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10 things to do this weekend, May 1-3
Friday: Room 237 presents Objekt, The Island
Witness TJ Hertz’s darkly immersive blend of techno and bass music in an unusual city centre space.
www.facebook.com/Room237Bristol
Friday-May 10, Eat Drink Bristol Fashion, Queen Square
The opening weekend of Bristol’s pop-up festival of food, drink and music set in a tipi village.
www.eatdrinkbristolfashion.co.uk/queen-square/the-event
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Friday-Sunday: Blah’s Big Weekend
Poetry and spoken wordery as Tangent Books, Bristol Old Vic and the Thunderbolt pub join forces.
www.bristololdvic.org.uk/blahbigweekend.html
Friday-May 6: A Scribble of Illustrators, Centrespace Gallery
Children’s authors and illustrators showcase their skills; with events, readings and workshops.
www.centrespacegallery.com/exhibitions/a-scribble-of-illustrators/
Friday-May 9: Food Connections
Bristol’s second annual unique city-wide event designed to bring people and good food together.
www.bristolfoodconnections.com
Saturday: Art in the Bearpit, The Bearpit
If you go down to the Bearpit today… look out for a gathering of sculptures. Created with hand-finished textiles and live participants.
www.artinbearpit.com
Saturday: Nursing Lives, Circomedia
A love story performed in full masks set in the early 1980s of Thatcher’s Britain.
www.circomedia.com/events-at-st-pauls-church.html
Saturday & Sunday: Sausage and Cider Festival, Trinity
More than 50 varieties of cider, plus music, a barbecue and even a hunt to find Bristol’s best sausage.
www.bristolcidershop.co.uk/events.php
Sunday: ArcTangent warm-up party, Stag & Hounds
The team behind ArcTangent, treat us to the first in a series of warm-up gigs with a free all-dayer.
www.arctangent.co.uk
Sunday: Dream Garden, RWA
Cocktails, dancing and immersive entertainment at Bristol’s grandest gallery.
www.rwa.org.uk/whats-on/events/2015/3/dream-garden-/
