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Ceremony

Thursday 17 October 2013
"Are We All Met?": Shakespeare among the Amateurs, Then and Now
Organised by Department of Theatre and Film
Professor Michael Dobson Director, Shakespeare Institute Professor of Shakespeare Studies, University of Birmingham.
Wickham Theatre, Cantock's Close, 5:30pm  
Michael Dobson is a distinguished Shakespeare scholar who is currently examining the Royal Shakespeare Company's 'Open Stages' project. From the efforts of Peter Quince and company, his lecture will consider what amateur performance has done for Shakespeare across the centuries, and why we have often preferred to forget it. Further information is available
Event is Free - no advance booking.  Contact Kate Withers email: kate.withers@bristol.ac.uk

Thursday 17 October 2013
The Wild Bar
Organised by The Botanic Garden
Andy Hamilton.
Room B75, School of Biological Sciences, Woodland Road, Bristol BS8 1UG., 7:30pm  
Andy can often be found foraging about in the hedgerows around Bristol in search of ingredients for his bubbling alcoholic concoctions and a book exploring beer in Britain (due for publication on 24th October), aptly named, Brewing Britain - The quest for the perfect pint, is a guide to growing, brewing and drinking beer. Further information is available
Free to Friends (on production of membership card.).Visitors will be asked for a £5 donation. No booking required.  Contact for other queries, The Botanic Garden telephone: +44 (0)117 - 331 4906

Wednesday 13 November 2013
Stanley Kubrick's symphonic odyssey: a talk and screening
Organised by InsideArts/Faculty of Arts
Professor Simon Shaw-Miller, Department of History of Art.
Victoria Rooms, 6:00pm  
Stanley Kubrick's 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey is an influential and enigmatic cinematic masterpiece. Bristol's new professor of history of art, Simon Shaw-Miller introduces a full showing of this epic, symphonic film. His talk will propose fresh readings, relating 2001 to Richard Wagner and American minimalism, among others. Book your free place
Contact InsideArts Committee email: inside-arts@bristol.ac.uk

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Concert / Theatre

Wednesday 2 October 2013
Bristol Baroque Soloists
Organised by Department of Music
Conductor: Simon Kodurand. In the Recital Room (limited seating).
Victoria Rooms, 1:15-2:00pm  
The Grand Tour: A musical journey across 18th century Europe. The Grand Tour was an educational rite of passage for young Englishmen of means in search of art, culture, enlightenment and adventure. Featuring virtuosic music for cornett and violin from the 17th and 18th centuries. Further information is available
Contact Megan Holmes and Margaret Peirson on +44 (0)117 - 33 14044 or music-resources@bristol.ac.uk

Thursday 3 October 2013
Control Signal
Organised by Wickham Theatre
Haranzak/Navarre Performance Project (Karen Christopher and Sophie Grodin).
Wickham Theatre, Cantock's Close, 7:30pm  
Karen Christopher is a collaborative performance deviser, performer, and teacher. Control Signal explores invisible influences and the inexplicable connections we feel but fail to acknowledge. It explores our irresistible urge to impose our will upon our immediate surroundings; upon nature. Tickets and further information is available
Tickets: £9/£5 (concs) from the University Online Shop.  Contact Kate Withers on +44 (0)117 - 3315088 or kate.withers@bristol.ac.uk

Wednesday 9 October 2013
The heart's desire
Organised by Department of Music
Caroline Tyler (piano); Alexandra Saunders (soprano).
Victoria Rooms, 1:15-2:00pm  
Songs by Henry Purcell and John Ireland. Further information is available
Contact Megan Holmes and Margaret Peirson on +44 (0)117 - 33 14044 or music-resources@bristol.ac.uk

Friday 18 October 2013
Listen to our Story
Organised by Department of Drama
ACTA.
Wickham Theatre, Cantock's Close, 7:00pm  
A new play written, created and performed by members of Bristol Refugee Rights, following successful performances in Refugee Week and at the Get Together Festival earlier this year, the show tells a compelling and moving story with warmth, humour and dignity. Further information and tickets are available
Tickets £2.  Contact Kate Withers on +44 (0)117 - 3315088 or kate.withers@bristol.ac.uk

Saturday 19 October 2013
MOVE-hIT launch at dinner dance for Parkinson's
Organised by Bristol Health Partners
Holiday Inn, Filton, Bristol, 7:30pm  
The Parkinon's Health Integration Team (MOVE-hIT) will officially launch at a dinner dance to raise funds for Parkinson's care and research in Bristol. The event takes place at the Holiday Inn, Filton. Tickets cost £40 each, and you can also buy a table that seats 10 people. Further information is available
Contact Lucy Mooney email: Lucy.Mooney@nbt.nhs.uk

Wednesday 23 October 2013
Big Hits
Organised by Wickham Theatre
Getinthebackofthevan.
Wickham Theatre, Cantock's Close, 7:30pm  
Big Hits rises up in the space between live art and theatre, relentlessly looking for a good time and staring hard at censorship, propriety, and the violence that can erupt when noise is stifled. An Unruly Voice is at large, the music's turned up high. Further information is available
£9/£5 (concs) available from the online shop.  Contact Kate Withers on +44 (0)117 - 3315088 or kate.withers@bristol.ac.uk

Tuesday 12 November 2013
Fellini's 8 1/2: golden anniversary screening
Organised by InsideArts/Faculty of Arts
George Ferzoco, Department of Religion and Theology.
The Cube, Dove Street South, Bristol, BS2 8JD, 6:00pm  
In the pantheon of Oscar-winning directors, few can compare with Federico Fellini. His masterpiece, 8 ½ , was released in 1963. This golden-anniversary screening will be followed by a discussion about religion, culture and artistic production involving visiting professors, Bristol academics and members of the public. Book your free place
Contact InsideArts Committee email: inside-arts@bristol.ac.uk

Wednesday 13 November 2013
John Pickard and The Brodowski String Quartet master class
Organised by InsideArts/Faculty of Arts
Victoria Rooms, 2:30pm  
A public master class to follow the Brodowski Quartet's lunchtime concert, in which John Pickard and the musicians will explore Pickard's new quartet with live illustrations. InsideArts - Festival of the Arts and Humanities
No booking required.  Contact InsideArts Committee email: inside-arts@bristol.ac.uk

