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10 things to do this weekend, May 8-10
Friday & Saturday: Bristol Food Connections Festival, various locations
The closing weekend of Bristol’s biggest foodie festival.
www.bristolfoodconnections.com
Friday: A Strange Wild Song, Circomedia
In Nazi-occupied France, three schoolchildren find a lost American soldier in the ruins of their village.
www.circomedia.com/events-at-st-pauls-church.html
Friday: Tremor Soundsystem, Motion
Afterdark and Tremor turn Motion into an oriental street carnival with Chinese Man and Taiwan MC.
www.motionbristol.com/event/afterdark-presents-tremor
Friday & Saturday: Milton Jones, Colston Hall
The punmeister and R4 fave returns for more delightfully daft one-liners and surreal short stories.
www.colstonhall.org
Saturday & Sunday: My First Ballet: Swan Lake, Bristol Hippodrome
The English National Ballet aim to make classical ballet accessible to children from three and up.
www.atgtickets.com/shows/my-first-ballet-swan-lake/bristol-hippodrome
Saturday & Sunday: BS9 Arts Trail
Explore venues in Stoke Bishop, Westbury-on-Trym and Henleaze.
www.bs9arts.co.uk
Sunday: Wildscreen Photography opens at Grant Bradley
Astonishing images donated to Wildscreen by some of the greatest wildlife photographers in the world.
www.grantbradleygallery.co.uk
Sunday: Nordic Giants, The Lantern
Mysterious duo Nordic Giants unfurl their debut album. One for fans of Mogwai, and Sigur Ros.
www.colstonhall.org/shows/nordic-giants
Sunday: Shipshape Craft Fair, Colston Hall
Free craft workshops running all day in addition to over 35 stalls.
www.colstonhall.org/shows/ship-shape-craft-fair
Sunday: Trinity Free Garden Party
Trinity’s annual outdoor knees up returns with food stalls, family activities and headliners Ishan Sounds.
www.3ca.org.uk/whats-on/trinity/2015/garden-party-2015
