It is time to celebrate in Germany – again! Karneval or Fasching– also referred to as the “Fifth Season” is about to start, leading to its high points during carnival weekend, on Rosenmontag (the Monday before Ash Wednesday), and Faschingsdienstag (Fat Tuesday) until midnight, when Lent begins with Aschermittwoch (Ash […]
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Houston Grand Opera Supports the German Institute for the Southwest
Thank you to Houston Grand Opera! We are pleased to announce that the Houston Grand Opera has granted a ticket discount of 20% to friends and members of the German Institute for the Southwest! Just call 713-228-6737 and order your ticket with promotional code 5107. HGO is currently presenting two […]
2016 Reading Discovery Program Highlights Power of Technology to Enhance the Reading Experience
COLLEGE STATION, Jan, 22, 2015 — On Thursday, January 28 at 10 a.m., the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum and Discovery Education, the leading provider of digital content for K-12 classrooms, are partnering for the second year in a row to present a unique distance learning opportunity for students […]
Houston-Leipzig Presents: Prof. Hans Boas on “Culture in Language: The Texas German Dialect Project”
Imagine yourself as an Assistant Professor of Linguistics and German at the University of Texas about fifteen years ago, eating lunch in a diner deep in Central Texas. You have dedicated your life to the German language and the people who speak it, and all of sudden a couple of […]
It’s Time to Register for Classes
Many of you have written to us inquiring about the courses that we will be teaching in 2016, and on what levels of instruction. During the 10-week course, beginning January 18, 2016, we offer three classes: beginning, intermediate, and advanced German in different class rooms. These levels correspond more or […]
Frohes Neues Jahr! – How we Celebrate, Indulge our Superstitions, and Hope for Good Luck
The end of the year in Germany is marked by great parties, outrageous fireworks in private and large municipal displays, and a series of traditions, depending on age and location, and, last but definitely not least, by the Neujahrsansprache (New Year´s Address) by the German Chancellor on the first day […]
Judges Needed for Houstonfest 2016
Dear speakers and friends of the German language, I would like to invite you to help promote the study of the German language in the Houston area by serving as a “judge” at the Houstonfest German contest. Some of you have helped us before, and for others it would be […]
Who Brings Gifts to Your Children: Christkindl, Weihnachtsmann, Väterchen Frost, or Santa Claus?
Advent or die Vorweihnachtszeit, the time leading up to Christmas Eve, is a very special time for children of all ages. On December 1 children open the first window of their Adventskalender – often filled with chocolate – to shorten and sweeten the waiting period until the Christkind brings presents […]
Thank you to all our Friends!
Dear Friends, with all the excitement about the opening of the new German Institute for the Southwest, we want to make sure to thank all of you who helped make it happen so quickly. To the professionals who took care of the legalities and made sure we started on the […]
We’re Open for Business!
The German Institute for the Southwest (GIS) germansouthwest.org has opened its doors for business! GIS brings all things German to the Southwest of the United States. Our main mission is to promote and advance the German culture and language in Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas; our home is […]