Multimedia Videos
Watch our special event videos: the Bechtel Lectures, Mennonite Literature series, the Eby Lecture, and the Sawatsky Lecture.
Monday, May 15, 2017 — 8:30 AM to Wednesday, May 15, 2019 — 4:30 PM EDT
War monuments, cenotaphs and honour rolls remind us daily of the most dramatic and familiar stories of war. This exhibit tells war stories of a different kind, and lays out an alternative memorial landscape—the landscape of nonresistance.
These stories are gleaned from letters, diaries, newspapers, photographs, government documents and family histories found in the Mennonite Archives of Ontario. Together, they paint a picture of the Great War from a “peace church” perspective.
Tuesday, October 23, 2018 (all day) to Thursday, December 20, 2018 (all day)
Soheila Esfahani
This exhibition features the work of artist and cultural translator Soheila Esfahani. As an Iranian Canadian, Soheila has lived in what she calls a “negotiated third space” and her artwork emerges from her reflections on this experience.
Saturday, November 17, 2018 — 7:30 PM EST
In October 1998, university student Matthew Shepard was targeted for his sexuality. He was kidnapped, severely beaten, tied to a fence and left to die in a lonely field.
Twenty years after that terrible event, we perform Craig Hella Johnson’s bold and transcendent work, which incorporates a variety of musical styles and texts, including passages from Matthew’s personal journal.
This is the first time this work will be performed in Canada.
Sunday, November 18, 2018 — 3:00 PM EST
In October 1998, university student Matthew Shepard was targeted for his sexuality. He was kidnapped, severely beaten, tied to a fence and left to die in a lonely field.
Twenty years after that terrible event, we perform Craig Hella Johnson’s bold and transcendent work, which incorporates a variety of musical styles and texts, including passages from Matthew’s personal journal.
This is the first time this work will be performed in Canada.
Sunday, November 18, 2018 — 7:00 PM EST
Conrad Grebel University College and Mennonite Central Committee Ontario are excited to be hosting Ray & Vi Donovan from the United Kingdom as guest speakers for Restorative Justice Week in November. As parents of an 18 year old boy murdered in the street 16 years ago, they work passionately to give voice to a restorative justice approach, through education and creating system change in areas such as policing and probation.
Friday, November 23, 2018 — 7:30 PM EST
Gamelan is the traditional ensemble music of Java and Bali in Indonesia, made up predominantly of percussive instruments. It is taught without notation, which means the students have to memorize their parts.
Saturday, November 24, 2018 — 7:30 PM EST
While the term “empire” has come to have strong political connotations, an archaic use of the word simply means to hold absolute power over something or someone. Few who listen to or participate in music could deny its empire!
Thursday, November 29, 2018 — 7:30 PM EST
This is a concert about storytelling. Surprisingly, Rossini's Barber of Seville is not a story about a rabbit masquerading as a barber but a love story complete with disguises and mistaken identity and love triumphs in the end. The overture was written for a different opera actually, "Aureliano in Palmira". Rossini borrowed it as he had run out of time.
Saturday, December 1, 2018 — 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM EST
On December 1st, Grebel's Peace Society will be hosting the Make a Difference (MAD) Market.
Join them for a local fair trade, Christmas shopping, food, and music, benefiting the Mennonite Coalition for Refugee Support!
Saturday, December 1, 2018 — 7:00 PM EST
Doon by Lantern Light Guided Tour
Join Grebel Alumni and Friends for a special Across-the-Creek event at Doon Heritage Village in Kitchener.
Back by popular demand!
