With one of the first cold fronts in town – it’s beginning to look lot like Christmas – at least at Spec’s Midtown, where lots of Christmas goodies came in for all those who love German holiday treats, and for all those whose first bite of a Pfeffernuss or a Dominostein evokes Christmases past. It’s all there, the Stollen, Printen (with or without chocolate), Baumkuchen, Spekulatius, an assortment of ginger breads, Vanillakipferl, Oma’s Gewuerzgebaeck, Spitzkuchen, Zimtsterne, and of course, Lebkuchen. I am sure you don’t have to look too hard to find some Gluehwein. If you close your eyes and imagine the Christmas Market in Leipzig, or in Nuremberg, or some other German town . . . . Next week, they will have Adventskalender. So, indulge the child in you, and venture into your culinary past or create some culinary traditions for your family.
27Mar 2014
The journey begins . . . Listen to a few bars of Wagner and watch a clip of the Entrance of the Giants – your heart starts pounding, your pulse races – it’s better than the movies – you have never seen anything like this on a stage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhjuzEsgUQk&feature=youtu.be After our most successful backstage visit […]
16Mar 2014
Our March meeting is coming close. We will be back in our traditional venue at Christ the King’s Parish Hall on Thursday, March 20, 2014, at 6:30 p.m. The topic of the evening is Franz Kafka Today – Still Enigmatic and Fascinating presented by our board member Dr. Klaus Weissenberger, Professor at Rice University. Like […]
06Mar 2014
Imagine yourself living in Prague in the early 1900s, belonging to the German speaking minority of which you represent the Jewish minority and your father, an entrepreneur, is mainly concerned to “make it.” Against these odds Franz Kafka was trying to establish himself as a writer. In an informal setting, we will discuss parts of […]
06Mar 2014
The Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany The Consulate General of Italy in Houston and The Italian Cultural & Community Center Cordially invite you to the screening of Bread & Tulips ~ Pane e Tulipani (in Italian with English subtitles) Introduction by the Consul General of Italy in Houston, Fabrizio Nava and by […]
06Mar 2014
Did you know that due to exposure while fighting fires, the rate of mesothelioma in fire fighters is two times greater than the rate in the U.S. population? Let us all support the Benefit Chamber Concert for the Rotary Fire Fighters Home on Thursday, March 13, 2013, at 7:00 p.m. at Christ the King Lutheran […]
26Feb 2014
The Bach Society Houston presents Bach Vespers featuring baritone Matthias Weichert from Dresden singing Bach’s solo cantata Ich habe genug BWV 82 on Sunday, March 2, 2014, at 6:00 p.m. This hauntingly beautiful piece is one of Bach’s most well-known cantatas. The program also includes Dominus illuminatiomea by Tunder, and Welt, ade by Rosenmϋller. The […]