Revered Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi has returned with his latest movie, “It Was Just an Accident,” a filmic tour-de-force already generating Oscars buzz after winning the coveted Palme d’Or at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival. It deserves it. “It Was Just an Accident” is one of the best films of the year.
The Asheville area boasts a vibrant live music scene with venues catering to a wide array of genres, performers and taste. Read our calendar of shows coming up later this November.
“Rising from the River” is a solo showcase of Asheville artist Michelle Hamilton’s work, which will make its debut from 5-6:30 p.m., Friday, Nov. 7 at the Black Mountain Center for the Arts.
24-year-old Emily Timgren is a mom, a dedicated community member and owner and operator of Quinn Wren Coffee, Barnardsville’s one-and-only specialty coffee shop.
Timed to the celebration of Veterans Day, a documentary about a North Carolina dance company’s work with veterans will make its Asheville premiere at the Wortham Center of the Performing Arts.
Holiday hosts can try this recipe for “Stuffed Poularde Hen With Chestnuts and Apples.”
“I Wish You All the Best” is a coming-of-age novel by Mason Deaver, a nonbinary, North Carolinian author and librarian, about a nonbinary teen grappling with anxiety, family and first love after coming out to their unaccepting parents.
One of the most accessible hikes on the Blue Ridge Parkway is the Rattlesnake Lodge Trail, a quick mountain ascent over rocks and switchbacks on the Mountains-to-Sea Trail.
The new exhibits – “Spectrum,” “Heidi Tarver: The Story So Far,” “Chris Liberti + Will Dickert” and “Field of Vision” – will open to the public with an event from 5-7 p.m., Friday, Nov. 7 and be on display through Dec. 24, 2025 at Blue Spiral.
Whether you are a horror aficionado who has seen all the classics or a cultural connoisseur who likes to keep up with the latest releases, we have your scary movie trick-or-treating covered. Read on for a list of the treats.