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 […]
You are cordially invited to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Deutsche Samstagsschule Houston (German Saturday School Houston) on Saturday, October 29, 2011, at 10:00 a.m. at Christ the King Lutheran Church. Students of the school will offer a musical delight along with other festivities. The German Consul General Roland Herrmann will present a congratulatory […]
The Houston-Leipzig Sister City Association is delighted to invite you to the festivities celebrating 30 Years of Bach Society Houston this Sunday, October 16, 2011, beginning at 5:15 p.m. with Illuminations, followed by the Anniversary Concert. Long an informal tradition, the Bach Society has fêted its sponsors, friends, and musicians with an Oktoberfest after the […]
Es waren wunderschoene Stunden – we all had such a wonderful time! There were over 80 of us; we filled almost the entire outdoor garden. We enjoyed great company, had wonderful conversations, tasted delicious food, listened to good Oktoberfest music . . . all that in perfect Houston October weather.
The Houston Liederkranz and Houston Saengerbund cordially invite you to their Oktoberfest on October 15 at the Houston Liederkranz Hall. Festivities begin at 4:00 p.m. with the Henry Tannenberger Orchestra, followed by the Jaegermeister band. The Liederkranz & Saengerbund Choir — back from their tour in Germany — will perform, and there will be a […]
Members and friends of the Houston-Leipzig Sister City Association cordially invite you to join them next Sunday, October 2, as Houston-Leipzig Celebrates German Unification at King’s Biergarten & Restaurant from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. What better way to spend a Sunday afternoon outside in this wonderful October weather – of course, you can always […]
The Houston-Leipzig Sister City Association cordially invites you to join them next Sunday, October 2, as Houston-Leipzig Celebrates the German Reunification at King’s Biergarten & Restaurant from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. What better way to spend a Sunday afternoon outside in this wonderful October weather – of course, you can always come inside, if […]
