Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today, Jan. 8, 2015 as selected by the folks at Creative Loafing.
* Jen Kirkman at The Comedy Zone
* New South for the New Southerner: When the Arts Bloomed in Charlotte at Levine Museum of the New South
* Brewlates at Unknown Brewing
* Second Annual Night of Gratitude at Duke Energy Theater
* I Am Art: Spoken Word at UpStage