Wednesday 13 November 2013
The Brodowski String Quartet lunchtime concert
Organised by InsideArts/Faculty of Arts
Victoria Rooms, 1:15pm  
Quartet-in-residence The Brodowski String Quartet plays John Pickard's String Quartet No. 5 and Joseph Haydn's String Quartet Op.54 No. 2. Retiring collection. InsideArts - Festival of the Arts and Humanities
No booking required.  Contact InsideArts Committee email: inside-arts@bristol.ac.uk

Wednesday 13 November 2013
Experiment Ionesco
Organised by InsideArts/Faculty of Arts
Students from the Departments of Film and Theatre.
Wickham Theatre, Cantock's Close, 1:00pm  
A student performance inspired by Ionesco's 'The Chairs'. "At the beginning we had no friends. We lived on the 10th floor of a block of flats, where only a drinking, depressed ex-colleague would pay us visits. It was there that we started living in 'The Chairs'. Comic and bitter...". Book your free place
Contact InsideArts Committee email: inside-arts@bristol.ac.uk

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Debate

Monday 18 November 2013
The State of the City - Bristol 2013: The Mayor's Annual Address and Debate
Organised by Festival of Ideas, in association with Public and Ceremonial Events
Panellist include: George Ferguson, Bristol City Mayor; Alexandra Jones, Chief Executive, Centre for Cities; Alex Marsh, Professor of Public Policy and Head of the School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol; and Tony Travers, Director of LSE London.
Great Hall, Wills Memorial Building, 6:00pm  
The first of an annual series in which Bristol City Mayor George Ferguson looks back on an historic first year in office for the only independent elected mayor of an English core city. He will comment on the state of Bristol's economy and prospects for the future. Further information is available
Free, but booking required in advance via the online form.  Contact for other queries, Nicola Fry on +44 (0)117 - 928 8515 or nicola.fry@bristol.ac.uk

Tuesday 3 December 2013
Mayor of Bristol's Question Time
Organised by Public and Ceremonial Events
George Ferguson.
Great Hall, Wills Memorial Building, 7:00-8:00pm  
Bristol's elected Mayor, George Ferguson, will host 'Mayoral Question Time' at the University of Bristol, an event designed to allow him to better engage and listen to Bristol citizens. The Mayor will respond to questions from residents on a range of issues. This event is aimed at residents rather than political or pressure groups. Further information is available
Free, but booking required via the online form.  Contact for other queries, Nicola Fry on +44 (0)117 - 928 8515 or nicola.fry@bristol.ac.uk

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Exhibition / information stall

Saturday 31 August 2013 -  Sunday 1 September 2013
A Trio of Blooming Botanical Artists
Organised by The Botanic Garden
University of Bristol Botanic Garden, The Holmes, Stoke Park Road, Bristol BS9 1JG, 10:00am-4:30pm  
An exhibition by three highly talented botanical artists, Anne Girling, Hazel Black and Jenny Brooks in the Botanic Garden's Linnaeus study room. On display are original watercolour botanical paintings for sale by Hazel Black, coloured pencil drawings by Anne Girling and also featured are original watercolours and studies prepared over 2 years by Jenny Brooks. Further information is available
Adults £3.50. Free to: Friends, University staff and students and children under 16.  Contact for other queries, The Botanic Garden on +44 (0)117 - 331 4906 or botanic-gardens@bristol.ac.uk

Saturday 7 September 2013 -  Sunday 8 September 2013
Bee and Pollination Festival
Organised by The Botanic Garden
University of Bristol Botanic Garden, The Holmes, Stoke Park Road, Bristol BS9 1JG, 10:00am-5:00pm  
Learn how you can help the bees. Exhibitors include the Avon Beekeepers Association, and their highly popular Honey Festival, the University of Bristol School of Biological Sciences, Butcombe Brewery, Riverford Organic Farms, Writhlington School Orchid Project, Bristol City Council Allotments Team, Avon Organic Group, nurseries selling insect-friendly plants and wildlife charities including Bees for Development. Further information is available
Entrance £3.50, including tours. Free to Friends, children, University staff and students.  Contact for other queries, The Botanic Garden on +44 (0)117 - 331 4906 or botanic-gardens@bristol.ac.uk

Tuesday 24 September 2013
Volcanoes and volcanologists in Europe
Organised by NEMOH- a European training network School of Earth Sciences
Great Hall, Wills Memorial Building, 10:00am-5:00pm  
Come meet 18 young professional scientists from across Europe who are part of a training network for "the next generation of European volcanologists". They will tell you about their experiences at an active volcano, show you how volcanoes are studied and why we need to understand them. Further information is available
Free, advance booking recommended for school groups. For Schools bookings contact Liam Dowson: liam.dowson@bristol.ac.uk.  Contact Alison Rust on +44 (0)117 - 954 5303 or alison.rust@bristol.ac.uk

Tuesday 1 October 2013 -  Saturday 30 November 2013
Building the Bristol Dinosaur
Organised by School of Earth Sciences
MShed, Princes Wharf, Wapping Rd, Bristol, BS1 4RN, 10:00am-5:00pm  
Bristol's very own dinosaur Thecodontosaurus will be brought to life on the city's Harbourside this autumn when local artist Robert Nicholls from Paleocreations and Pedro Viegas from the School of Earth Sciences build a full-size replica, based on the very latest scientific discoveries about how it would have looked 210 million years ago. Further information is available
Free, all welcome. Please check with the MShed for any queries about opening times and access.  Contact the MShed on +44 (0)117 - 352 6600 or info@mshed.org

Friday 11 October 2013 -  Saturday 12 October 2013
Bristol Neuroscience Festival
Organised by Bristol Neuroscience
On Friday 11 October the festival will run from 3 pm - 5 pm and on Saturday 12 October the festival will run from 10 am - 6 pm.
Wills Memorial Building, Queen's Road, BS8 1RJ, 3:00pm  
Bristol Neuroscience celebrates its 10 year anniversary with interactive hands-on activities and experiments, a series of neuroscience talks and exhibitions of current research projects. The event will include a special exhibit from At-Bristol. Suitable for all ages. Further information is available
Booking required via the online form.  Contact for other queries, Hannah King on +44 (0)117 - 331 1888 or hannah.king@bristol.ac.uk

Monday 11 November 2013 -  Friday 15 November 2013
The secret lives of objects: tours of the Theatre Collection
Organised by InsideArts/Faculty of Arts
Jo Elsworth and Laura Gardner.
Theatre Collection, Cantock's Close, 10:00am-4:00pm  
Explore some of the hidden histories of the Theatre Collection's most interesting items by examining the life stories of the objects and the people that owned them. Book your tour at 10.30 am or 12 pm
Contact InsideArts Committee email: inside-arts@bristol.ac.uk

