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Things to do in Bristol today – Friday, May 19, 2017

By Bristol24/7  Thursday May 18, 2017

GAS GIRLS: Telling the story of the women in the centre of Britain’s chemical warfare industry, Gas Girls returns on a tour across the south-west. 7pm, Trinity Centre, £4.

JAMES REKA: Australian artist based in Berlin continues his solo show of surrealist and abstract artwork. THAT Art Gallery, free.

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CARLEEN ANDERSON: American music royalty honours her family’s history in Texas and Mississippi with ‘Cage Street Memorial’. 8pm, St George’s, tickets from £5.

STARTUP STORIES #3: Bristol Bearpit will host Konichiwa and Indies in Bristol’s third meet up to discuss stories of startups at an interesting time of their journey. 5.30pm, The Bearpit Bristol CIC,  £8.50.

SUBSONIC WEEKENDER: The Aquatic Wonderland comes to Bristol for the city’s only three day festival with camping. May, 19 – May, 21, near Bristol, tickets from £62.75.

IMELDA MAY: The blues artist has announced her first UK tour in over three years in support of her new album Life, Love, Flesh, Blood. 7pm, Colston Hall, tickets from £26.88.

PRESENCE: Artists Theresa Fard, Peter Lyons, Vicky Takooree and James Vassalo examine the enigmatic concept of presence. 6-9pm, Centrespace Gallery, free.

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