We have a great program for our annual meeting. Rice University Professor Stephen Klineberg will present amazing results from the annual Houston Survey. Come discover things you never knew about the make-up of Houston, one of the most diverse cities in the United States. Professor Klineberg is known for his lively and engaging presentations, and […]
What is art? Does it serve a purpose? Should we even discuss these questions, or should we observe art as it is presented to us and let it work its magic? These questions have been around, probably as long ago when the first caveman picked up a piece of charcoal to draw on the walls, and his mother-in-law took a broom to him and his artwork.
United Airlines has the following JOB OFFER. If you wish to be considered for one of the positions, please read the material carefully and follow the instructions from United Airlines. We are in URGENT need of Remote German Speaking Reservation Agents for our Houston and Salt Lake City locations. We are looking for 4 Agents, […]
[dc]W[/dc]hat happens when a neurotically precise, female master chef, whose attempt to relieve stress means hiding in the walk-in refrigerator, unexpectedly becomes guardian of her orphaned niece, and an unorthodox, free-spirited, music-loving sous chef gets hired to work in her restaurant? Come and find out on Thursday, August 16, 2012, at 6:30 p.m., when Houston-Leipzig […]
It’s summer time, and Houston-Leipzig explores German films for a light entertainment fare. We found a delightful movie and are showing it on Thursday, July 19, 2012: Im Juli (In July) by award-winning Director Fatih Akin with Moritz Bleibtreu, Christiane Paul, and Mehmet Kurtulus. The movie is in German with English subtitles. How far do […]
Have you met Miss Murray? The lovely girl offering us flowers as she skips towards us in the picture on the left, is Louise Georgina Murray, daughter of Sir George Murray, a Scottish general who served the empire in numerous Napoleonic campaigns, was lieutenant-general in Canada, and finally commander-in-chief in Ireland; later on he became […]
We cordially invite you to join us for another marvelous tour by Dr. Helga Aurisch at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston on Thursday, June 28, 2012, at 6:30 p.m.
From the Kenwood House in London, a magnificent collection of paintings is on a limited, four-stop tour in the United States, with its first stop in Houston. These 48 masterpieces include works by Rembrandt, Thomas Gainsborough, Frans Hals, Joshua Reynolds, Anthony van Dyck, and J.M.W. Turner, the best artists of their time.
It is amazing how a steady, slow drip . . . drip . . . drip . . . from a single faucet can first annoy, then terrorize. As relevant as when it was written, Stefan Zweig’s Schachnovelle has proven to be a steady bestseller into the 21st century. This gem of a psychological portrait, […]
Years ago when the Art Car Parade was still part of the Houston International Festival (now iFest), the booth that Houston-Leipzig shared with Sister Cities of Houston was propitiously situated on the Library Plaza, right along where the fabulously decorated visions (surely you couldn’t call them cars!) floated by: some funny, some wistful, some revolutionary! […]
The fascinating discourse of Dr. Klaus Weissenberger about Stefan Zweig at our last meeting, and a suggestion from one of our board members, prompted us to present to you Brainwashed, a film of Stefan Zweig’s last, posthumously published fiction, Schachnovelle, often called The Royal Game. We cordially invite you to our membership meeting on Thursday, […]
