Events and activities on the 2009 Arts Trail
Longer events, activities and performances
Envelopes at the Southville Centre
The Arts Trail theme this year is based on letters and letterboxes and at the Southville Centre you will be able to make your own envelope, and then participate in a word hunt around the trail. Each venue on the trail will have a special word for you to collect and include in your letter, which can then be delivered back to the Southville Centre. Can you create the most original letter and envelope in Southville?
This activity will be available throughout the trail. All letters and envelopes will be displayed in the Southville Centre, and there will be a prize for the most imaginative one.
Gallery on the Green
The North Street Green Action Group will be hosting a "Gallery on the Green" event for kids. Bring your children along to create and display their art around the green. There will be all sorts of materials to play with to create art and music. There will be "On safari at North Street Green", "Make a shaker" and "Rubbish pit" sections, all with different activities. Relax on the green while your kids play!
The event will be on Saturday, May 9 from 11am - 3pm. See the North Street Green (artist details) page for more information, or to get involved visit http://www.northstreetgreen.com/.
Graffiti Swimmers!
Drawing event at the Bristol South Swimming Pool, Dean Lane
All are welcome to the free drawing event at the Bristol South Swimming Pool on Dean Lane, Bedminster. Pop round and join in with creating life size drawings, patterned with colour, for a grand display of graffiti swimmers. The event runs from 11 am to 4pm on Sunday May 10.
An exhibition of the drawings will be held at the Tobacco Factory throughout July. For more information, see the DRAW artist group (artist details) page, or to find out more about DRAW, please visit their blog at drawinfo.blogspot.com.
Live graffiti
There will be live graffiti demonstrations by local graffiti artists in Dame Emily Park, outside the Bristol South Swimming Pool, over Saturday and Sunday, though this will be weather dependent.
Grant Bradley Gallery
The Grant Bradley Gallery is offering their ever-popular prints promotion over the Arts Trail weekend, with 20% off on selected artists' prints. There will also be live music from the Sons of Sunday on both days.
On Sunday, there will be a special appearance from Windmill Hill’s very own bard, Trevor Carter, who will be entertaining us all with poetry from 3pm (see below).
Pop in over the weekend for a cup of tea and some delicious cakes!
Other events, activities and performances
Friday 8th May 09
7.30pm, 8.30pm and 9.30 pm
Mr Browns Pig – Chris Brown
A narration and enactment of Anne Bonnie (the famous pirate queen). A 40 minute performance using model scenery, ships and Napoleonic figures. Suitable for everyone over 7yrs. For further information or tickets, call 0117 963 4929 chris@puppetsonline.co.uk / http://www.puppetsonline.co.uk/
£3 per person.
Saturday 9th May 09
11.00 – 6.00pm
The Amp Rooms
4 Albany Buildings, Dean Lane
Make your own instruments & junk modelling, demos & jamming sessions. All welcome!
http://www.myspace.com/amprooms/
2.00pm & 4.00pm
Freddy the Frog and the Magical Feather - Alex Furr
An interactive magical fairytale set to music and sound effects!
Appropriate for big kids and little kids alike.
Free entry - Performances last approx 35 mins
25 Durnford Avenue (Down St Francis Road opposite Aldi)
Sunday 10th May 09
11.00am – 6.00pm
The Amp Rooms
4 Albany Buildings, Dean Lane
Make your own instruments & junk modelling, demos & jamming sessions. All welcome!
http://www.myspace.com/amprooms/
3.30pm – 4.30pm
CoMA Severn Sails & Souls @ Tobacco Factory Theatre
World Premiere of Severn Sails & Souls
A new piece of Music combined with Video and Dance, following the Severn trade route to Avonmouth. We are still recruiting any local musicians or dancers who would like to join in, more details at http://www.sadlerwells.org.uk/
CoMA Bristol - Ann Claxton - 0117 9507404
3.00 – 4.00 pm
Trevor Carter
Performance poetry by "The Bard of Windmill Hill" and friends at The Grant Bradley Gallery
4.30pm
Freddy the Frog and the Magical Feather - Alex Furr
An interactive magical fairytale set to music and sound effects!
Appropriate for big kids and little kids alike.
Free entry - Performances last approx 35 mins
25 Durnford Avenue (Down St Francis Road opposite Aldi)
5.00pm – 5.40pm
Oasis Bristol Academy @ Tobacco Factory Theatre
- Paige Williams- Saxaphone
- Paige Williams- Song
- Girls Dance Club- 'High School Musical' Dance
- Mel Rees and Chelsea Watts- Song from 'Legally Blonde'
- Mel Rees and Chelsea Watts- Pop song
- Charlotte Elliot, Paige Elvins and Charlie Mockridge- Comedy Sketch
- Ryan Perry and Samuel Teakle- 'Whose Line is it Anyway?' Sketch
Subject to change
7.00pm – 11.00pm
The After Party – please see the End of Trail party page for more information.