Happy Summer Solstice – June 21/7:57am PDT 2023
Today, the Northern Hemisphere experiences the longest span of daylight (about 15 hours at the 40th latitude) and the start of astronomical summer. May your day be one of peace. -SSCA
SSCA 2023 Scholarships Awarded!
Sonoma Sister Cities Association is pleased to announce the winners of the Excellence in Foreign Language Scholarships for 2023. Both winners are Sonoma Valley High School graduating seniors, and each award is $1500. The first recipient is Derek Hernandez-Alonso, 16, GPA 4.3 (weighted) who studied AP Spanish and Literature. He will be […]
Tickets on Sale Now for the Next Kaniv Event
Join us for an evening of camaraderie, fine wine, great Bar-B-Q and music to support Kaniv, our Ukrainian sister city. Enjoy the best Bar-B-Q in town prepared by the Sonoma Valley Rotary Club, music by the incredible local groups: ZigZag Band, Ukrainian Bard Taras Lumiere and vocal group Voices In My Head.
When: Thursday, May 11th, […]
Application Deadline for the Tokaj Winery Internship Extended
The Sonoma-Tokaj Sister City Committee has extended the deadline for applying for the Tokaj winery internship to April 30, 2023. Please contact Victor Szendi at 415.233.2869 for more information.
Happy Mid-Autumn Moon Festival!
Celebrate the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival this year on September 10, 2022.
Mid-Autumn Festival is held on the 15th day of the 8th month of the Chinese calendar, which is in September or early October on the Gregorian calendar. Referred to in China as zhongqiujie (中秋节), the Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the largest […]
The City of Sonoma and SSCA Welcome Ukraine Consul General Dmytro Kushneruk GalleryThe City of Sonoma and SSCA Welcome Ukraine Consul General Dmytro Kushneruk
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The City of Sonoma and SSCA Welcome Ukraine Consul General Dmytro Kushneruk
Ukraine Consul General Dmytro Kushnerek delivered remarks to a supportive crowd on The Plaza today. Stay tuned for more details about this historic event.
Sonoma Supports Ukraine and Our Sister City Kaniv
City of Sonoma Mayor Jack Ding sent a letter to his counterpart, Mayor Ren’kas Ihor, via email on February 25th. Mayor Ding who has long-supported Sonoma Sister Cities Association (SSCA) and Sister Cities International, had been the process of sending new year’s greetings to each of the mayors of all seven of Sonoma’s sister cities, […]
New SSCA Kaniv Facebook Page
For the latest news concerning our Ukrainian Sister City, please visit our new Facebook page:
To make a donation, click here.
For other inquiries about Kaniv or SSCA, contact SSCA President Diana Short at president.sscasonoma@gmail.com.
A Happy Healthy Chinese New Year!
Lunar New Year is one of the most important celebrations of the year among East and Southeast Asian cultures, including Chinese, Vietnamese and Korean communities, among others. The New Year celebration is usually celebrated for multiple days—not just one day as in the Gregorian calendar’s New Year. In 2022, Lunar New Year begins on February […]
New SSCA Pop-Up Event – Tuesday, August 24th, 2021
The Greve in Chianti and the Tokaj Sister City Committees invite you to a celebration of our Sister City relationship of 38 years with Greve in Chianti and 9 years with Tokaj!
Join us on Tuesday, August 24th , 4:30 PM on The Plaza, during Farmer’s Market. Bring a picnic, pick up goodies at the Farmer’s […]