Prof. Stephen Klineberg of Rice University is currently visiting Leipzig, and will give a presentation at the University of Leipzig, organized by the Houston-Leipzig Sister City Association and the Department of American Studies Leipzig, entitled “The Significance of the Houston-Leipzig Sister City Relationship: A Houston Perspective” on June 15, 2012, at 4:15 p.m. The event […]
The City of Fredericksburg, Texas, is celebrating the 200th birthday of its founder John O. Meusebach on May 26, 2012, with an old-fashioned German party at the Pioneer Pavilion in the Lady Bird Johnson Municipal Park. The party features the New Braunfels Old time German Band, a delegation from the City of Meusebach, Germany, including […]
The Consulate of Austria cordially invites all Austrians and friends of Austria to the June Austrian Stammtisch at Rudy Lechner’s Restaurant and Bar on Thursday, June 7, 2012, at 7:00 p.m. The restaurant is located at 2503 S. Gessner, Houston, TX 77063, tel: 713-782-1180. A “Stammtisch” is a gathering of regulars at a pub or […]
It is amazing how a steady, slow drip . . . drip . . . drip . . . from a single faucet can first annoy, then terrorize. As relevant as when it was written, Stefan Zweig’s Schachnovelle has proven to be a steady bestseller into the 21st century. This gem of a psychological portrait, […]
Years ago when the Art Car Parade was still part of the Houston International Festival (now iFest), the booth that Houston-Leipzig shared with Sister Cities of Houston was propitiously situated on the Library Plaza, right along where the fabulously decorated visions (surely you couldn’t call them cars!) floated by: some funny, some wistful, some revolutionary! […]
Leipzig (pts013/11.05.2012/10:15) – Unter dem Motto “Musik bewegt die Stadt” wird am 12. Mai 2012 mit einem originellen Musik- und Bürgerfest die “Leipziger Notenspur” eröffnet. Das einzigartige Wegeleitsystem verbindet auf einem fünf Kilometer langen Rundweg die wichtigsten Wohn- und Wirkungsstätten bedeutender Komponisten wie Johann Sebastian Bach, Edvard Grieg, Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Robert Schumann und Richard […]
The fascinating discourse of Dr. Klaus Weissenberger about Stefan Zweig at our last meeting, and a suggestion from one of our board members, prompted us to present to you Brainwashed, a film of Stefan Zweig’s last, posthumously published fiction, Schachnovelle, often called The Royal Game. We cordially invite you to our membership meeting on Thursday, […]
Do you remember how our board member Dr. Klaus Weissenberger holds us spellbound when he takes us on a literary journey? Our meeting on Thursday, April 19, 2012, promises to be another treat, when Professor Weissenberger will present Stefan Zweig: Works in Exile – A Forgotten Mastery. Stefan Zweig (1881-1942), was born in Vienna, the […]
Have you ever heard of Friedrich Armand Strubberg, or Dr. Schubbert, as he called himself from time to time? Did you ever consider that the Germans settled by the Adelsverein in Fredericksburg in the middle of the 19th century lived on an Indian frontier, and that a trip to New Braunfels, or Austin could mean […]
Rustin Buck, Director of the Houstonfest German Contest and former Houston-Leipzig board member, is once again looking for judges for the annual German competition for students grade 8 through 12 in the Houston area. Following is his appeal, and if you would like to help at the Houstonfest, please contact Mr. Buck directly. Hello and […]