Join story teller Marec Béla Steffens and pianist Tali Morgulis for an evening of storytelling and piano playing on Saturday, February 20, 7:30 p.m. in the parish hall of Christ the King Lutheran Church, 2353 Rice Boulevard, Houston, TX 77005. A requested donation of $20 will benefit the February Mission Offering for Feed the Homeless […]
We had a great start into 2016 at our monthly meeting on January 28, 2016. Our guest speaker, Dr. Hans Boas from UT-Austin, gave an informative and entertaining presentation on the Texas-German Dialect Project (TGDP). I encourage you to read more about the project at http://tgdp.org. If you are so inclined, they are in need […]
COLLEGE STATION, Jan, 22, 2015 — On Thursday, January 28 at 10 a.m., the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum and Discovery Education, the leading provider of digital content for K-12 classrooms, are partnering for the second year in a row to present a unique distance learning opportunity for students across the globe. The Ninth […]
Imagine yourself as an Assistant Professor of Linguistics and German at the University of Texas about fifteen years ago, eating lunch in a diner deep in Central Texas. You have dedicated your life to the German language and the people who speak it, and all of sudden a couple of tables over, you hear a […]
Here is a quick update of what’s going on and what might be of interest to you. Today, Sunday, January 17, 2016, at 3:30 p.m. at the Pioneer Memorial Log House of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas, 1510 Cambridge, opposite Gate 3 of the Houston Zoo, http://www.sanjacintodrt.org/pioneer.htm. Marec Béla Steffens, librettist of the […]
Dear Members and Friends of the Houston-Leipzig Sister City Association, I am excited and honored to serve as your President in 2016. I became involved with Houston-Leipzig in 2013 and I have served on the Board since 2014. My interest in joining Houston-Leipzig arose when I met some of your members through other organizations. My […]
Dear speakers and friends of the German language, I would like to invite you to help promote the study of the German language in the Houston area by serving as a “judge” at the Houstonfest German contest. Some of you have helped us before, and for others it would be the first time — it […]
Report of the Nominating Committee Houston-Leipzig Sister City Association November 9, 2015 The nominating committee, consisting of Kathryn Kennedy, Steve Braun and Angelika Schmidt-Lange met on during various times and by telephone to consider eligible candidates for the board of directors of the association for the 2014/2015 term of office. The nominating committee presents the […]
Imagine helping tens of thousands of Texans for over 30 years of Gulf Coast disaster relief, and then a few months ago, the rains start and you yourself become a victim of the floods with three feet of water in your home. Meet Steve Vetrano, Regional Chief Executive Officer of the Greater Houston Area Chapter […]
Houston, Texas – UPDATE: September 15, 2015 – The Moores School of Music at the University of Houston proudly announces a guest recital with mezzo-soprano Henriette Reinhold and pianist Vita Gajevska (students from Hochschule für Musik, Leipzig – the school that Mendelssohn started in 1843, and that greats like Schumann, attended) on Friday, October 2, […]
