Before we begin September and a new month of events, we have one more weekend in August, with a particularly busy Friday here in the Sarasota area.
Options include a food truck rally at Big Top Brewing Company and a screening of one of this year’s biggest box-office hits at University Town Center — both events free and outdoors — as well as a classic children’s movie playing at the century-old Sarasota Opera House.
In Manatee County, you can see a former “Saturday Night Live” cast member perform stand-up Friday or, from Thursday to Saturday, see laser light shows set to a decades-spanning selection of rock music. Here are this week’s highlights. Event details are subject to change…