11 things to do in Bristol this week, January 10-16 2022

Monday-Sunday: Eye Spy Trail, Arnolfini
Stephen Gill has set us the challenge to try to find which photographs more than a dozen details come from
www.arnolfini.org.uk/whatson/eye-spy-trail

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Monday-Sunday: OZ, Tobacco Factory Theatres
Experience a magic of theatre this winter, with potent poppy fields, ferocious flying monkeys and rogue rulers. With imaginative storytelling, original live music and humour for all the family, OZ will transport you to lands both wicked and wonderful. Performances until 16th January!
www.tobaccofactorytheatres.com/shows/oz

OZ is at the Tobacco Factory until Sunday – photo: Mark Dawson

Wednesday-January 27: Belly Laughs, various locations
Buckle up for a month of live gigs and excellent food and drink across the city, all in the name of raising money for good causes.
www.yuup.co/hosts/belly-laughs

Thursday: Improv Jam, The Bristol Improv Theatre
Hosted by The Bristol Improv Theatre’s instructors, the Improv Jam is a curated and supported night open to anyone who wants to turn up and perform.
www.improvtheatre.co.uk/calendar/

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Thursday: Cow, Watershed
Andrea Arnold takes you on a seemingly simple yet ultimately radical journey in this mesmerising documentary, which offers an insight into the life of a dairy cow.  Director’s Q&A on January 13.
www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/11086/cow/

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Friday: A Celebration of Father Ted with Joe Rooney, Redgrave Theatre
Join us in celebrating one of the greatest sitcoms ever made, as we welcome seasoned stand-up comic Joe Rooney for a night of all things Father Ted. Joe featured as the rebellious Father Damo in the classic second series episode, ‘The Old Grey Whistle Theft’.
www.redgravetheatre.com/event/2022/01/a-celebration-of-father-ted-with-joe-rooney/1086/

Friday: CNCPT x Hold Tight Records, Trinity
A heavy collab between two big Bristol promoters, all powered by the mighty Firmly Rooted Soundsystem.
www.trinitybristol.org.uk/whats-on/2022/cncpt-x-hold-tight-records

CNCPT x Hold Tight Record

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Friday: Lunchtime Talk: The Roles We Play, Online
In this lunchtime talk, artist and architectural designer Sabba Khan reflects on her graphic novel The Roles We Play and what she has got up to now – half a year beyond its release. She will muse over old thoughts, finished and unfinished projects, new resolutions, ways to grow and push forward from where her visual practice really kicked off. Join her in the space she creates for herself and leave thinking of new possibilities for your own trajectory. Streaming live on YouTube.
www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/11096/the-roles-we-play/

Saturday: The Bottle w/ MADMADMAD, Hippo, HAAL, Crofters Rights
MADMADMAD – Are a jazz trio filtered through analogue electronics to create a mad jam of 70s ray guns, disco sounds, krautrock, acid squelches underpinned by freeflowing funk sensibilities.
www.croftersrights.co.uk/events#events/e70073

Sunday: Treasure Hunt Bristol – The Waterside Wander, starting at St Peter’s Church
Treasure Hunt Bristol will take you on a beautiful tour, and send you to fab places, all at your own pace.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/treasure-hunt-bristol-the-waterside-wander-112-3-hours-tickets-103447281604?aff=ebdssbdestsearch

And coming soon…

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January 20: The Tonic Sessions: Victoria Klewin, Bristol Beacon
Whilst predominantly a jazz singer, Klewin’s song writing also draws on choral, folk, Arabic and pop influences and her enchanting vocals are soulful and richly expressive. For this Tonic Sessions performance, Klewin plays with some of Bristol’s top jazz musicians, bringing her song writing to full vibrancy.
www.bristolbeacon.org/whats-on/victoria-klewin/

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January 23: Snow Queen, Redgrave Theatre
Join Ballet Theatre UK in their beautiful re-telling of Hans Christian Andersen’s classic fairy tale ballet, The Snow Queen. This spectacular production follows the story of Gerda and her quest to find her friend Kay, whom the Snow Queen has placed under an evil spell.
www.redgravetheatre.com/event/2022/01/ballet-theatre-uk-presents-the-snow-queen/954/

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January 30: John Francis Flynn, Rough Trade Bristol
A supremely talented singer and multi-instrumentalist, Flynn draws on the folk traditions of his Irish homeland, intertwining this with his singularly haunting and enchanting instrumental arrangements and vocal delivery. “Hotly tipped for folk stardom” (Hot Press).
www.bristolbeacon.org/whats-on/john-francis-flynn/

Main photo: Belly Laughs

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