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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt;line-height:16.5pt"><span lang="EN-CA" style="color:#202020">The Waterloo Centre for German Studies and the Austrian Embassy Ottawa are pleased to welcome<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><em><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Bodo
 Hell and Peter Gruber: Nature Writers</span></em><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Austrian-Canadian diplomatic relations.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#202020">Event Description:</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-CA" style="color:#202020"> </span></span><span lang="EN-CA" style="color:#202020">Bodo Hell
 and Peter Gruber are poets, writers – and shepherds. These two long-time members of the Austrian literary scene spend their summers tending sheep and cattle in the Austrian Alps, an experience with the land and landscapes that informs their modern and contemporary
 prose and poetry.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="color:#202020">Join Bodo and Peter for an evening in which they combine film, photos, and readings that will give insight into their lives and art.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#202020">Please note this event will take place in German.</span></strong><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#202020">When:</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span lang="EN-CA" style="color:#202020"> </span></b></span><span lang="EN-CA" style="color:#202020">Monday, September
 26, 2022<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-CA">6:00pm: Reception with finger foods and non-alcoholic drinks</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<span lang="EN-CA">7:00pm: Bodo Hell and Peter Gruber: Nature Writers – multimedia reading</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<strong><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#202020">Where:</span></strong><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span lang="EN-CA" style="color:#202020"> </span></b></span><span lang="EN-CA" style="color:#202020">Balsillie School
 of International Affairs (67 Erb St. W., Waterloo, Ontario).<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-for-german-studies/events/bodo-hell-peter-gruber-nature-writers" target="_blank" title="https://uwaterloo.ca/centre-for-german-studies/events/bodo-hell-peter-gruber-nature-writers"><span style="color:#007C89">Free
 parking is available visit our website for more details</span></a>.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><i><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#202020;font-weight:normal">This event is free and open to all, but we do ask that you register in advance to help with numbers for the reception.</span></i></strong><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#202020;font-weight:normal"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/bodo-hell-and-peter-gruber-nature-writers-tickets-403675964677" title="https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/bodo-hell-and-peter-gruber-nature-writers-tickets-403675964677"><b><span style="color:#0563C1">You
 can register on our Eventbrite page</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#202020;font-weight:normal">If you have any questions please reach out to the WCGS Administrative Assistant at
<a href="mailto:wcgs@uwaterloo.ca">wcgs@uwaterloo.ca</a> <o:p></o:p></span></strong></p>
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