Whats on this week

The Carrivick Sisters | Downend Folk Club

Date: Fri 19th Nov

Description: The Carrivick Sisters are one of the UK’s top young bluegrass and folk acts. Twins Laura and Charlotte perform their original songs and instrumentals along with a few carefully chosen covers on guitar, mandolin, fiddle, dobro, and clawhammer banjo. Tickets www.downendfolkclub.co.uk/ index.php/whats-on Venue: Christ Church Downend, North St Bristol,

Advent Family Fun! - Xmas themed Arts & Crafts session for ages 2yrs-11yrs

Date: Sat 20th Nov

Description: Finding activities that different ages can enjoy can be challenging to find, organise and plan. That’s why we developed our Family Fun classes. Here you can bring the kids and they will all be able to get creative in their own way.

Venue: Bedminster United Reform Churches, Stanley St Bristol

Mad Dog Mcrea + Headshrinkers Date: Fri 19th Nov

Description: Mad Dog Mcrea blend a unique mixture of folk rock, pop, gypsy jazz, bluegrass and ‘shake your ass’ music. From self-penned songs of adventure, drinking, love and life, to traditional songs of gypsies, fairies, legless pirates and black flies – Mad Dog never fail to capture their audience with their infectious songs.

An Evening With Ben and his Dancers

Date: Sat 20th Nov

Description: Enjoy an intimate evening of Michael Jackson’s greatest hits with Ben and his dancers!

Venue: BAWA Club, 589 Southmead Rd, Filton Bristol

Venue: The Fleece Bristol, 12 St Thomas Street, Bristol

La Voix - Live in Bristol

Jon Amor Trio

Date: Fri 19th Nov

Description: Free entry! Having crossed paths through their numerous experiences on the Bristol scene, these Blues Mercenaries have decided to join forces and indulge in their mutual love of blues and funk, delivering high-energy sets across the land.

The players who make up the Jon Amor trio have worked with the likes of the Hoax, Marc Ford (Black Crowes), Wille and the Bandits

Venue: No.1 Harbourside, 1 Cannon Road, Harbourside, Bristol

Date: Sat 20th Nov

Description: Global Superstar La Voix’s show has become a phenomenon in many towns and cities around the world. 2021 sees La Voix’s most glamorous show yet taking the UK by storm. La Voix has packed it by the case load and is heading to Bristol with her incredible musicians for an unforgettable evening! Expect side splitting comedy, huge vocals, mesmerising impressions of the worlds biggest divas and buckets full of energy.“Wear thick pants because you’ll wet yourself laughing” Jennifer Saunders. Tickets www.redgravetheatre.com/event/2020/09/lavoix/786

Venue: Redgrave Theatre, 2 Percival Rd, Bristol

Date: Sun 21th Nov

Description: A Family fun Christmas fair. Full of local produce and activities.

Venue: 118-124 High St, Hanham, Bristol BS15 3EJ

Wreath workshop & Festive Tea

Date: Sun 21th Nov

Description: This is a great workshop to get you in the mood for Christmas! We provide everything you need to create your beautiful Christmas wreath, the workshop takes place in the Aga room of the Farmhouse, with mulled apple, tea & coffee throughout. Once you have finished a festive high tea will be waiting for you in one of the sitting rooms, with sandwiches, cakes and other homemade treats. Parking and toilets provided.

Venue: Wick Heritage Workshop, Wick Farm, Brean Rd, Weston Super Mare

Katherine Ryan - Missus

Date: Sun 21th Nov

Description: Following the release of her smash hit Netflix series ‘The Duchess’, Katherine Ryan has announced she’s returning to the stage in 2021/2022 with her brand new show ‘Missus’! 8:00 pm https://bit.ly/3lu1SPU

Venue: Bristol Hippodrome St Augustine’s Parade, Bristol BS1 4UZ

Parlophonians (Trio) - Vittoria

Date: Sun 21th Nov

Description: Jack Calloway & His World Renown Parlophonians return to the Vittoria every week to bring an extra dose of hot jazz to your Sunday roasts. Delight in fine food to the music of the 1920’s and 1930’s as Jack Calloway brings a specially selected trio of musicians that audiences can’t seem to get enough of!

