Here are the five best events to get you hot and bothered with or without a date going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today January 7, 2011— as selected by the folks at Creative Loafing.

• Holiday Unwind Party at Whisky River

• After-hours breakfast buffet at The Men's Club

• The World's Longest Happy Hour at Howl at The Moon

• Tassels, topless burlesques, now open

• Corset Fantasies at The Estate