Welcome to winter people! A chilly wind is whirling and eddying down from the mountains and snow has fallen, laying down a great foundation for
this winter. What a fantastic start to the season and Queenstown Winter Festival organisers must be ecstatic for what looks to be an amazing season ahead. Check the listing below for info and links to all the awesome events they have in store.
No doubt the hardy souls riding motorbikes to this year's Brass Monkey Rally at Oturehua will be experiencing the big chill first-hand but there's always a big bonfire and live music to warm up things up.
The Cromwell Community Arts Council in association with Chamber Music New Zealand presented pianist Buzz Bryant-Greene last Saturday and I went along. I was truly astounded by his talent. He played their lovely grand piano and what a treat to hear his exceptional interpretations of very complex music that sounded more like another language to indulge my understanding of the world
There are plenty of competitions, exhibitions, bands, comedians, film and music to indulge every taste this month. Don't go under your rocks, get out and partake in the regions events. Stay warm!
What's On
Central Stories - Enter the Photo Competition 2014
Tue, 1 April 2014 - Wed, 11 June 2014
'Found' is the subject for the next Central Stories Photo Competition. This annual …
Studio Red - Five Women Artists
Thu, 17 April 2014 - Mon, 30 June 2014 @ 9am - 5pm most days
PLACE & TIME – Five Women Artists
Including works by Sarah Anderson, Alice …
Speargrass Inn - Hinton Art Exhibition
Tue, 22 April 2014 - Sun, 15 June 2014
Local photographers Annemarie Hope-Cross and Eric Schusser will be exhibiting their …
Central Stories - Call for exhibition proposals.
Wed, 30 April 2014 - Mon, 30 June 2014
Are you are an artist, group, company thinking of staging an event, have a collection or …
Hullabaloo - Sue Rutherford
Mon, 12 May 2014 - Mon, 2 June 2014
Fossilised Forms is the title of Sue Rutherford's new ceramic exhibition which …
WoolOn - Entries Now Open!
Tue, 13 May 2014 - Fri, 1 August 2014
WoolOn is the gala event of the Alexandra Blossom Festival – a celebration of …
Alexandra Pottery Group - mask making exhibition
Thu, 29 May 2014 - Thu, 24 July 2014
Members of the Alexandra Pottery group invite you to make a mask of any description for …
Central Cinema - Coming up
Sat, 31 May 2014 - Mon, 30 June 2014
Bookings at Central Stories or to (03) 448 7850
No bookings after 4.00 pm on day of …
Clyde Cinema - Coming up
Sat, 31 May 2014 - Mon, 30 June 2014
A lovely boutique cinema is now operating in Clyde. It offers a fine selection of …
Golden Gate Lodge - Apollo
Sat, 31 May 2014 @ 9pm
A live performance isn't more alive than when Cromwell's Apollo's on stage doing what …
The Brass Monkey Rally
Sat, 31 May 2014 - Sun, 1 June 2014
Come to Central Otago, an area known as having a ‘World of Difference’ and …
Queens Birthday Weekend - Central Otago Art Sale
Sat, 31 May 2014 - Mon, 2 June 2014 @ 10.00 - 4.30pm
Run by the Central Otago Art Society the annual Queens Birthday Weekend Central …
Mathias Piano Man - Queenstown
Sat, 31 May 2014 @ 6.30pm
Before his tour to Europe, Mathias Lefebvre, allias the piano man, well known in …
Tahuna Breaks Takeover - Queenstown
Sat, 31 May 2014 @ 8pm
After a busy summer which included major festival performances at RnV and RnA, Tahuna …
Call for Entries: New Zealand Mountain Film Festival Art and Photography Display
Sat, 31 May 2014 - Wed, 25 June 2014
Entries close on 25th June for the Art and Photography …
Hullabaloo - Megan Huffadine
Sun, 1 June 2014 - Sat, 21 June 2014 @ 10am to 4pm
Stories retold Forms shift, alter and are reshaped in Megan Huffadine's latest exhibition …
The Boatshed Cafe - Matthew Hawke
Tue, 3 June 2014
My Moments Exhibition
From June 3rd Matthew Hawke will be displaying a combination of …
Heath Franklin's Chopper - Repeat Offender
Wed, 4 June 2014 @ 7.30pm
Don’t believe what you read in the papers! Star of TV’s 7 Days, Chopper is …
Spotlight on Design - Jose Hall
Wed, 4 June 2014 - Fri, 4 July 2014
Spotlight on Design
For this month Jose Hall
Jose is a self taught pastel artist and draws …
Central Cinema - Film Festival
Sat, 14 June 2014 - Sat, 21 June 2014 @ 7.30pm
We are proud to present the first ever
– Central Otago’s Own New Zealand …
Central Otago Regional Orchestra - Of Heros and Empires - Alexandra
Sat, 14 June 2014 @ 2.30pm
The Central Otago Regional Orchestra presents: "...OF HEROES AND EMPIRES..."!!!
Come and …
Central Otago Regional Orchestra - OF HEROES AND EMPIRES - Cromwell
Sun, 15 June 2014 @ 3:00pm
The Central Otago Regional Orchestra presents: "...OF HEROES AND EMPIRES..."!!!
Come and …
Penny Ashton's Promise and Promiscuity - Alexandra
Tue, 17 June 2014 @ 7.30pm
Promise and Promiscuity – Breeches, Bonnets and Balls
It is a truth …
Penny Ashton's Promise and Promiscuity - Ranfurly
Wed, 18 June 2014 @ 7.30pm
Promise and Promiscuity – Breeches, Bonnets and Balls
It is a truth …
American Express Queenstown Winter Festival
Fri, 20 June 2014 - Sun, 29 June 2014 @ 5.30pm - 12am
The American Express Queenstown Winter Festival celebrates the start of winter like only …
Central Stories Photo Exhibition 'Found'
Fri, 20 June 2014 - Mon, 21 July 2014
All entries into this years photo competition will be exhibited in the gallery for …
The Battle of Bannockburn 2014
Fri, 20 June 2014 - Tue, 24 June 2014
This is a commenmoration of the 700th Anniversary The Battle of Bannockburn …
Hullabaloo - Ro Bradshaw
Sun, 22 June 2014 - Sun, 6 July 2014
Ro Bradshaw's new work, 'Winter Wasteland', will be exhibited in the solo space at …
Gish 'Stink Bro Tour' - Alexandra
Wed, 2 July 2014 @ 8pm
Some say he's 'The Modern Day Billy T only Naughtier'
Cultivating New Zealand Comedy since …
Gish - 'Stink Bro Tour' - Hawea
Thu, 3 July 2014 @ 8pm
Some say he's 'The Modern Day Billy T only Naughtier'
Cultivating New Zealand Comedy since …
The NZ Mountain Film Festival - Wanaka
Fri, 4 July 2014 - Tue, 8 July 2014
The 2014 NZ Mountain Film Festival takes place in the Lake Wanaka Centre, Ardmore …
The NZ Mountain Film Festival - Queenstown
Thu, 10 July 2014 - Fri, 11 July 2014
The 2014 NZ Mountain Film Festival takes place in the Lake Wanaka Centre, Ardmore …
The Dalecarlia Clarinet Quintet
Fri, 11 July 2014 @ 7.30pm
The Cromwell Community Arts Council in association with Chamber Music New Zealand …
