5 things to do: Thomas Middleditch and Nick Kroll - September 11 2017

Varsity, the Pellys, Lunar Vacation

The Masquerade - 75 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive S.W. Atlanta, GA 30303 $10. 7 p.m.
Tickets

May It Last: A Portrait Of The Avett Brothers

Landmark Midtown Art Cinema - 931 Monroe Drive N.E. Atlanta, GA 30308 $15. 7 p.m.

Judd Apatow produced and co-directed this documentary that follows the Grammy-nominated Avett Brothers band as they created their ninth album, “True Sadness.”

Thomas Mullen: Lightning Men

Wrecking Bar Brewpub - 292 Moreland Ave. N.E. Atlanta, GA 30307 Free. 7 p.m.

Thomas Mullen’s Lightning Men is set in 1950s Atlanta as the city grows and changes faster than ever before. When black families, including “Negro Officer” Tommy Smith’s sister, transition into one-all-white neighborhoods, officer Denny Rakestraw enlists the KKK to “save” his neighborhood. his efforts spiral out of control, forcing Rake to choose between loyalty to family or the law. On the other side of town, Smith and fellow black officer Lucius Boggs try to put an end to an influx of white lightning and drugs into their territory. Rake, Smith and Boggs find themselves having to make tough choices and battle forces stronger than they anticipated.

Thomas Middleditch and Nick Kroll

Dad’s Garage Theatre - 569 Ezzard St. Atlanta, GA 30312 $20.50-$30.50. 8 p.m.

Comedian Thomas Middleditch, formerly Richard Hendricks on “Silicon Valley” and the face of Verizon Wireless, brings his pal Nick Kroll (“Kroll Show,” “Big Mouth”) along for a night of improv.

Dent May

The EARL - 488 Flat Shoals Ave. S.E. Atlanta, GA 30316 $10. 8:30 p.m.

Tickets