HISTORIC Canons Park will host the seventh annual fun day organised by The Friends of Canons Park.

The fete will include a game of Laser Tag, a beat-the-goalie competition, a dog agility display and dog contest, children's fairground rides and bouncy castles, face painting and balloon artists, Bubblz the Clown entertainer, art sessions, a Little Red Train and a wide variety of stalls, as well as a tea tent and big brass band.

Groups and organisations will be represented and the RSPB (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds) will be there to talk about local bird life.

Families can enjoy the new adventure playground while nearby historic St Lawrence Church is offering free tours during the afternoon.

what? Friends' fun day

where? Canons Park, off Donnefield Avenue, Edgware

when? Sunday, July 18, from 2pm-5pm

cost? Free

see: www.friendsofcanonspark.org.uk

Book place to see art

HARROW Art Society's summer exhibition is upstairs at Gayton Library from Monday, July 19.

It will feature paintings, mixed-media, sculpture, ceramics and fused glass works from Harrow artists, including Roy Rodgers, Jonathan Hutchins, Linda Chainey, Gordon Adams, Linda Zelin, Viola McPhail, Margaret Mounstephens and Phyllis Harris, plus many more members of the society.

The exhibition will be stewarded by members who will be able to assist the sale of the artworks, and to answer queries about the activities and benefits of joining north London's longest-established art group.

what? Art exhibition

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

when? From July 19 to July 31, weekdays from 10am-5pm

cost? Free

see: www.harrowartsociety.co.uk

Delicate forms of unusual work

HOW artists respond to materials characterised by unusual delicacy and high refinement is the theme of a new exhibition in Brent.

The contemporary group display, Ethereal Material, will investigate the ethereality of materials and how their fragility can be explored further.

Curator Lorenzo Belenguer said: "I was very impressed by the speed artists respond to current events and the different ways it is portrayed. Visual artists are supposed to work on materials that last and I am very interested in showing artists that work in the opposite direction with ethereal materials or being presented in an airy manner."

Work submitted by Nick Baelz, Lorenzo Belenguer, Abigail Dace (pictured), Richard Egere, Josie Graff, Alex Halfin, Emma Hobbins, Jolanta Jagiello, Mali, Belinda Opie and Sara Scott.

what? Art exhibition

where? The Gallery at Willesden Green, Willesden Green, Library Centre, High Road, Willesden Green

when? From July 20, until August 13, daily from 2pm-6pm

cost? Free

see: www.brentartistsresource.org.uk

Snapping up delights of gardens

A GROCERY store-turned-art gallery in Harlesden is exhibiting pictures of gardens taken by Liz Eddison.

After leaving Harrow School of Art, she went on to work in the photographic department of Sotheby Auctioneers and then for advertising photographer, Bob Wallis as assistant and stylist and for some years following this she became a photographer's agent.

Frustrated with being on the business side of photography and not behind the lens, Liz decided to combine her passion for gardening with photography and founded a photographic rights company.

what? Photography exhibition

where? Artisan, Harlesden Road, Harlesden

when? Wednesday to Saturday 11am-5pm until Saturday, July 24

cost? Free

contact: Gallery owner Naomi Harrison on 020 8451 5235

Park-inspired pieces on show

AN EXHIBITION called Branch Outing has opened at The Stables Art Gallery in Dollis Hill.

Running until August 1, the display by artist Sally Buchanan is described as "a rare spectacle".

Sally Buchanan produces sculptures, in various media, from sand to recycled roof tiles and recycled water bottles, and developing images on to paper and wood.

This is the artist's first solo exhibition, taking inspiration from Gladstone Park trees to create pieces in a variety of mediums such as photographs, sculptures and installations.

what? Solo art exhibition

where? The Stables Art Gallery, Gladstone Park, Dollis Hill Lane, Dollis Hill

when? Open Thursdays to Sundays until August 1, from 11am to 5pm

cost? Free

see: Call the gallery on 020 8452 8655