
“Eddington,” the new nightmarish Covid satire from “Hereditary” and “Midsommar” director Ari Aster, stars Joaquin Phoenix and Pedro Pascal as the two sides of a lockdown debate in a small New Mexico town. Read our review for more.

“I Know What You Did Last Summer” is a legacy sequel to the original 90s slasher of the same name, but is that enough of a hook to support a new film in the long-dead franchise? Read our review to find out.

The Wortham Center for the Performing Arts has announced their upcoming slate of dancers, musicians and storytellers taking the stage for their 2025–26 season.

Need weekend plans? Craft fairs, National Moth Week science demonstrations and live Shakespeare are among the activities going on in the Asheville area this weekend. Read our guide for more.

The semiannual Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands will be held from 10 a.m.–5 p.m., Thursday, July 17–Sunday, July 20 at Harrah’s Cherokee Center.

Local music organizer and education outreach organization Chatt Hills Music has announced its return to the Olivette Riverside Pavilion for the first time since Hurricane Helene struck the area last fall.

Alert to coffee connoisseurs and East Asheville artists: a new art space and café is open right off of Tunnel Road. Coffee, Art, Music type Place, better known as C.A.M.P., is a coffee shop and arts center open 7 a.m.–4 p.m., Monday to Saturday, at 1 Kenilworth Knolls.

Biltmore Village art gallery New Morning Gallery has announced the debut of Golden Hour, a brand-new event series intended to spotlight the local artists behind the work on display in the gallery.

The Montford Park Players continue their 53rd season, “A Season of Lunatics, Lovers, & Poets,” with “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” directed by Glenna Grant and running at 7:30 p.m., Friday to Saturday, July 4–Aug. 2. Read our review now.

The Big Crafty will be held this weekend from noon to 6 p.m., July 12–13 all over Harrah’s Cherokee Center in downtown Asheville.