Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today, Dec. 18, 2013 as selected by the folks at Creative Loafing.
* Improv Charlotte Reunion Show at UpStage
* Charlotte Symphony: Messiah at Belk Theater
* Diarrhea Planet, No Regrets, Little Bull Lee, Coyote at Chop Shop
* The Birth at Duke Energy Theater
* Inventing the Modern World: Decorative Arts at the World's Fairs 1851-1939 exhibit at Mint Museum Uptown