Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today, Nov. 16, 2012 as selected by the folks at Creative Loafing.
* 19th Annual Beaujolais Festival at Levine Museum of the New South
* Justin Townes Earle at McGlohon Theater
* David Menconi (author of Ryan Adams: Losering, A Story of Whiskeytown) at Park Road Books
* Puerto Rican Cultural Night at Mint Museum Uptown
* Robot Johnson at Wine Up