Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today, April 10, 2016 as selected by the folks at Creative Loafing.

• Pagliacci and Aleko at Belk Theater









• Charlotte Spartan Race at Porter Farms

• Rhiannon Giddens at McGlohon Theatre

• Screening of The Muses of Bashevis Singer at CPCC's Tate Hall

• Charlotte's Funniest Barbers at The Comedy Zone