If you are German or of German heritage, you can conjure up the images evoked by the word Christkindlmarkt – immediately you smell the fennel and cinnamon, the eucalyptus, and the burnt almonds, and you can taste the Pfeffernuesse, the Printen, the Lebkuchen, and the Stolle.
You are cordially invited to the popular Learn-at-Lunch series on December 2, 2011, from 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. at the Houston Visitors Center – a perfect opportunity for those working downtown or those coming to downtown to enjoy a light lunch of treats from the area and find out about this wonderful country.
A couple of Fridays ago four high school exchange students from Leipzig waved Houston goodbye. They had a whirlwind ten-day stay with families of the students they had welcomed to Leipzig this summer, they made new friends, new memories, and took lots of pictures. Here is the first article they are sending from Leipzig. 1. […]
You are cordially invited to the popular Learn-at-Lunch series on November 17, 2011, from 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. at the Houston Visitors Center – a perfect opportunity for those working downtown or those coming to downtown to enjoy a light lunch of Hungarian treats and find out about this wonderful country.
What do you think of when you hear the words: Catgut, Kellner, and Fagotto? It doesn’t count if you look them up on the internet. Could they be a string, a person, and an instrument? Surely that would be too simple! So – do come and find out what Catgut, Kellner, and Fagotto have in […]
For the second Bach Vespers of the season, the Bach Society Houston under the direction of Albert LeDoux presents an array of works from the Baroque by J.S. Bach, C.P.E. Bach, Homilius, and Muffat with the Bach Choir Houston and Mercury Baroque on Sunday, November 6, 2011. Featured Soloists are Sharlu Melville (soprano), Ashley Brooks […]
Our friends in the film division of the Museum of Fine Arts are excited about the special screening of Wings of Desire this Monday, November 7, 2011, at 7:00 p.m. Most people in Texas know Wim Wenders for his movie Paris, Texas; indeed it is the first movie shown at the Wim Wenders Retrospective at […]
Dear Members and Friends of the Houston-Leipzig Sister City Association, We are pleased to invite you to the annual meeting of our organization on Thursday, November 17, 2011, at 6:30 p.m. at the Museum of Fine Arts, Audrey Jones Beck Building, 5601 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005, where we will elect Directors and participate in […]
Strange events happen in a small village in the north of Germany during the years just before World War I, which seem to be ritual punishment. The abused and suppressed children of the villagers seem to be at the heart of this mystery. Is the village a microcosm portending the chaos of the world in […]
With one of the first cold fronts in town – it’s beginning to look lot like Christmas – at least at Spec’s Midtown, where lots of Christmas goodies came in for all those who love German holiday treats, and for all those whose first bite of a Pfeffernuss or a Dominostein evokes Christmases past. It’s […]
