Avon Arts News (United Kingdom)

Saturday 22 October 2011 7:30pm - 10:30pm (Doors at 7pm) Colston Hall 13 Colston Street Harbourside Bristol BS1 5AR

Into the Walled Garden. Poet and novelist Clive Gilson has a new collection of his prize winning poetry published as an eBook on Amazon and SmashWords. Into the Walled Garden brings together for the first time all of Clive's work from 2001 - 2009.

Just how far will a father go to protect his daughter, especially when his protection is so fundamentally flawed?

Southwest Pop Band With Love From Humans have today announced a string of high profile UK Festival appearances during the summer of 2011, including 3 performances at Glastonbury, as well as appearances at Beach Break Live and Green Man Festival.

Acoustic Pop band from Bath “With Love From Humans!” release self-titled EP on 18/04/11. This debut EP is optimistic pop at its best, packed full of catchy guitar lines, it will delight fans at Glastonbury and other key festivals this summer.

After two successful years, the Bristol festival re-launches under the new catchier name of BrisFest 2010. This is to mark the growth of the festival as it blossoms into a fully immersive urban spectacular.

The first event dedicated entirely to crafters who sell on the internet will take place at Paintworks in Bristol this November. MISI (www.misi.co.uk) is the UK’s most innovative online craft marketplace.

Bristol based pop artists at Createpopart.com introduce a new graffiti art style to their wide range of personalised pop art techniques.

BAFTA winner Paddy Considine, a collection of history-rewriting films from Russia and a revelatory talk by Clare Kitson, the woman credited with rejuventating British animation, will be among the highlights at Encounters 08 this November.

Tracey Morait's first novel for children, 'Goalden Girl', is making a big impact on the online book market!