Ting Update and Happy Mid-Autumn Moon Festival
We hope that all had a meaningful Mid-Autumn Moon Festival on October 1. 2020.
The Sonoma-Penglai Sister Cities Committee continues to meet monthly. At our October 5 meeting, our members were working together to support our Wine Country Chinese Legacy Project, while supporting each other through the Covid-19 pandemic and recent wine-country fires. This has […]
Anniversary of the Sonoma-Tokaj Sister Cities Relationship
Even though we may be physically distant from each other right now, we can still celebrate the major milestones of SSCA, and today is one of those days. On August 31st, 2012, The City of Sonoma and the Hungarian city of Tokaj formalized their Sister City relationship with a signing ceremony at Buena Vista Vineyards. […]
A Wonderful Event: The Ambassador’s Zoom Presentation on 21 August 2020
Many thanks to Bill Boerum for putting together the ZOOM presentation given by His Excellency Ambassador (Ret.) Abderahman Salaheldin, who served as the Egyptian Ambassador to the U.S. from 2004 through 2010. SSCA members may recall that Ambassador Salaheldin was instrumental in helping to set up the City of Sonoma – Aswan (Egypt) Sister City […]
Zoom Lecture by His Excellency Ambassador (Ret.) Abderahman Salaheldin – Friday, 21 August 2020 GalleryZoom Lecture by His Excellency Ambassador (Ret.) Abderahman Salaheldin – Friday, 21 August 2020
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Zoom Lecture by His Excellency Ambassador (Ret.) Abderahman Salaheldin – Friday, 21 August 2020
Dear Friends & Colleagues:
It is a pleasure to invite you to a lecture by His Excellency Ambassador (Ret.) Abderahman Salaheldin. Uniquely experienced, he will speak and answer questions on the topic: Egypt’s Foreign Policy Challenges: Turkey, Libya, & Ethiopia. Included will be remarks on the relationship with the U.S. as well as an update on […]
The Ting has a Building Permit!
Today, January 28, 2020, at the beginning of the Year of the Rat, the Penglai Committee has received from the City of Sonoma, the building permit for the Ting. The pavilion (Ting in Mandarin) will honor the Chinese laborers in the 1800’s who contributed much to the start of our local wine industry. […]
Celebrate Chinese New Year with the Penglai Committee!
Celebrate Chinese New Year with Sonoma Sister Cities!
Fantasy Restaurant <link> in Petaluma is known for their cuisine. The Penglai Committee members dine there regularly. Come discover our go-to spot for an authentic Chinese food experience.
We will honor the Year of the Rat with a traditional banquet-style luncheon in a private room on the […]
Donor Bricks Approved by City Council
On October 21, 2019, the Sonoma City Council approved the use of donor bricks with donor names, to be placed around the Ting in Depot Park. This moves the bricks from the prior plan to have them in the walkway to the Ting. This compromise was reached at a meeting of a subcommittee of the […]
Sonoma City Council to Decide on Donor Bricks for Ting Project
On the Sonoma City Council agenda for the Oct. 21, 2019 meeting is council consideration of whether to allow donor-recognition bricks to be located outside the planned Ting memorial at Depot Park, a project sponsored by the Sonoma-Penglai Sister City Committee to honor the legacy of 19th century Chinese laborers. Sister City members had fundraised […]
Sonoma-Tokaj Fundraiser, March 7, 2020
The Sonoma-Tokaj Sister Cities Committee Fundraiser: “An Evening In Tokaj, Hungary.” will take place on Saturday, March 7, 2020 in Burlingame Hall. Set your calendar for this evening of an authentic Hungarian meal with wine, entertainment, dancing, raffle, and live auction. We promise an evening of fun while you support our educational and internship programs.
For […]