17 things to do in Bristol this week, August 22-28 2022

Monday: Bristol Wutan (Beginners Kung-Fu, Men/Women), St Werburgh’s Community Centre
If you’ve ever wanted to try your hand at kung-fu but felt intimidated by joining a regular class, look no further this Monday evening than the St Werburgh’s Community Centre, where there will be a friendly, accessible class for men and women with little/no experience with the sport.

The class is aimed at beginners, so don’t worry about not having enough knowledge of the art – photo by St Werburgh’s Communtiy Centre

Tuesday: Bristol Street Music, The Canteen
Born on the post-covid streets of Bristol, Bristol Street Music are a jazz collective, combining elements of hip-hop, funk and other styles to create a listening experience quite unlike any other. This Tuesday, they will be bringing their pleasurable intensity to Stokes Croft’s The Canteen, – free entry, as always with this venue.

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Wednesday: Dining in the Dark, The Lost & Found
The Clifton cocktail bar is hosting a new kind of set menu this Wednesday, blindfolding their customers and treating them to a mystery three course meal and cocktail (as per dietary requirements).

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Wednesday: Meet the AniBotics Robot Elephant Toy, Watershed
Come and meet a cute elephant robot toy in Watershed’s Café & Bar at this FREE family drop-in activity hosted by Pervasive Media Studio residents AniBotics. Find out about how the elephant is coded, what went into making it, and maybe inspire which robot animal the team make next!

Find out more about what the elephant can do by coming down to Watershed this Wednesday – Photo by Watershed

Thursday: Rupert Clervaux, Dania & B. Rupp LIVE, Strange Brew
A combination of live ambient/percussive styles, those into their electronica and experimental soundscape-y techno are going to want to get down to Strange Brew this Thursday evening, as some of the finest in the scene put on a show for the senses.

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Friday: Cola, Rough Trade
From the ashes of Ought, new project Cola rises. Following the break-up of the post-punk outfit last year, Tim Darcy and Ben Stidworthy teamed up with Evan Cartwright, of US Girls and The Weather Station. Together, the trio combines resonant guitar grooves, tight angular rhythms and idiosyncratic wry vocals. Their first full-length release ‘Deep In View’ sees their precise and adroit musicianship in fine form, with astute lyrical vignettes and a self-aware charm. Fans of this art-punk trio might also enjoy Taraka, who is playing at Dareshack on Wed 31 Aug.

Friday: Evelyn “Champagne” King, Lost Horizon
One of the stars of the disco era, Evelyn King comes to Lost Horizon this Friday, bringing a performance of her greatest hits along with a few of your soon to be new favourites. Support is interesting, too, with a boogie & soul set from Bristol DJ royalty DJ Die b2b Addison Groove.

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Opens Friday: Queen of Glory, Watershed
Writer/director/actor Nana Mensah demonstrates her remarkable talent in this self-assured and charming comedy about a Ghanaian-American woman’s life that is thrown into disarray when she inherits her mother’s Christian bookshop.

Friday – Sunday: Lost & Grounded Taproom Takeover, Cider Box Taproom
With the East Bristol Brewery Trail taking place over the bank holiday weekend, the Cider Box taproom are hosting local brewers Lost & Grounded, playing host to 5 fresh Bavarian style beers across the weekend.

The chilled outdoor space at the Cider Box taproom is the perfect place to spend the bank holiday weekend – Photo by the Cider Box

Saturday & Sunday: Fairground Brunch Social, Flight Club
If you aren’t caught on to Flight Club’s bottomless brunches yet, this weekend is the perfect opportunity – as they hold a fairground themed version of their popular weekly event. As part of the ticket price, you’ll get an entire bottle of prosecco to yourself, an hour of darts, and unlimited free pizza.

The location is one of the newest bottomless brunches in the city, and the only one that includes darts as part of the package – Photo by Flight Club

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Saturday: Luisa Omielan – Ten, Redgrave Theatre
Luisa Omielan creates iconic one woman shows. She was the first Comedian to receive a Bafta Breakthrough for stand up. Not the first female comedian. The first.

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Saturday: Club Djembe Day Party, Trinity Centre
Club Djembe team up with Trinity to celebrate the opening of our new outdoor space, The Den, with a classic summer shoobs full of funky house, amapiano, good drinks, even better food, and vibes a plenty.

Sunday: Paper Making Workshop, Arnolfini
A workshop for children aged 6-12 and their parents as part of the Arnolfini’s Children’s University Activities. Using scraps of paper along with other organic materials, create your own paper completely from scratch, using the simplest methods first used when paper was invented around 105AD.

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August 29: Tank and The Bangas, The Fleece
Tank and the Bangas’ sound is effervescent. The New Orleans outfit craft shimmering, poetic soul infused with gospel, R&B, pop and then some. Helmed by vocalist and poet Tarriona “Tank” Ball, the group won NPR’s Tiny Desk Contest back in 2017 which propelled them to worldwide renown. Since then they’ve garnered acclaim for their energetic and remarkable live shows, as well as being nominated for Best New Artist at the 2020 Grammys. Their new album Red Balloon is out now.

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September 1: Jenny Eclair – Sixty, Redgrave Theatre
Having hit 60, Jenny Eclair confronts a new decade of decrepitude. Now that it takes 30 minutes of scrolling to find her DOB when she’s filling in forms online, should she celebrate or crawl into a hole? What will her 60’s hold for this 1960’s babe and is it a legal requirement to buy Nordic walking poles?

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September 3: Soccer Mommy, Trinity Centre
Soccer Mommy is the project of Sophie Allison. Her alternative/indie music is packed with clever nods to synth-filled subgenres such as new wave and goth.

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September 17-18: Tokyo World, Eastville Park
September sees Bristol’s Eastville Park play host to the iconic UK Festival: Tokyo World. Cemented as the ultimate final send off to the festival season each year, 2022 sees the bar set at a new height for this powerhouse event with a bigger and better lineup than ever before. Fans of Hip Hop, House, Techno, Disco, Drum & Bass, Jungle & RnB will need to save the date – this year’s edition is not to be missed.

Tokyo World 2022 will be taking place in the usual location of Eastville Park – Photo by Tokyo World

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