Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today, Nov. 12, 2013 as selected by the folks at Creative Loafing.
* Forbidden Broadway at Booth Playhouse
* Salsa dancing at UpStage
* Not My Life at CPCC's Pease Auditorium
* Cyndi Lauper at Belk Theater
* WFAE's Public Conversations: Charlotte's Art & Culture Groups: How Can They Survive & Thrive? at McGlohon Theater