Scheduled Activities of HLSCA
What do Leipziger Platz, Leipziger Strasse, Leipziger Tor, Friedrichstrasse, and Potsdam Gate – all in Berlin – have in common? What historical forces shaped life and destiny in and around the Potsdamer Platz? What turned a thriving commercial and social hub into a desolate, divided place, tainted by violence, death, and human desperation, only to […]
We had a wonderful program of Schumann music and tales about the Schumann family and its legacy with Sonja Bruzauskas, Tali Morgulis, and Nancy Bailey at Houston-Leipzig last evening. Once again, a big Texas Thank You to these talented ladies! This weekend promises to be another lively one filled with actvities for all ages and […]
Let us treat you to an unforgettable evening of romantic German music by Robert and Clara Schumann: the glorious voice of Mezzo Soprano Sonja Bruzauskas and the thrilling work of master pianist Tali Morgulis interpret Robert Schumann, as he was meant to be heard. Dr. Nancy Bailey deepens our understanding of the life and works […]
On Sunday, February 24, from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., the German Language Center will have an OPEN HOUSE for Kinderspiel, a unique German-English Dual Immersion Program for PreSchoolers, and the German American Elementary School, grades 1-5, at 3516 Mount Vernon, Houston, TX 77006. For more information, please consult their website here
The Consulate General of Italy, the Consulate of Sri Lanka in Houston and St. Thomas University present the screening of Paola Randi’s Into Paradiso. The movie will be screened with English subtitles on February 24 at 3:00 p.m. at St. Thomas University – Jones Hall, 3910 Yoakum Drive, Houston TX. Admission is free of charge. […]
Dear Music Lovers, We invite you to join us this summer on a fascinating tour of the Baltic: the Church Choir of Christ the King Lutheran Church will travel to Vilnius (Lithuania), Riga (Latvia), Tallinn (Estonia), along with Helsinki (Finland) and St. Petersburg (Russia). The two-week trip departs July 16 and returns July 29, and […]
A rare treat will be offered at Sunday Forum at Christ the King Lutheran Church in a lecture on the 20th century opera work Wozzeck by Alban Berg. Richard Spuler, senior lecturer in German and Culture at Rice University will present on the history and significance of Berg’s monumental work, which will be performed in […]
On Sunday, February 17, 2013, at 6:00 p.m., the Bach Choir Houston and Mercury Baroque perform in Bach Vespers at Christ the King Lutheran Church. This Sunday’s program features music from the city of Hamburg, which had a lasting impact on Bach from the time of his first visit there as a fifteen year old […]
Willkommen Y’All!! You do not have to be German to enjoy this festival. In the beginning, there was Alpenfest on one flat bed trailer, and a small committee of volunteers with lots of determination. After twelve years of fun and frolic, the festival has become an annual tradition in Tomball and one of the best […]
We’re All Going to Space: Well Known Space Entrepreneur Explains How You Will Last Forever For anyone to be able to go to outer space – this is the vocation of Charlie Chafer, one of the first commercial space entrepreneurs, with the launch of a new NASA funded project, the first navigable Solar Sail. The sail will head towards the […]