1. NBP Fiesta! Fridays
Nathan Benderson Park’s monthly concert series continues this week with performances by country acts The Divebombers and the Derek Lersch Band. NBP Fiesta! Fridays will also include food, drink and exhibitors on the park’s Regatta Island. Tickets, which cost $10 each for ages 15 and older and free for children 14 and younger, are limited to 1,500 people, and may be pre-purchased through the park’s website. The number of tickets “will help ensure social distancing,” organizers said. Both bands are appearing at the park for their first time with The Divebombers stating they perform the music of George Jones, Johnny Cash, Glen Campbell, Jerry Reed, Merle Travis, Chet Atkins, and Non-Fat Elvis, with instrumental virtuosity and an irresistible sense of fun. The Derek Lersch Band will play more contemporary country music. 5:30-9 p.m. Friday; Nathan Benderson Park, 5851 Nathan Benderson Circle, Sarasota; 941-358-7275; nathanbendersonpark.org
High-wire daredevil Nik Wallenda will soon take part in another public event in his native Sarasota, this time on the ground.
He will hold a signing for his new book Facing Fear from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Friday at The Mall at University Town Center on the lower level in front of Macy s. The book, co-authored with writer Don Yaeger, addresses overcoming fear, including Wallenda s own performing again after a 2017 accident in which five members of an eight-person pyramid he was in fell about 30 feet to the ground during a rehearsal for a Circus Sarasota show.
Wallenda is known for his wire-walking feats over locales including Niagara Falls, the Grand Canyon and Times Square. Most recently, he walked 1,800 feet of steel cable over Nicaragua s Masaya volcano in March, which was televised on ABC as Volcano Live! with Nik Wallenda.