DIRECTOR Dave de Santi has signed more than 30 Australian and international artists to perform at this month’s Perisher Peak Festival. One of the most exciting is Matiu Te Huki, (“The Hook”) the Maori-Italian singer based in NZ, whose peacemaking efforts led to his best-known hit “Rainbow Warrior”. As well, the South East Arts Youth Stage will give young musicians a venue to showcase their talents. At Perisher and Smiggins, June 10-13, bookings and all info to peakfestival.com.au

IT’LL be back to the ‘50s when Queanbeyan Players take on Meredith Willson’s musical “The Music Man” at The Q. It’s based around a smooth-talking con-man Harold Hill (played by Gordon Nicholson) arriving in River City, Iowa, with a money-making scheme that involves recruiting all the boys in town to form a band. American as apple pie, they’re saying. At the Queanbeyan Performing Arts Centre, June 10-25, bookings to theq.net.au or 6285 6290

QUEANBEYAN Art Society will hold its ninth Charity Art Show in City Walk, Civic, during Floriade and will, for the first time, be supporting a local charity – autism support group, the Ricky Stuart Foundation. QAS President Barry Cranston expects an average of 900 people a day viewing the artworks. We’ll let you know when entries open.

A NEW work written by Australian composer Brenton Broadstock, inspired by the journey of a child refugee to Australia, will be on the program when the fabulous Ens? String Quartet comes to Canberra for Musica Viva. Founded at Yale University in 1999, the quartet has been praised by “The Washington Post” for its “glorious sonorities”. At Llewellyn Hall, 7pm, Thursday, June 9, bookings to musicaviva.com.au

CANBERRA Men’s Choir will sing classical and modern songs in a Wednesday “Lunchtime Live” concert at Wesley Music Centre, 12.40pm-1.20pm, on Wednesday, June 8. Entry $5 or donation; no bookings required, tickets at the door.

MUSIC for Canberra is staging a concerto competition where finalists from Canberra Youth Orchestra will perform their chosen concerto pieces as they compete for a solo performance at Llewellyn Hall later in 2016. Adjudicators are violinist Barbara Jane Gilby, flautist Vernon Hill and conductor Leonard Weiss. Wesley Music Centre, 5pm, on Sunday, June 5. Bookings to eventbrite.com.au

HARD-boppers, Sydney’s Andrew Dickeson Quintet is performing at “Jazz in Concert” at The Gods Café, ANU Arts Centre. “My arithmetic tells me that quintets are more expensive than trios,” says convener Geoff Page, a hint that he wants a sell-out crowd. Music starts 7.30pm, on Tuesday, June 7. Bookings to thegodscafe@gmail.com