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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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, […]
(Editor’s Note: Many thanks to Maria Matson for providing this information-packed synopsis.)
Wondering how the grape harvest is going in Chambolle-Musigny and the Burgundy region? Click here for detailed almost daily report from “Bill N”, on the scene where the harvest is happening, pictures, descriptions, weather, and interviews with local vintners and vineyard managers.
Editor’s Note – The content of this post comes from an article published on 8 August 2025 by Aswan Birdwatching Egypt, a ecological experience tour company. Click here for the full article.
There are 4 main wildlife sanctuaries near Aswan, Egypt:
Saluga and Ghazal Protected Area
Nile Islands Nature Reserve (Aswan Section)
Wadi Allaqi Biosphere Reserve
Lake Nasser’s Bird […]
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.
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 […]
(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.
