Local events in the Harlech area
Here is where we try and keep you up to date with all the latest happenings
around
Harlech, its not exhaustive but does include everything we know about.
If you want to publicise your Local Event here just email the details.
St Tanwgs Church Hall
Lent Lunches
12 Noon to 1.30pm
Thursdays
Until March 25th 2010
Church Hall
Twtil Hill
Harlech
Proceeds to Christian Aid
Theatr Harlech
DEPARTURES (Film 12A)
(Dir: Yôjirô Takita/Japan/Japanese/Subtitles/2008/131mins)
Thursday 11th March 2010
7:30pm
Daigo Kobayashi is a devoted cellist in an orchestra that has
just been dissolved and now finds himself
without a job. Daigo decides to move back to his old hometown with his
wife and he soon starts
working at a local funeral parlour. The film follows his profound and
sometimes comical
journey with death as he uncovers the wonder, joy and meaning of life
and living.
Winner of the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film 2009
Contact box office for further details.
Box Office Hotline 01766 780667
Theatr Harlech
SHERLOCK HOLMES (film 12A)
(Dir: Guy Ritchie/UK&Australia&USA/2009/139mins)
Friday 12th March 2010
Saturday 13th March 2010
7:30pm
Detective Sherlock Holmes and his stalwart partner Watson
engage in a battle of wits and brawn
with a
nemesis whose plot is a threat to all of England. Starring Robert Downey
Jr,
Rachel McAdams and Jude Law.
Contact box office for further details.
Box Office Hotline 01766 780667
Plas Gwynfryn, Llanbedr Gwynedd LL45 2NY
Open Garden for National Gardens Scheme
Sunday 14th March 2010
Set amongst 8 acres of beautiful landscaped gardens within Snowdonia
National Park.
Overlooking lawns and secluded gardens and originally designed using
natural contours of the land.
It features rockery gardens, bamboo and woodland area, herbaceous and
flower gardens,
and a walled kitchen garden with orchard.
Admission £2, Children free. Open for charity.
Theatr Harlech
CATRIN FINCH & CIMARRON
Sunday 14th March 2010
7:30pm
Celebrating the beauty and versatility of the harp music of
Colombia and
Wales, this extraordinarily vibrant and popular project returns to Wales
following the ecstatic response to sell-out shows in 2008 & 2009
and
Cimarron’s triumphant set at WOMAD festival.
“If I’d not been jammed in the middle of the back row…I’d have
fallen off my seat with excitement!” fRoots
£12.50 (£15 on the door) Children £7
Contact box office for further details.
Box Office Hotline 01766 780667
Dragon Theatre, Barmouth
Paradisii Theatre Company Presents
Educating Rita
by Willy Russell
Friday 19th March 2010
Saturday 20th March 2010
8pm
Please be advised - the play contains Strong Language.
To book tickets telephone 01341 281697
Theatr Harlech
Art Day - RAKU
Saturday 20th March 2010
11am to 4pm
Raku pottery is created with a specific ceramic firing process
that
uses both fire and smoke to create unique patterns and designs.
You can learn this spectacular process with expert tutors
Geoff Bond and Miranda Edwards.
£15 (£18 on the door)
Contact box office for further details.
Box Office Hotline 01766 780667
Theatr Harlech
SCOTTISH FALSETTO PUPPETS
Saturday 20th March 2010
7:30pm
Comedy double act that has to be seen to be believed. The stars
of
BBC 3's Comedy Shuffle and Upstaged, MTV's 'Best Show Ever' bring
you songs, sketches, socks and violence.
Check out their fantastic YouTube videos!
"For sheer energy and laughs per hour, these comic stockings
are the biz – denier miss it." - **** The Scotsman Aug 2008
Supported by comic magician Ali Cook.
Not suitable for children- very rude!!
£7.50 (£10 on the door) 10 for £50
Contact box office for further details.
Box Office Hotline 01766 780667
Theatr Harlech
The Devil’s Violin
SINGING BONES
Sunday 21st March 2010
4pm
The virtuoso melodies on strings and accordion lay down an
acoustic pathway for Daniel Morden's
deep old stories to travel along unimpeded, sweeping the audience in
their wake. This is masterful,
theatrical storytelling delivered with great feeling for the dramatic
pause, the dark imagery evoking
all shades of emotion from horror to joy, while the songs and stories
continue to
resonate deeply in the bones of the listener long afterwards.
Venue Magazine.
£8 (£10 on the door)
Contact box office for further details.
