TOURS DRAMA WHAT’S MUSIC WORKSHOPS SPORT ON SEPT / OCT 2013 YOUR GUIDE TO PUBLIC EVENTS IN AND AROUND BRISTOL LECTURES PUBLIC EVENTS Sun 1 September 11am - 4pm PUBLIC EVENT Wedding fayre with a vintage twist Featuring a select range of unique and bespoke exhibitors located throughout the house, garden and Orangery. Venue Goldney Hall, Lower Clifton Hill, BS8 1BH Admission £1 entry fee which will be donated to Breast Cancer UK, no booking required. For further information W www.goldneyweddingfayre.co.uk E [email protected] T +44 (0)117 954 5501 Cover image (clockwise from left) University of Bristol, University of Bristol, V&A Wed 4 and Sat 7 September TOURS Wills Memorial tower tours Times Wednesday: 12.15pm & 12.30pm; Saturday: 10.30am, 11am, 11.30am, 12pm & 12.30pm Venue Wills Memorial Building, Queen’s Road, BS8 1RJ Admission £4 (concessions £3); free to children aged 8-11 (no under 8’s). Advance booking recommended. To book, ask inside the Wills Memorial Building for the head porter or contact the email below. E [email protected] T +44 (0)777 026 5108 Supporting Wallace and Gromit’s Grand Appeal - The Bristol Children’s Hospital Charity Various start dates September & October SPORT Pilates classes Times Various start times - 40 minute & 1 hour classes 4-10 week daytime and evening Pilates courses commencing autumn 2013. All levels catered for. Expert instructors. Venue University of Bristol Sports Medicine Clinic, Centre for Sport, Exercise and Health, Tyndall Avenue, BS8 1TP Admission £48 (6 week courses) to be confirmed, advance booking required. For further information and to book W www.bristol.ac.uk/sport/sportsmedicine/pilates E [email protected] T +44 (0)117 928 8810 Various dates September & October SPORT Free Pilates taster classes Mon 2 September 12pm - 1pm; Tue 3 September 5.30pm - 6.30pm; Mon 30 September 1pm - 2pm Free Pilates during BackCare Awareness week Mon 7 October 1pm - 2pm Do you suffer from back pain, or want to prevent it? Free Pilates taster classes through October as part of BackCare Awareness week. Venue University of Bristol Sports Medicine Clinic, Centre for Sport, Exercise and Health, Tyndall Avenue, BS8 1TP Admission Free, advance booking required. For further information and to book W www.bristol.ac.uk/sport/sportsmedicine/pilates E [email protected] T +44 (0)117 928 8810 Wed 4 September 6pm - 7.30pm TALK Penguins on film A world leading panel of experts will discuss their experiences working with penguins; including Elizabeth White, one of the Series 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 whose behaviour was observed and filmed during 4 months spent in the colony) and ‘Penguins can fly’ (super slow motion filming of Emperors returning to the floe edge). Speakers Panel including Chair: Lloyd Davis, University of Otago, New Zealand; Elizabeth White, one of the Series Directors of The Frozen Planet; Sue Murray, Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust, New Zealand; Peter Barham or Tilo Burghardt, University of Bristol Venue Wills Memorial Building, Queen’s Road, BS8 1RJ Admission Free, advance booking required. For further information and to book W www.bristol.ac.uk/pace/public-events/penguinsonfilm.html E [email protected] T +44 (0)117 928 8515 Mon 9 September 6.30pm - 7.30pm TALK Cabot Institute lecture: Climate and societies Professor Haug will discuss how the rate of climate change may be as important as mean climate for socio-political impacts. He will also discuss how rapid change may more easily lead to disconnection between social policies and environmental realities. Speaker Professor Gerald Haug, Department of Earth Sciences, ETH Zürich Venue Wills Memorial Building, Queen’s Road, BS8 1RJ Admission Free, advance booking required. For further information and to book W www.bristol.ac.uk/cabot/events/2013/334.html E [email protected] Tue 10 September 11am - 3pm MARKET Farmers’ market Eat well with a wide range of fresh, seasonal, local produce available to try and buy at the monthly farmers’ market. Venue Outside the Centre for Sport, Exercise and Health, Tyndall Avenue, BS8 1TP Sat 14 September 9.30am - 4pm OPEN DAY Undergraduate open day The undergraduate open days offer prospective applicants and their supporters the perfect opportunity to find out all they need to know about the University of Bristol. Visitors will get to attend subject and welcome sessions, visit accommodation, talk to current students and find out about student funding and the support services on offer. Admission Free, booking is essential and went live on 17 July for this open day. For further information and to book W www.bristol.ac.uk/opendays E [email protected] T +44 (0)117 928 8623 Sat 14 September 10am - 4pm OPEN DAY Doors Open Day The University of Bristol will be opening