Date: Mon 22th Nov

Description: After the success of last year we are starting our kitting group back again every Monday from 14.30 to 16.30 knitting simple square for the less experienced to hats gloves etc for the homeless. If you fancy coming out to meet new people or bring a friend we will supply the tea and coffee. If you can only spend half an hour that’s great too

Venue: The Swan Thornbury, 17 High Street Thornbury

Production Technology Showcase

Date: Tue 23th Nov

Description: We are bringing our advice, knowledge and support, along with the industry’s leading production solutions, for a special two day technology showcase and networking event.

Venue: We The Curious, 1 Millennium Square, Anchor Rd, Bristol BS1 5DB

Blazin’ Fiddles at St. George’s

Date: Wed 24th Nov

Description: One of the world’s most prolific fiddle groups, Blazin’ Fiddles formed for a one-off tour of the Scottish Highlands in 1999 and are still raising roofs far and wide well over two decades later. Encompassing a rare and virtuosic selection of the fiddle’s diverse Highland and island voices, with ensemble and solo-led sets both backed by powerhouse guitar and piano, the Blazers pack all the power, passion and sensitivity of Scotland’s traditional music, into a single show.

Venue: St George’s Bristol, Great George Street and Charlotte St Bristol, BS1 5RR

New Lunch Bar on Queens Road

Woky Ko Lunch Bar is a one-stop dining destination serving up a delicious array of Asian inspired grab-and-go delicacies, coffee, freshly baked goods and soft serve ice cream. Open from 8am to 3pm Monday to Friday, this new lunch spot centres around a modern take on an ancient Chinese tradition, Bing.

Bing, is a Chinese bread similar to a flatbread and the new Lunch Bar will serve up a delicious selection of Bing; brimming with fillings from spicy pork chashu, Korean fried chicken or spicy miso aubergine.

Woky Ko is also introducing Poke Bowls to the menu; with options ranging from signature Korean fried chicken, pork chashu, salmon and Sichuan cauliflower.

Woky Ko founder Larkin Cen explains; “Queens Road is a great lunch spot and we’ve been looking forward to being able to create an Asian inspired lunch option from our flagship space which has the most spectacular view of the Wills Memorial building. We’ve created an upstairs seating area which will be open next week, to enable people to eat in, and there’s coffee, signature Woky dishes in lunch portions and our new wraps inspired by Chinese Bing. Just like everything we serve, the dishes use fresh ingredients and clean recipes so you can enjoy Asian flavours at lunchtime. My personal favourite is our new soft serve ice cream and our own take on affogato, highly recommended.” 10 For your morning coffee fix, the team has also teamed up with Bristol coffee legends Wogan Coffee, to establish a varied menu of coffees which use a new and unique Woky x Wogan blend. A bakery counter will feature daily offerings from Bosh Kitchen, with incredible treats such as Sichuan and orange brownie, sticky date and ginger cake, peanut butter and dark chocolate flapjack and tahini and black sesame cookie.

The grab and go will also feature new soft serve ice cream with diners able to choose from vanilla, served with a Bosh brownie, the iconic affogato, or a soft serve chocolate chip cookie ice cream sandwich.

Woky Ko fans can expect to see some firm favourites on the menu, such as the incredible Katsu, red curry and Mapo Tofu.

By evening, the space will continue to serve Bristol with its popular delivery and click and collect service, with Woky’s iconic pink bags zipping across all corners of the city. The addition of Woky Ko Lunch Bar comes off the back of a busy period for founder Larkin Cen and his team, who have just completed the refurbishment and new menu at Woky Ko Cargo – which has brought ramen back onto the menu for Winter.