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
Hungarian Community in Transylvania Thrives
An article in the July/2025 issue of National Geographic magazine highlighted the everyday life of the people of Karacsonyfalva, a village located in the valley of the Homorod River in rural central Romania. Eighty-five percent of the inhabitants in this region speak Hungarian and are descendants of ethnic Hungarians who came to the area at […]
Award-Winning Architecture at the Yantai Penglai International Airport
If you’re traveling to Sonoma’s Sister City of Penglai (China), you might consider booking your travel to include a walk through Terminal 2 of airport. Why? Because Terminal 2 has been included in the winner’s list of the 2025 Prix Versailles World’s Most Beautiful Airports.
The Prix Versailles is a series of juried awards focusing […]
Our Sister City Patzcuaro (Mexico) Mentioned in Archeology Magazine GalleryOur Sister City Patzcuaro (Mexico) Mentioned in Archeology Magazine
Current and On-Going Patzcuaro Committee Projects, Current Patzcuaro Committee Meetings and Events, Front Page News, Past Patzcuaro Committee Events, Past Patzcuaro Committee Projects
Our Sister City Patzcuaro (Mexico) Mentioned in Archeology Magazine
Excerpt from the “Off the Grid” feature in the January/February 2025 issue of Archeology magazine features some historical and current information about our Sister City Patzcuaro (Mexico):
“WHILE YOU’RE THERE
Housed in an eighteenth-century mansion, the State Museum of Michoacán in the capital city of Morelia has a number of Purépecha artifacts on display. The site of […]