It’s summer time, and Houston-Leipzig explores German films for a light entertainment fare. We found a delightful movie and are showing it on Thursday, July 19, 2012: Im Juli (In July) by award-winning Director Fatih Akin with Moritz Bleibtreu, Christiane Paul, and Mehmet Kurtulus. The movie is in German with English subtitles. How far do […]
Please join the American Studies Leipzig today for the lecture by Prof. Angela Miller (Washington University) on the topic of “Nature’s History: The Changing Cultural Image of Nature, from Romantic Nationalism to Land Art”. The event takes place on July 3 from 5-7pm in in room 2.516 of the Geisteswissenschaftliches Zentrum (Universitaet Leipzig), Beethovenstr. 15, […]
Have you met Miss Murray? The lovely girl offering us flowers as she skips towards us in the picture on the left, is Louise Georgina Murray, daughter of Sir George Murray, a Scottish general who served the empire in numerous Napoleonic campaigns, was lieutenant-general in Canada, and finally commander-in-chief in Ireland; later on he became […]
We cordially invite you to join us for another marvelous tour by Dr. Helga Aurisch at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston on Thursday, June 28, 2012, at 6:30 p.m.
From the Kenwood House in London, a magnificent collection of paintings is on a limited, four-stop tour in the United States, with its first stop in Houston. These 48 masterpieces include works by Rembrandt, Thomas Gainsborough, Frans Hals, Joshua Reynolds, Anthony van Dyck, and J.M.W. Turner, the best artists of their time.
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 […]
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! […]
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 […]
Bach Society Houston Organ Recital Sunday, January 1, 2012 • 6:00 p.m. Christ the King Lutheran Church Robert Bates plays a New Year’s Day Organ Recital on the Bach Organ (Noack, 1995) at Christ the King Lutheran Church. The program includes two of Bach’s most brilliant major works, as well as Noëls and seasonal music. Robert Bates […]