Monday 11 November 2013 -  Friday 15 November 2013
Faces of theatre: portrait photographs by Angus McBean and John Vickers
Organised by InsideArts/Faculty of Arts
Drawing Room, Royal Fort House, 10:00am-4:00pm  
This exhibition presents some of the finest black and white photographs from the John Vickers Photographic Archive, one of the many archives held by the Theatre Collection. It focuses on portraits of famous actors from the mid-20th century, when John and his mentor, Angus McBean, were most active.
Contact InsideArts Committee email: inside-arts@bristol.ac.uk

Tuesday 12 November 2013 -  Sunday 17 November 2013
A World Kaleidoscope: year abroad photographs by students from the School of Modern Languages
Organised by InsideArts/Faculty of Arts
The Parlour Showrooms, 31/31a College Green, BS1 5TB, 11:00am-5:00pm  
In 2008, the School of Modern Languages set up its first annual photography competition for students spending the year abroad. Experience first-hand the close connections that our language students develop with a country, its language, culture and people, as told through a series of their own striking images. Visit the InsideArts website for further details
Contact InsideArts Committee email: inside-arts@bristol.ac.uk

Tuesday 12 November 2013 -  Friday 22 November 2013
Darwent Revisited: Shanghai now and then
Organised by InsideArts/Faculty of Arts
The Gallery Space, The Island, Bridewell Street, BS1 2LE, 9:00am-6:00pm  
Jamie Carstairs, member of 'The Historical Photographs of China' team, took a series of photographs inspired by The Reverend Charles Darwent's 'Shanghai: A Handbook for Travellers and Residents' (1904). The results are presented in this exhibition, which includes other archive images from the project. Visit the InsideArts website for further details
Contact Jamie Carstairs email: jamie.carstairs@bristol.ac.uk

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Lecture / talk

Wednesday 4 September 2013
Penguins on Film
Organised by Public and Ceremonial Events
The panel will be chaired by Lloyd Davis (Stuart Professor of Science Communication) and will include; Elizabeth White (one of the Directors of 'The Frozen Planet'), Sue Murray (General Manager, Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust), Phil Trathan (British Antarctic Survey), Professor Peter Barham and Dr Tilo Burghardt (University of Bristol).
Great Hall, Wills Memorial Building, Queen's Road BS8 1RJ, 6:00pm  
A world leading panel of experts will discuss their experiences working with penguins; it will include Elizabeth White, one of the Directors of 'The Frozen Planet'. There will be a screening and discussion of BBC Natural History Unit footage on 'Criminal penguins' (stone-stealing Adelie penguins) and 'Penguins can fly' (super slow motion filming of Emperors). Further information is available
Free, but booking required via the online form.  Contact for other enquiries Nicola Fry on +44 (0)117 - 928 8515 or nicola.fry@bristol.ac.uk

Thursday 19 September 2013
Ash Dieback: Causes, Effects and Associated issues
Organised by The Botanic Garden
Rob Spence, Field Manager, Forestry Commission.
Room B75, School of Biological Sciences, Woodland Road, Bristol BS8 1UG., 7:30pm  
Rob's talk will cover issues relating to Ash Dieback: where it has come from; what it does and its effects, short and long term; spread; timescales; what to do if you think you find a tree with it. Rob will also consider some of the other diseases and insects now affecting our trees. Further information is available
Free to Friends (on production of membership card.).Visitors will be asked for a £5 donation. No booking required.  Contact for other queries, The Botanic Garden telephone: +44 (0)117 - 331 4906

Thursday 26 September 2013
The UK 4G Spectrum Auction: Fusing Economic Regulation and Engineering
Organised by Centre for Doctoral Training in Communications
'H' Nwana, ex Group Director of Spectrum Policy at Ofcom.
Pugsley Lecture Theatre, Queen's Building, 5:15pm  
In February 2013 the very successful UK 4G spectrum auction raised £2.34 Billion. Perhaps you heard that the auction did the not raise what the Government expected? The speaker will explain why and what made this auction a triumph of good economic regulation and how UK consumers and citizens are already benefiting from it. Further information is available
Contact Suzanne Binding on +44 (0)117 9545395 or suzanne.binding@bristol.ac.uk

Wednesday 2 October 2013
The Echoing Gallery: Bristol Poets and Art in the city
Organised by The Bristol Poetry Institute
The Orangery, Goldney Hall, Lower Clifton Hill, BS8 1BH, 7:30pm  
Bristol poets respond to art in the city: The Echoing Gallery presents 33 of the finest contemporary poets living in or associated with Bristol, both familiar names, such as; Philip Gross, Helen Dunmore, Jane Griffiths and new voices, each specially commissioned to write a response to the city's wide-ranging art in public spaces and galleries. Further information is available
Booking required. £7/£5.  Contact to book on +44 (0)117 - 933 0900 or admin@poetrycan.co.uk

Thursday 3 October 2013
Public Lecture: Sex/gender-violence? Rethinking feminist security stories
Organised by Global Insecurities Centre/Gender Research Centre
Professor Maria Stern (School of Global Studies, University of Gothenburg, Sweden).
2D3, Social Sciences Complex, Priory Road, 5:00pm  
This public lecture is jointly hosted by the Global Insecurities Centre and the Gender Research Centre, with support from International Alert and the Austrian Science Fund, in the context of a two-day workshop on 'Gendered Insecurities: Identity, Sexuality, and Global Responses to Violent Conflict'. Further information is available
All welcome. No booking required.  Contact Dr Paul Higate on +44 (0)117 - 3310848 or paul.higate@bristol.ac.uk

Friday 4 October 2013
Bristol Poetry Institute: Sir Andrew Motion - The Customs House
Organised by Public and Ceremonial Events
Sir Andrew Motion, former Poet Laureate.
Great Hall, Wills Memorial Building, Queen's Road BS8 1RJ, 6:00pm  
A new collection from the former Poet Laureate. The book is in three sections, opening with a sequence of war poems, which draws on soldiers' experiences from the First and Second World war, through to the recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. He also reads from The Cinder Path and answers questions about his writing. Further information is available
Free, but booking required via the online form.  Contact for other enquiries Nicola Fry on +44 (0)117 - 928 8515 or nicola.fry@bristol.ac.uk

