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ZOOM LIVE – Hungarian Cooking Class – March 20th at Noon PDT

Register now for this innovative, live cooking demo/food and wine pairing experience with George Webber, the  Count of Buena Vista (Sonoma), and Otilia Majer (Tokaj).  This is a free event and here is the link:

https://zoom.us/j/98667462054?pwd=dTR1SkJEUmpwT1FLTEhWdXVqejRIdz09
Or go to www.zoom.us and enter meeting ID: 986 6746 2054

What’s on the menu:  The Count’s Stuffed Cabbage Rolls […]

ZOOM LIVE – Hungarian Cooking Class – March 20th at Noon PDT2021-03-14T20:38:19-07:00

Jack Ding, of Penglai Committee, Sworn in to Sonoma City Council

Jack Ding, a long-time, respected member of the Sonoma-Penglai Sister City Committee, was sworn in on December 7, 2020, as the first Asian American to become a member of the Sonoma City Council.

“As a proud Sonoman, I know who I am and where I came from,” he read from a statement to the council. “I […]

Jack Ding, of Penglai Committee, Sworn in to Sonoma City Council2024-02-17T18:23:39-08:00

SSCA Awards $1000 Scholarship to Jackeline Barragan

The year 2020 was a year of challenge, change, and adaptation for everyone, including our students.  While the methods and venues of learning were quite different for the students of Sonoma, their perseverance and hard work continued, and SSCA was there to once again to bestow a scholarship to the winning applicant, SVHS senior Jackeline […]

SSCA Awards $1000 Scholarship to Jackeline Barragan2021-02-16T16:40:00-08:00

Ting Update and Happy Mid-Autumn Moon Festival


We hope that all had a meaningful Mid-Autumn Moon Festival on October 1. 2020.

The Sonoma-Penglai Sister Cities Committee continues to meet monthly. At our October 5 meeting, our members were working together to support our Wine Country Chinese Legacy Project, while supporting each other through the Covid-19 pandemic and recent wine-country fires. This has […]

Ting Update and Happy Mid-Autumn Moon Festival2023-02-06T13:01:10-08:00

Celebrate Chinese New Year with the Penglai Committee!

Celebrate Chinese New Year with Sonoma Sister Cities!

Fantasy Restaurant <link> in Petaluma is known for their cuisine. The Penglai Committee members dine there regularly. Come discover our go-to spot for an authentic Chinese food experience.

We will honor the Year of the Rat with a traditional banquet-style luncheon in a private room on the […]

Celebrate Chinese New Year with the Penglai Committee!2023-02-06T13:01:30-08:00

Sonoma City Council to Decide on Donor Bricks for Ting Project

On the Sonoma City Council agenda for the Oct. 21, 2019 meeting is council consideration of whether to allow donor-recognition bricks to be located outside the planned Ting memorial at Depot Park, a project sponsored by the Sonoma-Penglai Sister City Committee to honor the legacy of 19th century Chinese laborers. Sister City members had fundraised […]

Sonoma City Council to Decide on Donor Bricks for Ting Project2024-02-17T18:26:26-08:00

Happening September 8th: Local Fundraiser to Benefit Kaniv

Are you interested in the culture of Ukraine?  If so, consider attending “An Afternoon of Ukrainian Food and Music”, organized by Former SSCA Sonoma-Kaniv Chair, Tarney Baldinger, who is hoping to raise funds to assist various organizations in Kaniv.  While Ms. Baldinger is no longer associated with SSCA, she continues to foster goodwill between our […]

Happening September 8th: Local Fundraiser to Benefit Kaniv2022-02-27T13:49:42-08:00

“A Night in Tokaj” Fundraiser a Big Success!

On March 10, 2018, Burlingame Hall in Sonoma was transformed into A Night in Tokaj, as the Tokaj Committee hosted our bi-annual fundraiser.  The evening featured a full Hungarian dinner (prepared by Committee  members), including fine Hungarian pastries for dessert.  A team of Hungarian Hussars (light cavalry unit) made their entrance to start off the […]

“A Night in Tokaj” Fundraiser a Big Success!2019-02-26T15:28:44-08:00

Sonoma Wine Intern’s Internship in Tokaj – Fall, 2018

Here is the latest chapter in our ongoing Wine Internship Program! Thanks to our generous Tokaj Sister City supporters, we were able to send Kevin Valencia, a Santa Rosa Junior College student, to Tokaj Hungary for the crush. Kevin displayed such enthusiasm for Hungarian wines and an opportunity to work in Hungary that we […]

Sonoma Wine Intern’s Internship in Tokaj – Fall, 20182019-03-26T15:31:57-07:00
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