Five of the best: College students show off a brilliant display of art

Jun 30 2010 Harrow Observer

PART-TIME students at Harrow College are exhibiting artwork in the town centre.

Watercolours, drawings, etchings and multimedia works are on display at Gayton Library until Saturday, July 17.

Exhibitor John Vickers took early retirement from his teaching job and now spends most of his time creating art.

He says: "I fancied doing something like this. I enrolled and it's been wonderful. I look at buildings and scenery, the whole world in a different way now. I see it as art."

what? Harrow College art exhibition

where? Gayton Library, St John's Road, Harrow

when? Until Saturday, July 17

cost? Free

call: 020 8427 6012

Pioneering industrialists

A TALK about Victorian engineers and engineering has been arranged by Harrow National Trust Association.

Author, broadcaster and university lecturer Andrew Davies will be speaking about the creations of industrial pioneers Robert Stephenson, Isambard Kingdom Brunel and Sir Joseph Bazalgette, as well as less well-known individuals, such as WH Barlow, who was responsible for the magnificent train shed at St Pancras Railway Station.

what? Talk on Victorian industrial pioneers

where? Harrow Arts Centre, Uxbridge Road, Hatch End

when? Wednesday, July 7, 8pm

cost? Free

see: www.hanta.btik.com

Treasure hunt on the Hill

SLEUTHING is the name of the game at an adult's treasure hunt in Harrow on the Hill.

Organised by Harrow and Wembley Outdoor Group, teams must follow clues that lead them in and around the viewpoints and woodland paths of this most historic part of the borough.

Runs from 8.30pm until 10pm, and competitors will meet afterwards in The Castle pub in West Street, Harrow on the Hill, for a drink.

what? Treasure hunt for adults

where? Our Lady and St Thomas of Canterbury RC Church Hall, Roxborough Park, Harrow on the Hill, HA1 3BE

when? Today (Thursday), 8.30-10pm

cost? Free, but a quarterly surcharge is payable by casual members

Open-air production of Romeo and Juliet

ROMEO, O Romeo! wherefore art thou Romeo?

Harrow, actually, at the borough's first open-air theatre show.

Shakespeare's classic story of love and tragedy is being staged by drama company Illyria (pictured), in the grounds of Harrow Museum and Heritage Centre, the 14th-century manor house.

Audience members are advised to bring a rug or a low-backed chair and a picnic, though food will be available to buy from the museum's cafe.

what? Romeo and Juliet

where? Harrow Museum and Heritage Centre, Pinner View, Harrow

when? Saturday, 7.30pm, gates open at 6.30pm

cost? £12 adults, £10 concessions, £5 ages five to 12, under-fives free

see: www.illyria.uk.com

Learn the secrets of salsa dancing

LEARN to dance the Latin American way with salsa classes at a Pinner pub.

The events are run by Harrow Weald husband and wife, Simon and Cynthia, under the name Salsa Secrets.

Lessons last one hour 10 minutes at levels from beginner to advanced, followed by free-for-all social dancing, when participants can practise the moves they have learned.

The evening costs just £7. No partner is necessary. On Tuesdays, the teachers will show you how to dance 'rueda de casino', a popular partner-swapping circular group salsa dance, for half an hour before the classes start.

what? Salsa classes

where? The Pinner Arms, Cannon Lane, Pinner

when? Every Sunday and Tuesday. Classes start at 8.20pm and the social dancing at 9.30pm until late

cost? £7 for the classes and social dancing or £4 for the social dancing only

see: www.salsasecrets.co.uk