Current Groups
- Knitting
- Birding
- Brass Ensemble
- Yoga
If you would like to join a group or groups, or start a new group, please notify Lisa Bauman, CALL Administrative Coordinator 616-526-8777 or call@calvin.edu
Each group plans its own activities and sets the times for its meetings. The leaders of each group will provide notices to Lisa about the activities of the group, and Lisa will then e-mail the notices to the groups (phone or postcard if no e-mail available).
The Knitting Group: Wednesdays, 2 - 4 PM
2013 schedule: Wednesdays, Feburary 13 - May 8 from 2-4 PM in De Vos 160
This group meets each semester (September - December and February - May) on Wednesday afternoons from 2:00-4:00 p.m. in the De Vos Communications Building room 160 on Calvin's campus. All levels of knitters are welcome to join. To learn more please contact the knitting leader, Diane Vander Pol, at dvpo@calvin.edu or 940-2955.
Yoga
Please check back to see if a day and time for Yoga has been scheduled or contact the CALL office
at 526-8777.
The Gardening Group
**This group is currently looking for a person (or a few people) to plan activities.
In the 2009-2010 year the Gardening group visited Meijer Gardens to see the butterflies and listen to a talk by Lucinda Grover.
Patricia Pennell from W.M.E.A.C. visited the group to speak about native plant and rain gardens. Other meetings included a time for a plant exchange with group members and visits to member's own backyard gardens. Randy Van Dragt led the group through the Calvin Nature Center and Rebecca Shilt spoke about plants and gardens.
The CALL Brass Ensemble
On Sunday, 8 August 2010, the CALL brass ensemble will participate in evening worship at Woodlawn C.R.C. A 5 p.m. service. The ensemble will play a prelude, offertory and postlude, as well as accompany the hymns.
The CALL Brass Ensemble Interest Group also, will participate in the morning of convocation At Calvin College, 7 September 2010.
The CALL Brass Ensemble has played in 2010, 2011 and 2012 for the CALL Annual Meeting and Luncheon held at the Prince Conference Center.
The CALL brass ensemble has been providing a vehicle for interested musicians to play and study great brass lierature,as well a participating in numerous public events, such as the call luncheon and worship services.
The ensemble has been rehearsing this year in the Seminary chapel on Thursday afternoons, since the Fine Arts Center is under construction for the year. Although we enjoy getting together and playing good brass octet music, we would be interested in performing on occasion. If anyone is interested in booking the group for any occasion, please contact Roger Griffioen, 616-452-3328, or rdgriffioen@att.net.
