The Times Destinations Holiday and Travel Show Hundreds of travel companies will be on hand to offer advice on everything from adventure travel to taking a cruise. Through out the event there’s a series of Meet The Expert Theatres where travel writers, explorers and some well known journalists describe some of their travel experiences. There are also Expert Panel Sessions covering The Art of Travel Writing, Travel Photography, Breaking Into Travel Reporting, Going Solo and Career Breaks. The show is on at Earls Court 1 from 1-4 February from 10am-5.30pm, tickets are £8 advance, £10 on the door. There’s a Late Night Festival of Travel on the first night running until 8.30pm.
MCN London Motorcycle Show More people than ever are riding motorbikes and scooters especially in London because of the congestion charge. This show at ExCel London features all the top manufacturers covering everything from sports bikes to ones for adventure travel, plus live stunt displays and all the stands featuring bike clothing and accessories you would expect at a major show. Its on from 1-4 February, tickets are £13 advance and £16 on the door.
Born To Rock A multimedia exhibtion looking at the history of the electric guitar and maybe surprisingly being held at Harrods store in Knightsbridge. Hundreds of guitars are on display including a whole section that have specially been designed and customized by some famous names from the music fashion and design world’s. The world’s most expensive guitar will be on show and they’ll be guitar lessons and some live performances. The exhibition is free and runs from 2 February-3 March, Knightsbridge is the nearest Tube station.
FROM MAJOR TO MINOR! In November 1990 the Conservative Party voted out their most successful and greatest leader since Winston Churchill, Margaret Thatcher, while she was still Prime Minister. This exhibition at The Political Cartoon Gallery on Store Street, just off Tottenham Court Road, features cartoons of the five men who have tried to fill her shoes since and by general agreement have failed miserably. The exhibition is on from 31 January-17 March, 9.30am-5.30pm Mon-Fri, 11.30am-5.30pm Sat. Admission is £1.
Kyle Eastwood Clint Eastwood’s jazz playing son and his band play a gig at the Jazz Cafe in Parkway Camden Town on Wedenesday 31 January. It can’t be easy breaking out of the shadow of a father as famous as his, but in the interviews I’ve read Kyle Eastwood seems a pretty grounded individual and has opted for music over maybe the easier path of using his name to get into acting. Tickets for this show are £17.50 and doors open at 7pm. Camden Town Tube is very close by.
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