What's On Friday 13th October in Bristol

Events on Friday 13th October

“Bluebell support parents experiencing depression and anxiety during pregnancy, birth and beyond. They support with emotional wellbeing through pregnancy and birth at their city centre hub Bluebell Place and Bluebell also provides a variety of community support including a Buddy Service, peer support, therapeutic groups, targeted advice and a specialist service for new dads.”
From: Parental Mental Health

“Hailing from the former mining communities of South Wales, drummer Wes Packer hung up his sticks and exploded onto the UK comedy scene in 2005 with his unique mix of righteous but usually-misplaced anger and admirable sense of rhythm. After winning Channel 4’s So You Think You’re Funny within his first year and subsequently appearing at the Montreal Comedy Festival and on Paramount Comedy’s The World Stands Up – Wes quickly established himself as an exciting and fearless act and a firm favourite with audiences and fellow comedians.”
From: Wes Packer, Morgan Rees & Frank Foucault

“It’s a delight to have Rashad back in Bristol for the first time since performing solo and manning the sound desk all weekend at the legendary Schimpfluch Extreme Rituals weekend at the arnolfini">Arnolfini five years ago. His recent cycle Traditional Music Of Notional Species has been released across two volumes on PAN records - “one of the most fantastic, imaginative records of this century so far” (Boomkat). “Probably the closest thing we currently have to a disturbing glimpse through a rupture in the fabric of reality. Cherish it appropriately” (Brainwashed)”
From: Rashad Becker | Louisa Fairclough | Kinlaw & BDS

“Join Nu Civilisation Orchestra and up to 60 young music stars of the future for a spectacular show to mark the centenary year of the birth of six Giants of Jazz: Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, Mongo Santamaria, Thelonious Monk, Tadd Dameron and Buddy Rich.”
From: Nu Civilisation Orchestra - The Jazz Ticket

“As individuals they have performed on records that have accumulated over half-a-billion sales, as a collective they form Brother Strut; the critically acclaimed funk and soul band. “You will wait a very long time indeed to see anything better, I can’t think who can top this”says Blues and Soul Magazine, awarding their debut album an astonishing 10/10.”
From: Brother Strut