This Giving Tuesday we’re thankful for your generous support of our sister city Kaniv, Ukraine. With your help we were able to ship nineteen large boxes (750 lbs) of warm winter clothing to Kaniv as well as $20,000 in cash to help repair buildings damaged by recent Russian attacks. Thanks to Sonoma Rotary, our volunteers, and […]
Thinking of traveling to Greve? Rick Steves offers tips and valuable insights on his travel website. Click here to get started.
Photo from reception in Aswan when the Sister City relationship first formed in 2008.
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 […]
