WHAT’S ON

WHAT’S ON IN MARCH

Matilda Mann at The Louisiana

Bristol Light Festival

Bristol College of Massage and Bodywork

n Throughout March Bristol College of Massage and Bodywork offers high quality training in the heart of Clifton. Founded in 1986, it runs a variety of different courses including: monthly holistic massage introductions for beginners; professional training in holistic, remedial and sports massage and Indian head massage; varied CPD workshops for qualified therapists; and a low cost graduate massage clinic every Thursday. bristolmassage.co.uk

Bristol Film Festival: Little Women

n 4 March, Arnos Vale Cemetery Join Bristol Film Festival in Arnos Vale Cemetery, Bristol’s very own Victorian Garden Cemetery, for a screening of Greta Gerwig’s (Lady Bird) 2019 adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s coming-of-age classic Little Women, which saw both Saoirse Ronan and Florence Pugh receive Oscar nominations. bristolfilmfestival.com

ShangrilART

n 5 March, Lost Horizon Celebrating powerful female energy and creativity ahead of International Women's Day. An all- girl line up will be taking over Lost Horizon for an afternoon of local talent. Buy affordable art from independent artists, grab yourself some tasty street food and hang out for a drink or two, soundtracked by live DJs. shangrilart.com

Bristol Light Festival

n 1–6 March, around Bristol Bristol Light Festival will return to fill the city with light and colour, and showcase Bristol as the vibrant, playful and creative city that we know and love. This year, the festival will feature six world premier works, brand new for Bristol, alongside some of the best of the UK’s talent, all making their Bristol debut at carefully selected locations across the city centre. Visitors can wander and explore the city’s streets to see the light art works come to life and enjoy Bristol’s wonderful retail and hospitality businesses along the way. Everything is free to attend and open to everyone across the full week. bristollightfestival.org

The Royal Photographic Society: Meet John Hajdu MBE

n 6 March, at RPS and online John Hajdu is a survivor of the Holocaust in Hungary and lived under the subsequent socialist regime in Budapest. Having lived in the UK since 1957, John’s experiences of life after the Holocaust and as a refugee tell of the turmoil of post-World War II Europe. John will talk about his life in Hungary and UK. The event is live and also streamed via Zoom. rps.org

Moishe's Bagel

n 10 March, St George’s Bristol Folk favourites Moishe’s Bagel return to St George’s with their specially commissioned live score for Mikhail Kalatozov’s 1931 Soviet documentary, Salt for Svanetia. Set in the remote Caucasus mountains of Georgia, the visually stunning film tells the story of the indigenous Svan people and their ancient traditions, set against the context of Soviet modernisation and the first five year plan. Formed in Edinburgh in 2003, Moishe’s Bagel combine the energy and passion of world folk with the excitement and soul of improvisation, and they absolutely love playing at St George’s. stgeorgesbristol.co.uk

Bristol Bach Choir

n 19 March, St Mary Redcliffe In its much-anticipated return to the beautiful environs of St Mary Redcliffe, Bristol Bach Choir will present a programme of unsurpassed beauty, tranquillity and serenity. Maurice Duruflé’s setting of the Requiem text is regarded as one of the glories of 20th century choral repertoire. In this performance, there will be a virtuosic accompaniment on the magnificent Harrison and Harrison organ. Morales was the leading Spanish composer of sacred music in the mid-16th century. His Missa pro Defunctis is the perfect foil in a programme to the lush harmonic language of Duruflé’s composition. bristolbach.org.uk

Bristol Ensemble: Spring in the Air

n 19 March, Trinity-Henleaze URC Celebrating the coming of spring, this concert features virtuosic music for wind ensemble from across the centuries. At the heart of the programme is Mozart's threemovement Quintet, scored for piano, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon, alongside works by Ravel, Shostakovich and Malcolm Arnold. henleazeconcertsociety.org.uk

Ramshackicious presents Club Supreme

n 23–27 March, Loco Klub Audiences in Bristol become the first to experience the latest mix of physical theatre, clowning, puppetry, animation, video and

Moishe’s Bagel at St George’s Bristol

surround sound from Ramshacklicious and with it the chance to achieve Supreme Citizen status through an installation and stage show questioning current fascinations with game shows, self-improvement, online manipulation and consumerism. locoklub.com

Bristol Ensemble: Vaughan Williams and the English Tradition

n 25 March, St George’s Bristol Bristol Ensemble celebrate the 150th anniversary of the birth of one of England's greatest composers, Ralph Vaughan Williams with performance of some of his most cherished works including The Lark Ascending with violin soloist Natalia Lomeiko and Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis. stgeorgesbristol.co.uk

Bristol Film Festival: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

n 25 March, Redcliffe Caves Venture underground into the Redcliffe Caves this March, as Bristol Film Festival’s biannual screening series returns. Delve deep into one of the most unique locations in Bristol, and forget about the outside world for a couple of hours. On 25 March, enjoy the epic adventure film, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom –they guarantee 100% fewer booby traps than poor Indy has to deal with! bristolfilmfestival.com

Book launch with Judy Darley

n 26 March, Waterstones –Galleries Not everything is as it first appears in this literary night hosted by author Judy Darley in our shop. Celebrating the launch of her third short fiction collection The Stairs are a Snowcapped Mountain, the evening promises heart-stirring live music from singer songwriter Eve Appleton, poetry from former midwife Helen Sheppard and atmospheric readings from local fiction writers Harriet Kline, Jo Mary Butler and Judy Darley. With hints of fairytales and myths rippling through everyday scenarios, you may emerge seeing the world with fresh eyes. waterstones.com

Matilda Mann

n 31 March, The Louisiana Championed by the likes of BBC Introducing,

LOOKING AHEAD

A Recital of Art Song by Black British & American Composers with Maita Robinson

n 2 April, St Stephen’s Church Gifted singer Maita Robinson returns to St Stephen’s to resume her annual concert programme with a new set of songs, this time accompanied by Stephen Kings on the piano. Maita will perform works by British and American black classical composers reviving hidden art song gems created by Margaret Bonds, Elizabeth Boykin, Errollyn Wallen, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and Florence B Price. Some of these composers have set their music to the poetry of female and black writers such as Maya Angelou and Langston Hughes. The free concert will begin at 3pm. saint-stephens.com

City of Bristol Choir: Handel’s Messiah

n 2 April, St George’s Bristol City of Bristol Choir joins forces with Bristol Ensemble and a fabulous line up of soloists to perform Handel’s COLORS and Mahogony, Matilda Mann sold out her debut London headline show at Servant’s Jazz Quarters earlier this year as well as previously playing tour support for the likes of Arlo Parks, Beabadoobee and The Staves, whilst Glastonbury Festival revealed Matilda as third place their coveted Emerging Talent Competition for 2020. Matilda will be playing at The Louisiana on 31 March and is certanly not one to miss. thelouisiana.net

masterpiece, Messiah. The work is full of drama as it tells the story of Christ's birth, death and resurrection through majestic and thrilling choruses, heartrending and passionate arias, and theatrical recitative, ensuring its enduring popularity. stgeorgesbristol.co.uk

Exploring Nature Writing

n From 1 April, online course Aspiring nature writers are taken through a series of exciting workshops to hone their craft, sketching out the beauty of nature with the written word. During this introductory nature writing course, you will be immersed in the world of nature writing and learn some basic practices and techniques, allowing you to develop as a writer, as you take inspiration from nature and hone your craft. You will create your own pieces including poetry and share them with other learners. This course, brimming with practical tasks is equally suitable for budding naturalists and people who enjoy writing. field-studies-council.org