Houston Liederkranz & Houston Saengerbund Oktoberfest

The Houston Liederkranz and Houston Saengerbund cordially invite you to their Oktoberfest on October 15 at the Houston Liederkranz Hall.  Festivities begin at 4:00 p.m. with the Henry Tannenberger Orchestra, followed by the Jaegermeister band.  The Liederkranz & Saengerbund Choir — back from their tour in Germany — will perform, and there will be a sing-a-long for everybody.  For a special treat the Clements High School German Folk Dancers will be stepping out under the leadership of Rustin Buck,  Houston-Leipzig board member.

German Beer – German food – Open Bar – donation $10 for guests, $8 for members, and children under 12 are free.

06Mar 2014

Houston-Leipzig Presents: Franz Kafka Today – Still Enigmatic and Fascinating

Fraz Kafka Image

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 German Consulate General Invites to the Movies: Bread & Tulips

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

Benefit Concert for the Rotary Fire Fighters Home

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

Final Bach Vespers of the Season: Cantata 82, Matthias Weichert, Soloist

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 […]

15Feb 2014

Don’t Miss Bach’s Monumental Masterpiece on Sunday: the Mass in B Minor

As the Houston Early Music Festival comes to a close, the Bach Society Houston presents Bach’s Mass in B Minor, a monumental masterpiece, as the festival’s culminating event on Sunday evening.  It is a performance you should not miss. The Bach Society Houston dedicates the performance of the mass to Robert B. Lynn, its first […]

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