Friday 11 October 2013
A Life in Neuroscience: From Brain Mechanisms to Public Policy
Organised by Bristol Neuroscience
Professor David Nutt, Imperial College London.
Victoria Rooms, 7:00-8:30pm  
Professor Nutt is one of the leading neuroscientists in the UK, with strong links to Bristol. David will talk about how he became a neuroscientist, with an insight into his research on brain mechanisms of drug addiction, controversies associated with drugs of abuse and how his research led him to get involved in public policy. Further information is available
Free, but booking required in advance via the online form.  Contact for other queries, Hannah King on +44 (0)117 - 331 1888 or hannah.king@bristol.ac.uk

Thursday 17 October 2013
Inaugural lecture: Stromboli Volcano: Explosions, Emissions and Experiments
Organised by Public and Ceremonial Events
Professor Heidy Mader, School of Earth Sciences.
Reception Room, Wills Memorial Building, 6:00pm  
Stromboli volcano belongs to a class of volcanoes that explode frequently against a background of substantial continuous gas emissions. The explosions are spectacular and the continuous gas emissions have a significant effect on the Earth's atmosphere. This lecture will consider the processes involved that allow these two modes of behaviour to co-exist. Further information is available
Free, no booking required.  Contact Nicola Fry on +44 (0)117 - 928 8515 or nicola.fry@bristol.ac.uk

Monday 21 October 2013
E H W Wilmott Lecture: Made for Walking - Comparing Structure, Function and Stress of the Bovine and Equine Digit
Organised by Public and Ceremonial Events
Professor Christoph Mulling, RCVS.
Lecture Theatre 1, Bristol Veterinary School, Southwell Street, BS2 8EJ, 6:00-7:30pm  
Professor Mulling will present a summary of our current knowledge on the structure, biology and function of the bovine and equine digit. It will focus on the biomechanical function of these organs and on the challenges that they face.
Free, no booking required.  Contact for other queries, Nicola Fry on +44 (0)117 - 928 8515 or nicola.fry@bristol.ac.uk

Tuesday 22 October 2013
Autumn Art Lecture: Travels with the Mughul Emperor
Organised by Public and Ceremonial Events
Susan Stronge, Senior Curator in the Asian Department of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Wills Memorial Building, Queen's Road, Bristol, 6:00pm  
The Mughul emperor, Jahangir, travelled across the empire throughout his reign. The precise details of the emperor's travels are established by his own memoirs, the Jahangirnama, which sheds light on his artistic commissions, being accompanied at all times by his leading artists who produced illustrations and by master craftsmen and calligraphers. Further information is available
Free, but booking required via the online form.  Contact for other enquiries, Nicola Fry on +44 (0)117 - 928 8515 or nicola.fry@bristol.ac.uk

Thursday 24 October 2013
Inaugural lecture: Mind over platter - A psychologist's perspective on fullness and overeating
Organised by Public and Ceremonial Events
Professor Jeff Brunstrom, School of Experimental Psychology.
Reception Room, Wills Memorial Building, 6:00pm  
Obesity is a major health concern. However, attempts to address this problem are often hampered by a lack of basic understanding. What governs meal size? Why do we feel full? As we shall see, intuitive answers rarely coincide with psychobiological observations in humans and non-human animals. Further information is available
Free, no booking required.  Contact for other queries, Nicola Fry on +44 (0)117 - 928 8515 or nicola.fry@bristol.ac.uk

Monday 28 October 2013
If Mayors Ruled the World
Organised by Festival of Ideas in association with Public and Ceremonial Events
Professor Benjamin Barber, Senior Research Scholar at The Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society of The Graduate Center, The City University of New York.
Reception Room, Wills Memorial Building, 6:00pm  
The issues dominating our headlines (global warming, terrorism, economic inequality) do not stop at national borders and our chief means of addressing them remains the nation-state. Political theorist Dr Benjamin Barber, author of If Mayors Ruled the World, calls for the creation of a global "Parliament of Mayors" to enable cities to run the world. Further information is available
Free, but booking required via the online booking form.  Contact for other queries Nicola Fry on +44 (0)117 - 928 8515 or ideas@gwebusinesswest.co.uk

Tuesday 29 October 2013
Autumn Art Lecture: Sitting Images - Travel Photography from my Chair
Organised by Public and Ceremonial Events
David Constantine, co-founder of Motivation.
Wills Memorial Building, Queen's Road, Bristol, 6:00pm  
David Constantine speaks about his travels round the world photographing from his wheelchair. A travel career of twenty-five years, David has captured the world extensively using landscape portraiture to show the beauty and diversity of other cultures. Further information is available
Free, but booking required via the online form.  Contact for other enquiries, Nicola Fry on +44 (0)117 - 928 8515 or nicola.fry@bristol.ac.uk

Tuesday 5 November 2013
Autumn Art Lecture: From Gorillaz to Monkey: Damon Albarn's Post-modern Chinese Opera, Monkey: Journey to the West
Organised by Public and Ceremonial Events
Dr Ashley Thorpe, Lecturer in the Department of Drama and Theatre Studies, Royal Holloway, University of London.
Wills Memorial Building, Queen's Road, Bristol, 6:00pm  
The 2008 Beijing Olympics renewed interest in China and its performing arts. Visiting troupes from China and British theatre companies satisfied this renewed curiosity through a range of productions. However, none of them achieved the same visibility and commercial success as Damon Albarn, Jamie Hewlett and Chen Shi-zheng's Monkey: Journey to the West (2007). Further information is available
Free, but booking required via the online form.  Contact for other enquiries, Nicola Fry on +44 (0)117 - 928 8515 or nicola.fry@bristol.ac.uk

Thursday 7 November 2013
Amelia Edwards Lecture: The Epigraphic Survey/Chicago House: Ninety Years of Documentation, Conservation, Challenge and Change in Luxor, Egypt
Organised by Public and Ceremonial Events
Dr. W. Raymond Johnson, Director, Epigraphic Survey.
Reception Room, Wills Memorial Building, Queen's Road, BS8 1RJ, 6:30pm  
Since 1924 the Epigraphic Survey of the Oriental Institute, at Chicago House, has carried out the scientific documentation and publication of Luxor's ancient pharaonic monuments. Recent changes have resulted in increasing threat to Egypt's ancient cultural heritage sites. This lecture will focus on current documentation, conservation, and restoration projects of Chicago House at four sites.
All welcome, no booking required.  Contact Nicola Fry on +44 (0)117 - 928 8515 or nicola.fry@bristol.ac.uk

