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Sister cities Seattle and Bergen team up for wintertime musical magic

Seattle-Bergen String Quartet travels to Norway to perform with soprano Reidun Horvei and piansit Inger-Kristine Riber

Lori Ann Reinhall

Dec 6, 2018

Photojournalist meets new generation of Norwegian Americans in Seattle

By Lori Ann Reinhall, president, Seattle-Bergen Sister City Association

Lori Ann Reinhall

Jul 26, 2018

Tackling the Heroin Crisis

Sister Cities Working Together

Lori Ann Reinhall

Apr 30, 2018

“The Return” by Bergen filmmaker Ingrid Berven premieres at Seattle’s Nordic Lights Film Festival.

“The Return” by Bergen filmmaker Ingrid Berven premieres at Seattle...

In her first documentary, Ingrid Berven travels to Tbilisi, Georgia, to discover a world with many parallels to her own in Norway.

Lori Ann Reinhall

Jan 18, 2018

Silver and Gold: Seattle Celebrates 25 Years of Bergen’s Oleana and 50 Years of Sister City…

Silver and Gold: Seattle Celebrates 25 Years of Bergen’s Oleana and...

The Seattle-Bergen Sister City Association teams up with Chalet in the Woods to celebrate the silver jubilee of Bergen’s Oleana knitwear

Lori Ann Reinhall

Nov 9, 2017

Urbana and Zomba: Improving Quality of Life in Urban Southeast Africa

Contributed by: Councilman Dennis Roberts of Urbana, Illinois

SisterCitiesInternational

Sep 27, 2017

Seattle Commemorates Fifty Years of Friendship with Bergen with Gift of Northwest Coastal Tribal…

Seattle Commemorates Fifty Years of Friendship with Bergen with Gif...

On Thursday, September 7, 2017, a Seattle delegation of eight from the Seattle-Bergen Sister City Association visited local representatives…

Lori Ann Reinhall

Sep 13, 2017

Lassen Sie Die Musik Beginnen!

Contributed by Tonya R. Richardson of the Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs, Wilmington, DE.

SisterCitiesInternational

Aug 29, 2017

Is your city government doing its part to support citizen diplomacy? The Mayor of Albuquerque is.

Is your city government doing its part to support citizen diplomacy...

Contributed by Randy Trask, Director of the Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Trade Alliance

SisterCitiesInternational

Aug 28, 2017

Still Going Strong: Sister Cities International Honors Tacoma’s Sylvia B.

Still Going Strong: Sister Cities International Honors Tacoma’s Syl...

The year was 1956 and Tacoma’s Mayor “Big John” Anderson had just returned from the White House Conference on Citizen Diplomacy in…

Lori Ann Reinhall

Aug 2, 2017

#BeerDiplomacy in Darmstadt: San Antonio Attends Heinerfest

Contributed by the San Antonio International Relations Office

SisterCitiesInternational

Jul 26, 2017

Musical Sisters: Seattle and Bergen celebrate 50 years of friendship and the birthday of Norway’s…

Musical Sisters: Seattle and Bergen celebrate 50 years of friendshi...

by Lori Ann Reinhall, President, Seattle-Bergen Sister City Association

Lori Ann Reinhall

Jul 7, 2017

Paul Bunyan Pays a Visit to France

By Jake Juliot of Meet Minneapolis

SisterCitiesInternational

Jun 8, 2017

Seattle Celebrates “Syttende Mai” with Music and Fanfare at Bergen Place Park

Seattle Celebrates “Syttende Mai” with Music and Fanfare at Bergen ...

Norwegian Constitution Day with the Seattle-Bergen Sister City Association

Lori Ann Reinhall

Jun 7, 2017

A Brotherhood that Spans the Seas: Archangel and Greater Portland Firefighters Strive for…

A Brotherhood that Spans the Seas: Archangel and Greater Portland F...

The strongest bonds are the ones that are forged in times of adversity. It’s no wonder then that the Fire and Rescue professionals of…

SisterCitiesInternational

May 2, 2017

Women Leaders from Two Sister Cities Utilize their Friendship to Build Bridges

Women Leaders from Two Sister Cities Utilize their Friendship to Bu...

By Anette Soto

Fort Worth Sister Cities

Apr 24, 2017

Seattle-Bergen Sister City Association Celebrates Fifty Years of Friendship with Founders’ Gala

Seattle-Bergen Sister City Association Celebrates Fifty Years of Fr...

by Lori Ann Reinhall, President, Seattle-Bergen Sister City Association

Lori Ann Reinhall

Apr 17, 2017

A Triangle of Sun, Sand, and Innovation: Sister Cities in Argentina, Florida, and Spain Meet to…

A Triangle of Sun, Sand, and Innovation: Sister Cities in Argentina...

A visit to a Spanish sister city reveals abundant opportunity for technology, education, and marine-related partnerships.

SisterCitiesInternational

Apr 5, 2017

Spring Leadership Meeting Sharpens Focus, Intensifies Mission of Sister Cities International

Spring Leadership Meeting Sharpens Focus, Intensifies Mission of Si...

Report from Washington, D.C.

Lori Ann Reinhall

Mar 24, 2017

Bergen and Beyond: Seattle Sister City Association Teams up with Hurtigruten Coastal Voyage to…

Bergen and Beyond: Seattle Sister City Association Teams up with Hu...

Discover Bergen and Norway on the “Most Beautiful Voyage in the World”

Lori Ann Reinhall

Jan 30, 2017

Music as International Language: Seattle Music Exchange Project Strengthens Sister City Ties

Music as International Language: Seattle Music Exchange Project Str...

When the Seattle-Bergen Sister City Association received an email from pianist Angelo Rondello making inquiries about the possibility of…

Lori Ann Reinhall

Jan 23, 2017

Celebrating Rich and Vibrant Pakistani Culture through Folk Music

Muhammad Saeed Sheikh, President, Houston-Karachi Sister City Association

SisterCitiesInternational

Nov 3, 2016

A Cooperative Feast for Sister Cities

Carolyn Jabs, Co-Author, Cooperative Wisdom: Bringing People Together When Things Fall Apart. View the original post here.

SisterCitiesInternational

Oct 27, 2016

2017 Inaugural Gala

WHAT

SisterCitiesInternational

Oct 5, 2016

Sister City Association Brings Bergen and Norway to Seattle

Annual fundraiser reception celebrates “Global Connections through Word Travel” with Mayor Murray, Jean Enersen, and Rick Steves.

SisterCitiesInternational

Sep 21, 2016

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