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AUGUST 2016
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oomtown, Green Man, Shambala... Festivals might be sucking the buzz out of Bristol, but Hamilton House, as usual, is giving plenty of reasons to stick around
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cared of clowns? You needn‘t be; CoResist‘s Creative Clowning promises to show how creativity and playfulness are at the heart of being a clown, see page 4 for more.
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ravelling design show Discardboard will also be here, demonstrating the numerous applications cardboard can bring into our living rooms, see page 5 for dates.
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Marie De Monti Artist of the Month Marie de Monti is a french cartoonist with a sketchy fine line and a fondness for tiny details. She likes expressive characters with her favorite subjects being wildlife and history; she illustrates childrens magazines, books oversea, fictions or documentaries, mostly of these themes but also about monsters, aliens, objects come to life, commercials, comics, or whatever else satisfies her inner soul and pays the bills. To see more of Marie’s work by swing by The Canteen 1st - 31st August.
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Coexist shop presents...
Featured Seller of the month
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Xink Temporary Tattos Working under the brand Xink, Roscoe Bamunuge creates beautiful and delicate lines as the basis of his geometrically illustrated tattoo designs, appealing to a more grown-up clientel. We’re currently stocking a large range of Xink Tattoo’s ranging from £4 - £8, and with so many per sheet you can play around to your hearts content with your own compositions. Roscoe worked really hard to find the best quality of transfer, with images lasting really well even after a dirty festival and a few good washes. Be sure to pop by the Coexist shop to get your very own, as well as much much more! xinkprint.bigcartel.com
Interested in becoming a seller in the shop? Find out more by dropping an email to shop@coexistuk.org or calling 0117 924 9599. Telephone: 0117 924 9599
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What’s On This August... Creative Lucid Dreaming Workshop
Sat 6th Aug, 10.30-12.30pm, £5/ Conc £4 In this workshop you will be given the opportunity to immerse yourself in world of ‘lucid dreaming’; a dream experience where you are ‘conscious’ and ‘know’ that you are in the dream space, opening up a universe full of exciting possibilities. During the workshop you will be given techniques that will equip you to take the first steps into the waters of the lucid dream space, and also given an overview of its scope and applications.
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Intro to Bid Writing Mon 8th Aug, 9.30-12.30pm, £100 The first of three practical and interactive workshops from CML Consulting, looking to equip Not-For-Profit organisations and charities with all they need to secure and maintain external funding.
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Mon 8th Aug, 1.30-4.30 Following on from Intr ing (left), this worksho in-depth insight into th of reaching out to fund focusing on how to com funders’ application for winning bids. Attendee a sample funding bid (p recently submitted) or project they are develo practical exercises.
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Sat 6th Aug, 11-5pm, £50/Conc £35 How can clowning help to release your creativity? How can child-like playfulness open up the possibility to entertain an audience small or large, young or old? How do you create a short sketch which is unique to you? In this day workshop we will explore our own creativity though play: Using specific games and exercises to enable participants to get in touch with their playfulness and imaginations.
Reporting Back To Funders Tues 9th Aug, 1.30-4.30pm, £100 The final of CML Consulting’s three bid writing workshops, this class looks at the stages to go through after being awarded external funding. As with Advanced Bid Writing, attendees should bring a sample funding bid or outline of a project in development.
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Yoga For Refugees Sun 28th Aug, 10.30-1.30pm, ÂŁ10 Bristol Yoga Teachers are continuing to lead a monthly Yoga Practice to raise money for Refugees in Greece. Donation basis, around the ÂŁ10 mark or more if you can afford it. The session will be followed by tea and cake for those that would like it. Proceeds will go to The Boat Refugee Foundation.
Exhibitions Gallery Opening Times: Mon-Fri: 9am-8.30pm Sat-Sun: 9am-4.30pm
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Want to run your own exhibition? Find out more by contacting exhibitions@coexistuk.org or calling 0117 924 9599.
