Scheduled Activities of HLSCA
Report of the Nominating Committee Houston-Leipzig Sister City Association December 1, 2017 The nominating committee, consisting of Kathryn Kennedy, Steve Braun and Angelika Schmidt-Lange met during various times and by telephone to consider eligible candidates for the board of directors of the association for the 2018/2019 term of office. The nominating committee presents the following […]
University of Houston (UH) musicologist Jeffrey Sposato spearheaded the performance of original music from the 300th Lutheran Reformation church service in 1817 200 years later on October 31, 2017, for the celebrations of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation in Leipzig. Sposato discovered the music and liturgy used at the Nikolaikirche for the 300th Reformation […]
GACC South – Houston celebrates its anniversary year GACC South – Houston turns 40 and they will celebrate 10 years Houston office. To start the festivities, they will gather in the elegant atmosphere of the Forest Club to network and mingle, and to welcome in the New Year. Consul General Thomas H. Meister will be […]
Donate a Toy and Network with the German-American Business Community The German-American Chamber of Commerce – South is holding a Holiday Toy Drive to support Cotton Foundation in their efforts to restore children’s lives. The Cotton Foundation is a charitable foundation focused on assisting children impacted by natural disasters and other life-altering events and is […]
Head to the streets of old downtown Tomball to enjoy three days of German Christmas and heritage fun at the 2017 Tomball German Christmas Market! Dates and times below. Houstonians and German fans from around Texas will converge in Tomball for live music on four stages, traditional German food and drinks, shopping and more at […]
Get in the mood for Christmas with the Houston Saengerbund Christmas Concert on Tuesday, December 5, 2017, at 7:30 p.m. at First Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1311 Holman Street, Houston, TX 77004, and experience traditional German Christmas songs and treats. Admission to the concert is free. The Concert will include a variety of traditional songs sung […]
Sister Cities of Houston presents its 2017 Fall Concert on Saturday, November 18, at 6:00 p.m. at MATCH Houston. This annual international variety show features local and international performers from Houston and its 18 Sister Cities. Special Guest Mayor Sylvester Turner will make brief comments and present the performers with City of Houston Appreciation Certificates. […]
Please join us for a stimulating talk with German Consul General Thomas H. Meister and Member of German Parliament, MdB Dagmar Freitag (SPD), also Chairperson of the Parliamentary Group USA, about the recent German elections on Thursday, October 5, 2017, at 6:30 p.m. at L’Alliance Française, 427 Lovett Boulevard, Houston, TX 77006. After Germany’s elections, […]
Come and hear Music for Octoberfest, the annual “Oktoberfest Konzert” by the Houston Brass Band on Sunday, October 2, 2017, at 5:00 p.m. at Christ the King Lutheran Church, 2353 Rice Boulevard, Houston, TX 77005. Free Admission.
The Kathrine G. McGovern College of the Arts at the University of Houston is hosting A Moores to Mendelssohn Celebration, a FREE recital featuring students from the Hochschule fuer Musik und Theatre “Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy,” a Moores School of Music partner school in Leipzig, on Monday, October 2, 2017, in Dudley Recital Hall, Moores School […]
