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 […]
Haben Sie schon Plaene fuer Freitag, den 23. September 2011, 19.00 Uhr? Wir laden Sie herzlich ein: Die lange Nacht der Erzaehlerin Holly-Jane Rahlens „Erzaehlerin von Teufels Gnaden“ (Der Tagesspiegel) Freitag, den 23. September 2011, 19.00 Uhr ( Ende offen ) im German Language Center, 3516 Mt. Vernon, Houston, TX 77006 Die Veranstaltung wird gefoerdert […]
We are privileged to hear this young, talented musician in a private concert: Join us in welcoming Aaron Kaufman to a special Houston-Leipzig performance on Thursday, August 18, 2011, at 6:30 p.m. Last winter Leipzig asked us to send a young musician to represent Houston at some musical events. Aaron Kaufman was highly recommended for […]
Sunday, 13th August 1961, shortly after midnight. East German police disrupt the city train and underground connections. Street surfaces are ripped up, barbed wire barriers erected. The Soviet sector border in Berlin is sealed off from the western districts.
Houston PBS – Channel 8 will show the second part of the two-hour documentary on Tuesday, August 9, 2011, at 9:00 p.m. After the initial days of celebration following the opening of the Wall, the fate of the two Germanys hung in the balance. Would a new chapter of instability doom Gorbachev’s era of reform […]
