Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today, Aug. 17, 2016 as selected by the folks at Creative Loafing.

• T. Hardy Morris & The Hardknocks, Dust & Ashes, Landless at Snug Harbor

• The Women Behind the Beer at Sugar Creek Brewing Co.

• Beyond the Rubik's Cube exhibit at Discovery Place

• Justin Moore at Coyote Joe's

• Trivia at Ed's Tavern