Brennan Connolly and Dave Robilliard perform an eclectic and high-energy percussion program at this edition of the Thursday at Noon Concert Series. Free 50-minute concert.  Everyone is welcome. MacKinnon Building, Room 107

The U of G Political Science Society and Public Management Association is hosting a discussion and Q & A with Mike Schreiner, leader of the Ontario Green Party. The event is free and open to everyone.  Prof. Craig Johnson, Department of Political Science, will mediate. MacKinnon Building, Room 224

Sara Traficante (flute) and Emma Rush (guitar) perform romantic music from Spain and Latin America at this edition of the Thursday at Noon Concert Series. Free 50-minute concert. Everyone is welcome. MacKinnon Building, Room 107  

Enjoy a free noon-hour concert featuring the music faculty and instructors from the School of Fine Art and Music. Concerts are 50 minutes in length. All are welcome. MacKinnon Building,

In a lecture on her award-winning book, Erin Tolley (University of Toronto) argues that race influences electoral news coverage and politics in Canada.  Tolley shows that racial minority politicians receive

Vedran Grahovac, a PhD candidate in the Department of Philosophy, will defend his thesis on "The Promise of Circularity in Husserl's Phenomenological Investigations." His advisor is Prof. Andrew Bailey and

Conductor Henry Janzen and the University of Guelph Chamber Ensemble perform a free recital. Everyone welcome. MacKinnon Building, Room 107

With an emphasis on Venezuela, Ecuador and Bolivia, Donald Kingsbury (U of T) explores the political turbulence in the developing world as a result of the global north's call for a post-carbon capitalism. Kingsbury will discuss how economic crises, protests and the reemergence of regional and domestic right-wing politics pose new challenges for social missions

SOFAM's talented Applied Music students perform a semester-end recital.  Free concert, everyone welcome. MacKinnon Building, Room 107

The Al Gorman Quartet perform jazz music inspired by the North.  Free concert, everyone welcome. Donations are gratefully accepted. MacKinnon Building, Room 107

The Millennial Malcontent: University of Guelph's School of English and Theatre Studies stages new hipster satire by award-winning playwright Erin Shields. This year's main stage production is directed by Prof. Alan Filewod. The production is performed and built by students enrolled in courses in Theatre Studies. Showtimes: Nov. 15-18 at 8 p.m. Nov. 19 at

Renowned mezzo-soprano Krisztina Szabó and pianist Anna Ronai perform works related to the beauty of autumn colours. Free concert, everyone welcome. Donations are gratefully accepted. MacKinnon Building, Room 107.

Cellist Elinor Frey will perform Bach's Suites and a newly commissioned work, Ricercar. Free concert, everyone welcome. Donations are gratefully accepted. MacKinnon Building, Room 107.

Enjoy passionate Spanish guitar music with Juno nominee Johannes Linstead and special guest Geoff Hlibka. Free concert, everyone welcome. Donations are gratefully accepted. MacKinnon Building, Room 107.

Director Carey Russell is bringing his mini-films "Tibetan Stories" to U of G. Join us for this free screening, open to everyone. The screening will be followed by a Q&A session with Carey Russell. "Tibetan Stories" is a documentary web-series created to explore the lives and values of contemporary Tibetan refugees. Particularly in the western

Join the magnificent Penderecki String Quartet for a concert of string quartet masterworks from Canada and Norway. Free concert, everyone welcome. MacKinnon Building, Room 107

Jason Wilson & The Perennials combine reggae with the improvisational sensibility of jazz and layered with storytelling in the Scottish folk tradition. For more information, visit www.uoguelph.ca/sofam/events MacKinnon Building, Room 107

Soprano Sarah Marie Kramer and pianist Carl Phillipe Gionet present works by composers who lived and worked throughout the Romantic period of the Imperial City of Vienna. Free 50-minute concert.