Houston Arts & Culture

03May 2016

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 […]

02May 2016

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 […]

01May 2016

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 […]

11Apr 2016

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  […]

11Apr 2016

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 […]

10Apr 2016

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 […]

08Apr 2016

Join us in this celebration of Leipzig, sister city to Houston, as the Rolston String Quartet performs a stunning chamber music program, rich in the luscious tones of Schubert’s “Quartettsatz” D703, Haydn’s String Quartet in G Major, Op. 77 No. 1, and Mendelssohn’s String Quartet in D Major, Op. 44 No. 1. This very special […]

07Apr 2016

GRAB YOUR FRIENDS AND EXPERIENCE AN ARTISTIC JOURNEY WITH REMOTE HOUSTON. Join a group of fifty people swarming out into the city on a guided audio tour that seems to follow you, as much you are following it.  Meet up, put on headphones, and your perspective changes—you are provided with a soundtrack to streets, parking […]

31Mar 2016

Paul Hopper is back by popular demand!  Remember the wonderful presentation he gave us last year about Die Walkuere?  Everyone was enthralled.  Now he will tell us about a great spectacle, masterful storytelling, and electrifying music.  This is the year of Siegfried – the first hero and mortal to appear in a world of gods, […]

27Mar 2016

Vom Eise befreit sind Strom und Bäche Durch des Frühlings holden, belebenden Blick; Im Tale grünet Hoffnungsglück; Der alte Winter, in seiner Schwäche, Zog sich in rauhe Berge zurück. Von dort her sendet er, fliehend, nur Ohnmächtige Schauer körnigen Eises In Streifen über die grünende Flur; Aber die Sonne duldet kein Weißes, Überall regt sich […]