Saturday 9 November 2013 -  Wednesday 20 November 2013
What are you to me?
Organised by InsideArts/Faculty of Arts
Original concept and creation: Jenny Davies, Sophia Pervilhac and Stephanie Jack; produced by Kayleigh Fellows, all, graduates from the Departments of Film and Television, and Theatre.
Centrespace Gallery, 6 Leonard Lane, BS11, 11:00am-5:00pm  
Join us for an interactive multimedia installation that explores how we might remember the lives of our grandparents, taking you on your own personal journey through the fragmented re-imagining of three culturally diverse families. Discover an archive of memories, where sights, sounds and smells become personal histories, wonderfully preserved and intimately retold. Visit the InsideArts website for further details
Contact Jenny Davies email: jenny_r_davies@hotmail.com

Sunday 10 November 2013
Might is right? Ancient and modern debates
Organised by InsideArts/Faculty of Arts
Professors Neville Morley and Christopher Bertram.
Foyles, 6 Quakers Friars, Cabot Circus, Bristol, BS1 3BU, 1:00pm  
Are international affairs just about the power of the strongest to impose their will on everyone else? To explore this issue, a staging of the Melian Dialogue from Thucydides' history, the first expression of such a world view, will be followed by a panel discussion of its contemporary significance. Book your free place
Contact Heather Hunter-Crawley email: hc7188@bristol.ac.uk

Monday 11 November 2013
The future of arts and humanities in a marketised educational environment
Organised by InsideArts/Faculty of Arts
Author and journalist, Andrew McGettigan and Professor Judith Squires, Pro-Vice Chancellor for Education. Introduced by Professor Michael Basker, Dean of the Faculty of Arts.
Reception Room, Wills Memorial Building, 1:00pm  
The new funding regime for English higher education was designed to move money around the sector differently. Two years on, how have things worked out and what can we expect?. Book your free place
Contact InsideArts Committee email: inside-arts@bristol.ac.uk

Tuesday 12 November 2013
Autumn Art Lecture: The Journeys of the Djan'kawu Sisters - Ancestral Presence in Aboriginal Art
Organised by Public and Ceremonial Events
Howard Morphy, Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Research School of Humanities and the Arts at The Australian National University.
Wills Memorial Building, Queen's Road, Bristol, 6:00pm  
The lecture will introduce people to Yalangbara, the country of the Yolngu people. Yalangbara was the destination of the Djan'kawu sisters, Ancestral women who gave birth to the clans of the region. We will follow their journey from Buralku, the land of the Morning Star, to Yalangbara through the songs, paintings, sacred objects and dances. Further information is available
Free, but booking required via the online form.  Contact for other enquiries Nicola Fry on +44 (0)117 - 928 8515 or nicola.fry@bristol.ac.uk

Tuesday 12 November 2013
The future of communities and creative industries
Organised by InsideArts/Faculty of Arts
Professor Alex Bentley.
Reception Room, Wills Memorial Building, 1:15pm  
This talk presents how technology and our ability to adapt have evolved through a series of major transitions in information storage and communication; from the appearance of language to mass media and the accumulation of vast amounts of information. Book your free place
Contact InsideArts Committee email: inside-arts@bristol.ac.uk

Wednesday 13 November 2013
Remembering the 1970s
Organised by InsideArts/Faculty of Arts
Baroness Shirley Williams of Crosby, with an introduction by Dr Ruth Glynn, Department of Italian.
Reception Room, Wills Memorial Building, 6:30pm  
Politician and academic Baroness Shirley Williams played a key role in British politics during the 1970s. Her lecture marks the launch of a new workshop and lecture series at the University - The 1970s in Cultural Perspective - which will look at the resurgence of interest in the 1970s in popular culture. Book your free place
Contact InsideArts Committee email: inside-arts@bristol.ac.uk

Thursday 14 November 2013
Why does a theatre's history matter?
Organised by InsideArts/Faculty of Arts
Dr Catherine Hindson, Department of Theatre.
Bristol Old Vic, King Street, BS1 4ED, 1:00pm  
Focusing on Bristol's Theatre Royal, this talk presents the importance of understanding the theatrical past and questions what this brings to the present. Book your free place.
Contact InsideArts Committee email: inside-arts@bristol.ac.uk

Thursday 14 November 2013
Representations of Islam
Organised by InsideArts/Faculty of Arts
Professor Charles Burdett and Dr Siobhan Shilton, University of Bristol's School of Modern Languages , and Professor Schirin Amir-Moazzami, Freie Universitat Berlin.
Watershed, 1 Canon's Road, BS1 5TX, 6:30pm  
This lecture discusses the ways in which Islam has been represented in France, Germany and Italy in recent years. Book your free place.
Contact InsideArts Committee email: inside-arts@bristol.ac.uk

Friday 15 November 2013
Queen Elizabeth 1
Organised by InsideArts/Faculty of Arts
Professor Ronald Hutton, Department of History.
Reception Room, Wills Memorial Building, 6:00pm  
The first Elizabeth is the best-remembered of all English queens, having featured in films, television dramas and novels more than any other. This lecture will answer the question of why that is, and to try to understand the human being inside the historical legend. Book your free place.
Contact InsideArts Committee email: inside-arts@bristol.ac.uk

Friday 15 November 2013
How to watch the FIFA World Cup Brazil 2014: a sport salon
Organised by InsideArts/Faculty of Arts
Dr Matthew Brown, Department of Hispanic, Portuguese and Latin American Studies.
Great Hall, Wills Memorial Building, 1:00pm  
This discussion looks at the historical, political and cultural contexts of staging the World Cup in Brazil. If you are looking forward to watching the games in the pub or are already feeling sick at the prospect of over-hyped sportsmen ruining your summer, this sport salon will give you the opportunity to prepare. Book your free place.
Contact InsideArts Committee email: inside-arts@bristol.ac.uk

Tuesday 19 November 2013
Autumn Art Lecture: Frida Kahlo and Tina Modotti
Organised by Public and Ceremonial Events
Laura Mulvey, Professor of Film and Media Studies at Birkbeck College, University of London and Director of the Birkbeck Institute for the Moving Image.
Wills Memorial Building, Queen's Road, Bristol, 6:00pm  
Mexico and its artistic renaissance in the post-revolutionary period of the 1920's provides the context for the work of these two women artists. The film analyses their art (one a painter, the other a photographer) in relation to Tina Modotti's modernism and internationalism and Frida Kahlo's closeness to her own national culture and heritage. Further information is available
Free, but booking required via the online form.  Contact for other enquiries Nicola Fry on +44 (0)117 - 928 8515 or nicola.fry@bristol.ac.uk

