Our exchange students are safely back in Houston. They had a wonderful time in Leipzig, and they enjoyed the great experience of being immersed in another culture. Their enthusiasm still is overwhelming, and totally infectious. We are still sorting through pictures and stories, but take a look at the gorgeous pictures and text in a […]
“The movie was fun and funny.” “. . . like a Mel Brooks slapstick . . . .” “We drank a lot of wine and laughed so hard.” These are some of the comments we heard after last Thursday night’s movie. For our second German Summer Movie Night, we have another evening of fun and […]
Escape the heat and watch a German comedy with us on Thursday, June 16, 2011, at 6:30 p.m. in the Parish Hall of Christ the King Lutheran Church, 2353 Rice Boulevard, Houston, TX 77005. As is customary, we will have a food and beverage reception until 7:00 p.m. The movie will be shown in English. […]
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Houstonians visited Leipzig in October 2009 for the 20th anniversary celebration of the peaceful demonstrations that led to the collapse of the communist dictatorship in East Germany. Click here to see the official program for the celebration. Members and friends of the Houston-Leipzig Sister City Association, Rotarians from the Houston area attending the Rotary Peace […]
Message from Stephen Braun, 2011 President, Houston-Leipzig Sister City Association Some of our best programs in the last few years have been when our board member Dr. Helga Aurisch invited us to the Museum of Fine Arts for a tour of the stunning exhibits she has curated over time. Last November she introduced us to […]
As noted in Wikipedia: The Thomanerchor (English: St. Thomas Choir of Leipzig) is a boys’ choir in Leipzig, Germany. The choir was founded in 1212. At present, the choir consists of 92 boys from 9 to 18 years of age. The members, called Thomaner, live in a boarding school, the Thomasalumnat, and attend Thomasschule zu […]
Several high school students waited nervously in a cool anteroom for the Leipzig-Tag to begin. Outside summer had already arrived in Houston with hot days and sweltering humidity. They had done their homework: they had read the Wikipedia article in English and Wikipedia article in German about Leipzig. They had watched Youtube video #1 about […]
From October 5 – October 13, 2010, Houston had the pleasure of a visit from a group of people from Leipzig.
The Houston-Leipzig Sister City Association received the 2010 Arts & Culture Award for Population over 500,001 in Sister Cities International’s Annual Awards Program for that year. The award was given to HLSCA for sponsoring the Peace Window (pictured on left) in St. Thomas Church in Leipzig, the Peace Cantata, and the multi-media presentation of rare […]