RAFT 2019
At A Glance
RAFT 2019 At A Glance
RAFT 2019 ran from June 6th to July 13th and featured more than 50 performances & events
Below can be found our full 2019 event & exhibition listings
*Please click on the black event titles for full information on each*
Below can be found our full 2019 event & exhibition listings
*Please click on the black event titles for full information on each*
Exhibitions
Tuesday June 11th onwards
Exhibition: The Horse, Susan Williams
Cwm Farm Shop, Ynyswen
Available to view during regular opening hours
FREE
For further information, click here
Saturday June 15th to Saturday June 29th
British Museum Exhibit: The Kiyoharu Dragon
Treorchy Library
Available to view during regular opening hours
FREE
For further information, click here
Tuesday June 18th onwards
Exhibition: Self Portraits, Lucy Jane Purrington
Lili Wen, Treorchy
Available to view during regular opening hours
FREE
For further information, click here
Wednesday June 19th onwards
Exhibition: Japan, Trevor James
High Street Social, Treorchy
Available to view during regular opening hours
FREE
For further information, click here
Thursday June 20th to Saturday July 27th
J A Mortram - Small Town Inertia
Workers Gallery, Ynyshir
Available to view during regular opening hours
FREE
For further information, click here
Tuesday June 11th onwards
Exhibition: The Horse, Susan Williams
Cwm Farm Shop, Ynyswen
Available to view during regular opening hours
FREE
For further information, click here
Saturday June 15th to Saturday June 29th
British Museum Exhibit: The Kiyoharu Dragon
Treorchy Library
Available to view during regular opening hours
FREE
For further information, click here
Tuesday June 18th onwards
Exhibition: Self Portraits, Lucy Jane Purrington
Lili Wen, Treorchy
Available to view during regular opening hours
FREE
For further information, click here
Wednesday June 19th onwards
Exhibition: Japan, Trevor James
High Street Social, Treorchy
Available to view during regular opening hours
FREE
For further information, click here
Thursday June 20th to Saturday July 27th
J A Mortram - Small Town Inertia
Workers Gallery, Ynyshir
Available to view during regular opening hours
FREE
For further information, click here
Events
Thursday June 6th
WAM Night
Words - Art - Music
Workers Gallery, Ynyshir
19:00 to 21:00
Entry: FREE
Donations are welcome. Suggested donation is £3
For further information, click here
Friday June 7th
D-Day 75
with the Jugendblasorchester Ravensburg Wind Orchestra of Germany, Lewis Merthyr Band and Tonyrefail School Choir
Tonyrefail School
19:15 to 21:30
Tickets: £8 (FREE for Serving and Veteran Armed Forces members & children)
For further information, click here
Saturday June 8th
D-Day 75
with the Jugendblasorchester Ravensburg Wind Orchestra of Germany, Treherbert Youth & Community Brass and Lewis Merthyr Band
St Peter's Church, Pentre
19:00 to 21:00
Tickets: £8 (FREE for Serving and Veteran Armed Forces members & children)
For further information, click here
Saturday June 8th
The Lion's Den Comedy Club
Andrew O'Neill, Sunjai Arif & Sarah Breese
The Lion, Treorchy
19:00 to 21:00
Tickets: £15
For further information, click here
Monday June 10th
An Evening with Sir Tony Robinson
Lecture Theatre, Treorchy Comprehensive School
19:15 to 21:00
Tickets: £8
For further information, click here
Saturday June 15th
RSD Dance Extravaganza
Park & Dare Theatre, Treorchy
13:00 and 17:00
Tickets: £8 (£7.50 concessions)
For further information, click here
Saturday June 15th
The Lion's Den Comedy Club
Britain's Got Talent's Barbara Nice, Matt Rees & Sarah Bridgeman
The Lion, Treorchy
19:00 to 21:00
Tickets: £15
For further information, click here
Wednesday June 19th
Let's Be Frank
A tribute to Rhondda playwright Frank Vickery
Park & Dare Theatre, Treorchy
Tickets: £12 (£10 concessions)
For further information, click here
Friday June 21st
The Blue Scar
Gwynfi Community Miner's Hall, Blaengwynfi, Neath Port Talbot
19:00 to 21:00
Admission: £3
