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Things to do in Bristol today, Saturday, October 22, 2016
BLACK STAR: BLACK LIVES ON FILM + DISCUSSION: A selection of shorts showcasing the best emerging black filmmaking talent. Watershed, 5.30pm.
DAPHNE WRIGHT: EMOTIONAL ARCHAEOLOGY: Sculpture, film, prints, and more explore complex social issues. Arnolfini, 11am-6pm.
SIMPLE THINGS 2016: The venue-hopping festival returns and brings with it a range of underground music and talent. Various venues.
THE GRINNING MAN: Macabre, tragicomic, Bristol-based musical based on Victor Hugo’s The Man Who Laughs. Bristol Old Vic, 7.30pm.
MET OPERA: DON GIOVANNI: Tony Award winner Michael Grandage’s staging of Mozart’s opera. Showcase Cinema De Lux, 5.50pm.
STAND UP FOR THE WEEK: JOHN HASTINGS & CO: Headliner this weekend is known for appearances on Radio 4 and Russell Howard’s Good News. Comedy Box at the Hen and Chicken, 8.45pm.
WAKIZASHI FESTIVAL: With a focus on the leftfield side of music, bands playing include Get The Blessing, Hysterical Injury and Drone Soul. Malthouse Studio, 12pm.
O&O: THE GOOD STUFF: A new, hour-long sketch show focusing on the hilarity of the little moments we pass by each day. Bristol Improv Theatre, 8pm.
PHANTOM BOY: Animated French film about an 11-year-old boy who can fly. Watershed, 2pm.
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