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Bristol in Pictures: Pure entertainment

Rachel Candlin & Alexandra Bassingham
BBC News, West of England
Ania Shrimpton Singer Olly Murs, wearing a black see through shirt, black trouser and shoes and a black bowler style hat. He has one foot forward as if in walking motion and is holding a microphone in his left hand, with his mouth open as he sings. Three male instrumentalists are behind him, all wearing sand colour trousers and white, short sleeved shirts with a white t shirt beneath. The male on the left has a saxophone, the one in the middle has a trumpet and the one on the right is holding a trombone. Ania Shrimpton
Olly Murs rounded off five days of live music at Bristol Sounds

As the sultry weather continued this week, events have been taking place across Bristol, many alfresco, with crowds enjoying music, theatrical performances and general razzmatazz.

High kicks, glamour and intrigue graced the stage at the Bristol Hippodrome and the public found themselves rubbing noses with Jurassic-era creatures in Victoria Park.

Schoolchildren have been enjoying hot air balloons, a young dancer became a double world champion and canoeists have been on a 25-hour relay challenge for charity.

Ania Shrimpton A picture taken form the crowd of Olly Murs on the stage dressed in a short sleeved black top and black trousers with his arms up in the air in a v shape, and an Olly Murs written backdrop. There are three brass instrumentalists on the right of the stage (his left), dressed in dark trousers and white shirt tops. There are three backing vocalists on the left (Olly's right), with the middle singer dressed all in white, and the two either side in dark trousers and white shirts. The canopy of the stage has multiple lights and you can see the sky darkening in the background. In the foreground of the picture you can see maybe a couple of hundred people with arms in the air, many holding phones and seemingly recording Olly's set.Ania Shrimpton

Best location: Olly Murs brought Bristol Sounds to a close on Sunday night - the series of open air concerts at the Lloyds Amphitheatre saw thousands enjoy five days of live entertainment.

A big bulldog hot air balloon, tethered to a school field in Flax Bourton for the children to learn about ballooning. The bulldog has a brown eye and his left ear is brown. The rest of the balloon (bulldog) is light sand colour and its red tongue is hanging out of its mouth. It is tethered next to a much smaller hot air balloon with Cameron's Balloons written on the side in capital letters. It is blue, red and white and they are tethered on grass with a few people around them.
About 10 primary school children sit on the grass in their playing field watching several tethered hot air balloons, one of which has the Cameron Balloons logo

Front row seat: Children at Flax Bourton Primary School enjoyed their very own show of balloons ahead of this year's International Balloon Fiesta. The bulldog, Buster, was part of the inaugural Schools Tether Roadshow which aims to "bring the magic of Bristol's ballooning heritage to children across the city.

Reuters Two cricket players wearing India's kit of orange and blue shirts hug each other during a match. They are both smiling broadly. Spectators are blurred in the backgroundReuters

A job well done: India's Shree Charani celebrates after taking the wicket of England's Amy Jones in the Women's Twenty20 International at the Seat Unique Stadium in Bristol.

Family handout Isla, a 12-year-old dancer, has her blonde hair back in a ponytail and is wearing a black t-shirt with 'I am a world champion' written on it. She is holding two bit trophies, which are silver, black and purple in colour. She is standing in front of an England flag and smiling at the camera.Family handout

Double crown: Isla, 12, who trains with Dynamics School of Dance, said it was "mind-blowing" to walk away from the World Freestyle Championship at the Winter Gardens in Blackpool as a double champion. She danced in freestyle solo and slow dance against 60 competitors from countries across the globe, including South Africa, Iceland and Norway.

PA Media A woman with long auburn plaits is lying on the grass and looking at a small dinosaur animatronic which is shades of green and orangePA Media

Up close and personal: Visitors to Victoria Park in Bristol were able to meet life-size dinosaur animatronics ahead of the opening of Avon Valley Adventure & Wildlife Park's Summertopia season, which starts on 12 July. The Jurassic-themed spectacle coincides with the latest Jurassic World film release.

PA Media Tom Dean in a swimming pool in a close-up shot of him leaning against the side of the pool, with arms crossed, and smiling to cameraPA Media

Duck to water: Triple Olympic gold medal-winning swimmer, Tom Dean, is campaigning for children to have better access to swimming lessons. Dean wants government funding to reverse statistics which claim more than one in four children leave school without knowing how to swim.

Young Bristol About ten canoers standing on the wharfside at night, lit up by lamplight wearing lifejackets and some are in bright clothing such as a pink wig, pink brimmed hat and fairy lightsYoung Bristol

Epic fundraising: Young Bristol is celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Poole Wharf Activity Centre, which provides outdoor experiences to thousands of young people across the city's iconic harbour. Fundraisers paddled their canoes back and forth for 25 hours along the River Avon and Bristol Docks to mark the milestone.

Alfresco Disco Dozens of partygoers crammed onto a large, barge-style boat on a narrow length of water with woodland either side. There are two large white funnels in the foreground and a row of terraced houses in the background on the right.Alfresco Disco

Rave of the Decade: Bristol's popular party crew, Alfresco Disco, is celebrating 20 years and tickets have gone on sale for this summer's event which is taking over another mystery location on 19 July. Co-founder Tom Hodgson said: "It's the dream city centre space and we cannot wait to open the gates to you."

Matt Crockett The cast of Moulin Rouge posing on a dark stage, wearing scantily-clad costumes with the ladies in corsets of bright colours and lacy stockings and the men in coloured trousers and vests or shirts. The performers at the front have their hands on each others' legs in suggestive poses. Matt Crockett

Putting on the Ritz: The cast of Moulin Rouge The Musical have been performing at the Bristol Hippodrome this week, where audiences have been treated to "a world of splendour, eye-popping excess, glitz, grandeur and glory". The show runs until 9 August.

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