For further information, click here
Saturday June 22nd
Community Photography Day
Workers Gallery, Ynyshir
11:00 to 16:00
FREE
For further information, click here
Saturday June 22nd
The Lion's Den Comedy Club
The Raymond & Mr Timpkins Revue, Rahul Kohli & Jethro Bradley
The Lion, Treorchy
19:00 to 21:00
Tickets: £15
For further information, click here
Tuesday June 25th
Treorchy Comprehensive School: Dance Back to Broadway
Evening Performance
Park & Dare Theatre, Treorchy
19:00 to 21:00
Tickets: £9 Circle / £8 Stalls (£7 concessions)
For further information, click here
Tuesday June 25th
WAM On Tour
Words - Art - Music
Tonypandy Library
19:00 to 21:00
Entry: FREE
Donations are welcome. Suggested donation is £3
For further information, click here
Wednesday June 26th
Treorchy Comprehensive School: Dance Back to Broadway
Schools Matinee Performance
Park & Dare Theatre, Treorchy
Wednesday June 26th
Blue Plaque Unveiling Ceremony
Tonypandy
11:00
Thursday June 27th
Treorchy Comprehensive School: Dance Back to Broadway
Evening Performance
Park & Dare Theatre, Treorchy
19:00 to 21:00
Tickets: £9 Circle / £8 Stalls (£7 concessions)
For further information & tickets, click here
Thursday June 27th
Open Mic Night
with Mason's All Stars
Pencelli Hotel Music Lounge
20:30 onwards
Entry: FREE!
For further information, click here
Thursday June 27th
A Night at the Movies Outdoor Cinema
Bohemian Rhapsody (12a)
Ystradfechan Field, Treorchy
21:45 to 23:55
Tickets: £10
For further information & tickets, click here
Friday June 28th
Kerry Ellis & the Welsh Television Orchestra
Park & Dare Theatre, Treorchy
19:30 to 21:30
Tickets: £25
For further information & tickets, click here
Friday June 28th
A Family Night at the Movies Outdoor Cinema
The Greatest Showman (PG)
Ystradfechan Field, Treorchy
21:45 to 23:15
Tickets: £10
For further information & tickets, click here
Saturday June 29th
C-RAFT Arts & Craft and General Market
Market Square, Treorchy
Entry: FREE!
For further information, click here
Saturday June 29th
C-RAFT Family Fun Day
including Sion Tomos Owen Community Artwork Project, Book Talks, Matt Langley's Entertainment,
Inflatables, Sport Activities, Rhondda Radio & more!
Treorchy Comprehensive School, Rhondda Cynon Taf
10:30 to 17:00
Entry: FREE!
For further information, click here
Saturday June 29th
C-RAFT Beer & Gin Festival
Treorchy Oval
12:00 to 18:00
Tickets: £5
For further information & tickets, click here
Saturday 29th June
Fairy and Dinosaur Garden Workshop
Flowers By Kirsty, Treorchy High Street
Sessions available from 12:00 to 13:00, 13:30 to 14:30, 15:00 to 16:00
Admission: £10 per child plus sibling discounts available
A fun, creative workshop where children make and design their very own fairy or dinosaur garden, using fresh flowers, foliage and lots of other goodies
All components, refreshments and a snack are included
For further information & tickets, click here
Saturday June 29th
A Bite To Eat
Cafe Cafe - Carpaninis - Cardiff Arms Bistro - Cosy Cafe - Cwm Farm Shop - Flo's Tea Room - High Street Social
Hot Gossip - The Lion - Station Cafe - Thai Sky - Treorchy Hotel - Wonderstuff Teashop
Fish Called Rhondda - Treorchy Fish Bar
For further information, click here
Saturday June 29th
Omid Djalili
Park & Dare Theatre, Treorchy
19:30 to 21:30
Tickets: £25
For further information & tickets, click here
Saturday June 29th
After Dark
The Acoustics
Cardiff Arms Bistro
Bulltown Boys
Pencelli Hotel
Soul Skunks
The Lion
Jukebox Bandits
Treorchy Rugby Club
For further information, click here
July 2nd to 6th
Avant Cymru: Romeo & Juliet
Penrhys Amphitheatre
For further information & tickets, click here
Thursday July 4th
WAM Night: Independence Day Special
Words - Art - Music
Workers Gallery, Ynyshir
19:00 to 21:00
Entry: FREE
Donations are welcome. Suggested donation is £3
For further information & tickets, click here
Thursday July 4th
Open Mic Night
with Mason's All Stars
Pencelli Hotel Music Lounge
20:30 onwards
Entry: FREE!
