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Wednesday, October 4, 2017 12:30 pm - 12:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Noon Hour Concert: Duo Percussion

Nominated in 2014 for “Best Percussion Ensemble” by DRUM! Magazine, Duo Percussion is a professional percussion pairing known for their eclectic and high-energy performances. Founded by Brennan Connolly and Dave Robilliard, Duo Percussion is dedicated to expanding the percussion duo repertoire and attracting new audiences by performing diverse and entertaining programs of classical and contemporary percussion music. They are committed to musical excellence and have a passion for fostering creativity.

Book launch.
Thursday, October 5, 2017 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Book Launch: Later Writings of the Swiss Anabaptists, 1529-1592

The Institute of Anabaptist and Mennonite Studies (IAMS) and Conrad Grebel University College invite you to celebrate the launch of Later Writings of the Swiss Anabaptists, 1529-1592, edited by former Grebel professor C. Arnold Snyder.

Friday, October 13, 2017 12:30 pm - 12:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Noon Hour Concert: The Three Tenors

No, not those three tenors, but our own instrumental version.  This concert will feature the musical legacy of Tenor Saxophonists: Jimmy Heath, Hank Mobley, and Stan Getz.

Presented by Michael Wood on the Vibraphone, Ernie Kalwa on Tenor Saxophone, and Bassist Greg Prior.Ernie Kalwa saxophone

Taste of Grebel invitation
Saturday, October 21, 2017 2:00 pm - 2:00 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Taste of Grebel

Friends and family of Grebel residents and associates are invited to share the day with us. We are planning a host of activities and events that will give you a sample of the student experience at Grebel. This, of course, includes a great meal and an opportunity to connect with students, staff and faculty.

Wednesday, October 25, 2017 12:30 pm - 12:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Noon Hour Concert: Songs for My Mother

Composed by Carol Ann Weaver, "Songs for My Mother - from Appalachia to Africa" is a song cycle based on writings from her mother Miriam L. Weaver's pioneering life in Appalachian Kentucky in the 1940s (primitive house, flat iron, Hard Shell Baptists who met outside on the hillside), her travels to Africa, and her return to Virginia with poignant words about her sudden impending death in the 90s.

Thursday, October 26, 2017 7:30 pm - 7:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

The Benjamin Eby Lecture with Reina Neufeldt

Reina NeufeldtGood intentions. Good ends. Failure. People usually assume peacebuilding is morally good because well-intentioned people are pursuing good ends.   Likewise, reconciliation. But, what happens when the moral values that drive peacebuilding become a problem?  

Wednesday, November 1, 2017 12:30 pm - 12:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

Noon Hour Concert: Bach Suites & Chimera

Elinor Frey celebrates J. S. Bach’s Suites for unaccompanied cello with a performance of his dark and introspective Suite No. 5 in C Minor (BWV 1011), alongside the complex, nuanced nobility of Suite No. 4 in E-flat Major (BWV 1010). Between these two pillars of the cello repertoire, Ms. Frey performs a newly commissioned works “Chimera” (2017) by the innovative American composer Ken Ueno.

Elinor Frey & cello

Thursday, November 2, 2017 5:00 pm - 5:00 pm UTC (GMT +00:00)

Vancouver Alumni Reunion

H2 Rotisserie & Bar (The Westin Bayshore)

Connect with old friends and hear what's new and exciting at Grebel from Fred Martin '87, Director of Advancement. Win some Grebel swag!

We will have complimentary appetizers and a cash bar available.

Please email Alison Enns at aenns@uwaterloo.ca with your name and others that wish to attend.