International Kuchipudi Dance Convention is a Maha Yagnam. SiliconAndhra is planning to conduct Kuchipudi open house in several cities across USA to solicit the support of all the people and raise funds for the convention. Please see below for dates and schedule. New York, New York - Saturday December 15, 2007 at 6:00 PM Cotillion, 450 jericho Tpke, Jericho, NY 11753 Contact information: New Jersey/Pennsylvania - Saturday January 12, 2008 at 10:30 AM Sri Venkateswara Temple (Balaji Mandir) & Community Center 780 old Farm Road, Bridgewater, NJ 08807 Ph: (908) 725-4477 Contact information: Srilakshmi Parcha Ph: 732-309-2445 Swathi Gundapaneedu Ph: 908-561-3907 Haranath Doddapaneni Ph: 215-896-0510 Detroit, Michigan - Sunday January 20, 2008 at 12:00 PM Priya Restaurant 36600 Grand River Ave. Farmington Hills, MI Ph: (248) 615-7700 Contact information: Rama Kakulavarapu Ph: 248-342-2738 Sandhya Sree Athmakuri Ph: 248-425-4505 Ramana Mudeganti Ph: 248-602-0675 Dallas, Texas - Saturday January 26, 2008 at 6:00 PM Indya Fusion Restaurant 8612 Preston Rd, Plano, TX 75024 Ph: 214-618-0050 Contact information: Srilatha Suri Ph: 972-334-9609 Houston, Texas - Sunday January 27, 2008 at 12:00 PM Anjali Center for Performing Arts 2615 Cordes, Sugarland, TX 77479 Ph: 281-265-2787 Contact information: Vanguri Chitten Raju Ph;832-594-9054 Maryland/Virginia/Washington DC - Saturday February 2, 2008 at 6 PM Universities at Shady Grove 9630 Gudelsky Drive Rockville, MD 20850 Contact information: Lakshmi Babu Ph: 301-528-9062 Subash Boda Ph: 703-608-8002 Atlanta, GA Contact information: Sasikala Penumarthi Ph: 678-473-1753 Syam Yellamraju Los Angeles, CA Contact information: Lakshman Koka Ph:951-929-4872 Chicago, IL - Saturday March 1, 2008 at 6 PM Shiva Vishnu Temple Contact information: Hema Yeddanapudi Ph: 630-585-8872 Jagadish KanuruPh: 630-212-7792 Syam Pappu Ph: 847-214-8883 Usha Pariti Ph: 630-922-3591