Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today, Sept. 11, 2014 as selected by the folks at Creative Loafing.
• Ed Sheeran at Time Warner Cable Arena
• Reception for Willie Little: Into the Hood at New Gallery of Modern Art
• Violins of Hope Reading & Concert at UNC Charlotte's Robinson Hall
• NoDa Alley Rally at Area 15
• DJ Shadow & Cut Chemist at The Fillmore