We are extraordinarily lucky to present to you Ambassador Sichan Siv at our meeting on May 21, 2015. Following is his abbreviated biography. Sichan Siv is the international bestselling author of Golden Bones, an American dream story, published by HarperCollins. In 2001 after unanimous confirmation by the Senate, he was appointed by President George W. […]
The first time or maybe many other times that you went to downtown Houston, did you wonder what that building was with towers and turrets that looked like a castle? And then, as you were passing by, you saw banners pronouncing The Carpetbagger’s Children (2000-01), a premiere by famous Texan Horton Foote commissioned by the […]
We are delighted to welcome Dramaturg Paul Hopper to our Houston-Leipzig meeting on Thursday, March 26, 2015, at 6:30 p.m. in the Parish Hall at 2353 Rice Boulevard, Houston, TX 77005. He is the Houston Grand Opera’s expert on Richard Wagner, Der Ring des Nibelungen, and of course this season’s Die Walküre. Opera patrons love […]
The Rev. Dr. Robert Moore and The Rev. Karin Liebster of Christ the King Lutheran Church joyfully invite you to the Ostergottesdienst [Easter Service with Holy Communion] on Sunday, April 5, 2015, at 2:00 p.m. The service will be held in German. Following the service all are invited to the festive reception in the Parish […]
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 million last year alone to help support the Show’s mission and Texas youth and education!! […]
Please join us on Thursday, February 19, 2015, at 6:30 p.m. in welcoming Gary McHenry, a Life Member of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, Executive Vice Chairman of the Speakers Committee, Member of the Mutton Bustin Committee, and a Member of the Salt Grass Trail Association, and its Magnificent Wagon 7. The Salt Grass Trail […]
The German Consulate General Houston, in coordination with the European Space Agency (ESA) and St. Thomas University, cordially invites you to a special evening with German Geophysicist Alexander Gerst on February 18, 2015, at 6:00 p.m. in the Scanlan Room, Jerabeck Athletic Center, St. Thomas University. We are looking forward to an exciting presentation by […]
Dear Friends of the German language, I would like to invite you to volunteer as a judge at the Houstonfest German contest on Saturday, February 7, 2015, at Lanier Middle School in Houston. Houstonfest is the annual regional German competition for students in grades 8 through 12. It is also the qualifying event for the […]
If you missed the WWI centennial exhibition, Postcards from the Trenches: Germans and Americans Visualize the Great War that we visited last October, here is your chance: the exhibit has been extended to February 21, 2015. Thereafter, everything will be packed up and the exhibit will travel to Germany. Before the exhibition closes, there are […]
Dear Members and Friends of Houston-Leipzig, Do you know how desperate people have to be before they say “This could be my last chance to leave the country. That’s why I will make it this time or else be dead.” „Das könnte meine letzte Chance sein, das Land zu verlassen. Deswegen werde ich es diesmal […]
