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10 things to do this weekend, January 8-10

By Bristol24/7  Tuesday Jan 5, 2016

Friday: Rum Buffalo, Old Market Assembly
Free music from a vaudevillian London troupe that describe their sound as “prog-swing-hop”.
www.oldmarketassembly.co.uk/music

Friday: Mark Padmore and Paul Lewis, St George’s
The artistry and understanding between Mark Padmore and Paul Lewis make them an ideal duo.
www.stgeorgesbristol.co.uk/event/mark-padmore-paul-lewis

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Saturday: Megan Ford – Feminasty, Wardrobe Theatre
Ford promises “an obnoxious comedy show all about the stupid media from a piece of American trash.”
www.bristol247.com/channel/culture/comedy/interviews/interview-megan-ford-on-feminasty-wardrobe-theatre-bristol

Saturday-January 23: Studio Upstairs, Bristol Guild Gallery
Exhibition by a long-established arts community working with people suffering emotional distress.
www.bristol247.com/channel/whats-on/art-01/exhibitions/studio-upstairs-guild-gallery-bristol?time=1452470400

Saturday: Bristol Acoustic Music Festival Fundraiser, Bristol Fringe
Fundraiser for the one-day festival set to take place at the end of January, with live music from Vic Allen.
https://www.facebook.com/events/778444338967465/

Saturday: BalFolk, Southbank Club
A BalFolk is the French equivalent of a ceilidh – a right old knees-up.
www.facebook.com/events/414558308746932

Saturday & Sunday: Bristol Salsa Congress, Trinity
A weekend of workshops, live shows and DJ sets sure to get you moving. Dress like a pirate for day one.
www.bristolsalsacongress.co.uk

Sunday: Henry Rollins, St George’s
“Rollins is many things,” says the Washington Post, “diatribist, confessor, even motivational speaker”.
www.stgeorgesbristol.co.uk/event/henry-rollins

Sunday: John E Vistic, The Fleece
The guitar hero headlines the inaugural night of a new regular event called Bristol Rocks.
www.bristol247.com/channel/culture/music/interviews/interview-john-e-vistic

Sunday: Bolshoi Ballet and Q+A, Showcase Cinema De Lux
A documentary and Q+A session on the scandal that hit Russia’s greatest cultural institution in 2013.
www.bristol247.com/channel/whats-on/film-01/documentary/bolshoi-babylon?time=1452211200

Read our 16 things to do in 2016 feature here.

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