The Bristol Festival is a brand new event being organised for 2008 by volunteers who feel it's what the community needs, especially in light of the unfortunate but inevitable demise of the hijacked and obstructed Bristol Community Festival at Ashton Court. A Public Consultation Evening at Trinity aims to get your views and support for a community festival celebrating the region's music, performing arts and local culture. Briefly - 25th Oct at Trinity, more details after the link. 

A weekend of Louisiana-style music, dance, food, drink and people. As well as dance classes, bands include The Flatville Aces, Hottboxx, R Cajun & The Zydeco Brothers, Petite Et La Grosse, Zyderythmics and Whiskey River Boys. The 4th Bristol Cajun & Zydeco Festival takes place at the Folk House, Park Street 19-21 October 2007. Laissez les bon temps rouler!

Civilized Banksy, Aerosol art, a graffito to love and the fact that it's not graffiti that costs the country a billion a year, it's the cleanup that's pricey and environmental damage from the chemicals used isn't counted in that figure.

"Whether at Lascaux 17,000 years ago or in Western Arnhem Land 50,000 years ago, art began on a wall. If the sandblasters had been around in either place, we would have lost a precious inheritance."

Germain Greer also says that most tags deserve the single-word comment, "prat".

Ujima Radio is a not-for-profit community radio station, which will start broadcasting on FM and via the internet from the CEED Media Centre, St Pauls early in 2008. They are running a competition to select their logo which will be seen throughout Bristol and the world. For details and requirements of the logo, entry and prizes and to find out more about Ujima, click the link. Ujima also run a range of music and radio courses to train you up for involvement in the radio station. They are looking for volunteers and people who would give their communities and culture a voice on air.

On the 8th December four bands will be playing at The Croft, Bristol to raise money for the homeless in and around Bristol and Bath.  Headlining are Brighton based Los Albertos with their unique SkaPunkFunk sounds.  They are being supported by Bristol based The Zen Hussies, Bath based The Mandibles and Caldicot based One String Loose. The cost of entrance will be £8 and it will be on a pre-purchased ticket only and they are available from the Big Issue offices in Stokes Croft, Bristol and the Bridewell Lane office in Bath. All of the profits from the night will go directly towards helping the homeless.