Ugadi hubba celebrations held on April 18th, was truly a grand success. Many kids showed off their talents with great festive spirit. More than 200 people attended the event to make it an remarkable evening. Festive food ordered from Udupi was delicious and appreciated by all. Out grateful thanks to each one of you for coming and making the event an evening to remember.

Purandara Dasa Aradhane

Purandara Dasa Aradhane was celebrated on Feb 28th at Kalakshetra in Farmington hills, MI. More than 150 people attended this event. Several famous Purandara Dasa compositions were sung. The dance performances by the students of Nrityollasa Center directed by Roopa Shyamasundara were truly excellent and had the audience delighted. Congratulations to all the participants for providing such an awesome performance.

Deepotsava

A celebration of both Deepavali and Rajyotsava was conducted by PKK on the 8th of November. Approximately about 200 people attended the function at Lawrence Technological center Science Auditorium in Southfield. Food catered by Suvai Indian Restaurant was Excellent. The cultural program which included a variety of items started at 6 PM and had the audience glued to their seats until it ended at 8.30 PM. Kudos to all participants!

Last updated on: August 14, 2010