SCI Announces the Winners…
Sister Cities International (SCI) announces the winners of the 2025 Young Artists and Authors Showcase. This year’s theme is “Friendship: The Heartbeat of Global Peace” Click here to view the winning entries.
News from the Sonoma-Penglai Committee
New Sonoma-Penglai Committee Chair Howard Eisenstark reports “The Penglai Committee has been meeting with the architect of our Ting and with our contractor, hopefully making the final push to build our monument in Depot Park, celebrating and honoring the Chinese workers of the late 1800’s who help build our wine industry.” Click here for […]
Lake Patzcuaro’s Fisherman Rally
(From Mexico News Daily/2 Sept 25) Lake Patzcuaro, which is about 15 miles from our sister city Patzcuaro, is the only home to the achoque, a critically endangered salamander which is a cousin to the more well-known salamander, the axolotl. Click here to read more.
Don’t Forget – Getting to Know Tokaj on 9-13-25
This fabulous event takes place on Saturday/13 September 2025 from 4:00 – 5:30pm at the Sonoma Community Center.
Click here to read more, courtesy of the Sonoma Index-Tribune.
Kaniv History: The Film Festival
Like Sonoma, our sister city Kaniv held an international film festival from 2016 through 2021. We look forward to the day it returns and perhaps Sonoma and Kaniv can work on a film project together.
For more information about the festival, click here.
For a full list of past winners, click here here.
Is it Greve or Greve in Chianti?
Actually, both terms refer to the same city. Located on the Greve river, the city of Greve in Tuscany amended its name to Greve in Chianti in 1972 to enhance its association an importance
in the wine-producing region of Chianti, within the larger region of Tuscany in Italy. You still see both names used.
A Message from Cirque De Boheme
Our friends at Cirque De Boheme are hoping to put on another holiday show for 2025. Read on to find out how you can help.
Dear friends and supporters of the circus arts, we would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to all who have generously contributed to our crowdfunding campaign. However, we must […]
Getting to Know Your Sister City: Tokaj (Hungary)
Interested in learning more about the bond between Sonoma and Tokaj (Hungary)? The Sonoma-Tokaj Committee is hosting a lively informative event that will explore all aspects of this unique cultural partnership on Saturday/September 13th from 4:00-5:30pm at the Sonoma Community Center. Suggested donation is $20/person (plus a $3.18 processing fee per ticket) and […]
LIVE SCIENCE Reports about Ancient Rock Near Aswan (Egypt)
On July 12/2025, Live Science reported on findings concerning the date and other information about rock art that was found along the Nile near our sister city of Aswan (Egypt). The art is believed to date back to at least the First Dynasty (3100-2890 B.C.E.) ( Read the whole story here.) […]
SSCA Board Vacancy: Secretary
Sonoma Sister Cities Association is actively seeking candidates to fill the position of Secretary. This position is vital for keeping the association running smoothly so that it can provide the administrative support to each of our sister city committees and local programs. The complete job description is available on our website (ssscsonoma.org). Please contact