Art & Exhibitions

Sell out warning! Bristol > Abergavenny summer getaway par excellence, Come Bye hosts a steaming pre-festival warmup with this Sauna + DJ session in Horfield Common’s community wellness retreat. Sweat out to residents spinning acid chug, bumpin’ garage and sunshine-filled house before taking the deep cold plunge. Come Bye & Sauna at Ardagh Community Sauna, BS6 7YL.

What can karaoke tell us about empire? Multi-disciplinary artist Sadia Pineda Hameed traces unexpected routes across the Pacific to the UK, following the musical traditions carried between islands and diasporic communities. Using her own family history as a springboard, she explores how these journeys continue to shape identity and memory through an evening of conversation, moving image and song. Ghost in the Karaoke Machine: Colonial Echoes in Filipino Music and Dance at IC Visual Lab.

Sell out warning! Head to the Watershed, where Jeremy Lent stands up for ecocivilization. His new book treats modern social crises as symptoms of Western notions of nature and progress. But help is at hand, as he also outlines our shift toward interdependence, balance, and long-term collective wellbeing. A perfect evening for eco-optimists and climate fear-mongerers alike! Ecocivilization Making a World that Works for All at Bookhaus.

Free entry / PWYC! Formerly housed at the legendary Brunswick Club with many members moonlighting at the Cube, BEEF have spent 10 years as the beating heart of Bristol’s experimental film community. Come celebrate with three hours of 16mm darkroom witchery, outmoded machine installations and flickering marvels from 11 core collective members. The New Department of Moving Images at Willway Yard.

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