June / July 2021 News
Get ready for an Evening of Fun
with our Sister Cities Rainiers Night!
Mark your calendar for a Sister Cities Rainiers Night on July 6!

Join your sister cities for a night of food, fun and baseball at Cheney Stadium.

Our Group Express ticket includes:

  • Reserved seat ticket for entry
  • Ballpark meal (hotdog, chips, bottle water)

Don’t miss this very special Sister Cities Rainiers Night on July 6!


Contact Clare to get your Group Express ticket
253 304 8437
Saturday Stories for your Family: 
Sun & Moon Fire & Flood
If you don’t see a Man in the Moon, what do you see? Why are the Sun and the Moon always chasing each other? Where did Fire come from?
There are Floods in the Bible, in Puyallup heritage in the Tsunamis of Japan. Are they the same story?

Tacoma Sister Cities brings you folk stories from our sister countries around the world to challenge your imagination and possibly answer some of these questions.

Saturday, June 26 - 3:00 to 4:00pm
This is a online event
please join by using this Zoom link
Sister Cities International Annual Conference
Sister Cities International is excited to announce its 2021 Virtual Annual Conference which will be held on July 15th to July 16th, 2021.

This year’s theme is “Building Stronger Ties for an Interconnected world”.

Participate in this very special event for compelling keynotes, and connecting with the SCI network.
Upcoming Tacoma Sister Cities Exhibit
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The Tacoma Historical Society, Tacoma Sister Cities and the Port of Tacoma are joining together to tell the Story of Tacoma on the Global Stage.

This Exhibition tells the stories of cultural and educational exchanges, humanitarian aid and sports competitions.

You will see gifts that have been presented to our Mayors and Port Directors that have never before been exhibited in one place.

The Exhibition opens at the end of July and runs until mid December at the new Museum of the Tacoma Historical Society at South 4th and Tacoma Avenue.

Each Sister City Committee will have an evening to tell its Stories and show its treasures. The first evening Reception will be the Grand Opening on Thursday, September 19th at 5 pm. The stories of Kitakyushu, Japan, will be told. EVERYONE who has ever been involved with Sister Cities & Ports or wants to learn about how they work is INVITED to join us.

More details are coming soon.

Next Book Club Meeting: Everyone is Welcome!
July Book Club Takes Us to Japan

Join us on Monday, July 25 as we learn about our Sister City Kitakyushu's cultural identity through a book from its country, Japan. This month book is The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa.

Check our book club page for all the details.
August Book Club Takes Us to Cuba

Join us on Monday, August 9 as we learn about our Sister City Cienfuegos' cultural identity through a book from its country, Cuba. The book is The Black Cathedral by Marcial Gala.

Check the dedicated post for all the details.
Committee Members Corner
Committee Members Beach Party!
It’s been too long since we’ve seen one another and met together. It’s time to have fun, catch up, walk the beach and have a barbecue! Maybe even tell a story or sing a song! 

Mark your calendar! Sunday afternoon, July 25th.
 
Look for additional details in an email from your Committee Chair.