Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today, Nov. 5, 2015 as selected by the folks at Creative Loafing.

• Salman Rushdie at Queen University's Dana Auditorium


























• Foreplay Goes South at UpStage

• Verse & Vino at Charlotte Convention Center

• Jim Jefferies at Knight Theater

• #TBT Connect to Disconnect at Earl's Grocery