Arts & Culture

The Nairobi Trio is revisiting the South Island after several years away from the regional stage, the trio - hailing from the eclectic Auckland neighbourhoods of Grey Lynn, Ponsonby, and Waiheke Island - returns to share their infectious energy and rich musical legacy.

At the World’s Edge Festival kicked off on 5 October and is delivering an extensive programme of chamber music.

Lyrics and Lines launched at Te Atamira on Saturday in a bold fashion.

Celebrate local talent and artistic excellence at ‘Hullabaloo Artists at Arrowtown’.

For its ninth year, Cinema Italiano Festival will come to Queenstown from Monday and is currently screening in Wānaka. Dorothy Browns in Arrowtown and Ruby’s Cinema & Bar in Wanaka are screening a fantastic selection of Italian films.

Today we are chatting with Wānaka local, Justine Cormack - a freelance violinist and festival director for the upcoming At the World’s Edge Festival.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.