Fredericksburg Sister City Association (FSCA)

08/24/2026

Now that the summer is wrapping up, we are going to share a few posts sharing the student's trip this summer. As always, we kicked things off with a Trolley Tour of downtown and picnic lunch. After lunch the kids kayaked their way down the Rappahannock thanks to the Virginia Outdoor Center! A huge thank you to Kat and Leigh for helping out all day.

08/19/2026

It is with great sadness that I share that Thierry Winum died on August 13, 2026, in St Raphael. He was a remarkable artist whose works suggested both beauty and anguish. His deft, quick, yet careful hand, and visual sense of serenity and calm, created art poetry, with wide swaths of calming hues, and carefully edited portraits. His work was featured at FCCA and other venues in Fredericksburg in 1999, during the Celebrating our French Connections events. He loved the Middle East, especially Lebanon, and sought out exotic new foods and horizons. I spent a glorious few weeks with him as we periodically toured the small museums and galleries that dot the Cote d'Azur. Kind, sensitive, pensive, serious. I am richer for having known him. Rest in well deserved peace.

07/14/2026

Happy Birthday, Dear France!!!

07/13/2026

It's my favorite time of year! The students have arrived. They had their welcome party last night and a day with their families today! Looking forward to fun week.

07/06/2026

FFSCA's annual raffle is kicking off at our Bastille Day Party at Galvin’s Delicatessen! Come see us on July 14th from 6-8 p.m. and celebrate France's Independence!

07/05/2026

Check out some of our members on with Ted Schubel! Great listen of you haven't heard it already!

Mandy Carr and Cathy Warder discuss the long-standing friendship between Fredericksburg and Fréjus, France, a sister-city relationship that began in 1980 and continues to strengthen through cultural exchange and community connections. This month, Fredericksburg welcomes a group of students from Fr....

05/17/2026

Croissant and coffee? Natch--French! But there's a LOT more about French foods in American culture! Find out more when Brooke DiLauro explores the rich deliciousness of France in our own American foods! Thursday, May 21, 6:30 pm, Downtown Library. French influences in the American Story! Part of the Cultural Quilt series!

05/14/2026

WANT TO GET TO KNOW HER BETTER? Come hear about America's gift from France, and other Franco-American cross cultural influences, on Thursday, May 21, at 6:30 PM at the Downtown Central Rappahannock Regional Library theater! The 4th in the Cultural Quilt series www.fred-este.org for schedule! Free! Craig Vasey, Bill Beck, and Brooke Di Lauro will talk about Liberty, French influences on America's founders, and the deliciousness of French cuisine! FREE! Bring a Friend!

04/09/2026

https://photos.app.goo.gl/LGL7ix6aqAqCC2pV9 Night before Omelette. Small parade to the big party! They grilled 500 steaks to medium rare on this giant grill, and also worked hard on the aligot (mashed potatoes, comte, butter, garlic), traditional to the southwest of France.

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04/09/2026

https://photos.app.goo.gl/9taDuyJAuncKxMYp6 Making the omelette, after prepping 15,000 eggs. Many hands make light work. and years of skill! It's not easy to push that big wooden spatula!

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