Sonoma Sister Cities Association Event – BON JOUR!
A message from the Chamson Committee of Sonoma Sister Cities Association:
SAVE THE DATE: TUESDAY, 24 MAY 2016
TIME: 5:00-7:30 p.m.
WHY: JUDGMENT OF SONOMA
WHAT: May 24, 2106 marks the 40th anniversary of the Judgment of Paris (where wines from California were deemed better than their French counterparts by a panel […]
SONOMA, CA
Patrick Garcia, photo taken March 24, 2106 at Vintage House
The City of Sonoma and the Sonoma community paid tribute to Patrick Garcia, long-time resident and volunteer, as he was installed in the position of Alcalde for 2016 this […]
On March 17, 2016, a small crowd gathered on Highway 12 in Sonoma at the north end of Traintown to witness and cheer the installation the first of two new Sonoma Sister Cities Association signs. The old signs were faded and out of date as they featured only the first four of the current […]
The Sonoma-Tokaj Sister City Committee (STSCC) is looking for a Harvest Intern who will travel to Hungary between Sept. 1 and Nov. 30, 2016, and work the 2016 crush in Tokaj, Hungary. The Intern will be working at Tokaj Hétszölö Vineyards with winemaker Gergely Makai, who speaks English, and will provide instruction and knowledge of […]
It’s understandable that most people who live in Sonoma don’t even see the current signs that announce that the City of Sonoma has numerous Sister City relationships around the globe. The current signs are relics that have faded in color and fallen into disrepair. They are also highly inaccurate, thanks to the City of Sonoma’s […]
Around the Piazza in Greve in Chianti
Inside the Piazza of Greve in Chianti
The Piazza of Greve in Chianti circa 1993
In February 2016, Luo Linquan, the Consul General of The People’s Republic of China in San Francisco, sent the Sonoma-Penglai Sister City Committee this letter, wishing us a good New Year of the Monkey and supporting our building a Chinese Pavilion (Ting) in Sonoma to honor the Chinese workers who, beginning in the late 1800’s, helped […]
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 […]
