Friends of Clifton Centre and Library
The Lie of the Land and the Call of the Sea Clifton LitFest proudly presents the premiere of a multimedia exploration of our elemental relationship with the land we rely on and the sea that surrounds us. The performance combines superb film by David Parker and Bob Pitt with music especially composed and performed by […]
The Harrisons With credits including Portishead and Goldfrapp, recording dates in Nashville and Rockfield, and shows in venues as diverse as The Royal Festival Hall and The Rainbow Cafe, The Harrisons Trio is truly a band for all occasions. With smatterings of country, blues, rock ‘n’ roll and maybe the odd show number, they offer […]
Clifton LitFest Sunday 12th November Sunday 12th November is the final of the Clifton LitFest - another day full of exciting events. Sign up to our mailing list to be the first to know what is happening.
Didn’t You Use to be Chris Mullin? Diaries 2010-22 Chris Mullin; Didn’t You Use to be Chris Mullin? Diaries 2010-22 This event has now SOLD OUT No longer in the tent, but not quite out of it, former Labour minister and celebrated diarist, Chris Mullin, gives his take on the twelve turbulent years since he […]
This event has now SOLD OUT Book of the Week on Radio Four and praised by The Times as being like ‘Wolf Hall but with pictures’ Franny Moyle’s biography of Henry VIII’s painter, Hans Holbein, was one of the literary highlights of 2021/2022. Franny will talk further about Holbein’s defining portraits of the Tudor Court; […]
This event has now SOLD OUT Clare’s popular Clifton story-walk is back, with a brand new walk created for the 2023 festival. Described as ‘innovative’ and ‘an absolute joy’ by audiences, Clare’s walks regularly sell out. Clare leads walkers on a stroll through Clifton, combining unusual facts with short fictions inspired by contemporary and historical […]
Moses MacKenzie: In conversation with Lawrence Hoo This event has now SOLD OUT The dazzling debut novel about love, faith and community, by an electrifying new voice. One of the Observer’s 10 must-read debut novelists of 2022 A Guardian novel of the year 2022 Soho House Breakthrough Writer award 2022 winner Shortlisted for the Writers’ […]
Desert Island Books: with three independent booksellers Bristol has become known for its wonderful range of independent bookshops, based (among others) in Clifton, Henleaze, Southville and Wapping Wharf. They have proved successful because of close relationships with their communities and individual readers, and have attracted national attention and acclaim. In this session, three booksellers - […]
Jem Southam Jem Southam was born in Bristol in 1950. After studying Photography at the London College of Printing he moved back to Bristol and worked at Arnolfini between 1976 and 1982. It was during this time he undertook his first photographic study of the dockland landscape and its remaining harbour infrastructure. This was exhibited […]
Fiona Beckett in conversation with Paula O’Rourke Fiona is a food and wine writer who has written at one time or another for most of the UK press. She is currently the Guardian’s drinks writer and a regular contributor to Decanter and National Geographic Traveller Food. She has written 25 books including - perhaps surprisingly - […]