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Queenstown is the natural place for a Tauranga artist to make her South Island exhibition debut, Susan Harrison-Tustain says.

Former Queenstown Primary School pupil turned international pop sensation Gin Wigmore says she jumped on board her first Classic Hits Winery Tour after a taste of performing in winery a few years ago.

Fast-talking and funny singer-songwriter Lindon Puffin says he cannot wait to play alongside Barry Saunders, one of his heroes, at the Summer Playground concert in Gibbston on Sunday.

It is only natural the Warratahs frontman Barry Saunders should play songs from his solo album, Magnetic South, at his Gibbston gig, for the Southern Lakes was his inspiration when he wrote them.

The laid-back atmosphere and beautiful surroundings of the Winehouse at Gibbston and the rare chance to visit Queenstown prompted pop troubadour Greg Johnson to agree to perform at the Gibbston winery's debut Summer Playground concert on Sunday.

Progressive battling turntablists Primecuts and Tony Vegas tour the world and maintain a residency at Fabric in their home city.

The co-founder of Creedence Clearwater Revisited says watching three generations of fans rocking out in the sunshine to their greatest hits never ceases to amaze and delight.

Leading contemporary artists Gretchen Albrecht and Elizabeth Thomson will talk about their influences and careers at Dorothy Brown's Cinema before presenting their latest works at the Nadene Milne Gallery next week.

Music and mirth will be on the bill when funnyman Gary McCormick and top blues musician Paul Ubana Jones take the stage "together again" for one night only tonight.

A trio of accomplished composers, singers and musicians celebrate their shared tribal ancestry with a fusion of ancient stories of Aotearoa, modern arrangements and lush harmonies in a Queenstown art gallery on Sunday.

Multi-platinum and four-time Tui award winning pop star Gin Wigmore will join the Mutton Birds and Avalanche City for the 2012 Classic Hits Winery Tour in Cromwell on February 21.

A decade in existence, the Queenstown Film Society "is in good shape as we move forward", returning president Tanya Surrey told members at the annual meeting this week.

Coffee seekers were serenaded by 26 Queenstown Primary School pupils playing their ukuleles yesterday morning.

Queenstown JazzFest 2011 is diversifying its repertoire in October with free outdoor screenings and a special art installation.

A customised caravan is trundling its way down New Zealand's heartland, almost Goodbye Pork Pie style, to Queenstown to show residents and visitors the cream of Kiwi film and television at no charge.

Singer-songwriter Mel Parsons is celebrating the release of her new album with a 20-date national tour which arrives in the Winehouse, Gibbston, on October 1.

A charity which raises funds for Christchurch citizens affected by earthquakes while attempting to break world records hosts a rock concert in the Queenstown Events Centre on September 23.

Life and times, relationships and the environment are among the topics Arj Barker says he will touch upon in his own inimitable easy-going style when he performs in the resort he loves next month.

Three days of free live music in Earnslaw Park tied in with the Rugby World Cup will be one of the most exciting components of this year's Queenstown JazzFest, its organisers say.