Things To Do / Bristol
10 things to do this week in Bristol, October 5-11 2020
Monday
Hashi Mohamed, Bristol Festival of Ideas
What does it take to make it in modern Britain? That is the question posed by barrister Hashi Mohamed, who will be in question with Marti Burgess.
www.ideasfestival.co.uk/events/hashi-mohamed
Wednesday
Crime and Crinolines in Clifton
Show of Strength’s new promenade theatre tour – taking place every Wednesday from this week – promises to reveal the extraordinary people behind Clifton’s elegant facades.
www.showofstrength.org.uk/productions/crime-and-crinolines-in-clifton
Wednesday
The Travis Waltons + Broken Dreams Club, The Lanes
A seated, socially distanced show with live solo sets from two of Bristol’s most uplifting indie-pop acts.
www.thelanesbristol.com/live#events/e62729
Wednesday-October 18
The BFI London Film Festival in Bristol, Watershed
Be the first to see new films from Steve McQueen, Josephine Decker, Francis Lee and more, with 11 exclusive previews from the festival.
www.watershed.co.uk/whatson/calendar
Friday
I Am Echoborg
A funny, thought-provoking online show created afresh each time by the audience in conversation with an artificial intelligence.
www.echoborg.com
Friday
Kate Stapley, St George’s
The folk artist performs at the first of the new Apollo Sessions at St George’s, promising intimate live performances by local artists in the venue’s bar space.
www.stgeorgesbristol.co.uk/event/kate-stapley
Friday & October 12
Anthropology & Technology Conference
An international online conference promising to “bring together social scientists and AI technologists to foster dialogue and collaboration across the disciplines”.
www.anthtechconf.co.uk
Saturday
Comedy Box, The Hen & Chicken
Featuring New Zealander Jarred Christmas with Tom Lucy, and compere Ross Smith.
www.thecomedybox.co.uk/site/301.asp?catID=1973
Saturday
Drag Queen Brunch, Bambalan
Hosted by Bristol’s Alyssa Van Delle, enjoy a morning of entertainment from queens including Ginny Lemon, Ophelia Love and Cara Melle, and a special appearance from Kelly ‘Very Harsh’ Peakman.
www.bambalan.co.uk/drag-queen-brunch
Sunday
Wide Eyes: Voltage, Lakota Gardens
The first 30 minutes of these three sets will be dedicated to the 80s classics that shaped him, then onto a 90-minute crate-digging DnB special.
www.lakota.co.uk/events/wide-eyes-voltage
Main photo of Hashi Mohamed courtesy of Curtis Brown
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