21 things to do in Bristol this week, October 10-16 2022

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Monday: Bristol Beacon Presents: Cass McCombs, Redgrave Theatre
Cass McCombs crafts striking alt-pop incantations imbued with enigmatic poeticism. For his tenth studio album, the American musician and songwriter brought country singer Wynonna Judd on board alongside the likes of Cactus Moser, Shahzad Ismaily and jazz multi-instrumentalist Kassa Overall.

Monday-Friday: Wildscreen Festival 2022, various locations
The film festival, held once every two years, aims to celebrate the natural world and create space to facilitate its storytelling. This year, they’re celebrating 40 years of the festival, and are doing so with world premieres at many of the city’s best screens, and masterclasses from top names in the field.

Tuesday-Thursday: Blue Earth Summit, various venues
The three-day event focuses on harnessing the outdoors to inspire change, and features talks from forward thinking, positive partners and speakers, as well as workshops, activities and attendees from across the spectrum of business, sport, adventure, academia, science and more. From the Eden Project to to She Changes Climate to the NHS to The Wave to XR – it really is a gathering of doers wanting to make real, positive change.

This year’s attendees can enjoy a special day of surfing at The Wave – photo: Plaster

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Wednesday: Fox: Neighbour, Villain, Icon, St George’s Bristol
Accompanied by inspiring photography from award-winning nature photographers compiled over two decades, this talk will follow the lives of these fascinating animals, and how society’s attitude towards them might not be as warranted as we may think.

A fox very carefully picking up an egg in its teeth, so as not to crack it – photo: Caitlin Quinn

Thursday: Barleywood Cider & Cheese Tasting, The Cider Box
Although it may be the high season for cider making, Bristol’s Cider Box have managed to secure Barleywood Cider for an evening of tastings of their traditionally made ciders and apple juices, paired with the finest cheeses from Westcombe dairy.

Barleywood Cider, based out in Wrington, are incredibly passionate about their apples – Photo: Cider Box

Thursday: The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Bristol Improv Theatre
As part of Bristol Film Festival’s new series exploring the best of musical cinema, they will be hosting a screening of the undisputed classic of the genre, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, with the Improv Theatre supplying the theatrical settings for an equally theatrical flick.

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Friday: Bristol Beacon Presents: Leveret, Bristol Folk House
A collaboration between three of the finest English folk musicians, Leveret captures the dynamic essence of folk traditions. The trio is composed of fiddler Sam Sweeney, accordion player Andy Cutting, and Rob Harbron on concertina. Between them they’ve accrued a wealth of accolades with Sweeney winning the BBC Folk Awards Musician of the Year, Harbron leading the prestigious English Acoustic Collective Summer School, and Cutting winning BBC Folk’s Best Musician four times.

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Opens Friday: All Quiet on the Western Front, Watershed
This gripping story of a young German soldier on the Western Front of World War I is the first German adaptation of Erich Maria Remarque’s 1927 classic anti-war novel.

Friday: Plates by Grace, Coexist Community Kitchen
Grace, a self-professed “avid foodie with a range of experience in various kitchen environments” is offering up a tempting, seasonal three course vegan meal at Easton’s Coexist community kitchen. This time around, the dishes will all have a middle eastern twist, with the aim of warming you up as the evenings begin to get colder.

The community kitchen offers food classes and workshops to those in society who have been marginalised – Photo: Coexist Community Kitchen

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Friday: Lunchtime Talk: Equitable Leadership, Watershed
In this free Lunchtime Talk creative producer and project manager Prince Taylor will share his learnings and insights from delivering projects exploring leadership and success. In Watershed’s Pervasive Media Studio and streaming live on YouTube.

The talk is part of Watershed’s popular Lunchtime Talk series -Photo: Watershed

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Friday: Gardna + Friends, Trinity Centre
Critically praised around the globe, Gardna fuses elements from across the sound system spectrum to conjure his own style. With elements of dub, grime, and dancehall, he always delivers a fiery live show. Gardna will be joined by reggae and punk veteran Don Letts, London RnB/DnB vocalist Catching Cairo, and long-time collaborator and Bristol producer Kreed.

