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Sister Cities of Nashville and The Japan-America Society of TN Host
First Annual Cherry Blossom Walk on March 27

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Mayor Karl Dean, Consul General of Japan Hiroshi Sato, and Sister Cities of Nashville Board President David Briley will lead the First Annual Cherry Blossom Walk, a free community event hosted by SCN and JAST, to kick off Nashville's Second Annual Cherry Blossom Festival, which is co-sponsored by the Consul General's office and the Japan America Society of Tennessee. The festival will follow the walk and take place at Riverfront Park from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m..   Walk participants are asked to convene at Riverfront Park at 9:00 a.m. and proceed for a walk on Nashville’s Cumberland River Greenway for two, three or four miles, with the four-mile round trip route looping at Sister Cities’ Magdeburg Connector in Germantown.  Read more...
      
 

Gwangjin-Gu, Metropolitan Seoul, South Korea Becomes Friendship City

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During a two-week exchange which brought ten high school students from Gwangjin-Gu, Metropolitan Seoul, South Korea to Nashville, Mayor Karl Dean signed a “friendship city” agreement furthering the partnership between our two cities.  The intent is for Gwangjin-Gu to become an official sister city to Nashville later this year.  The students packed a lot of educational and cultural activities into their stay, as well as official visits to Mayor Dean and a presentation of books on Korea to Donna Nicely, director of the Nashville Public Library. Click here for more news.


Belfast Nashville Songwriters' Showcase Slated for March

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Top songwriters from Belfast and Nashville will come to the stage at two different venues during the Belfast Nashville Songwriters' Showcase, March 11 - 13.  On Thursday, March 11 at 8:00 p.m.,  Sister Cities members are invited to a free performance at Dan McGuinness Pub, 1538 Demonbreun St., featuring Irish songwriters Aaron Shanley, Ricky Warwick and Anthony Toner.  On Saturday, March 13 at 7:00 p.m., the showcase will move to the Belcourt Theatre, 2102 Belcourt Avenue.  Irish songwriters performing include Iain Archer, Gareth Dunlop, Ricky Warwick and Aaron Shanley.
The Nashville songwriters in the line-up are David Olney and Pat Alger. Tickets are $10.  The Nashville event follows the songwriting festival in Belfast, which features 100 songwriters in 30 concert venues, from February 24 - 28th.  These two major events further promote and strengthen our sister city link, established 15 years ago, and our shared musical heritage.

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Sister Cities membership is a great way to get involved actively in the cultural and civic life of Nashville while also connecting with other communities around the world. Members of Sister Cities receive invitations to all membership events and priority notification and registration for programs. Click here for more information about joining Sister Cities.


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