STAR AND GARTER - BRISTOL

A GREY-AND-WHITE CORNER OF BRISTOL, RED DOOR CLOSED, LEAVES SKIMMING THE PAVEMENT. IT’S THE ORDINARY FACE OF AN EXTRAORDINARY CLASSROOM. AN INFRASTRUCTURE OF LISTENING. "THE STAR & GARTER IS A LIVING ARCHIVE. WHEN THE BASS ROLLS OFF THOSE BOXES, IT REMEMBERS WHAT PAPER FORGOT—JAMAICA, INDIA, BRISTOL—MEETING IN ONE BEAT. I FIRST HEARD THE DIWALI RIDDIM HERE AND FELT BOTH SIDES OF MY FAMILY CLICK INTO PLACE. THE FLOOR BECAME A MAP." THE STAR & GARTER RESISTS ERASURE BY CENTERING COMMUNITY AND SOUND. WITHIN ITS WOODEN WALLS, PHOTOGRAPHS OF ELDERS AND THE PULSE OF VINYL NIGHTS HOLD THE SPIRIT OF BRISTOL’S CARIBBEAN LINEAGE. IT IS A SPACE THAT REFUSES SILENCE — A SITE OF RESILIENCE, JOY, AND CULTURAL CONTINUITY.