Wednesday 20 November 2013
Inaugural lecture: Risk and protective factors in adoption of children out of care
Organised by Public and Ceremonial Events
Professor Julie Selwyn, School for Policy Studies.
Reception Room, Wills Memorial Building, 6:00pm  
Adoption has changed dramatically since the 1970s, as adoption is now used as intervention for children in the care system. Yet, concerns remain that adoption services are not fit for purpose. Julie will consider what we have learnt and whether the odds stacked against abused children can be beaten by placing with an adoptive family. Further information is available
Free, no booking required.  Contact for other queries, Emma Henry on +44 (0)117 - 928 8127 or emma.henry@bristol.ac.uk

Thursday 21 November 2013
Modelling Human Disease in Zebrafish
Organised by Public and Ceremonial Events
Dr Derek Stemple, Head of Mouse and Zebrafish Genetics, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute.
Great Hall, Wills Memorial Building, 6:00pm  
Derek will introduce Zebrafish and its remarkable genetic relationship to humans; he'll discuss examples of what has been learned trying to model human genetic diseases by taking advantage of their unique combination of genetic tractability and translucency. Finally, he will explore how these approaches can be applied to yet unknown causes of human diseases. Further information is available
Free, but booking required via the online form.  Contact for other queries Nicola Fry on +44 (0)117 - 928 8515 or nicola.fry@bristol.ac.uk

Monday 25 November 2013
A Life Without Limits
Organised by Public and Ceremonial Events in association with the Centre for Sport, Exercise and Health
Chrissie Wellington, MBE.
Great Hall, Wills Memorial Building, 6:00pm  
Chrissie is a multiple World Champion and World Record holder in 'Ironman' triathlon: a 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike ride and a marathon - all completed on the same day. Chrissie will talk about her involvement in sport, her own "life without limits" and we can achieve things we never thought possible. Further information is available
Free, but booking required via the online form.  Contact for other queries Nicola Fry on +44 (0)117 - 928 8515 or nicola.fry@bristol.ac.uk

Tuesday 26 November 2013
Travelling Fashion: Young, Muslim and Cool
Organised by Public and Ceremonial Events
Professor Reina Lewis, Artscom Centenary Professor of Cultural Studies at the London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London.
Wills Memorial Building, Queen's Road, Bristol, 6:00pm  
In the last decade the UK has led the way for new trends in veiling fashion. At work and play, the public spaces of Britain are enlivened by young women working seasonal high street trends as part of their cool hijabi ensembles. But, is rarely included in the celebration of British street style. Further information is available
Free, but booking required via the online form.  Contact for other enquiries, Nicola Fry on +44 (0)117 - 928 8515 or nicola.fry@bristol.ac.uk

Thursday 28 November 2013
Inaugural lecture: From the cradle to adulthood: Babies' hearts under the knife
Organised by Public and Ceremonial Events
Professor Massimo Caputo, Professor of Congenital Heart Surgery, School of Clinical Sciences.
Reception Room, Wills Memorial Building, 6:00-7:00pm  
Every day, a dozen babies are born with a heart defects in the UK, making it the most common birth defect. Professor Caputo will look back over his 15-year journey into the challenging and emotional world of congenital open-heart surgery and talk about research into refining techniques to improve outcomes for these tiny patients. Further information is available
Free, no booking required.  Contact for other queries, Emma Henry on +44 (0)117 - 928 8127 or emma.henry@bristol.ac.uk

Thursday 28 November 2013
The Green Death and Other Necessities. A Beginner's Guide to Sustainable Healthcare
Organised by Centre for Public Engagement
Dr Trevor Thompson, School of Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol.
Watershed, 1 Canon's Road, BS1 5TX, 6:00-7:30pm  
Trevor Thompson, Reader in Healthcare Education and co-author of the book "Sustainable Healthcare" (Wiley-BMJ) will share his vision for healthcare in this era of unprecedented global environmental change. This popular lecturer will question our attitudes to pharmaceuticals, lifestyle interventions and the thorny problem of how, and at what cost, we die. Further information is available
Free, advance booking required.  Contact Diane Thorne on +44 (0)117 - 331 8318 or diane.thorne@bristol.ac.uk

Wednesday 4 December 2013
Inaugural lecture: Getting kids moving - How parents can help promote an active lifestyle
Organised by Public and Ceremonial Events
Professor Russ Jago, Centre for Exercise, Nutrition and Health Sciences.
Reception Room, Wills Memorial Building, 6:00pm  
Many children do not take part in sufficient amounts of health enhancing physical activity. This talk will examine ways in which children's families and friendship groups influence their activity levels, and will identify practical strategies that all parents can use to help their children to be more physically active. Further information is available
Free, no booking required.  Contact for other queries, Emma Henry on +44 (0)117 - 928 8127 or emma.henry@bristol.ac.uk

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Open day / tour

Sunday 1 September 2013
Goldney Wedding Fayre with a Vintage Twist
Organised by Goldney Hall
Goldney Hall, Clifton, Bristol, BS8 1BH, 11:00am-4:00pm  
Behind the walls of Goldney Hall you will find of one of Bristol's best kept wedding secrets! Take the opportunity to explore the rooms of Goldney House and Orangery where you will find a range of bespoke, high quality, vintage and unique exhibitors. Take a stroll through the gardens or relax on the lawns. Further information is available
£1 entry which is donated to Cancer Research UK.  Contact Natalie Parsons on +44 (0)117 - 954 5501 or nat.parsons@bristol.ac.uk

Sunday 15 September 2013
Historic Tours of Goldney Gardens
Organised by External Estates - Garden and Grounds Services
Tours at 10.30am and 2.00pm.
Goldney Hall, Lower Clifton Hill, Bristol BS8 1BH, 10:30am  
Tours are ticket only, purchased in advance and limited in numbers. The cost will be £5.50 per person, lasting approximately 1½ hours and the tours are lead by knowledgeable guides. Please wear suitable clothing for wet weather and uneven surfaces.
Contact Nicolette Smith email: nicolette.smith@bristol.ac.uk

