We think of soccer as a game that has been around forever, at least as a street game in Europe and maybe South America, but it’s been only a little over a hundred years that “Fussball” became popular and legal in Germany. In Bavaria, home to the FC Bayern Munich, one of the most famous […]
Ferenc Illenyi, Houston Symphony violinist since 1991, hosts a concert this Sunday, July 10 at 7:30 p.m. in the Parish Hall at Christ the King Lutheran Church, 2353 Rice Boulevard, Houston, TX 77005. Works performed will include those by Bach, Handel, Kreisler, Mozart, Schubert, Schumann, and other various non-classical compositions with guitar. Appearing with Ferenc […]
Another evening of fun and laughter awaits us with the delicious movie Wer Früher Stirbt Ist Länger Tot (Grave Decisions). One reviewer thought that the “plot fits together perfectly, captures you completely, makes you laugh out loud hysterically at times and cry at others.” When this film was first released 10 years ago, it quickly […]
The Houston-Leipzig Sister City Association cordially invites you to Honig im Kopf, the first movie in its summers series (German with English subtitles), on Thursday, June 9, 2016, at 6:30 p.m., at the American Red Cross, 2700 Southwest Freeway, Houston, TX 77098. Registration begins at 6:15 p.m., our food and beverage reception at 6:30 p.m., […]
You are cordially invited to a reception celebrating Europe Day on Thursday, May 12, 2016, at 6:00 p.m., in the Legacy Room at City Hall, 901 Bagby, Houston, TX 77002. Europe Day celebrates continuous peace and unity in the European Union. This celebration will bring together a mix of the European and Texan community and […]
Let the Spirit move you in German and other languages! Pastor Karin Liebster and Vicar Iris Schneider-Ungar of Christ the King Lutheran Church cordially invite you and your family to celebrate with them a German-language Pentecost service on May 15 at 4:00 p.m. in the wonderfully renovated church (nave). The Church is located at 2353 […]
The Bach Society Houston presents its last concert of the season with critically-acclaimed mezzo soprano Jennifer Lane on Sunday, May 8, 2016, at 6:00 p.m., at First Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1311 Holman, Houston, TX 77004. The chamber concert also features Rick Erickson, Director of the Bach Society Houston, and Christopher Holman on the organ. You […]
Our program series for the first half of the year ends with a spectacular offering – Dr. Helga K. Aurisch, European, Curator of European Art at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, will introduce us with her customary charm, humor, and extensive knowledge to the exhibition High Society: The Portraits of Franz X. Winterhalter on […]
The following letter is from Shelby Lyn Simms, a student from the Houston area currently studying at Abilene Christian University, who is raising money with a Leipzig or Bust Invitational Golf Tournament for her study trip to Leipzig this summer. Hello! 2016 is going to be a great year as I plan to study abroad […]
We can hardly wait until Tuesday evening, when we meet to hear Paul Hopper on Siegfried – the Mythological Hero. It will be an enthralling talk! For more information, please take a look at the article on our website http://houstonleipzig.org/2016/03/31/houston-leipzig-presents-paul-hopper-on-siegfried-the-mythological-hero/. Please be sure to let us know now at angelika@houstonleipzig.org that you will join us […]
