Payomet Performing Arts Center is presenting Sandman, a Cirque by the Sea acrobatic show, with Roberto Acosta on piano, live at Drive-in at 29 Old Dewline Road in North Truro. Performances are Friday, Aug. 14 at 10:30 a.m.; Monday, Aug. 17, at 6 p.m.; and Wednesday, Aug. 19, at 6 p.m. Tickets are $25 at payomet.org. Also at the Drive-in: a conversation on “The Past, Present, and Future of American Cities,” with Lizabeth Cohen and Barry Bluestone, on Thursday, Aug. 20, at 10:30 a.m. Tickets are pay-what-you-can, $0-$20.