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10 things to do this week, April 11-17
Monday: Lucius, Thekla
The band’s new songs inspired by two years on the road lurch from vibrant elation to coursing sadness.
www.theklabristol.co.uk/live/592/lucius
Tuesday: Kate Tempest, At-Bristol
As part of the Bristol Festival of Ideas, Tempest talks her debut novel, The Bricks that Built the Houses.
www.ideasfestival.co.uk/events/kate-tempest/
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Wednesday: Zoltan, Arnos Vale
Dracula’s Dog rises from the dead in Bristol Bad Film Club’s latest soiree.
www.bristolbadfilmclub.co.uk/2016/02/17/zoltan-hound-of-dracula-1978-13th-april-arnos-vale-cemetery/
Wednesday-Saturday: Bellowhead, Colston Hall
The 11-piece big band terminate their 12-year run with a series of trumpet blasts over four nights.
www.colstonhall.org/shows/bellowhead-2/
Wednesday-Saturday: The Bride to Be/You Were After Poetry, Alma Tavern Theatre
Two comedic 30-minute shorts focus on romantic relationships and their everlasting potential to implode.
b247.staging.proword.press/channel/whats-on/theatre-01/new-writing/the-bride-to-be-you-were-after-poetry-bristol
Friday: First day of evening opening, Bakers & Co
Expect natural wines served alongside plates of wild vegetable and roasted meat and fish.
www.bakersbristol.co.uk
Friday: BEATS, St Nick’s
Some of Bristol’s best street food vendors join forces for an evening of delicious food.
www.facebook.com/bristolstreetfood
Friday-Sunday: Bespoked: the UK Handmade Bicycle Show 2016, Brunel’s Old Station
Find the perfect craftsperson to build your dream bike at Europe’s premiere handmade bicycle show.
www.bespoked.cc
Saturday: El Dorado – the Lost City, the Old Fire Station
They’re calling it a “live paint jam,”with a diverse musical selection of hip-hop, funk and drum & bass.
www.thestationbristol.org.uk
Sunday: Richard Herring: Happy Now?, Bristol Old Vic
Finally, Richard has a wife and a baby. But does this new life have its own complications?
www.bristololdvic.org.uk/richardherring.html
