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 Give Local 757!

24 hours only! Starting Tuesday, April 25 @ 10 am
​and ending Wednesday, April 26 @ 10 am
The Give Local 757 Initiative is a program created by the Peninsula Community Foundation to spark and grow philanthropy in the Hampton Roads region. The event has united our community like no other to help raise unrestricted funds for the organizations that strengthen the Hampton Roads region

May 1-21 is City Cycling Campaign

A friendly competition against our German Sister City
​to improve the climate encourage cycling in our communities!

And Much More!
  • April 18-25..............    Open World Delegation from Lithuania / (6 delegates – 7 nights)           
  • April 25/26……...…    GIVE LOCAL 757 - Day of Giving  / 10 am to 10 pm
  • Sunday, April 30….     May is Bike Month! Kick-off at Tradition Brewing; 12-4 PM
  • May 1-21……...……   3rd Annual City Cycling Campaign   
  • June 13-17….......…   Official Signing Delegation from Carrigaline (10/12 delegates – 5 nights)
  • Friday, October 6…..  International Golf Tournament at Kiln Creek

​1st  QUARTER  2023 Activities 

On March 17, we celebrated St. Patrick's Day locally with Green Beer in City Center and by sending an official to Newport News' newest sister city of
Carrigaline, County Cork, Ireland!

Tuesday, February 28
Membership Social!
starting at 5:30 PM
Tradition Brewing in Oyster Point
Includes a Tasting & Tour by the Brewmeister!
One beverage ticket included for current SCNN Members

Friday, February 24​
Neyagawa (Japan) Committee Social at CITYSPACE

Lunar New Year Celebration  - Saturday,  February 4, 2023

2023 is predicted to be a year of hope.
2023 is the year of the Water Rabbit. The New Year began January 22 (Chinese New Year), and will end on February 9, 2024 (Chinese New Year's Eve). The rabbit is a symbol of longevity, peace, and prosperity in Chinese culture. People born in a year of the Rabbit are believed to be vigilant, witty, quick-minded, and ingenious. Thanks to all the wonderful guests who attended this special event at CITYSPACE. 

2022 marked 40 Years of Sister Cities in Newport News!
Scroll below to check out all the great events that occurred.

4th  QUARTER  2022

2022 Annual Membership Meeting
Thursday, December 8
7-9 PM at CITY SPACE / $10
Featuring live music with harpist Mel Lauf, Jr. & flutist MSgt Anne Epperly

Each year, Sister Cities members gather for our Annual Membership Meeting to elect Board Members, review the activities of the last year and announce coming events and exchanges. This year we will also celebrate 40-years of Sister Cities in Newport News.

Saturday – December 3 from 1-8 PM
German Christmas Market​

Thanks to all the visitors who supported our 1st Holiday Market with Local Craftsmen, Live German Music, Glühwein in hand made cups, Tradition Brewery's Wit’ner Wonderland Beer & 
Newport News Grown Christmas Trees!

Thanks to Coastal Fermentory & Ironclad Distillery for hosting us as their fantastic facilities!
Be sure to drop by and visit them both!
Or follow them on facebook!

3rd QUARTER 2022 
2nd Annual Chinese Moon Festival
​2nd QUARTER 2022
WORLD ARTS CELEBRATION
Sat. May 21 @City Center, Oyster Point
CITYSPACE will be open with exhibits and crafts
​1st QUARTER 2022
CHINESE NEW YEAR CELEBRATION
Sat. Feb. 12 at 5:30 PM @ CITYSPACE
FOOD - MUSIC &  ART to WELCOME IN THE NEW YEAR!

Sister Cities Newport News did not let COVID-19 slow us down in 2021

Check-Out these Quarterly Lectures and Seminars for the community which were a HUGE SUCCESS!
​​4th QUARTER
Chinese Moon Festival Celebration
Thursday, Sept 16
6:30 to 8:30 pm 
@ CITY SPACE, City Center Oyster Point 
featuring a live stream with Sister Cities officials in Taizhou, Jiangsu, China
Live Music, Food and Drink
FREE to SCNN Members
$10 non-members

​3rd QUARTER
Carrigaline & Newport News
Thursday, July 29 / 6-8 pm  - FREE Admission
@ Coastal Fermentory (The Yard District) 
and on  Facebook Live

Featuring Guest Lecturer, Luke Pecoraro, Ph.D.
Director of Curatorial Services at Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation

​400 years ago (Nov. 1621) an English settler from Carrigaline, Ireland helped establish the town of Newport News. It would be great to make something of that connection. All invited. FREE admission.

​Learn more about our communities' 400 year old history below:
www.carrigdhoun.com/post/from-carrigaline-to-virginia-usa

​2nd QUARTER
​Thursday, April 29 (2021) via ZOOM
Perspectives on US-CHINA Relations

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Many thanks to our guest speaker!
Paul Stempel is a Foreign Service Officer with the U.S. Department of State and currently serves on the Bilateral Affairs Unit of the China Desk in the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs.  He has previously served in Africa and China and speaks Mandarin and French.  Prior to joining State, Mr. Stempel served as an officer and Judge Advocate in the U.S. Air Force.  He is a member of the Virginia State Bar and originally hails from Colorado.

​1st QUARTER
​Wednesday, February 10 (2021) via Zoom
CELEBRATE THE CHINESE NEW YEAR!

The Lunar New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, is an annual holiday that falls on different days each year according to the cycle of the lunar calendar.To celebrate the upcoming Year of the Ox, William & Mary Confucius Institute (WMCI) and Sister Cities of Newport News (SCNN) invited guest speaker Xin Ma from Christopher Newport University (CNU) to present a special lecture on the traditions and trends surrounding Chinese New Year.