Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today, Dec. 6, 2011 — as selected by the folks at Creative Loafing.
• Beer Ed at Growlers Pourhouse
• Eddie Money at The Fillmore
• Rye Barcott, author of It Happened on the Way to War, at CPCC
• Taboo Tuesday Open Mic at Crown Station Pub
• Romare Bearden: The Life exhibit at Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture