Chloe Quesada, Sofie Quesada and Addison Fierro bring 2-week-old goats to Ranch Nite Wednesday. They're yoga goats.
Photo by Lesley Dwyer
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The cold weather or holiday burnout might have calmed the crowd at the first Ranch Nite Wednesday of the year.
The lines were half as long for the food trucks, and it was easy to find parking and a table near the pavilion, where the band Fancy Larry and the Plain Jaynes performed for the crowd.
Tara's Debbie and Jerry Archer have become regulars at Waterside Place. The Archers love Ranch Nite Wednesday and the farmers’ Market on Sundays. The colder temperature wasn't going to stop the archers from going to the first Ranch Nite of the year Jan. 3, they said.
The weather posed another issue for one of the regular vendors, the Sidewalk Science Center. It was too cloudy to see any stars, but the telescopes were still set up for sale.
“Typically, you can see Saturn, Jupiter, the moon and star clusters,” Executive Director Alex Martin said. “A couple hundred people come through here on days where we can see things through the telescope.”
Tara residents Debbie and Jerry Archer are regulars at Waterside Place. They love going to Ranch Nite Wednesdays and the Farmers Market.
Photo by Lesley Dwyer
The first Ranch Nite Wednesday of the year is held on Jan. 3 at Waterside Place.
Photo by Lesley Dwyer
Kathy Zaccaria is encouraging Elizabeth Devaney to move to Florida with a tour of Waterside Place. Both women hail from New Jersey, but Zaccaria is a Floridian now.
Photo by Lesley Dwyer
The drink truck is a staple at Ranch Nite Wednesdays.
Photo by Lesley Dwyer
Parents eat and drink their food truck selections while the kids run and play cornhole.
Photo by Lesley Dwyer
Executive Director Alex Martin mans the booth for the Sidewalk Science Center. The evening is too cloudy to see anything through a telescope.
Photo by Lesley Dwyer
Kayla Morgan and Lance Morrison bring their 9-week-old puppy Layla to Ranch Nite Wednesday.
Photo by Lesley Dwyer
Chloe Quesada, Sofie Quesada and Addison Fierro bring 2-week-old goats to Ranch Nite Wednesday. They're yoga goats.
Photo by Lesley Dwyer
Siblings Ella and Dylan Quaid enjoy the music after eating a burger and a lobster roll from the food trucks.
Photo by Lesley Dwyer
Anniel Gonzalez, owner of King of All Guacamoles, hands out samples of his guacamole and salsas.
Lesley Dwyer is a staff writer for East County and a graduate of the University of South Florida. After earning a bachelor’s degree in professional and technical writing, she freelanced for the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Lesley has lived in the Sarasota area for over 25 years.
