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things to do in February
Book Now’s the time to make sure you’re FROW (that’s Front Row) for the catwalk shows at Bristol’s annual Fashion Week next month. Tickets are on sale now for a series of shows at The Mall, Cribbs Causeway in Bristol Fashion Week, which runs from 21 to 25 March. Get a glimpse of the new season’s designer and high street trends and inspiration for your own wardrobe from these always dramatic and excitingly staged shows hosted by TV stylist Mark Heyes and hairdresser Andrew Barton. Tickets include a goody bag with products to sample, plus there’s a designer handbag to be won at each show. Buy tickets for one of the 18 shows from The Mall’s information desk or online, visit: www.mallcribbs.com. Standard seat tickets are £8.95, while those coveted FROW seats where you can see – and be seen – are £13.95.
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Watch If you’ve ever fancied yourself as a film critic, get along to the Watershed this month where there’ll be screening of animated films all vying for prizes. With more than 45 films to choose from The Public Choice offers the audience to vote for films which cover a wide range of topics from the serious to the whimsical and lighthearted. Bristol is just one of 20 locations nationwide where the entrants in the British Animation Awards will be screened. The Watershed screenings are on the first three Wednesdays in February. For more details visit www.watershed.co.uk or call the box office on tel: 0117 927 5100.
Musicians can take part in an extraordinary day of collaborative work this month as the Colston Hall prepares to host the third annual charity Orchestra from Scratch. More than 200 people are expected to form an impromptu orchestra and spend the morning session rehearsing a mixture of classical and modern popular pieces before performing in a free public concert. The Orchestra from Scratch is held in aid of Cancer Research UK. Players and concert-goers will be able to turn up for no charge, but will be invited to make a contribution to the charity’s funds. The event is on Sunday 26 February, with musicians invited to arrive at the Colston Hall by 9.30am. The concert will begin at 2.45pm. For more details and to download an application form or to book free tickets, email; theorchestrapitts@hotmail.co.uk or tel: 01984 641003
Love
Aphrodisiacs, from chocolate to oysters, will be among the treats in store at the Valentine Love Food Festival at Paintworks on Sunday 12 February from 10.30am to 4pm. The event is free and includes an indoor market, rich with pickings from local and artisan food and drink producers, a Champagne and raw chocolate lounge, a pop-up restaurant run by the Bishopston Supper Club, and children’s hands-on workshop sessions. Get in the mood for love to the sounds of classical strings while digging in to a bowl of steaming paella.
Have your say... Expect feelings to run high at a public meeting to debate whether Bristol should have a directly elected mayor. The free open debate, at 6.30pm on Wednesday 22 February at Bristol City Council House on College Green, will give the audience the chance to vote electronically three times throughout the evening as speakers put their case for both sides of the proposal. Broadcaster and Bristolian Chris Serle is to chair the event, with a non-partisan
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introduction from Professor Alex Marsh of Bristol University. The debate comes ahead of a public referendum in May, which will put the decision in the hands of the voters. As this marks the biggest change to local democracy for more than ten years, it may prove enlightening to find out the potential pros and cons of adopting an American style system where mayors stand for office. Register for free tickets at: http:// bristolmayoraldebate.eventbrite.co.uk