5 things to do: Drive-By Truckers - September 28 2017

YA book swap

Little Shop of Stories - 133 East Court Square Decatur, GA 30030 Free. 4:30 p.m.

Gather and trade lit with other young adult fiction readers. Little Shop will provide snacks and galleys. Pick up a book you’ve been meaning to read, or bring along a favorite to pass onto someone else. After the swap, hang out with YA authors Kerri Maniscalco (Hunting Prince Dracula) and Nicole Castroman (Blacksouls).

MADE SOUTH Atlanta

Monday Night Brewing - 670 Trabert Ave. N.W. Atlanta, GA 30318 $15-$29. 5 p.m.

Nashville-based company MADE SOUTH is headed to Atlanta to host a weekend-long food and shopping event. The event will feature more than 90 craftsmen and artisans from all over the South. Guests can enjoy bites and libations from local chefs and bartenders, and the proceeds from ticket sales will benefit Focus+ Fragile Kids, a nonprofit that helps children who are medically fragile or have significant disabilities.

Decatur Tiny House Festival

Downtown Decatur - South of W. Trinity Decatur, GA 30030 6 p.m. $10-$80.

The annual festival returns to show the people of Atlanta the individual and communal benefits of “micro-housing.” Over 20 houses will be open to tour.

SCAD Cinema Circle Presents: A Goofy Movie

14th Street Playhouse (SCADShow) - 173 14th St.Atlanta, GA 30309 7 p.m.

Max Goof finally gets his longtime crush, Roxanne, to notice him. And then his dad, Goofy, ropes him into a cross-country vacation, seemingly foiling his hopes forever.

Drive-By Truckers, Strand of Oaks

Variety Playhouse - 1099 Euclid Ave N.E. Atlanta, GA 30307 $36. 7:30 p.m.

Politics has typically lingered on the fringes of the Drive-By Truckers’ music for as long as anyone can remember. But with the formerly Athens, Georgia-based quintet’s latest album, American Band, politics reign supreme. The divisiveness of the 2016 presidential election galvanized singers, songwriters, guitarists, and founding members Patterson Hood and Mike Cooley to express their discontent with the current socio-political atmosphere in words that are as forthright, literate, and as powerful as their tough and rootsy Southern rock. The group has maintained the same lineup for three consecutive albums, a first for the DBTs, and their shows are tighter, tauter, and more focused than any time throughout their impressive 21-year run.