For further information, click here
Friday July 5th
An Evening With Robert Howley & Matthew Rees
Treorchy RFC
19:00 TO 22:00
Tickets: £25
For further information, click here
Monday July 8th to Wednesday July 10th
BBC Radio & The British Library: The Listening Project
Treorchy Library
By Appointment
Entry: FREE
The Listening Project is a collaboration between BBC Radio and The British Library centred on capturing the nation in conversation. Two people who know each other are invited to sit down and record a conversation about something important to them. The unedited conversation then goes to the British Library, where it will be available on their LP sound archive site and a short extract is edited for possible BBC Radio transmission.
If you and a friend are interested in recording a conversation, please contact Lynne Rosser to arrange an appointment, by email here
For further information, click here
Saturday July 13th
Avant Cymru: Full Circle Jr
Treorchy Rugby Club
For further information & tickets, click here
Thursday June 6th
WAM Night
Words - Art - Music
Workers Gallery, Ynyshir
19:00 to 21:00
Entry: FREE
Donations are welcome. Suggested donation is £3
For further information, click here
Friday June 7th
D-Day 75
with the Jugendblasorchester Ravensburg Wind Orchestra of Germany, Lewis Merthyr Band and Tonyrefail School Choir
Tonyrefail School
19:15 to 21:30
Tickets: £8 (FREE for Serving and Veteran Armed Forces members & children)
For further information, click here
Saturday June 8th
D-Day 75
with the Jugendblasorchester Ravensburg Wind Orchestra of Germany, Treherbert Youth & Community Brass and Lewis Merthyr Band
St Peter's Church, Pentre
19:00 to 21:00
Tickets: £8 (FREE for Serving and Veteran Armed Forces members & children)
For further information, click here
Saturday June 8th
The Lion's Den Comedy Club
Andrew O'Neill, Sunjai Arif & Sarah Breese
The Lion, Treorchy
19:00 to 21:00
Tickets: £15
For further information, click here
Monday June 10th
An Evening with Sir Tony Robinson
Lecture Theatre, Treorchy Comprehensive School
19:15 to 21:00
Tickets: £8
For further information, click here
Saturday June 15th
RSD Dance Extravaganza
Park & Dare Theatre, Treorchy
13:00 and 17:00
Tickets: £8 (£7.50 concessions)
For further information, click here
Saturday June 15th
The Lion's Den Comedy Club
Britain's Got Talent's Barbara Nice, Matt Rees & Sarah Bridgeman
The Lion, Treorchy
19:00 to 21:00
Tickets: £15
For further information, click here
Wednesday June 19th
Let's Be Frank
A tribute to Rhondda playwright Frank Vickery
Park & Dare Theatre, Treorchy
Tickets: £12 (£10 concessions)
For further information, click here
Friday June 21st
The Blue Scar
Gwynfi Community Miner's Hall, Blaengwynfi, Neath Port Talbot
19:00 to 21:00
Admission: £3
For further information, click here
Saturday June 22nd
Community Photography Day
Workers Gallery, Ynyshir
11:00 to 16:00
FREE
For further information, click here
Saturday June 22nd
The Lion's Den Comedy Club
The Raymond & Mr Timpkins Revue, Rahul Kohli & Jethro Bradley
The Lion, Treorchy
19:00 to 21:00
Tickets: £15
For further information, click here
Tuesday June 25th
Treorchy Comprehensive School: Dance Back to Broadway
Evening Performance
Park & Dare Theatre, Treorchy
19:00 to 21:00
Tickets: £9 Circle / £8 Stalls (£7 concessions)
For further information, click here
Tuesday June 25th
WAM On Tour
Words - Art - Music
Tonypandy Library
19:00 to 21:00
Entry: FREE
Donations are welcome. Suggested donation is £3
For further information, click here
Wednesday June 26th
Treorchy Comprehensive School: Dance Back to Broadway
Schools Matinee Performance
Park & Dare Theatre, Treorchy
Wednesday June 26th
Blue Plaque Unveiling Ceremony
Tonypandy
11:00
Thursday June 27th
Treorchy Comprehensive School: Dance Back to Broadway
Evening Performance
Park & Dare Theatre, Treorchy
19:00 to 21:00
Tickets: £9 Circle / £8 Stalls (£7 concessions)
For further information & tickets, click here
Thursday June 27th
Open Mic Night
with Mason's All Stars
Pencelli Hotel Music Lounge
20:30 onwards
Entry: FREE!
