6, West Side,

Old Market,

Bristol

BS2 0BH

lvin Jeffs “First we take Manhattan.”

Dramatic and unique images of Manhattan including ‘Street Scenes’, ‘Reflections’, Central Park, Winter’ and ‘Jazz at the Blue Note’.

A mixture of unmodified black and white and colour photography.

This exhibition comprises a selection of photos that build on the abstract nature of everyday Manhattan, together with evocative images of daily life.

see www.amjphotography.org.uk

Maria Jeffs “Different Impressions”

An exhibition of photographs and canvases that combine the qualities of painting with the medium of photography.

See www.amjphotography.org.uk

with additional exhibitions by :

Nick Sparks "Photography and Beyond..."

"With the upsurge of the digital occurring as I was studying fine art and photography I found myself mixing them all with a wry outlook on life and a love of the pun and the surreal, to produce work that goes a little beyond the photographic....."

see www.quixotics.co.uk

Alfie Walsh ‘First shots’

A nine-year-old photographer presenting his first images.

and

Stuart Thompson

Thur 17th, Fri 18th, Sat 19th & Sun 20th May

Show starts: 19:30

Price: £13 / £11

Tickets available from: 0117 987 7877 or via Bristol Ticket Shop.

Door sales also available.

Age Guidance: 14 +

Running Time: 1hr 50 mins

National Theatre Scotland

Created by David Greig

Directed by Wils Wilson

Pull up a chair and wet your whistle for an evening of anarchic theatre, live music and strange goings-on....

One wintry morning, Prudencia Hart, an uptight academic, sets off to attend a conference in Kelso in the Scottish Borders. As the snow begins to fall, little does she know who or what awaits her. Inspired by the border ballads - and delivered in a riotous romp of rhyming couplets, devilish encounters and wild karaoke - Prudencia’s dream-like journey of self-discovery unfolds among and around the audience.

With a rollicking text by David Greig, barnstorming live music, and a ‘terrific, inventive sense of fun.’ (THE SCOTSMAN), The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart is the lock-in to end all lock-ins.

National Theatre of Scotland cannot be held responsible in the event of any member of the audience losing their head, their heart or their very self during the course of the performance.

BSL interpreted performance on Sun 20th May

***** THE TIMES

“You shouldn’t miss this show for the world…rambunctiously life-affirming and touchingly beautiful.”

***** THE HERALD

“More vibrantly alive than any piece of theatre I’ve seen in Scotland for years.”

**** THE SCOTSMAN

**** THE TIMES

The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart won a Herald Angel award at the 2011 Edinburgh Fringe Festival and the Critics’

Awards for Theatre in Scotland, 2010-2011 Award for Best Music and Sound.

Full Mayfest e-brochure: http://issuu.com/mayfestbristol/docs/mayfest2012_issuu

"Few festivals sizzle quite so deliciously as Mayfest, which always succeeds in feeling both very local and completely universal" The Guardian

Entry £5

Under 18's must be accompanied by an adult

Bar open

Access info: The Trinity Centre has wheelchair access throughout and accessible toilets

*The Drums

*Pulled Apart By Horses

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*Willy Mason

Summer Camp

*Lucy Rose

*Dog Is Dead

*Hooray for Earth

Olugbenga (Metronomy)

Pond

Turbowolf

Wavves

Willis Earl Beal

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Admiral Fallow

*Bastille

Beth Jeans Houghton

Bondax

Broken Hand

Clock Opera

*Cloud Nothings

Deaf Club

Dirty Goods

Doldrums

Eugene Francis Jr

Eyes on Film

Here We Go Magic

Hyde & Beast

Islet

Jake Bugg

Josh Kumra

Kwes

Kyla La Grange

Last Dinosaurs

Lewis Watson

Lulu James

Mary Epworth

Murray James

O Children

Patterns

Peace

Pearl & The Beard

Rae Morris

*Random Impulse

*Ryan Keen

Scoundrels

Seasfire

Summer Camp

Swiss Lips

The Dunwells

The Hundred in the Hands

The Night

The Other Tribe

The Rumour Said Fire

ThePetebox

Two Wounded Birds

Vadoinmessico

Willis Earl Beal

*Wonder Villains

Age restrictions

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14+ - under 18s guaranteed to be able to see

The Drums

Pulled Apart By Horses

Turbowolf

Dog Is Dead

Venues

Bristol O2 Academy/Thekla/Louisiana/Trinity/Fleece/The Cooler/Start The Bus

TICKETS ON SALE NOW FOR £20 from

Age 14+

Previous Dot to Dot guests include:

65daysofstatic, Annie Mac, Beach House, Blood Red Shoes, British Sea Power, Cults, Dan Sartain, Gallows, Ed Sheeran, Egyptian Hip-Hop, The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster, Ellie Goulding, Erol Alkan, Foals, Frank Turner, Friendly Fires, Glasvegas, Hurts, The Hold Steady, Jakwob, The Joy Formidable, Kissy Sell Out, Klaxons, Ladyhawke, Late Of The Pier, Laura Marling, Liars, Little Boots, Los Campesinos, Marina & The Diamonds, Mumford & Sons, Mystery Jets, The Naked & Famous, Patrick Wolf, Santigold, Spiritualized, The Temper Trap, Washed Out, We Are Scientists, Wild Beasts, The xx, Zane Lowe & many more!

Gwen McCrae

The City Rockas are back with a very special guest for a bank holiday extravaganza featuring Gwen McCrae singing all her hits, including the dance floor smash hit, "All The Love That I'm Giving"-  on stage midnight sharp.

This is a smart casual affair - dress to impress, but also to dance!

