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Posted 19 September, 2024

We’re extremely fortunate in Queenstown and the Southern Lakes to have access to some incredible music over the course of the year.

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Posted 16 September, 2024

Arrowtown Creative Arts Society (ACAS) will be hosting a Meet The Artist event at the picturesque Giverny Sculpture Garden on Friday.

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Posted 13 September, 2024

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Posted 12 September, 2024

Stories change over time, no matter how familiar they are. Every telling of the Trojan War has a slightly different slant, versions of Romeo and Juliet change with every director, sometimes morphing into a whole new story in the case of West Side Story.

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Posted 10 September, 2024

NZSHRED’s seventh recycled snowboard art exhibition takes place this week at Sherwood. This year the exhibition is entitled BoardWorX and the concept is an easy one.

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Posted 5 September, 2024

Queenstown Writers Festival is returning for another year and has a fresh new look.

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Posted 5 September, 2024

Aussie folk, indie pop duo Angus & Julia Stone are in town for Snow Machine festivities, which officially kicked off on Tuesday.

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Posted 30 August, 2024

Time to don your tartan and pop on your dancing shoes this weekend – Cargo Collective are hosting their first Ceilidh.

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Posted 20 August, 2024

A Relatively Uneventful Evening is the name for Remarkable Theatre’s latest production, however you can expect anything but.

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Posted 15 August, 2024

Southland-born Samoan-Scottish painter Lyle Penisula will share works exploring his identity from next week at Te Atamira.

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Posted 31 July, 2024

First Thursdays Quarterly is a free and fun event for art lovers. Join in the open-late across six exhibition spaces all located around Earl Street and Marine Parade in Queenstown.

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Posted 29 July, 2024

Hilariously dark comedian Ed Byrne will perform at Queenstown Memorial Centre this weekend. Following a slew of five-star reviews and critical acclaim at the Edinburgh Fringe, he’s excited to be bringing his new solo show, Tragedy Plus Time, to New Zealand and to visit Queenstown for the first time.

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Posted 23 July, 2024

Local musician Mark Wilson is inviting everyone to refamiliarise and be re-energised by the world we live in.

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Posted 18 July, 2024

Venice Qin produces a fusion of electronic pop music with strong vocals. The 22-year-old originally hails from Auckland but now spends her time in Sydney – on a recent trip to Queenstown for the Chamber of Commerce Women in Business event she recorded four songs for her upcoming LP at Te Atamira.

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Posted 10 July, 2024

"Just like cooking with friends" – that’s how Happiness House’s Coordinator Steph Burbidge describes their free bi-weekly Cook Around the World classes.

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Posted 3 July, 2024

Some 90 works from Queenstown Art Society’s members will be on display at Te Atamira for the next five weeks, and they're all available for purchase.

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Posted 25 June, 2024

The reappearance of the Matariki stars in night sky brings the past year to a close as the new year begins in the maramataka – the Māori lunar calendar. On Friday, the annual Matariki Arrowtown Kā-Muriwai event will take place, but this year will have a slightly different focus and be double the size.

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Posted 17 June, 2024

NZ Mountain Film and Book Festival returns from Friday. The programme will run across Wānaka and Queenstown, and will bring something for everyone, hoping to inspire, entertain and move you, through the films and speakers. Most importantly they want to inspire you to pursue your own adventures.

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Posted 10 June, 2024

Arrowtown-raised Holly Arrowsmith is making waves in the country music world. She recently picked up her second APRA Best Country Music Song award, re-establishing her in the ranks of past winners Tami Neilson, Reb Fountain and Jenny Mitchell.

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Posted 6 June, 2024

Make it, sew it, bake it, grow it. That’s the motto for the newly-formed Makers Market at Country Lane. They are providing a creative hub for all things handmade and showcase some of the great artisans in our region. On every second Sunday in winter, you’re sure to find some treasures.

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