Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today, Sept. 6, 2011 — as selected by the folks at Creative Loafing.
• Patchwork exhibit at Lark & Key Gallery
• The Cute Lepers at Tremont Music Hall
• Author Ann Gonzalez at UNC-Charlotte
• Trivia Night at Mellow Mushroom
• Beer Ed at Growlers Pourhouse