Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today, Dec. 1, 2016 as selected by the folks at Creative Loafing.

• Sharon Dowell Studio Sale at C3 Lab

• Holly & Tinsel at Armour Street Theatre

• Elise Davis with The Black Lillies and Radio Birds at Visulite Theatre

• Maggie Anderson, author of Our Black Year at Friendship Missionary Baptist Church

• Chocolate and Wine – That’s Amore! at The Secret Chocolatier