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RT @TheBodleyHead: One of the most inspiring people in the world – Andrew Rugasira on transforming lives and empowering people: http://t.co… 7 hours ago
Here’s Italo Calvino on writing, from @brainpicker brainpickings.org/index.php/2013… Our Calvino event 3 July ideasfestival.co.uk/2013/events/mi… 10 hours ago
Looking forward very much to our session on the great writer Italo Calvino, 3 July ideasfestival.co.uk/2013/events/mi… 10 hours ago
Mark Mazower: Big ideas can be bad ideas – even in the age of the thinktank gu.com/p/3gkf3/tw 10 hours ago
Chancellor calls Banking Commission report ‘very impressive’; here’s one critic: cityam.com/article/it-mak… #economicsfest 10 hours ago

All of our upcoming events are listed here. Click on the link above to see our upcoming events at a glance.

What Has Nature Ever Done for Us
Thu 20 June 2013, 12.30-13.30
Arnolfini, Bristol

Amazing Stories
Fri 21 June 2013, 12.30-13.30
Arnolfini, Bristol

Beyond (Party) Politics and Beyond (Eco) Campaigning
Fri 21 June 2013, 18.30-22.00 (with break)
Arnolfini, Bristol

Survivors Of The Ice Age
Sat 22 June 2013, 12.30-13.30
Arnolfini, Bristol

The Bristol That Might Have Been - And Might Still Be
Wed 26 June 2013, 18.30-19.55
Arnolfini, Bristol

In Praise of Messy Lives
Monday 1 July 2013, 18.30-19.30
Foyles, Cabot Circus, Bristol (see map)

On Noise
Tue 2 July 2013, 18.30-20.00
Arnolfini, Bristol

I Laughed, I Cried: How One Woman Took on Stand-Up and (Almost) Ruined Her Life
Wed 3 July 2013, 18:15-19:15
Watershed, Bristol