For further information, click here
Thursday June 27th
A Night at the Movies Outdoor Cinema
Bohemian Rhapsody (12a)
Ystradfechan Field, Treorchy
21:45 to 23:55
Tickets: £10
For further information & tickets, click here
Friday June 28th
Kerry Ellis & the Welsh Television Orchestra
Park & Dare Theatre, Treorchy
19:30 to 21:30
Tickets: £25
For further information & tickets, click here
Friday June 28th
A Family Night at the Movies Outdoor Cinema
The Greatest Showman (PG)
Ystradfechan Field, Treorchy
21:45 to 23:15
Tickets: £10
For further information & tickets, click here
Saturday June 29th
C-RAFT Arts & Craft and General Market
Market Square, Treorchy
Entry: FREE!
For further information, click here
Saturday June 29th
C-RAFT Family Fun Day
including Sion Tomos Owen Community Artwork Project, Book Talks, Matt Langley's Entertainment,
Inflatables, Sport Activities, Rhondda Radio & more!
Treorchy Comprehensive School, Rhondda Cynon Taf
10:30 to 17:00
Entry: FREE!
For further information, click here
Saturday June 29th
C-RAFT Beer & Gin Festival
Treorchy Oval
12:00 to 18:00
Tickets: £5
For further information & tickets, click here
Saturday 29th June
Fairy and Dinosaur Garden Workshop
Flowers By Kirsty, Treorchy High Street
Sessions available from 12:00 to 13:00, 13:30 to 14:30, 15:00 to 16:00
Admission: £10 per child plus sibling discounts available
A fun, creative workshop where children make and design their very own fairy or dinosaur garden, using fresh flowers, foliage and lots of other goodies
All components, refreshments and a snack are included
For further information & tickets, click here
Saturday June 29th
A Bite To Eat
Cafe Cafe - Carpaninis - Cardiff Arms Bistro - Cosy Cafe - Cwm Farm Shop - Flo's Tea Room - High Street Social
Hot Gossip - The Lion - Station Cafe - Thai Sky - Treorchy Hotel - Wonderstuff Teashop
Fish Called Rhondda - Treorchy Fish Bar
For further information, click here
Saturday June 29th
Omid Djalili
Park & Dare Theatre, Treorchy
19:30 to 21:30
Tickets: £25
For further information & tickets, click here
Saturday June 29th
After Dark
The Acoustics
Cardiff Arms Bistro
Bulltown Boys
Pencelli Hotel
Soul Skunks
The Lion
Jukebox Bandits
Treorchy Rugby Club
For further information, click here
July 2nd to 6th
Avant Cymru: Romeo & Juliet
Penrhys Amphitheatre
For further information & tickets, click here
Thursday July 4th
WAM Night: Independence Day Special
Words - Art - Music
Workers Gallery, Ynyshir
19:00 to 21:00
Entry: FREE
Donations are welcome. Suggested donation is £3
For further information & tickets, click here
Thursday July 4th
Open Mic Night
with Mason's All Stars
Pencelli Hotel Music Lounge
20:30 onwards
Entry: FREE!
For further information, click here
Friday July 5th
An Evening With Robert Howley & Matthew Rees
Treorchy RFC
19:00 TO 22:00
Tickets: £25
For further information, click here
Monday July 8th to Wednesday July 10th
BBC Radio & The British Library: The Listening Project
Treorchy Library
By Appointment
Entry: FREE
The Listening Project is a collaboration between BBC Radio and The British Library centred on capturing the nation in conversation. Two people who know each other are invited to sit down and record a conversation about something important to them. The unedited conversation then goes to the British Library, where it will be available on their LP sound archive site and a short extract is edited for possible BBC Radio transmission.
If you and a friend are interested in recording a conversation, please contact Lynne Rosser to arrange an appointment, by email here
For further information, click here
Saturday July 13th
Avant Cymru: Full Circle Jr
Treorchy Rugby Club
For further information & tickets, click here
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