Day of the Dead – Patzcurao (Mexico) 2025
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.
Get Ready: Expo Chianti Classico 2026
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.
Cirque De Boheme Returns for 2025 Show
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 […]
Sharing Sonoma-Aswan Sister City Memories
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, […]
Sonoma Welcomes the Mayor of Patzcuaro
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.
Getting to Know Tokaj Event Wrap-Up
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 […]
New Documentary: “Voices: Chinese Women of the Delta”
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. […]
The Mayor of Patzcuaro to Visit Sonoma
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 […]
Sonoma-Kaniv Sister City Committee Received New Grant
Over this past summer, an anonymous donor bestowed a $10,000 donation grant to further the Committee’s work providing medical relief and aid to our sister city Kaniv, in Ukraine. Kaeti Bailie, Committee Chair, received an updated list of needs from Anatoliy Leontyev, the president of the Kaniv/Ukraine Friendship Society, […]
A Brief History of Greve in Chianti, Italy
(Editor’s Note: Many thanks to Maria Matson for providing this information-packed synopsis.)
Greve’s history is old, but with the use of AI, a quick and detailed look into its past is readily available. Here is the result:
Greve in Chianti’s history stretches back to ancient times, with evidence of Etruscan and Roman settlements. It developed significantly in […]