Meet the Team

  • SANDRA HENEIN

    FESTIVAL MANAGER
    DIRECTOR/CHIEF EVENT STRATEGIST BLACK EXPOSED ENT.

  • NATHAN STRETCH

    COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND FINANCE
    KITCHENER PUBLIC LIBRARY REP.

  • JON CORBIN

    YOUTH PROGRAMMING

  • LEE WILLINGHAM

    SYMPOSIUM MANAGER
    WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY REP.

  • MARCIA SMELLIE

    COMMITTEE MEMBER
    PRESIDENT, CONGRESS OF BLACK WOMEN, WATERLOO CHAPTER

  • KWEEN

    BLACK ARTISAN AND FOOD VILLAGE
    CEO AND OWNER OF THE KWEEN COMPANY

  • AMIT MEHTA

    PRODUCTION LEAD
    FOUNDER AND OPERATIONS LEAD AT GOOD COMPANY PRODUCTIONS

Grand River Black Music Festival and Conference:

Formerly known as the Mel Brown Music Festival and Symposium, the Grand River Black Music Festival and Conference is a Black lead project celebrating Black music and artistry.

The Grand River Black Music Festival and Conference is an annual event held over three days in late spring at Kitchener Public Library’s Central location in partnership with local Black leadership and Laurier University.

Venue and Location:

Kitchener Public Library, Central Location, and Civic Centre Park
85 Queen Street North, Kitchener, Ontario, N2H 2H1