Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today, Dec. 12, 2013 as selected by the folks at Creative Loafing.
* Buddy Valastro at Ovens Auditorium
* Triptych Collective's Genealogy at Chop Shop
* Art & Adornment at LaCa Projects
* A Tuna Christmas at Carolina Actors Studio Theatre
* Shiprocked at Snug Harbor