Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today, Dec. 14, 2013 as selected by the folks at Creative Loafing.
* Exit Through the Gift Shop at Charlotte Art League
* Santa Bar Crawl at various locations Uptown
* Cabinet at Double Door Inn
* Purgatory 55: Season's Beatings at Amos' Southend
* Just Be Claus at U.S. National Whitewater Center