Dear Members and Friends of the Houston-Leipzig Sister City Association, During late February and early March, HLSCA participated in two special events. On February 23 we joined with Sister Cities of Houston for their Networking Dinner that highlighted Germany. Consul General Ricarda Redeker was the guest speaker at the German themed dinner at Kris Bistro […]
I am a volunteer for the Carnival Ticket Sales Committee representing the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo. Through the sales of HALF PRICE carnival packs and admission tickets and the solicitation of donations, our dedicated volunteers raised more than $7.8 million last year alone to help support the Show’s mission and Texas youth and education!! […]
What comes to mind when you hear ‘Third Reich’ or ‘Nazi’ or ‘Clothing’ ? You probably think of swastikas and uniforms, and brown shirts and black boots, and deutsche Hausfrauen in dresses with white collars. You’ll be surprised to hear that in 1933 a Deutsches Modeamt was established, that it lasted until 1944, and that […]
As part of the FotoFest 2016 Biennial, Inman Gallery is pleased to invite members and friends of Houston-Leipzig to a private reception and tour of Leipzig artist Edgar Leciejewski’s exhibition of photographs distant past / distant future on March 1, 2016, at 6:30 p.m. at 3901 Main Street, Houston, TX 77002. This is the artist’s […]
Sister Cities of Houston Cordially Invites You To Dinner with the Honorable Ricarda Redeker German Consul General Tuesday, February 23, 2016 6:30 pm to 9:30 p.m. Kris Bistro Culinary Institute LeNôtre 7070 Allensby Street, Houston, TX 77022 The Honorable Ricarda Redeker Will Speak on Germany! All you Ever Wanted to Know and Were Afraid to […]
Join story teller Marec Béla Steffens and pianist Tali Morgulis for an evening of storytelling and piano playing on Saturday, February 20, 7:30 p.m. in the parish hall of Christ the King Lutheran Church, 2353 Rice Boulevard, Houston, TX 77005. A requested donation of $20 will benefit the February Mission Offering for Feed the Homeless […]
We had a great start into 2016 at our monthly meeting on January 28, 2016. Our guest speaker, Dr. Hans Boas from UT-Austin, gave an informative and entertaining presentation on the Texas-German Dialect Project (TGDP). I encourage you to read more about the project at http://tgdp.org. If you are so inclined, they are in need […]
COLLEGE STATION, Jan, 22, 2015 — On Thursday, January 28 at 10 a.m., the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum and Discovery Education, the leading provider of digital content for K-12 classrooms, are partnering for the second year in a row to present a unique distance learning opportunity for students across the globe. The Ninth […]
Imagine yourself as an Assistant Professor of Linguistics and German at the University of Texas about fifteen years ago, eating lunch in a diner deep in Central Texas. You have dedicated your life to the German language and the people who speak it, and all of sudden a couple of tables over, you hear a […]
Here is a quick update of what’s going on and what might be of interest to you. Today, Sunday, January 17, 2016, at 3:30 p.m. at the Pioneer Memorial Log House of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas, 1510 Cambridge, opposite Gate 3 of the Houston Zoo, http://www.sanjacintodrt.org/pioneer.htm. Marec Béla Steffens, librettist of the […]