Please join the Aswan, Egypt Sister Cities Committee at the Sonoma Valley Museum of Art on Wednesday, December 2, from 4-5pm for a special tour of this remarkable exhibit An Accomplishment in Creativity: The Egyptian Children’s Tapestries . David Williams, who owns the largest collection of Wissa Wassef tapestries in the United States, will […]
SSCA is hosting its annual Holiday Party once again at the Sonoma Barracks on December 4, 6:00-8:00pm right after the annual tree lighting ceremony on The Plaza. Enjoy world-wide appetizers from each Sister-City Committee along with some pours of local complimentary wines, and live music. SSCA gladly accepts your tax-deductible donation […]
A Message to Our French Friends
It is with a heavy heart that we watch the tragic events in Paris unfold this evening. Every news announcement tells of more innocent lives lost. Our prayers are with our French friends in Chambolle Musigny and all the French people. We too are in disbelief and are unfortunately familiar […]
Sonoma, CA September 2, 2015
The Sonoma-Tokaj Sister City Committee is proud to announce the arrival of Hungarian viticulture intern Daniel Kovacs in Sonoma on Tuesday, August 26. Mr. Kovacs will be working at Buena Vista Winery as their harvest cellar intern; his duties will include all aspects of making wine: crushing, racking, pressing, cleaning, pumping […]
SONOMA, CA – October 9 2015
Bocce Sonoma closed out the 2015 season with an amazing tournament and a record number of players/members. The 2015 season encompassed thirteen leagues and over 400 players, and the tournament was held on September 18 – 20. This season was especially memorable because of the new courts that […]
Our dear friend and long time Chamson member, Ivy Cardinaux, passed away September 2, 2015. She was 92 years old. In 1987, Ivy began dedicating her time to the sister city relationship with Chambolle Musigny. By volunteering to prepare French dishes for countless fundraisers like the Soups of France and the Bastille Day parties, she […]
Patrick Garcia, chairperson of the Sonoma-Patzcuaro Sister City Committee, announced that the Committee successfully facilitated the donation of a 1987 fire truck from the City of Sonoma to the town of Ecuandureo, State of Michoacan, Mexico. According to Mr. Garcia, “The Committee is honored to help bring much-needed fire protection hardware to […]
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This year marks the 4th year of the Sister City relationship between the City of Sonoma and Penglai, China. Penglai is a port city, located on the Northeastern coast of Shandong Province on the Bohai Sea. It is one of China’s major wine growing regions.
In keeping with the custom of reciprocating visits between city […]
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Members of the Sonoma-Penglai Sister City Committee will be traveling to Beijing, Ningxia, and Penglai, China later this month with City Council Member Gary Edwards and his wife, Ruth. The trip, which runs from September 12 through 21, will include a meeting with U.S. Embassy personnel in Beijing, visits to China’s main […]
