Twenty-six years ago at this time, a great number of people were clueless. The secret services of all the western allies, the Staatspolizei of the DDR and the KGB (including Mr. Putin, who was stationed in Dresden as an agent), the pundits and politicians, and the many families suffering from a division of Germany – […]
Please join us for a fabulous look-back at one of Germany’s all-time great athletes. On July 16, 2015, at 6:30 p.m., Houston-Leipzig presents ESPN Classic’s: Katarina Witt – The Diplomat: “The World was watching, so was the Government . . .” At the height of the Cold War, Katarina Witt became one of East Germany’s […]
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Do join us for the first of our summer movies on Thursday, June 18, 2015, at 6:30 p.m. in the Parish Hall of Christ the King Lutheran Church, 2353 Rice Boulevard, Houston, TX 77005. Der Mann, der ueber Autos sprang: Julian escapes from a Berlin psychiatric clinic with the desire to walk to southern Germany […]
The Houston Saengerbund is pleased to announce that the Houston Saengerbund Men’s Chorus will perform under the direction of their vibrant Music Director Mary Kay Buehler at the prestigious Round Top Music Festival on Saturday, June 27, 2015. Their performance from 6:45 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. leads up to the Texas Festival Orchestra performance under […]
Alexander’s Feast—Or, The Power of Music by G.F. Handel, is a remarkable musical tale. It relates how the rapturous song of a musician named Timotheus aroused and moved Alexander the Great. Bach Society Houston collaborates with Ars Lyrica Houston for the closing event of this season. The Bach Choir performs the choral portion of Handel’s […]
The Consulates of the European Union in Houston cordially invite all of you to the first Day of Europe Celebration at Miller Outdoor Theatre on Saturday, May 9, 2015, from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m. The celebration commemorates the 65th Anniversary of the historical Schuman Declaration. Music and entertainment will be provided by several European artists […]
We are extraordinarily lucky to present to you Ambassador Sichan Siv at our meeting on May 21, 2015. Following is his abbreviated biography. Sichan Siv is the international bestselling author of Golden Bones, an American dream story, published by HarperCollins. In 2001 after unanimous confirmation by the Senate, he was appointed by President George W. […]
The first time or maybe many other times that you went to downtown Houston, did you wonder what that building was with towers and turrets that looked like a castle? And then, as you were passing by, you saw banners pronouncing The Carpetbagger’s Children (2000-01), a premiere by famous Texan Horton Foote commissioned by the […]
We are delighted to welcome Dramaturg Paul Hopper to our Houston-Leipzig meeting on Thursday, March 26, 2015, at 6:30 p.m. in the Parish Hall at 2353 Rice Boulevard, Houston, TX 77005. He is the Houston Grand Opera’s expert on Richard Wagner, Der Ring des Nibelungen, and of course this season’s Die Walküre. Opera patrons love […]
