The Houston Liederkranz cordially invites you to its Carnival Party “It’s Time for a Masquerade” at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 9, 2013 at the Liederkranz Hall, 5100 Ella Boulevard, Houston, TX 77018. Come in Costume – Bring Good Cheer – the Ziggy Band will make you dance your feet off – Prices for the […]
In a ceremony on Monday evening, January 14, Consul General Klaus-Joachim Gühlcke conferred upon Pastor Robert Moore the Order of Merit (Bundesverdienstkreuz) of the German government in the name of the President of the Federal Republic of Germany Joachim Gauck. It is the highest honor that the Republic of Germany bestows on citizens and foreigners […]
On March 1 and 2, at 8:00 p.m., the Houston Symphony presents Wozzeck, Alban Berg’s masterwork opera of “social criticism, lust, murder and morality” at Jones Hall in a concert version. First performed in 1925, Wozzeck is a chilling and tragic story of social criticism, lust, murder, and morality, as poor Wozzeck falls victim to cruelty and […]
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston February 11, 2013 Law Building 6:30 PM reception starts at 5:30 PM To better acquaint Houston audiences with the Houston Symphony’s March 1–2 performances of Alban Berg’s masterwork opera, Wozzeck, at Jones Hall, the MFAH presents Joachim Hess’s 1972 film version of the opera, starring Toni Blankenheim (104 minutes). First performed in 1925, Wozzeck is a chilling and tragic […]
“Rosa Loy has devoted herself to the theme of the feminine in all of its many facets since the start of her career as a painter, producing many fascinating figures. Her pictures are populated by women of all kinds: explorers, girlfriends, guards, dreamers, energetic workers, mysterious sphinxes, eavesdroppers, seductresses, protective mothers, and schemers, each of […]
The Houston Shenzhen Sister City Association would like to invite you and your family to its Annual Dinner on Friday, March 8, 2013, from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.in celebration of Friendship, Business Networking and the Chinese Lunar New Year. The dinner will be held on Friday, March 8th, 2013, from 6:30 pm to 9:00 […]
For this our Houston-Leipzig 20th anniversary year, our President Ute Eisele has planned a cornucopia of events that is sure to include something for everyone. While our regular monthly meetings are usually on the 3rd Thursday of the month, this year we are happy to change our schedule occasionally to accommodate special visitors from Leipzig. […]
Why is it that when there is a fabulous event that you really want to attend, you find that there is always one equally enticing at the same time? This Thursday, January 24, 2013, the German American Chamber of Commerce in the Southern United States (Houston) cordially invites you to its New Year’s Reception on […]
Dear Members and Friends of Houston-Leipzig, We have so much in store for you that it’s hard to know where to begin. Of course, first please do let us know whether you’ll be attending our Leipziger Allerlei or Houston Meets Leipzig this Thursday, January 17, 2013, by sending an email to angelika@houstonleipzig.org . Thank you […]
Our friend Pablo Valqui is repeating a fun German Karneval (mardi gras) tradition from the Cologne area, which he introduced last year, with a Karnevalsdinner at Charivari Restaurant on February 7, 2013, at 7:00 p.m. With music from the most prominent Cologne bands, everybody started Schunkeln (rhythmical movements typical of Karneval and other parties in […]
