Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today, Oct. 16, 2015 as selected by the folks at Creative Loafing.

• Synergy: New Paintings by Curt Butler & Anne Harkness exhibit at Providence Gallery

















• Maddie & Tae at Amos' Southend

• Science on the Rocks: Frights at the Museum at Discovery Place

• Stephaniesid at Evening Muse

• Silent Disco at Rooftop 210