Editor’s Note: This information comes from an APNews post written by Kostya Manekov, Jill Lawless, and Mike Order/9 October 2025.)
On on 9 October 2025, Hungarian novelist Laszlo Krasznahorkai was announced as the winner of the 2025 Nobel prize in literature, in recognition of his expansive body of work. According to the APNews article,
Laszlo Krasznahorkai has […]
Penglai, a city on the Bohai Sea, an extension of the Yellow Sea, in northeastern China
about 250 miles southeast of Beijing, has been a Sister City of Sonoma since 2011.
Known as “the fairyland on earth,” Penglai’s seaport is an important outlet connecting
China with Korea, Japan and the rest of the world.
Penglai also plays an important […]
Read on to learn what to expect should you be visiting Patzcuaro for this year’s Day of the Dead celebration (31 October – 2 November), courtesy of the Cultures Traveled website.
The Expo Chianti Classico 2026 takes place in Greve in Chiant on September 12 & 13. Every year, on the second weekend of September, Piazza Matteotti welcomes winegrowers and cellars, bottles and glasses, and an audience of wine enthusiasts and onlookers. Click here for more information.
Dear Friends of Cirque de Bohème,
We are delighted to share wonderful news: Cirque de Bohème returns to Sonoma this winter with a brand-new show — fresh from a triumphant European tour!This summer, our production received standing ovations across Europe, winning the Audience Award at the Festival d’Avignon and the Grand Jury Prize at the Edinburgh Circus Festival. Now, we are bringing […]
Former Sonoma-Aswan Committee Chair Sherri Ferris wanted to share this featured photo from the 4th of July Parade from 2009, celebrating the what at the time was the newest SSCA committee. The float won first prize. Please contact Board President Stephanie Fine at president@sscasonoma.org if you have questions or interest about the Sonoma-Aswan Committee, […]
On 3 October 2025, Sonoma Mayor Patricia Farrar-Rivas welcomed the mayor of our sister City Patzcuaro (Mexico) along with five other mayors from the state of Michoacan. The mayors are here to engage in a series of discussions concerning farm worker safety in the agricultural sector of our economy.
This event, which took place on Saturday/13 September 2025, was a wonderful, multi-faceted presentation about our beautiful sister city in Hungary. Five different speakers conveyed their impressions, including the two committee chairs, Sylvia Toth and Joan Toth. We also heard about the history of the relationship from George Webber and what it’s like to visit […]
A new documentary produced locally in the Bay Area focuses on the Chinese women’s sacrifice and contribution to local Bay Area communities through the recollection of their descendants. “Voices: Chinese Women of the Delta” is available to view on You Tube – click here.
For more information about the film, click here. […]
On Saturday Oct 4, Sonoma Mayor Patricia Farrar Rivas and District Supervisor Rebecca Hermosillo will welcome Six Mayors from the Michoacan district of Mexico to Sonoma at the Robledo Family Winery Sonoma. There are 3 days of activities culminating in a welcome of a new Sister City for Sacramento. Lazaro Robledo, Director of Sales and […]
