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RAFT 2019
​At A Glance

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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*
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Exhibitions

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​Tuesday June 11th onwards
Exhibition: The Horse, Susan Williams

Cwm Farm Shop, Ynyswen
Available to view during regular opening hours
FREE
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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
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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
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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
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Events

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​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
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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
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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
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​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
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For further information, click here
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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
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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
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For further information & tickets, click here
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​RAFT 2020

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Join us for RAFT 2020 and experience Rhondda, and all it has to offer, for yourselves
​June 4th through 28th 2020
Save the dates!
Further information will be revealed soon...
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