Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today, Nov. 19, 2008 — as selected by the folks at Creative Loafing.

• Crowntown Showdown (with Born Under Punches, Dylan Gilbert, Just Monroe, Volatile Baby-pictured below, others) at Snug Harbor

• Sustenance presented by sketch comedy group Habitual Ritual Comedy at Neighborhood Theatre

• College Night: Rock-climb for $10 at Inner Peaks Climbing Center

• Beer dinner at Andrew Blair's (6:30 p.m. to meet Budweiser reps)

• Calo Flamenco: Ballet de Martin Gaxiola at Davidson College's Duke Family Performance Hall