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

• Lewis Black at Belk Theater























• Peter Hutton Film Screenings at UNC-Charlotte Center City

• Eric Bibb at Davis Theatre

• Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration at Charlotte Museum of History

• Saturday Night Cine Club Series, screening Hitchcock/Truffaut at Theatre Charlotte