Discardboard The Guests 2nd - 8th Aug, Free An exhibition of portraits by the New Zealand painter Yvette Byrd. Behind the subjects (uninvited and invited guests) is a story of intuited clannish connection and slightly nefarious dealings. The will be an opening night on Wednesday 3rd August at 6pm. 5
18th - 28th Aug, Free This exhibition will bring together the works of six artists and designers to create a beautiful and functional cardboard living-room. DisCARDbOARD have previously exhibited in Edinburgh and have since been commissioned by Science festival to continue exhibiting across the UK. Telephone: 0117 924 9599
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AUGUST MUSIC A Mon
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DeCyphers Hip Hop Session Guest MCs and musicians join the rhythm section of the ultrafunky DeCyphers collective for a monthly exploration of all things hip (and, indeed, hop).
Joe Strouzer Joe is back from N'Awlins and the Mississippi mud, busking blues on the streets of London where his rough-edged hard-luck stories have been breaking hearts aplenty.
Balanca Jazz singer and percussionist Cathy Jones has long been associated with Brazilian music, bringing a poised vocal coolness to classics as well as her own poignant songs. Homegrown Collective You'll have come across some of these guys in various guises, including Pip & The Polar Bears and Samantha Lindo. A deliciously homespun acoustic mishmash.
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Antimatador Oh they're clever, this lot from Plymouth, slipping hip hop turntables and lyrics into nu-soul anthems powered by slick-as-you-like brass and remorseless drumming.
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Worm Disco Club Ft. Pharaoh do Pandeiro b2b Tomba Outernational sounds,
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voodoo grooves and percussive heavy records all night long. A trip into another musical dimension.
Flamenco Loco
A trip to Andalusia courtesy of Cuffy's dazzling guitar, Noemi's dramatic dancing and Jimi's impassioned vocals, conjuring up the ancient theatre of Flamenco.
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Canteen Jazz Session An open session led by saxophone hero Craig Crofton supporting seasoned players to join the house trio and others in exploring classic Jazz & Latin tunes.
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Twelve Months of Summer Monthly showcase of the best acts from the acoustic scene pulled together by the sparkling Miss Rosina Buck (who is one such herself).
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M4 Corridor Bristol's Nick Malcolm (trumpet) and Will Harris (bass) join London-based guitarist
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James Kitchman and drummer Simon Roth to explore lesser known jazz standards
Let Spin / Evil Usses Leeds' Let Spin are a seismic addition to the post-rock jazz elite, their punk-fuelled energy honed into tightly structured riffs. Support from Evil Usses.
Free live music! Please see the website for details Free live music! Please see the website for details Free live music! Please see the website for details Henry Slim’s Blues Session When harmonica guru Henry 'Slimline' Slim blows that ol' harp you can be sure some of the best blues merchants in these parts will come a-runnin'.
LIVE MUSIC MON-THUR 9.30-11.30PM
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Nicholas Dover’s Fault Lines Casting an eye over classic jazz tunes, saxophonist Nicholas Dover pulls together a creative foursome to inject fresh life into their arrangements.
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Sefrial Alto-sax player Sophie Stockham knows what she's doing with this sextet, an all-star cast of
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Bristol jazz luminaries who make contemporary music played with real flair.
Scribes Are you ready for hip-operatics? Plymouth-based Scribes deliver beat-box grooves and sub-bass manoeuvres. It's nicely dark and suitably groovy - just how you like ‘em. Free live music! Please see the website for details Ali George & Ruby Brown In Ruby Brown's crystalline vocals seasoned troubadour Ali George found the perfect complement to his own voice and forcefully intricate guitar.
Canteen Jazz Session An open session led by saxophone hero Craig Crofton supporting seasoned players to join the house trio and others in exploring classic Jazz & Latin tunes. Bush Gothic Singing viola player Jenny M. Thomas has pulled together (and pulled apart) a rich set of folk songs from the dark past of her native Australia. Bama Mine Reaching back to the 20s, Bristol-based Bama Mine mix early jazz with filthy swing, all rendered with authentically roughshod charm by vocalist Rachel Lawrence and pals. The Eskies Hailing from Dublin, there's a cosmopolitan jaunt to The Eskies that's a long way from clichéd Irish folk-rock, mixing New Orleans with Balkan and a dose of cheeky wit. Free live music! Please see the website for details Mount Nakara If you could hear Bristol's heartbeat it would surely be a loping dub bass-line, sound system stylee. That's what's hardwired into this lot's heavyweight grooves. Free live music! Please see the website for details Free live music! Please see the website for details
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Fiona Barrow Duo Purveyor of fine, fluent fiddle music from all over everywhere, Fiona Barrow can swing it or sweep liltingly through a heart-tugging traditional ballad.
