Today we remember those who gave their lives for their country. Reach out to the family of a fallen soldier, take time to comfort a child who lost a father or mother in the military, take time to help with a wounded-warrior or support-our-troops project, take time to pay respects to a veteran. In observance […]
Christ the King Lutheran Church welcomes Dr. Margot Käßmann to preach and speak on June 8 and 9. The Rev. Dr. Käßmann is Ambassador of the Council of the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD) for the Reformation anniversary in 2017. A special luncheon on Sunday afternoon will offer more opportunity to meet Pastor Käßmann. Christ […]
The Leipzig School – is it hype, is it real, is it dead? Actually, what is the Leipzig School? Is it an authentic ideological art movement or merely a mercantile phenomenon created by the art market? Is it a new way to channel an impression and express it on canvas, or is it a catchall […]
Bom dia – come and join us at iFest, Houston’s annual celebration of international art, music, and cuisine. The next two weekends downtown comes alive with the sounds and tastes of many countries, especially Brazil, this year’s honored country. Musical legends appearing at iFest include Bootsy Collins, Diogo Nogueira, The Wailers . . . . […]
Do join us for an Abendmusik concert by the incredibly talented ensemble amarcord from Leipzig this Sunday, April 14, 2013, at 6:00 p.m. The concert is presented by the Bach Society Houston at Christ the King Lutheran Church, and features selections from pre- and post-Reformation music, including chant melodies from the 14th century Thomasgraduale, early […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
In a ceremony on Monday evening, January 14, Consul General Klaus-Joachim Gühlcke conferred upon Pastor Robert Moore the Order of Merit (Bundesverdienstkreuz) of the German government in the name of the President of the Federal Republic of Germany Joachim Gauck. It is the highest honor that the Republic of Germany bestows on citizens and foreigners […]
“Rosa Loy has devoted herself to the theme of the feminine in all of its many facets since the start of her career as a painter, producing many fascinating figures. Her pictures are populated by women of all kinds: explorers, girlfriends, guards, dreamers, energetic workers, mysterious sphinxes, eavesdroppers, seductresses, protective mothers, and schemers, each of […]