its doors to four University buildings: Clifton Hill House; Theatre Collection; Royal Fort House; and the Wills Memorial Building as part of Doors Open Day. There will be a hands-on exhibition in the Wills Memorial Building. The Bristol Heart Institute will be open between 10am - 2pm. Admission Free, no booking required with the exception of tours which are booked on the day on a first come, first served basis. Further information from Diane Thorne. W www.bristol.ac.uk/public-engagement/events E [email protected] T +44 (0)117 331 8318 University of Bristol Theatre Collection open to the public on Doors Open Day Sun 15 September 10.30am - 12pm & 2pm - 3.30pm TOUR Goldney Garden tour Goldney Garden is one of the University’s historic gardens, set in the heart of Clifton Village. This tour will be led by a knowledgeable guide. Also includes the grotto. Admission £5.50, advance booking required. For further information and to book E [email protected] T +44 (0)117 331 4901 Wed 18 September 2pm - 3.30pm TOUR Royal Fort Garden tour Royal Fort Garden is one of the University’s historic gardens. This tour will be led by a knowledgeable guide. Admission £5.50, advance booking required. For further information and to book E [email protected] T +44 (0)117 331 4901 Thu 19 September 7.30pm - 9pm TALK Ash dieback - causes, effects and associated issues Rob Spence has worked for the Forestry Commission for 36 years, during which he has witnessed the effect of many tree diseases and insects. His talk will cover many of the issues relating to ash dieback. Rob will also consider some of the other diseases and insects now affecting our trees. Venue B75, School of Biological Sciences, Woodland Road, BS8 1UG Admission Free to Friends of the Botanic Garden (on production of membership card). Visitors will be asked for a £5 donation. No booking required. For further information W www.bristol.ac.uk/botanic-garden T +44 (0)117 331 4906 Wed 25 September 6.30pm - 8pm BOAT TOUR Documenting plants: art and photography in dialogue John and Anne Bebbington will demonstrate how they work together, using both photography and botanical illustration to unravel and record the structure, science, and beauty of plants. This tour includes a visit to the Floating Ballast Seed Garden. Venue meet Arnolfini foyer, 16 Narrow Quay, BS1 4QA Admission £6 (£5 concessions). Advance booking required. For further information and to book W www.arnolfini.org.uk/whatson/documenting-plants-art-and-photography-in-dialogue T +44 (0)117 917 2300 Thu 26 September 11am - 7pm Freshers’ Fair For the first time, the Students’ Union will be hosting the Freshers’ Fair on the Bristol Harbourside this year. Millennium Square, Waterfront Square and the Amphitheatre will be transformed into a bustling market place, with stalls and entertainment from student societies, sports clubs, the University and local and national businesses. Venue Bristol Harbourside Admission Free, no booking required. For further information E [email protected] T +44 (0)117 331 8684 Max McClure Fri 27 September 6.30pm - 7.30pm TALK Jared Diamond: Guns, Germs and Steel, Collapse and The World Until Yesterday Jared Diamond will provide a mesmerising first hand picture of the human past that also suggests profound lessons for how we can live today and how our societies can prosper for all. Venue Wills Memorial Building, Queen’s Road, BS8 1RJ Admission Free, advance booking required. For further information and to book W www.bristol.ac.uk/cabot/events/2013/330.html E [email protected] Held in conjunction with Bristol Festival of Ideas and the Cabot Institute at the University of Bristol Various dates in October SPORT Free open clinic Free open clinic: 5 - 10 minute, free, appointments with a physiotherapist or osteopath available. Open to the general public. Booking is essential. Venues Centre for Sport, Exercise and Health, Tyndall Avenue, BS8 1TP and Coombe Dingle Sports Complex, Coombe Lane, BS9 2BJ Admission Free, advanced booking required. W www.bristol.ac.uk/sport/sportsmedicine/openclinic.html T +44 (0) 117 928 8810 (Tyndall Avenue) T +44 (0) 117 962 6718 (Coombe Dingle) Wed 2 & Sat 5 October TOURS Wills Memorial tower tours Times Wednesday: 12.15pm & 12.30pm; Saturday: 10.30am, 11am, 11.30am, 12pm & 12.30pm Venue Wills Memorial Building, Queen’s Road, BS8 1RJ Admission £4 (concessions £3); free to children aged 8-11 (no under 8’s). Advance booking recommended. To book, ask inside the Wills Memorial Building for the head porter or contact the email below. E [email protected] T +44 (0)777 026 5108 Supporting Wallace and Gromit’s Grand Appeal - The Bristol Children’s Hospital Charity Thu 3 October 7.30pm - 9pm DRAMA Control Signal Karen Christopher is a collaborative performance deviser, performer, and teacher.