Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today, Dec. 22, 2013 as selected by the folks at Creative Loafing.
* A Tuna Christmas at Carolina Actors Studio Theatre
* Out of the Shadows: Undocumented and Unafraid exhibit at Levine Museum of the New South
* 40th Anniversary at Double Door Inn
* Charlotte Panthers vs. New Orleans Saints at Bank of America Stadium
* Nutcracker at Belk Theater