Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today, Dec. 16, 2011 — as selected by the folks at Creative Loafing.
• Gallagher at Neighborhood Theatre
• Chaps! A Jingle Jangle Christmas at Actor's Theatre of Charlotte
• Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey at Hodges Taylor Art Consultancy and The Light Factory
• Architecture + Film series, screening Koolhaas Houselife at Bechtler Museum of Modern Art
• Shirlette & The Dynamite Brothers at Snug Harbor