Events and activities on the 2010 Arts Trail
Weekend-long events and activities
Southville Centre Time Capsule
Take your images of life in South Bristol to the Southville Centre over the trail weekend, and have then included in a message to the future!
The Southville Centre (venue 26) is planning to hide a time capsule in the loft to celebrate their 20th birthday and they need your help to collect a wide and varied visual record of the wonderful people and vibrant life of Bristol’s Southbank.
Take along your photos and/or drawings to show future generations how we lived. Images will be included in a display over the trail, then hidden in our treasure chest time capsule as our message to the future. Please see the Southville Centre Time Capsule news story for more information.
Bushido Brothers will also be bringing their melodic, original songs, somewhere between English pop and Americana, to the Southville Centre from 11 am to 2 pm on Saturday.
Creative Glass Guild exhibition/competition, 16 Whitehouse Street
Creative Glass Guild (venue 36) is proud to present an exciting exhibition featuring the work of their customers and students, featuring a diverse range of artworks in a variety of glass disciplines. There will be a public vote to award prizes to the exhibitors over the Arts Trail weekend (8 - 9 of May from 10.00 am - 4.00 pm), so please drop in and make your vote!
Other artists in the venue are showing Raku Ceramics and paintings. There is also an interactive installation by Potential Indifference, a digital art collective based at Bristol Robotics Laboratory, named "Milk Pixel". The installation was previously part of the "Uncraftivism" show at the Arnolfini, and has since been improved! Make sure you go and take a look, and have a play!
Please see the Creative Glass Guild exhibition blog entry and artist details and venue pages for more information.
Other events, activities and performances
SoundWorks workshops and events, in the chapel in faithSPACE on Stackpool Road
Workshops and events at SoundWorks (venue 27) include:
- Open Singing Workshop for 8-12 year olds, May 8, 2010 from 11 am to 12 pm
- Community Singing for All, May 8, 2010 from 1:30 pm to 3 pm
- Accappella Performance, May 8, 2010 from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
- Harmony Singing Workshop, May 9, 2010 from 2 pm to 3:30 pm
- Katey Brooks plus supporting acts, May 9, 2010 from 7 pm to 9 pm
Please check the SoundWorks events page for more information.
St Paul’s Church Crypt
St Paul’s Church Crypt and cafe will be hosting a variety of acoustic acts on Saturday. On Saturday night, it's Blues night with the Cornubia Blues Collective, The Blues Boys, Jon Lewis, Nigel Smith, Switch (BYO, £3 entrance). All proceeds to the Chile earthquake relief.
There is a Sunday morning cafe service with various live musicians.
In the St John’s room is a multi-media sensory spiritual space with moving image and music.
Note: the quiz night Friday (BYO, £4 inc. supper) advertised in the brochure is not available.
Chris Brown at Southville Primary School
Model show (child-friendly, ideally 6+) Chris Brown’s ‘Anne Bonny, and the Battles of Fort
Charles’. A miniature re-enactment using ships and small figures.
11.30 am / 1 pm / 2.30 pm / 4 pm on Saturday and Sunday at Southville Primary School (venue 28). £3 adult, £2 child.
Dance with Shameena at faithSPACE on Stackpool Road and the Southbank Club
Dance with Shameena - Come and share Shameena’s passion for Middle Eastern
dance, with displays and workshops covering Egyptian and Turkish dance fused with folk,
Indian, salsa and flamenco.
Saturday 8th May, 3.00 pm, faithSPACE on Stackpool Road (venue 27), 9.30 pm, Southbank Club (upstairs) (venue 37).
Sunday 9th May, 2.00 pm Southbank Club (downstairs).
Please check Shameena's website for more events information.
Gigs in the Garden at 11 Birch Rd
Gigs in the Garden - Acoustic evening on Saturday from 7.30 pm to 11.30 pm featuring Jerry Afraid, Lonely Tourist, plus more (tbc). Also 1 pm - 5 pm Sunday. 11 Birch Rd (venue 12) - please see the Birch Road, No. 11 venue page for more information.
Workshops and other events at faithSPACE on Stackpool Road (venue 27)
Saturday
Join local poet Jo Butler’s interactive tasters for poets and non-poets alike. 11 am, 1 pm, 3 pm, 5 pm.
Free children’s storytelling workshops with Stella Shaw at noon, 2 pm and 4 pm.
Other workshops include:
- Tracey Poole (gypsy caravan + feltmaking)
- Liz Hewitt (textile art)
- Annie Davenport (making a mandala)
- Jan Connett (heartfelt moments)
- Shameena dance workshop at 2.30 pm
- Champloo breakdance workshop Sunday pm
Sunday
Sunday night is acoustic evening from 7 pm. Artists and performers include Anna Young, AHF, Lonely Tourist, Sammy Maine and Sue Mara.
The Tobacco Factory, Raleigh Road (venue 7)
An eclectic selection of live music surrounded by photography, art and illustration, 2 pm to 6 pm. Artists and performers confirmed for the Tobacco Factory include:
- Mark Lock
- Hannah Scott
- Leanne Winter
- Edi Rogers
- Anna Boss
- Maria Bowers
- Neil Parker
- James Osmond
- Cordelia Hutchison
The Tobacco Factory will be hosting a market from 10 am to 4 pm on Sunday.
FEEL THE FOLK! at 96 Stackpool Road (venue 29)
8 May, Noon - 6 pm, A busy lineup of musicians, poets and DJs: The Willow Tree, Calico Pie, One Star Awake, Jamie Harrison, Ruth Royall, Matt Bee, Miss Melodica, Fleassy Malay, The Welcome Committee, Alms, Lisa Rosillo, Mike Swift (with guest singer), Rosemary Dun, Nikki Grant, Danny Ford and Mouse of Wax Vs. Fishpup.
Please see the FEEL THE FOLK! Facebook event for more information.
El Rincon, 298 North Street (Venue 2)
Photography, and a programme of music over the weekend.
- Friday, 8.30 pm - Eyebrow - trumpet and drums duo featuring Paul Wigens and Pete Judge
- Saturday, lunchtime - Dave Perry - solo sax set
- Sunday, lunchtime - Reuben Lenkiewiscz - solo Spanish classical guitar
CoMA at faithSPACE on Stackpool Road / Studio Upstairs
Contemporary Music Group ‘CoMA’ Playing a wide repertoire of modern classical music, from conventional scores to ‘chance’ music and graphic notation. Feel free to join in if you like! Conductor Mark Lawrence. From 8 pm at faithSPACE (venue 27). For info, please email: ann.claxton@blueyonder.co.uk
End of Trail party, Hen and Chicken, North Street
Doors for the end of Trail party will open at 7.30 pm on Sunday night at the Hen and Chicken, North Street. Please see the End of Trail party page for more information.