Box Office Hotline 01766 780667
Theatr Harlech
EVERLASTING MOMENT (film 15)
(Dir: Jan Troell/Sweden/Swedish&Finish/2009/131mins)
Thursday 25th March 2010
7:30pm
In this breathtaking film, a woman experiences an artistic
awakening after being introduced
to photography. Elegant and intimate, Everlasting Moments
moves at the deliberate
and gentle
pace of a classical European period drama. Based on true events.
Contact box office for further details.
Box Office Hotline 01766 780667
Theatr Harlech
DR JEKYLL & MR HYDE
Friday 26th March 2010
7:30pm
A richly dark reinvention of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic tale,
set
in a Whitechapel pub in 1888 at the time of Jack the Ripper murders.
An ingenious, witty and gruesomely tongue-in-cheek production by
the company who brought us Dorian Gray and Pickwick Papers.
A must see for bigger children and their families.
£8 (£10 on the door) Children £1
Contact box office for further details.
Box Office Hotline 01766 780667
Canolfan Cymuned Dyffryn Ardudwy a Talybont Community Centre
Open Day
Saturday 27th March & Sunday 28th March
12 Noon to 4pm
Re-opening of the Village Hall. Open Day, come and look around the refurbished village hall.
Saturday 27th March 2010
7.30 pm
Concert with mixed voice choir, Chris Knowles and Gary Matthewson,
Celtic
instrumental duo and 'Ratz Alley', rock band. Bar and Refreshments.
Concert Tickets £8 each....children free accompanied by parent.
For more details contact 01341 247233
Theatr Harlech
AMY WADGE
Saturday 27th March 2010
7:30pm
Twice winner of the Best Solo Female Artist title at the Welsh Music
Awards,
(ahead of Charlotte Church in 2003 and Cerys Matthews in 2004) Amy was
also
chosen by the BBC to launch, “6Music”, along with Lenny Kravitz, Pete
Yorne,
The Sterophonics and Embrace.
'The new Joni Mitchell, with her distinctive voice and well-crafted
songs'
London Evening Standard.
£7.50 (£9 on the door) Children £1
Contact box office for further details.
Box Office Hotline 01766 780667
Theatr Harlech
LOVELY BONES
(Dir: Peter Jackson/USA&UK&New Zealand/2010/139mins)
Tuesday 30th March & Wednesday 31st March 2010
7:30pm
Centres on a young girl who has been murdered and watches
over her family
- and her killer - from heaven.
She must weigh her desire for
vengeance
against her desire for her family to heal.
Contact box office for further details.
Box Office Hotline 01766 780667
Theatr Harlech
The People’s Theatre Company
HOW THE KOALA LEARNT TO HUG
Thursday 1st April 2010
4pm (3.30pm Easter Egg hunt )
Join a host of wild characters, including Natascha the Witch
and Karen the Koala, for some great stories, sing-along-songs,
superb games and first class hugging. All you need are your ears.(And
your arms!) The author will be available to sign copies of How The Koala
Learnt To Hug and Other Australian Fairytales after the show.
Join us in the theatre garden for games and Free Easter Egg Hunt at
3.30pm
Suitable for children 2-8 years
£5 (£7 on the door) Children £5
Contact box office for further details.
Box Office Hotline 01766 780667
Llyn Rhaeadr, Bron Y Graig, Harlech, LL46 2SR
Open Garden for National Gardens Scheme
Saturday 3rd April to Tuesday 6th April 2010
Hillside garden blending natural wildlife areas with garden plants,
shrubs, vegetables and fruit.
Small lake with 20 species of waterfowl with ducklings in spring and
summer. Fish pond, waterfalls,
woodland, rockeries, lawns, borders, snowdrops, daffodils, heathers,
bluebells, ferns, camellias,
azaleas, rhododendrons, wild flowers, views of Tremadog Bay, Lleyn Peninsula.
Good paths and seating.
Admission £3, Children free (share to WWF). Open for charity.
Plas Gwynfryn, Llanbedr Gwynedd LL45 2NY
Open Garden for National Gardens Scheme
Saturday 3rd April to Sunday 4th April 2010
Set amongst 8 acres of beautiful landscaped gardens within Snowdonia
National Park.
Overlooking lawns and secluded gardens and originally designed using
natural contours of the land.
It features rockery gardens, bamboo and woodland area, herbaceous and
flower gardens,
and a walled kitchen garden with orchard.
Admission £2, Children free. Open for charity.
Harlech Castle
Ardudwy Knights
Saturday 3rd April 2010
11am to 4pm
Early Medieval Warriors and Birds of Prey.
Prices: Normal Admission. Information: 01766 780552
Harlech Castle
Ardudwy Knights
Sunday 4th April 2010
11am to 4pm
Early Medieval Warriors and Birds of Prey.
