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10 things to do in Bristol this weekend – June 2-4, 2017

By Aphra Evans  Thursday Jun 1, 2017

Friday, June 2 to Sunday, June 4: Andrea Luka Zimmerman: Common Ground, Spike Island
This artist explores globalisation, power structures, militarism and denied histories in her first UK show.
www.bristol247.com/whats-on/art/exhibition/andrea-luka-zimmerman-common-ground-bristol/

Friday-Sunday: Treasure Island story walk, Bristol docks
Follow in the footsteps of Jim Hawkins and one-legged Bristol innkeeper Long John Silver.
www.showofstrength.org.uk/productions/treasure-island

Friday, June 2: Said and Done, Wardrobe Theatre
Last day to catch this “darkly comic snapshot into the lives of two women who are far too close”.
www.bristol247.com/whats-on/theatre/comedy/said-and-done-sugarscratch-theatre-bristol

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Friday, June 2 to Saturday, June 3: Golem, Bristol Old Vic
Step through the looking glass into a dark and fantastical tale of an extraordinary ordinary man.
www.bristol247.com/whats-on/theatre/claymation/golem-1927-bristol/

Friday, June 2 to Saturday, June 3: Sirens, Tobacco Factory Theatres
Six women get to the core of what it is to be female in the western world at the start of the 21st century.
www.bristol247.com/whats-on/theatre/ontroerend-goed/sirens-ontroerend-goed-bristol/

Sunday, June 4: Drawn / The Drawing Lab, RWA
The biennial open-submission drawing exhibition aims “to explore the boundaries of drawing”.
www.bristol247.com/whats-on/art/exhibition/drawn-the-drawing-lab-bristol/

Saturday, June 3: Shapes & Boogie Nights, Motion
This party at Motion welcomes summer with a mouth-watering line-up featuring Scuba.
www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Bristol/Motion/Shapes–Boogie-Nights-/12959046/

Saturday, June 3: Fashion salvage kilo sale, Bristol Textile Recyclers
Salvage quirky, vintage, retro and high street fashion finds, for just £6 per kilo.
www.facebook.com/events/1336168729807211

Saturday, June 3 to Sunday, June 4: Let’s Rock Bristol, Ashton Court Estate
Witness the much-heralded return of Atomic Kitten, the Village People and Toploader.
www.letsrockbristol.com

Saturday, June 3: Distillers table – Flora, Psychopomp
Guests are served three drinks designed to showcase Psychopomp’s gin in exciting new ways.
www.microdistillery.co.uk/events/index1.php

Sunday, June 4: British Museum Presents: Hokusai, various cinemas
This new film is billed as the first UK documentary about Japan’s greatest artist.
www.bristol247.com/whats-on/film/event-cinema/british-museum-presents-hokusai/

 

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