Southbank Bristol Arts

It was certainly the best Arts Trail I’ve been to in terms of sunny weather, though maybe a bit hot at times! I wish I could have visited St Paul’s Church Crypt a few more times rather than in a rush to see a few last things at the last minute.

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Sunday 2 - 3 pm

We are very excited to be welcoming back to Allington Road the 'beguilingly shabby' Dearlings with divine a'cappella arrangements of the most exquisite songs. The Dearlings are Lucy, Katkin, Anna and Maddy. "Think of beautiful songs you love and sing them. That's what we do, and the idea is for us to try anything we want to try and go on a musical journey together. Hope you like it. Come and see us."

http://www.myspace.com/thedearlings

It's all go for me on the press front and i'm well underway with sending our press release out to the world! I'd forgotten how much hard work it is but hopefully my efforts will pay off! In amongst all of this i forgot to find my own venue for the trail but finally sorted this out yesterday - phew! Just need to get the creative juices flowing now... i always did work better under a bit of pressure - good job really!!!

Once again, we are very excited to be presenting a weekend of artistic explosion at No. 1 Allington Rd. With our line-up so far it looks like we're in for a treat! See what you think... Take care, Nik * still some slots for performers!!

Featuring ART...

Michelle Barker

"graffiti-style illustrations, eye-catching images, influenced by political and social issues, music and nature." www.fakeplasticrevolution.co.uk

Jessica Bartlett
delicate marks, feathers and moths... "everything evolving from, or into nothingness."

Dave Bain
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Another Scam may be winging its way to you....the name is Steve Cameron or Cameron Steve - he's not sure which. He wants artwork for a wedding pressy. The betrothal is in Ireland. Sounds lovely!

Curtain's up at No 1 Allington Rd and we're looking for performers for our stage. Previous performers have included Stanley Forbes, Sarah Curtis, Rosemary Dunn, Philip Ringland, Rubber Roses, The Wraiths. Anything goes: cabaret, music, comedy, poetry, even an impromptu belly dance!! Contact Nikki for further information. Surprise Us! wildstrawberry_@hotmail.com / 07789 111 029

Imagine, if you will, a warm sunny Saturday in May (I know, but stay with me) and you're at a loose end. The birds are singing, the trees look great, and there's a lovely light breeze. Perfect for a walk. You think to yourself, “I'd like to go out. Hey, I'll go to the SBA Arts Trail!"

You reach for the Pigeon, and scour through it. No Arts Trail mentioned here. Same in Venue. Where has the Arts Trail gone? Is it not happening this year? Oh no! What happened?

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It's that time of year again when all I seem to live, eat and breathe is the Arts Trail. Whilst this is not actually true, it really does seem to be sometimes. It's a constant round of chasing people - artists, makers, venues. So, as well as looking forward to the Trail weekend as a great event to be a part of, I can't wait for Monday 12 May when it will all be over for another year. And this is my last year as part of the group which organises the Trail, so I think I'll be able to breathe a little more easily soon.

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Hello all,

Just in case anyone is interested, I have some darkroom equipment that I don't use any more that is free to a good home.

There are some trays, concertina (chemical storage) bottles, measuring cylinders, a film processing tank with one reel (for processing negatives), some masks and easels for enlargement purposes (that you'd put the paper on to hold down and use as a mask while enlarging), a splashproof-type apron, tongs a squeegee and a few other things that are used in the darkroom.

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We meet every Tuesday evening 7pm - 9pm at 6 Beauley Road. It's a small group but new people are always welcome. We are lucky to have great models, so do come and join us and get your drawing skills going! £5. Details from Sue Gruffydd - 953 0674