Wednesday 18 September 2013
Historic Tour of Royal Fort Gardens
Organised by External Estates - Garden and Grounds Services
Royal Fort House, Clifton, Bristol BS8 1UJ, 2:00-3:30pm  
Tours are ticket only, purchased in advance and limited in numbers. The cost will be £5.50 per person, lasting approximately 1½ hours and the tours are lead by knowledgeable guides. Please wear suitable clothing for wet weather and uneven surfaces.
Booking essential.  Contact Nicolette Smith email: nicolette.smith@bristol.ac.uk

Wednesday 18 September 2013
Special Evening Tour
Organised by The Botanic Garden
Nicolas Wray.
The Botanic Garden, The Holmes, Stoke Park Road, Stoke Bishop, BS9 1JG, 6:30-8:00pm  
Nicholas Wray will show some of the late summer highlights including fruits and autumnal colour. Enter the exotic glasshouses and see the secret treasures of the Amazon rainforest, the high veld in South Africa, the intriguing cloud forests and a magical world of tropical food and medicinal plants. Further information is available
Free to Friends. Visitors £4.50. Please meet outside the welcome lodge.  Contact for other queries, The Botanic Garden telephone: +44 (0)117 - 331 4906

Sunday 22 September 2013
Introduction to Chinese Herbal Medicine
Organised by The Botanic Garden
Tony Harrison, The Natural Health Clinic.
University of Bristol Botanic Garden, The Holmes, Stoke Park Road, Stoke Bishop, BS9 1JG, 11:00am-12:30pm  
Join Tony Harrison for an introduction to the principles of traditional Chinese herbal medicine. The tour will explain the 'use classes' which displays plants according to their use categories in traditional Chinese herbal medicine containing over 280 species cultivated within the Garden, the largest collection of traditional Chinese herbal plants in the UK. Further information is available
£7.50 Friends: £4.00.  Contact for other queries, The Botanic Garden telephone: +44 (0)117 - 331 4906

Wednesday 2 October 2013
Special Evening Tour
Organised by The Botanic Garden
Nicolas Wray.
The Botanic Garden, The Holmes, Stoke Park Road, Stoke Bishop, BS9 1JG, 6:00-7:30pm  
Curator, Nicholas Wray will show some of the late summer highlights including fruits and autumnal colour. Enter the exotic glasshouses and see the secret treasures of the Amazon rainforest, the high veld in South Africa, the intriguing cloud forests and a magical world of tropical food and medicinal plants. Further information is available
Free to Friends. Visitors £4.50. Please meet outside the welcome lodge.  Contact for other queries, The Botanic Garden telephone: +44 (0)117 - 331 4906

Sunday 20 October 2013
Parkinson's HIT hosts afternoon tea fundraiser
Organised by Bristol Health Partners
Frenchay Cricket Club, 1:00-3:00pm  
The Parkinson's Health Integration Team (MOVE-hIT) will host an afternoon tea fundraiser. The event will raise funds for the new Parkinson's care and research facility at Southmead Hospital. Further information is available
Tickets cost £6.  Contact Lucy Mooney email: Lucy.Mooney@nbt.nhs.uk

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Seminar

Tuesday 3 September 2013
Why we should all be Bayesians (and often already are without realising it)
Organised by School of Social and Community Medicine
Professor Neil Pearce - Faculty of Epidemiology and Public Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
Canynge Hall, 39 Whatley Road, Clifton, BS8 2PS, 12:45-1:45pm  
Most epidemiologists write their methods and results sections as frequentists and their introduction and discussion sections as Bayesians. Thus, in practice, almost all epidemiologists profess to be frequentists, but in practice are qualitative Bayesians. Further information is available here
The seminar is free, and all are welcome (including members of the public) without needing to book a place. If you have difficulties with stairs, we have a lift to provide access to the lower ground floor.  Contact Charlene email: sscm-seminars@bristol.ac.uk

Tuesday 10 September 2013
Harnessing molecular traits to identify causal mediators between genotype and phenotype
Organised by School of Social and Community Medicine
Oliver Stegle - research group leader at the EMBl-European Bioinformatics Institute in Hinxton near Cambridge.
Canynge Hall, 39 Whatley Road, Clifton, BS8 2PS, 12:45-1:45pm  
Many phenotypic traits of interest are heritable and vary as a function of genetic and external factors. Genome-wide association studies have revealed an abundance of individual genetic loci that are linked to phenotypes, including human diseases. Most recent large-scale studies have started to complement genotype and organismal phenotype data with. Further information is available here
The seminar is free, and all are welcome (including members of the public) without needing to book a place. If you have difficulties with stairs, we have a lift to provide access to the lower ground floor.  Contact Charlene email: sscm-seminars@bristol.ac.uk

Tuesday 24 September 2013
The Cleft Collective Cohort Studies: Design and research aims
Organised by School of Social and Community Medicine
Beate St. Pourcain - lecturer in Genetic Epidemiology at the School of Oral and Dental Sciences at the University of Bristol.
Canynge Hall, 39 Whatley Road, Clifton, BS8 2PS, 12:45-1:45pm  
Clefts of the lip and/or palate (CLP) are common aetiologically heterogeneous birth defects, which disrupt the normal facial structure and affect approximately 1/700 live births. Patients often experience problems with feeding, speaking, hearing and social integration, making surgery, dental treatment, speech therapy and/or psychosocial intervention necessary. Full details are available here
The seminar is free, and all are welcome (including members of the public) without needing to book a place. If you have difficulties with stairs, we have a lift to provide access to the lower ground floor.  Contact Charlene email: sscm-seminars@bristol.ac.uk

Tuesday 1 October 2013
A Sellout at the Opera: Lessons of a Theatre Manager in Nineteenth-Century France
Organised by Department of Music
Katharine Ellis, University of Bristol.
Victoria Rooms, 4:30-6:00pm  
Further information is available
Contact Megan Holmes and Margaret Peirson on +44 (0)117 - 33 14044 or music-resources@bristol.ac.uk

Tuesday 1 October 2013
Wastewater profiling at a community level: a new paradigm in epidemiological studies of public health
Organised by School of Social and Community Medicine
Barbara Kasprzyk-Hordern - Senior Lecturer in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Bath.
Canynge Hall, 39 Whatley Road, Clifton, BS8 2PS, 12:45-1:45pm  
An innovative approach towards epidemiological research through utilization of sewage profiling has been recently pioneered to provide near real-time measurements of public health. Although still in its infancy, this approach is currently used to determine community-wide illicit drug use trends via the analysis of urinary drug biomarkers in sewage. Further information is available here
The seminar is free, and all are welcome (including members of the public) without needing to book a place. If you have difficulties with stairs, we have a lift to provide access to the lower ground floor.  Contact Charlene email: sscm-seminars@bristol.ac.uk

