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Major Events, Exhibitions,Theatre, Music & Panto - April 2008

Sporting Events

Various dates
Cricket
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club

16 April - 19 April: Gloucestershire -V- Derbyshire
20 April: Gloucestershire -V- Worcestershire
23 - 25 April: Gloucestershire -V- Loughborough UCCE
27 April: Gloucestershire -V- Glamorgan
29 April - 2 May: Gloucestershire -V- Glamorgan (LVCC 2)

Until 2 September
LoveSport
Explore-At-Bristol

Get active, and try your hand at sports both familiar and unusual in our new exhibition - why not shoot for goal in Penalty Pressure, slam-dunk in Hectic Hoops basketball or Go the Distance in the Tour de France?

Family Events

5 April – 20 April
Games around the Globe
British Empire & Commonwealth Museum

Try out children’s toys and games from around the world in the Museum’s interactive and award-winning galleries.

6, 13, 20 & 27 April
What’s in The Box?
The Tobacco Factory

Creaking Door presents another fun-filled, interactive treat for young children. Members of the audience play characters in the story. Maybe a Billy Goat or a little pig.

30 April
Tangaroa Sailing Trips in April
Merchants Row

Take a voyage down the spectacular Avon Gorge on the historic sailing ship Tangaroa. There's plenty of wildlife and history to see. Trips last 3-4 hours dependent on tidal conditions.

Until 6 April
Easter Eggstravaganza
Bristol Zoo Gardens

Join the Easter Eggstravaganza at Bristol Zoo Gardens and take part in the Zoo’s sensory Easter trail.

Until 30 June
Fossils and Funny Bones
Explore-At-Bristol

Go on a journey of discovery through time with Fossils and Funny bones, a brand new interactive exhibition specifically designed for children under eight and their carers. Fossils and funny bones is free with a ticket to Explore. Children under three go free.

Exhibitions & Art

4 - 29 April
Four Quartets Exhibition
Royal West of England Academy, New Gallery

Jeremy Marshall, Shirley Cousins, Barbara Mason and Michael Mason. Time present and time past are both perhaps present in time future, and time future contained in time past.

18 - 22 April
Jimmy Galvin & Alison Black Art Exhibition
Paintworks

Best-known for her brightly-coloured Manhattans, she has been moving, like Jimmy, to a more abstract style, reflected in this major Paintworks exhibition.

Until 6 April
Love : National Gallery Touring Exhibition
Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery

Your last chance to see this National Gallery Touring Exhibition. Explore how artists such as Vermeer, Goya and Turner responded to the pains and pleasures of love.

Until 11 May
Night Exhibition
Royal West of England Academy

Embracing photography, film, drawing, painting and live performance, this multi-media exhibition focuses on the theme of Night, with a particular reference to the landscape. Last admission half an hour before closing.

Until 2 September
Inside DNA: A Genomic Revolution
Explore-At-Bristol

A unique new exhibition enabling visitors to engage with the latest developments in human genetics.

Theatre and Music

5 April
Sugababes
Colston Hall

Keisha, Heidi and Amelle return this autumn with their fifth studio album, having sold over 2 million singles to date, hitting Number One five times.

12 April
The Australian Pink Floyd Show
Colston Hall

A spectacular show established around the world as one the definitive concerts for live music audiences, with Floyd fans of all ages embracing the staggering note-for-note perfection of the music and the incredible state-of-the art sound & lights production, including lasers and inflatables.

13 April
New York Jazz Trio’s Debut UK Tour
The Tobacco Factory

Led by master percussionist and composer Ravish Momin, Trio Tarana create a new sound experience that primarily fuses Indian and East Asian rhythms including Japanese, Afghani & Indonesian.

15 – 19 April
Danny The Champion Of The World
Bristol Hippodrome

Using puppets, moving cars and your imagination it takes you on an exciting adventure that the whole family will enjoy.

20 April
In No Particular Order!
The Tobacco Theatre

Don’t miss Clare Summerskill performing her totally brand new stage show, packed full of hilarious and thought-provoking stand-up, totally original songs and finely drawn comedy characters.

25 April
Kate Rusby
Colston Hall

This tour will follow the release of Kate’s latest studio album in September. She will be joined on stage by the fantastic musicians who helped her win the award, don’t miss them!

27 – 30 April
French & Saunders
Bristol Hippodrome

Britain’s most celebrated female comedians embark on their first UK Tour for more than seven years.

27 April
Kemp’s Jig
The Tobacco Factory

This is a story of one man who, in 1599, danced from London to Norwich in nine days. International performer Chris Harris brings this extraordinary show about the famous comic actor Will Kemp.

Until 5 April
The Wedding Singer
Bristol Hippodrome

Based on the hit movie starring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore, THE WEDDING SINGER will have you dancing in the aisles. Recommended age 12+

Until 3 May
Hamlet
The Tobacco Factory

Hamlet - perhaps the most famous tragedy in the language – turns a new face to every decade. More than any other Shakespeare play it absorbs and reflects our immediate concerns, our profoundest experience of what it is to be a human being.

Markets & Fairs

27 April
Art Deco & Nouveau 20th Century Fair
Paintworks

A high quality Fair with something for everyone - incorporating two well known furniture dealers 'Shine on Deco' and 'Cloud Nine'!

Every Wednesday
Bristol Farmers Market
Corn Street

Local producers from a 40-mile radius sell a massive range of food from cheese, fish, honey, cakes and vegetables to meat, game and poultry at this award-winning market.

Every Sunday – 10.30 – 2.30
Tobacco Factory Market
Raleigh Road, Bedminster

More than just a place to shop, it is a meeting point for the community and a place to hang out, eat, drink, enjoy live music, and people-watch in a car-free space. The market has a mix of food, craft, clothes and other stalls, with a strong bias towards eco-friendly, fair trade and local products.