Say see you later winter and hello spring with one of these ten great things to do in Bristol this week.
NME Awards Tour, O2 Academy, Monday March 2, £15.90
The twentieth year of the NME Awards Tour comes to Bristol on Monday with Slaves, Fat White Family, Palma Violets and The Amazing Snakeheads.
The Art Of Cocktail Creation, Harvey Nichols, Tuesday March 3, 2nd Floor Bar, £25, 6pm-8.30pm
Explore alcoholic alchemy at Harvey Nichols’ Second Floor Bar on Tuesday with a cocktail master class. Book ahead on the HN site.
Lucy Porter, Colston Hall, Wed March 4, £15.05
Edinburgh Fringe favourite and TV regular Lucy Porter brings her unique wit to Bristol on Wednesday night.
Crack Magazine Music Quiz, The Christmas Steps, Weds March 4, free
Join local arts mag Crack for their weekly music quiz at their great little pub in the centre of town.
Bristol International Jazz & Blues Festival, Colston Hall, Fri March 6 – Sun March 8
Jazz and blues artists from around the world descend on Bristol this weekend, as Colston Hall hosts a range of concerts, workshops and jams that cover the complete history of jazz.
Circus Geeks Present: Beta Testing, Circomedia, Fri March 6 & Sat March 7, £9-£13
Promising a ‘remix of juggling subcultures and influences such as TED Talks, The Hitch Hikers Guide To The Galaxy and a fear of haddock’ this much-lauded show brings the most popular posts from the Beta Testing blog to life in vivid style.
Collide, Hangfire Gallery, From Friday March 6
Head to Hangfire Gallery in Bedminster on Friday for the opening of the debut solo show from Bristol-based artist Sled One.
Peaty’s Bike Bonanza and Pre-Bonanza ride, Ashton Court Golf Course & UWE Exhibition & Conference Centre, Saturday March 6
Pro downhill mountain biker Steve Peat is in Bristol for the weekend, putting his name to a new and used bike marketplace at UWE on Sunday from 10am to 2pm (£5 admission), and giving everyone the chance to join him on the trails at Ashton Court on Saturday from 11am. More details here.
Chappie
‘District 9’ and ‘Elysium’ director Neill Blomkamp returns to his native South Africa for this comic tale of a robot that gets adopted by a gang of criminals.