Monday: Digital Bristol Workshop Day, Colston Hall
A day of free workshops organised by the BBC Academy around innovation, talent and Bristol’s “creative ecology”.
www.bbc.co.uk/academy/work-in-broadcast/events/fusion/article/art20131007173328990
Monday: Enablers, Cube
“A chaotic blend of the spoken word and coarse, rapturous music”, according to The Liminal.
www.cubecinema.com/cgi-bin/diary/programme.pl#7499
Tuesday: An Evening with the Chefs, Pony & Trap
Josh Eggleton of the Michelin-starred Chew Magna pub is joined by chefs from The Pumphouse, Wilks and The Star & Dove.
www.theponyandtrap.co.uk/events/evening-chefs
Tuesday & Wednesday: Attack of the 50ft Woman, Bierkeller
A live puppet version of the cult 1950s film, combining puppets and live performance and including marionette, rod and shadow puppetry.
www.bierkellertheatre.com
Wednesday: Steve Mason, Fleece
The former Beta Band frontman is now a typically eccentric solo artist. With support from Kalu Kalae.
www.thefleece.co.uk/shows/view/united-kingdom/bristol/the-fleece/steve-mason-special-guests
Wednesday & Thursday: Shlomo, Bristol Old Vic
Beatboxer Shlomo returns with his brand new “interactive eargasmic experience”, Shlomo: Human Geekbox.
www.bristololdvic.org.uk/GEEKBOX.html
Friday-Sunday: Afrika Eye, Watershed
A celebration of African cinema featuring film, music, workshops and discussion, with a theme this year of ‘Belonging’.
www.afrikaeye.org.uk
Saturday-January 5: Ice rink, Millennium Square
A 450m² ice rink next to the planetarium from now until the new year, with a promised sprinkling of At-Bristol magic.
www.at-bristol.org.uk/icerink.html
Saturday: KT Tunstall, Colston Hall
The Brit Award-winning Scottish singer-songwriter returns with her fourth studio album, Invisible Empire//Crescent Moon.
www.colstonhall.org/shows/k-t-tunstall/
Sunday: Josh Widdicombe, Tobacco Factory Theatre
The television regular from shows such as The Last Leg, 8 Out Of 10 Cats and Mock The Week presents his new stand-up show Incidently.
www.tobaccofactorytheatre.com/shows/detail/josh_widdicombe_incidentally/