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.
Saturday, July 1, 2017 — 4:00 PM EDT
Planning on spending Canada 150 in Waterloo?
Join Grebel Alumni & Friends at the biggest celebration UW has ever hosted!
Saturday, July 8, 2017 (all day)
The UWaterloo Balinese Gamelan Ensemble will be appearing at the KULTRÚN FESTIVAL on Saturday July 8, 2pm and a free workshop at 3:45pm. Join us at this wonderful FREE international festival in Victoria Park.
Saturday, July 15, 2017 — 7:30 PM EDT
Geographers, anthropologists, and sociologists study islands as unique environmental and cultural systems. This term we will study and present some of the world’s most unique music from island cultures around the world. We will be performing musics from well-known Island cultures such as Hawaii, New Zealand, and Jamaica while exploring lesser-known musics from isles of Asia, the South Pacific, Europe, and North America. The final concert will also feature dance and images.
Sunday, July 16, 2017 — 7:30 PM to Thursday, July 20, 2017 — 10:30 AM EDT
This summer, a celebration of hymnody will collide with the 500th anniversary of the reformation at “Now Thank We All Our God: Celebrating Congregational Song since the Reformation.” The Hymn Society in the United States and Canada encourages, promotes, and enlivens congregational singing as an integral component of worship. The group will hold its annual conference at Grebel this summer, July 16-20, drawing hundreds of hymn aficionados.
Sunday, July 23, 2017 — 7:30 PM EDT
Four different chamber trios will perform a wide selection of classical music pieces. The musicians are gifted students, so this is a delightful way to spend a Sunday evening. There will be two string trios, one woodwind, and one mixed. Free Admission, with a reception to follow.
Monday, July 31, 2017 — 9:00 AM to Friday, August 4, 2017 — 4:00 PM EDT
Join us July 31 - August 4 2017 for a week of peacebuilding! Camp programming begins at 9:00 am and ends at 4:00 pm.
Sunday, August 13, 2017 (all day) to Friday, August 25, 2017 (all day)
Ontario Mennonite Music Camp provides an exciting camp adventure for 12 to 16 year olds – pairing exceptional musical instruction with traditional camp activities! Campers will find a safe and supportive community to explore their love of music, strengthen their leadership skills and deepen their faith.
OMMC welcomes campers of all levels of musical skill and experience! Our goal is to help you have fun and grow, no matter where you're at.
Sunday, September 17, 2017 — 2:30 PM EDT
Join us on September 17th for a memorial bluegrass concert featuring Rescue Junction, and 5 on the Floor.
Free admission with donations to the Reimer Scholarship in Theological Studies.
Friday, September 29, 2017 — 7:00 PM EDT
Anna Magdalena Kokits - Coast to Coast Tour
Award-winning Austrian pianist Anna Magdalena Kokits will play a selection of modern and classical pieces as part of her coast-to-coast tour during Canada 150.
Some pieces have already been selected:
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
32 Variationen in c-moll, WoO 80 (1806)
Manuela Kerer (*1980)
Dla Rajun (2013)
Alexander von Zemlinsky (1871-1942)
