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10 things to do this week, March 9-15
Monday: Fantasma, The Lantern
Electro-zulu Fantasma (above) are a supergroup of some of Africa’s most restless musical pioneers.
www.colstonhall.org/shows/spoek-mathambo-presents-fantasma/
Tuesday: Zun Zun Egui, Exchange
Bristol’s multilingual miracle rockers bounce back onstage touring new album Shackles’ Gift.
www.exchangebristol.com/whats-on/events/10-mar-15-zun-zun-egui-exchange/
Wednesday: UWE St Matthias Lecture, Bristol Cathedral
Can religion be a force for good in international relations? It hasn’t had a great track record.
www.info.uwe.ac.uk/events/event.aspx?id=16361
Wednesday: Whisky tasting, Weber & Tring’s
This week’s tasting session in a picturesque Christmas Steps cellar is whiskies from Compass Box.
www.weberandtrings.co.uk/tasting/
Thursday: City devolution and communities, The Pavilion
Presentations and debate about local democracy and city devolution, broadcast live on Ujima and BCFM.
www.bristol2015.co.uk/events/city-devolution-and-communities/
Thursday-Saturday: Bristol Beer Festival, Brunel’s Old Station
Real ale champions Camra celebrate their 18th annual bibulous bash with more than 130 lovely boozes.
www.camrabristol.org.uk/festival.html
Friday-Sunday: Good Sad Happy Bird, Cube
Mica Levi launches the new alias of Micachu & The Shapes with a bespoke jumble of performances.
www.cubecinema.com/programme/event/good,7759/
Saturday: Build-a-Bot, M Shed
Make buzzers buzz, lights shine and motors turn with expert supervision from Bristol Robotics Lab.
www.bristolmuseums.org.uk/m-shed/whats-on/build-bot/
Saturday & Sunday: Women’s Literature Festival
A celebration of women writers in a literary scene that is all too often dominated by male voices.
www.womensliteraturefestival.wordpress.com
Sunday: Richard Herring, Factory Theatre
A new show about how the comic’s whole career is a failed quest to better a gag he came up with aged 16.
www.tobaccofactorytheatres.com/shows/detail/richard_herring_lord_of_the_dance_settee/