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Sophie Stockham Trio With leading roles in drum'n'brass outfit Dakhla and smart quintet Sefrial, Sophie Stockham and her alto sax are at the heart of quality music in Bristol.
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5.45-6.45pm, £8
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Kid’s Capoeira
LGBT Fitness
4.30-5.30pm, £5
7-8p, £3
Counselling
Tai Chi For Beginners
City Of Bristol Colleg Degree Level Course
1-3pm & 4.30-8.30pm, £35
8.15-9.15pm, £6
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Meditate Effectively
5-8pm, £40/£35
8.15-10.15pm, £7
1-2pm, Free
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Fix-a-Bike
6-8pm, £6
10am-5pm
Deep Tissue, Massage, Reiki & Reflexology 12-4pm, £40 Low Cost Wednesdays, 12-8pm
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Beginners Tango 7-8pm, £8
Salsa
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Aromatherapy, Massage & Crystal Therapy
8.15-10.15pm, £5
Hula Hooping /Hoopdance 8.30-9.30pm, £6
8-10.30pm, £40
6.15-7.15pm, £5
Intermediate African Dance 6.30-8pm, £5
Hatha Yoga 7.30-9pm, £6-7
5 Rhythms® (Closed) 8-10.30pm, £10-12
Tribal Bellydance 7.30-9.45pm, £6
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Hatha Yoga With Katerina Tuesdays, 7.30-9pm, £6-7 A fluid and invigorating Hatha Yoga class for beginners and advanced yogis alike!
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City Of Bristol College - Degree Level Courses
Afro Fusion 6-7pm, £6
Counselling
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6-8pm, £35
Counselling
Bike Kitchen
10-1pm & 2.45-5.45pm, £40
6-10pm
Bengali Massage
Adult Ballet
1-4pm & 5-8pm, £65
7-8pm, £75
Earn-a-Bike 10.30-2pm
Bollywood Dance
Ballates
Capoeira
6-7pm, £55
8.15-10.15pm, £7
7.30-8.30pm, £7
Fr ida y Bengali Massage & Somatic Movement 11-3pm, £65
Pilates 11.45-12.45pm, £8
Vinyasa Flow 1-2pm, £8
Counselling 10.30-1.30pm, £35
After School Bikes 5.15-8.15pm
Regression: Healing Past & Present 3.30-5.15pm, £42
AcroYoga 5-6pm, £8
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Counselling 5-8pm, £35
Spiritual Awareness Meditation 5.20-6.30pm, £3.30-4.50
Flamenco 6-7pm, £7-8
Street Dance 6.15-7.15pm, £6
Bulgarian Folk Dance 7.30-9pm, £3
5 Rhythms® (Open) 8-10.30pm, £10-12
Saturday Samba de Roda Dance Class 11-12.30pm, £6
Screenprinting 10-4pm, £70
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Vinyasa Flow Sundays
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Beginners Mindfulness & Meditation
Pole Fitness 1.30-3.30pm, £6
Balanced View 11.30-12.30, £5-15
Contact Improvisation Dance 5-8pm, £6-9
11.30-12.30pm, Donations
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5 Rhythms® Dance
Fridays, 8-10.30pm, £10-12 A drop-in 5 Rhythms class - all welcome. 5-Rhythms is the original ecstatic dance practice – freeing and easy, it’s a workout and an energy bath.
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Samba de Roda
Saturdays, 11-12.30pm, £6 A high energy Brazilian Samba class exploring movement styles like, Samba no pe, Afro Brazilian, Samba Reggae and more to give you a peek into Carnival culture.
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