Tuesday 8 October 2013
Elephants, gargoyles and the tramp of an army: the strange case of Havergal Brian's The Tigers.
Organised by Department of Music
John Pickard, University of Bristol.
Victoria Rooms, 4:30-6:00pm  
Further information is available
Contact Megan Holmes and Margaret Peirson on +44 (0)117 - 33 14044 or music-resources@bristol.ac.uk

Tuesday 8 October 2013
Connecting Care - joining up pathways and supporting better patient care
Organised by School of Social and Community Medicine
Jocelyn Palmer - Programme Manager leading the Connecting Care delivery programme and the team of local partners within South West Commissioning Support.
Canynge Hall, 39 Whatley Road, Clifton, BS8 2PS, 12:45-1:45pm  
Connecting Care is a new way of safely sharing health information locally. It will enable authorised professionals from local organisations to see a single electronic view of specific, up-to-date, clinical information via the delivery of a 'clinical portal'. Connecting Care is a service for 'front line' clinicians and practitioners in primary, community and secondary care. Further information is available here
The seminar is free, and all are welcome (including members of the public) without needing to book a place. If you have difficulties with stairs, we have a lift to provide access to the lower ground floor.  Contact Charlene email: sscm-seminars@bristol.ac.uk

Tuesday 15 October 2013
Using Human Rights-Based Approaches to Support the Engagement and Empowerment of Young People
Organised by School of Social and Community Medicine
Professor Ann Taket - The chair in Health and Social Exclusion, School of Health and Social Development. Director of the Centre for Health through Action on Social Exclusion (CHASE), Deakin University.
Canynge Hall, 39 Whatley Road, Clifton, BS8 2PS, 12:45-1:45pm  
Using ongoing research as well as a critical interrogation of past research represented in the literature, this paper explores the question of the value of human rights-based approaches in supporting the engagement and empowerment of young people. Further information is available here
The seminar is free, and all are welcome (including members of the public) without needing to book a place. If you have difficulties with stairs, we have a lift to provide access to the lower ground floor.  Contact Charlene email: sscm-seminars@bristol.ac.uk

Wednesday 20 November 2013
MIR: a trial of mirtazapine for treatment resistant depression
Organised by Centre for Academic Mental Health
Dr David Kessler - University of Bristol.
OS6 Seminar Room, Oakfield House, Oakfield Grove, Bristol, BS8 2BN, 12:30-1:30pm  
MIR is a double blind placebo-controlled randomised trial of the addition of the antidepressant mirtazapine for patients with depression in primary care who have not responded to at least 6 weeks of treatment with a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor or serotonin and noradrenaline reuptake inhibitor.
All welcome - no booked required.  Contact Hazel Carrington on +44 (0)117 - 3314007 or hazel.carrington@bristol.ac.uk

Wednesday 2 April 2014
Developing the science of improvement
Organised by School of Social and Community Medicine
Martin Marshall - Professor of Healthcare Improvement at UCL and lead for Improvement Science London.
Canynge Hall, 39 Whatley Road, Clifton, BS8 2PS, 12:45-1:45pm  
Decisions about how health services are organised and delivered are influenced by many political and pragmatic factors and often not sufficiently influenced by research evidence. In this presentation, Martin Marshall, who is Professor of Healthcare Improvement at UCL and lead of a new enterprise, Improvement Science London, considers why health. Further information is available here
The seminar is free, and all are welcome (including members of the public) without needing to book a place. If you have difficulties with stairs, we have a lift to provide access to the lower ground floor.  Contact Charlene email: sscm-seminars@bristol.ac.uk

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Workshop

Saturday 21 September 2013
Tonics and Elixirs
Organised by The Botanic Garden
Julia Green and Ann Freeman.
University of Bristol Botanic Garden, The Holmes, Stoke Park Road, Stoke Bishop, BS9 1JG, 10:00am-2:00pm  
A highly popular one day workshop on how medicinal herbs have been used, concentrating on the plants in season, taught by Julia Green, FNIMH, and practical making and tasting of remedies by Ann Freeman MNIMH. The price includes take home samples from the workshop. Further information and booking is available
Cost: £25. Booking essential.  Contact for other queries, The Botanic Garden telephone: +44 (0)117 - 331 4906

Sunday 29 September 2013
A Snapshot of Early Autumn
Organised by The Botanic Garden
Annie Morris.
University of Bristol Botanic Garden, The Holmes, Stoke Park Road, Stoke Bishop, BS9 1JG, 10:00am-3:00pm  
A day school with Annie Morris using watercolours to create a snapshoot of the start of the seasonal changes to be found in the garden at the end of summer and beginning of autumn. The course is suitable for students of all abilities and the tutor will provide individual tuition and demonstrations. Further information and booking is available
Work will be based in the garden, glasshouses and study room depending on the weather. Please bring your own paints and brushes. Paper provided.  Contact for other queries, The Botanic Garden telephone: +44 (0)117 - 331 4906

Monday 30 September 2013
Traditional Botanical Painting and Drawing
Organised by The Botanic Garden
Jenny Brooks.
University of Bristol Botanic Garden, The Holmes, Stoke Park Road, Stoke Bishop, BS9 1JG, 1:00-4:30pm  
Aimed at both beginners and those wishing to improve existing skills and provides a sound foundation for drawing and painting botanical plants from observation. The use of line, texture, tone and form are the key learning elements in the drawing sessions; the use of watercolour, mixing colours and painting from observation will then follow. Further information and booking is available
Course runs for 21 weeks. Materials are not provided but advice is available from the tutor. Cost: £360. Booking essential.  Contact for other queries, The Botanic Garden telephone: +44 (0)117 - 331 4906

Thursday 31 October 2013
Giants fall from the Sky: Ghouls and Gourds in the Gardens
Organised by The Botanic Garden
Melanie Jackson, Bristol University's Artist in Residence.
Botanic Garden, Hollybush Lane, Bristol BS9 1AE, 2:00-4:30pm  
Melanie Jackson has set up an afternoon of activities for all ages including jack o lantern making, vegetable sculpture, mask making, and a tour of Botanic Garden looking at poisonous plants and fairytale flora, culminating in the suspension and drop of a giant pumpkin from the great height of a crane.
Admission Free but tickets will be limited and must be booked in advance via the online form. Children should be accompanied by an adult.  Contact for other queries, Theresa Bergne email: theresabergne@fieldartprojects.com

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