Saturday & Sunday: West Bristol Arts Trail, various venues
Explore dozens of artists’ homes and studios in Clifton, Cliftonwood, Redland and Hotwells during this popular annual arts trail. Buy direct from the artists or appreciate the work of younger artists at venues such as Hotwells Primary School, which will also be serving refreshments over the weekend.

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Saturday: RWA Climate Cafe, RWA
Join experienced facilitators from the Climate Psychology Alliance in a simple, empathetic space where fears and uncertainties about our climate and ecological crisis can be safely expressed over a complimentary drink. Drop-in or book in advance. Climate Cafés at the RWA are open and free to anyone aged 18 or over who is worried about the climate and ecological crisis.

Whilst you are able to book in advance, you’re also invited to simply turn up on the day to join in the discussion – Photo: Alice Hendy

Saturday: Community Farmer Day, The Community Farm
Overlooking the picturesque chew valley lake, The Community Farm hosts volunteer day sessions most Saturdays when the weather allows for it, asking for help from the community with a range of different tasks that need doing around the farm. Once you’ve applied, you’ll be emailed on the run-up to the day with a breakdown of what will be happening.

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Saturday: Public Erasure: Spiny Seahorse Workshop, RWA
An interactive art workshop raising awareness about plastic pollution is taking place as part of the RWA’s Annual Open Exhibition. Artist Frances Gynn invites the public to ‘rub out’ the charcoal and graphite seahorses in her two-metre-wide artwork with an eraser, leaving only a fishing net which cannot be rubbed out. This event is part of the RWA 169 Annual Open Exhibition, entry to the workshop is included with an exhibition ticket.

The event is interactive, and includes direct interaction with Frances Glynn’s work, involving rubbing some of it out – Photo: RWA

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Saturday: Rat Pack, Redgrave Theatre
Take three great singers, add a dash of comedy and rousing camaraderie with a pinch of the greatest songs ever written and what do you get? A perfect night’s entertainment with ‘Rat Pack – Swingin’ At The Sands!’

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Sunday: Sheba Soul Presents, Watershed
For Black History Month, Sheba Soul takes a backwards, forwards and sideways look at how racism affects communities and at depiction of family lives with a series of short film screenings, Q&As and a creative writing workshop.

The Sheba Soul Ensemble are hosting a range of activities in partnership with Watershed – Photo: Watershed

Sunday: Future Harbour Film Premiere, Watershed
Although Bristol is known for its wild swimming community, it is not something that has been officially condoned by the city itself. This new documentary follows filmmaker Johnny Palmer to Copenhagen, where they’ve managed to make swimming in the city’s waters safe for the public, and examines how we might be able to do the same here in Bristol.

The Bristol Harbour is, whilst unsanctioned by the council, a relatively popular wild swimming location – Photo: Johnny Palmer

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Sunday: Gilla Band, Trinity Centre
Gilla Band are trailblazers for modern, Irish, alternative music; their cataclysmic sound avoids consignment to any single genre. Their thrusting noise-rock guitars, heavy techno drum beats, and wailing vocals create a ferocious, electrifying show.

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October 19: Hayseed Dixie, Komedia Bath
The undisputed creators of the musical genre, “Rockgrass”, Hayseed Dixie began on September 2000 and their debut album “A Hillbilly Tribute To AC/DC”, contains stark-raving hillbilly re-workings of 10 classic AC/DC songs. They have since released a further 17 studio albums of hillbilly re-workings of rock and pop songs along with many satirical original songs.

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October 19: Angel Olsen, Komedia Bath
An indie singer/songwriter who delivers her vulnerable songs with a distinctive warble informed by vintage country, Angel Olsen’s early, spare, acoustic songs grew increasingly lush and dramatic across her first several albums. She has recorded and toured as a backing singer with Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy & The Cairo Gang, before embarking on her own career.

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Nov 25 – Dec 2: Bristol Old Vic Theatre School Presents: Robin Hood & Marian, Redgrave Theatre
Swashbuckling power couple Robin and Marian are taking from the rich to help the poor. Along with their band of outlaws, they have one goal: to outsmart the fearsome sheriff and greedy prince. An explosive family adventure; sword-fighting, song, acrobatics and more archery than you can aim your arrow at!

The production is brought to you by the students at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School – Photo: Bristol Old Vic Theatre School

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