Need something to do this weekend? Find a snapshot of events for Friday, 13 November, Saturday, 14 November and Sunday, 15 November 2009 and links to other sites.
Christmas fun
If you fancy getting a taste of Christmas some six weeks ahead of the day then Quaker's Friars in Bristol is the place for you.
A selection of German-themed stalls will open there and in neighbouring Broadmead from 12 November 2009 until 20 December.
Bath's Christmas market will also return but later in the month - check out the link below for further information.
Christmas markets heading West
Nature & Outdoors
Avon Wildlife Trust will be holding a talk by Chris Cudlipp on Slimbridge through the seasons in Kensham.
The talk on the popular Gloucestershire wetlands trust will take place on Friday at 7.30pm at the town's Baptist Church Hall on the High Street.
The talk will cost £2 for adults or £1 for children and students.
Avon Wildlife Trust website
Current affairs
If you want to explore an alternative view of world events then head to the Thistle Hotel on Broad Street in Bristol this weekend.
There are talks and discussions on Friday, Saturday and Sunday including Cynthia McKinney's examination of the 9/11 "mission trillions".
If you are new to all of this then you can get a beginners' guide to the new world order at midday.
More info and costs from the AV3 website
Arts & Culture
An exhibition called Bombs, Babies and Badgers explores the paintings made by Leslie Atkinson of Bath following the Blitz.
His work, which will be on show at the Victoria Art Gallery, shows the bomb damage to the city in 1942.
Lesley, who passed away in 2004, first came to Bath as a naval camouflage officer in 1941 and from 1986 lived on The Circus.
On Saturday, Lesley's daughter Julia will be giving a free tour of the paintings from 2.30pm.
Victoria Art Gallery website
Sport
There's not much in the way of footy this weekend due to the international break - but The Gas are in action at the Mem.
Bristol Rovers take on Carlisle at 3pm on Saturday hoping to put a rather miserable run of form behind them.
The League One side haven't won since beating Southampton in September - in the meantime they have lost to Norwich, Southend, Yeovil, Leeds, MK Dons and Southampton in the FA Cup.
BBC Bristol sport
And, an alternative for Saturday night - Superstar wrestling is back on in Yate at the town's leisure centre.
It all kicks off at 7.30pm and you'll see wrestlers including Canno Tangoe, Alex Steele and The Urban Warrior.
Costs are £9 for adults or £7 for concessions with tickets available from the leisure centre.
Gloucestershire County Cricket
Crackerjack entertainment guide
What's On Bristol
Bristol Link: Entertainment
Bristol City Council: Leisure & culture
Thisisbath.co.uk entertainment
Visit Bath: Entertainment
Weston Mercury entertainment
Bath entertainment venues
Up My Street: Venues in Weston
Bristol Listings
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