Prices: Normal Admission. Information: 01766 780552
Harlech Castle
Taking Flight
Sunday 4th April 2010
11am - 4pm
Gwion and the Witch.
Prices: Normal Admission. Information: 01766 780552
Plas Gwynfryn, Llanbedr Gwynedd LL45 2NY
Open Garden for National Gardens Scheme
Monday 5th April 2010
2pm to 5.30pm
Set amongst 8 acres of beautiful landscaped gardens within Snowdonia
National Park.
Overlooking lawns and secluded gardens and originally designed using
natural contours of the land.
It features rockery gardens, bamboo and woodland area, herbaceous and
flower gardens,
and a walled kitchen garden with orchard.
Admission £2, Children free. Open for charity.
Theatr Harlech
PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS:
THE LIGHTENING THIEF - Film
(Dir: Chris Columbus/Canada&USA/2010)
Tuesday 6th April 2010
7:30pm
From the director of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
comes a
story about young boy who discovers he's the descendant of a Greek god
and sets out on an adventure to settle an on-going battle between the
gods. Based on the book by Rick Riordan.
Contact box office for further details.
Box Office Hotline 01766 780667
Theatr Harlech
PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS:
THE LIGHTENING THIEF - Film
(Dir: Chris Columbus/Canada&USA/2010)
Wednesday 7th April 2010
7:30pm
From the director of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
comes a
story about young boy who discovers he's the descendant of a Greek god
and sets out on an adventure to settle an on-going battle between the
gods. Based on the book by Rick Riordan.
Contact box office for further details.
Box Office Hotline 01766 780667
Theatr Harlech
HALF MOON - Film
(Dir:BahmanGhobadi/Austria&France&Iran&Iraq/2006/subtitles/114mins)
Thursday 8th April 2010
7:30pm
In this Kurdish comedy Mamo (Ismail Ghaffari), an old and legendary
musician living in Iran, plans to give one final concert in Iraqi
Kurdistan. After seven months of trying to get a permit and
rounding up his ten sons he sets out for the long and
troublesome journey in a derelict bus, denying a
recurring vision of his own death at half moon.
Contact box office for further details.
Box Office Hotline 01766 780667
Theatr Harlech
PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS:
THE LIGHTENING THIEF - Film
(Dir: Chris Columbus/Canada&USA/2010)
Friday 9th April 2010
7:30pm
From the director of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
comes a
story about young boy who discovers he's the descendant of a Greek god
and sets out on an adventure to settle an on-going battle between the
gods. Based on the book by Rick Riordan.
Contact box office for further details.
Box Office Hotline 01766 780667
Harlech Historical Society
Subject - TBA
Tuesday 13th April 2010
7.30pm
Memorial Hall
Twtil
Harlech
Everyone Welcome
Public Meeting
Harlech a’r Cylch
Harlech and District
Friday 16th April 2010
7pm to 9pm
Memorial Hall
Twtil
Harlech
Everyone Welcome
Harlech Historical Society
Subject - TBA
Tuesday 11th May 2010
7.30pm
Memorial Hall
Twtil
Harlech
Everyone Welcome
Harlech Historical Society
Subject - TBA
Tuesday 8th June 2010
7.30pm
Memorial Hall
Twtil
Harlech
Everyone Welcome
Emergency Services Fun Day
Saturday 21st August 2010
More details to follow
Harlech Castle
World Heritage Site
Open Times
1st November 2009 - 31st March 2010 Mon - Sat, 9.30am to 4pm (Sundays 11am to 4pm)
Telephone 01766 780552
The latest information from CADW
Theatr Harlech
(previously called Theatr Ardudwy)
Latest performance Information from the Theatre
Thursday
Luncheon Club
This is
a charity lunch every Thursday throughout the year
Two courses and a glass of house wine or beer for £12.50
£1.00 of which is donated to the Air Ambulance
Hotel Maes Y Neuadd
www.neuadd.com
Since forming in 1999 they have given many performances
in the community and also raised money for charity.
Meeting each Saturday morning, Juniors from 9.30 to 11.00 and
Seniors from 10.30 to 12.00. This a bi-lingual fun group committed to
encouraging participation in the Theatre and Drama whilst building
confidence and skills. The older group also learn about the technical
side of putting on a performance.
Ardudwy Community Theatre
A community group started 30 years ago and still going strong. Meeting
every Monday at 7pm in the Scout Hut for script reading, rehearsals
and tea and biscuits. Many of our past performances have been
well
received within the community and we have been invited to
other
Theatres to perform.
For further information on both groups phone Benjie on 01766 770188
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