Mark Kidel’s award-winning film Kind of Blue is being shown at Bristol’s Pierian Centre on Sunday 29th March. Mark is a Bristol-based writer and director – and he’ll be at the Pierian Centre to introduce the screening and to discuss issues arising from it. read full story / add a comment

The Junction, Stoke's Croft hosts a night of political punk in benefit of the Bristol Anarchist Bookfair read full story / add a comment

Workshops at Windows 204, 204 Gloucester Road 12th March - 22nd March read full story / add a comment

The Bristol Anarchist Bookfair collective presents a facilitated discussion & workshop on activist identity and public engagement, plus share ideas and tactics for making the anarchist movement more visible and accessible to wider society.
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Local media is in trouble, but the Evening Post has responded by cutting 45 jobs... read full story / add a comment

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Dialect Radio is a Bristol (UK) internet broadcasting Co-operative run by volunteers. Our main activity is our weekly current affairs and arts magazine programme Dialect, which is recorded at our Queen's Square studios and posted for download every weekend. Want to volunteer? Volunteering Bristol, Royal Oak House, Royal Oak Avenue, Bristol. BS1 4GB Tel: 0117 989 7733. Listen on air: 93.2 FM (BCFM), Saturdays 7 or 8PM. Sundays 7 or 8AM http://www.bcfm.org.uk/ read full story / add a comment

A unique therapeutic arts studio in Bristol is under threat of closure and desperately needs help to raise funds read full story / add a comment

STATEMENT

This ten day exhibition brings together 30 artists who are linked past or present by their place of employment at another artist's studio near Stroud.

During the week these artists work to somebody else's brief and specifications. This show explores what they produce in their own time, outside the nine to five.

The work is within many and varied mediums including; installation, sculpture, illustration, painting, performance art, video works, site specific, mixed media, photography and spoken word.

The opening night will be an extravaganza of live performance pieces, a DJ set and music.

DATES

Exhibition open: 11th - 21st March 2009

11am- 6pm weekdays, 10 am – 7pm weekends

Private View/Opening Night: 12th March 2009

(PV 6pm – 8pm) (Party 8pm – 12pm)

LINKS

Web Space: - http://arkartark.blogspot.com

Facebook Group: - http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=61246399112

ADDRESS

Boy’s Club, Bath Road, Nailsworth, Gloucestershire. England. GL6 0HH

For more info contact: - jackgibbon@gmail.com

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Dialect Radio is a Bristol (UK) internet broadcasting Co-operative run by volunteers. Our main activity is our weekly current affairs and arts magazine programme Dialect, which is recorded at our Queen's Square studios and posted for download every weekend. Want to volunteer? Volunteering Bristol, Royal Oak House, Royal Oak Avenue, Bristol. BS1 4GB Tel: 0117 989 7733. Listen on air: 93.2 FM (BCFM), Saturdays 7 or 8PM. Sundays 7 or 8AM http://www.bcfm.org.uk/ read full story / add a comment

Made up of some of Frome’s finest musicians, the Griffin welcomes favourites, the Critter Connection. An acoustic soul / ska band, bringing you great harmonies, a tighter-than-tight rhythm section, soaring slide guitar and a brass section to die for. Happy music to jiggle about to. Finger-lickin, lip-smackin good. Be there, or be a square. Of course, all proceeds go to Women In Action. read full story / add a comment

LADIES NIGHT! Calling all men and women: this is your opportunity to dress as a LADY and be welcomed with open arms! Think twin-sets and pearls, blue-rinses and net curtains: welcome to the Griffin’s very first Women’s Institute cake sale. Come on in, get down to some funky tunes, and eat cake. Granny Scat is on the decks, bringing you the best reggae/funk/dub/dancing fun with lots of old favourites thrown in. All proceeds go to Women In Action. Homemade cakes baked by our own in-house elders. The fun starts at 8pm. read full story / add a comment

Are you bored of the Griffin’s wine selection? Fancy having a say in which wines are stocked by YOUR favourite pub? Good! We’re bringing in professional wine consultant Oliver J M Weston Bsc MBA and loads of delicious new wines for you to sample. Tickets are only £10 in advance, including all wine, entertainment and nibbles, with the proceeds going to Women In Action. Book early to avoid disappointment. 8pm start. read full story / add a comment

The grand finale for the week will be a fabulous female-musician-only Sausage Sunday. A whole host of fantastic local (and not so local) female musicians will be playing all afternoon, including Nikki and Hayley Mascall, Bethulele Porticello, Slippery Fish saxophonist Rach and Nicole Fermie, to name a few. With a bbq with sausages supplied by Williams butcher and delicious beer, the Griffin is the perfect place to celebrate International Women’s Day with the whole family. £2 suggested donation for entry, all proceeds go to Women In Action. Starts at 1pm read full story / add a comment

The ever-popular Monday Griffin Quiz takes on a women theme, as teams battle it out for the coveted weekly prize. Teams of up to 6 people, only £1 per person, with half the proceeds going to Women In Action, half going to winning team. Kick off at 8.30pm. read full story / add a comment

Stock @ The Emporium 26th of Feb

'STOCK' is a photography exhibition by Uk-based photographers Ollie Harrop and Billy Macrae, documenting two communities that exist on the fringes of society in London.

Location: The Emporium, 37 Stokes Croft, BS1 3PY

The doors will be open at 6pm on Thursday the 26th of Feb.
The show will run daily from the 27th of Feb until the 13th of March. read full story / add a comment

Stock @ The Emporium 26th of Feb

'STOCK' is a photography exhibition by Uk-based photographers Ollie Harrop and Billy Macrae, documenting two communities that exist on the fringes of society in London.

Location: The Emporium, 37 Stokes Croft, BS1 3PY

The doors will be open at 6pm on Thursday the 26th of Feb.
The show will run daily from the 27th of Feb until the 13th of March. read full story / add a comment

Dialect Radio is a Bristol (UK) internet broadcasting Co-operative run by volunteers. Our main activity is our weekly current affairs and arts magazine programme Dialect, which is recorded at our Queen's Square studios and posted for download every weekend. Want to volunteer? Volunteering Bristol, Royal Oak House, Royal Oak Avenue, Bristol. BS1 4GB Tel: 0117 989 7733. Listen on air: 93.2 FM (BCFM), Saturdays 7 or 8PM. Sundays 7 or 8AM http://www.bcfm.org.uk/ read full story / add a comment

Cinema Klandestino presents a night of screenings and performance in collaboration with Movimiento Cinemachete.

Performance and Films starts at 8pm, doors at 7pm.
Followed by music and discussion.
Door: 6/5 (bring da badge) read full story / add a comment

Magpie Movie Night
Come down for a comfortable night of viewing pleasure. read full story / add a comment