Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today, Oct. 11, 2015 as selected by the folks at Creative Loafing.

• 15 Short Film Festival at Evening Muse










• 6th Annual Dilworth/South End Chili Cookoff at Atherton Mill

• Latin American Festival at Symphony Park

• Jazz Workshop and Improv featuring John Shaughnessy at Petra's

• Khayyam Celebration & Commemoration at Mint Museum Randolph