Doors 10pm

Tickets £12 adv / £15 OTD

18 +

Available from Bristol Ticket Shop 0117 935 1200

On-sale soon!

Over 18s only. Trinity now operates a "Challenge 25" policy. If you look under 25, please be prepared to show proof of age when buying alcohol.

+ support

Chicago-based multi-instrumentalist and lyricist Andrew Bird picked up his first violin at the age of 4 and spent his formative years soaking up classical repertoire completely by ear.  When it came time for a restless teen-ager to make his own way, it wasn’t such a giant leap to Hungarian Gypsy music, early jazz, country blues, south Indian etc. It's fitting that now, though classically trained, he has opted to play his violin in a most unconventional manner, accompanying himself on glockenspiel and guitar, adding singing and whistling to the equation, and becoming a pop songwriter in the process.

His work was first acclaimed in the concert setting by the curious attraction of one man generating the wealth of sound normally produced by an orchestra, seemingly composing, or at least structuring the songs.  Passages of violin, guitar, voice and glockenspiel are looped and layered forging a texture of definitive hooks and rhythms out of spontaneous stabs and strums. Each night is unique; Andrew rarely replicates the album version, as beloved as they may be.

Since beginning his recording career in 1997, he has released eleven albums.  His 2009 album Noble Beast won praise from Esquire, the New York Times Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, NPR, Rolling Stone, Spin, and many others.  He followed the release with a worldwide tour that kicked off at Carnegie Hall and included appearances at Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo, Radio City Music Hall, The Hollywood Bowl, the Sydney Opera House and the TED conference, along with a few hundred more destinations.

Amazon.com recently named Bird’s Mysterious Production of Eggs one of the "100 Greatest Indie Rock Albums of All Time," and more recently his prior effort, The Swimming Hour, enjoyed a vinyl reissue —about which the typically sedate Pitchfork enthused:  “a stroke of genius…a killer batch of songs that add up to a sublimely enjoyable whole.”  More recently, contributed his rendition of Kermit classic 'Bein Green' to the new Muppets movie record The Green Album, as well as scored the original soundtrack for independent film Norman.

New album Break It Yourself Out 5th March on Bella Union

Doors 7.30pm

Tickets: £19.50 adv + bf

14 + (under 16 must be accompanied)

Tickets on sale Friday 17th February

Be prepared to enjoy a world of delights and feel free to dress appropriately...think Flintstones and animal prints through to birds of paradise!

The show will feature burlesque striptease performers and cabaret singers including amazing international head-liner acts Tuesday Laveau and Marianne Cheesecake ; notorious new talent: Violet Vayne , Velveteen Hussey , Oh! Carolina ; and support acts: Tiger Tiger and Penny Bizarre

Plus a cracking cabaret performance courtesy of The Dolly Mixtures

There will also be a range of stalls, so don’t forget to bring some of your hard earned cash, and a raffle – all raffle proceeds will go to this year's charity – St Peter's Hospice

Tickets are £10 in advance (£12 on the door) and available NOW from Burn Brightly Events

*Strictly over 18's

Fresh off the back of a successful European tour The Carpet Crawlers bring their stunning show back to the UK with a true 'celebration' of the glorious music of Genesis.

Performing a three hour show the band faithfully covers both eras of the band's history where they treat you to the majestic, theatrical classic Gabriel period with full costumes, then assault the senses with TWO drumkits and a stunning lightshow taking us to the 'stadium' era of the Collins period.

All this with plenty of entertainment and the infectious passion of the Crawlers has proved to be a night simply not to be missed.

Doors 7.30pm

Tickets available from Bristol Ticket Shop

Phone: 0117 929 9008

£15 adv + bf

Plus…

Special Guests

Doors Open 7:30pm (Standing show)

Tickets: £15adv

Tickets From:

Bristol Ticket Shop

Phone: 0117 929 9008

Online: http://www.midnightmango.co.uk

Online: SeeTickets / TicketWeb / Gigantic

Booking fee may apply.

The Beat hailed from working class, industrial Birmingham, England. When The Beat rushed on to the music scene in 1979, it was a time of social, political and musical upheaval. Into this storm came The Beat, trying to calm the waters with their simple message of love and unity set to a great dance beat.

Over the course of the next five years The Beat toured relentlessly and released three studio albums: "I Just Can't Stop It", "Wh'appen", and "Special Beat Service". The band toured the world, touring with such artists as David Bowie, The Police, REM, The Clash, The Talking Heads, The Pretenders, and The Specials, to name but a few.

The Beat kept scoring hits with tunes that have now become so popular that it's hard to remember a time when they didn't exist, such as "Mirror in the Bathroom", "Save it for Later", "I Confess", "Stand Down Margaret", and their serene cover of Andy William's "Can't Get Used To Losing You".

On February 10th 2003 The Beat’s reunion gig took place at London's Royal Festival Hall. Ranking Roger along with Everett, Saxa, Neil and Andy were reunited with Dave Wakeling and Blockhead. The overwhelming success of the gig, encouraged Ranking Roger to resurrect The Beat, with his son Murphy accompanying Roger on vocals in place of Dave Wakeling. Saxa was eventually obliged to give up life on the road. However, the spirit of Saxa is still on the road and has left an indelible mark on this band.

Having re-established The Beat in the UK, the band has had continued success with their tours of the UK, Ireland, Europe and Australia. Additionally Murphy aka Ranking Junior, has had combined success with The Ordinary Boys with their top 3 single ‘Boys will be boys’. At long last Roger and the boys have recorded the first album for The Beat since the early 1980’s. Currently being mixed by Adrian Sherwood the album is once again a work of pure brilliance by a band whose musical prowess has lasted 3 decades.

http://www.myspace.com/thebeatofficial

****Midnight Mango Ltd****

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