Here are the five best events going down in Charlotte and the surrounding area today, May 5, 2009 — as selected by the folks at Creative Loafing.
• 3rd Annual Benefit for Time Out Youth, featuring The Chuckleheads at Theatre Charlotte
• Cinco de Mayo party at La Paz
• Amos Lee with Kellin Watson at Neighborhood Theatre
• From the Melting Pot into the Fire: Contemporary Ceramics in Israel exhibition at Mint Museum of Art
• Brian Vander Ark at The Evening Muse