Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today, Oct. 23, 2015 as selected by the folks at Creative Loafing.

• Charlotte Symphony KnightSounds: Bachtoberfest III at Knight Theater











• John Cleese & Eric Idle at Ovens Auditorium

• TEDxCharlotte: Friction at Label

• Junior Astronomers at Neighborhood Theatre

• Hardsoul Poets at Visulite Theatre