Hollywood comes to the Denmark Arts Center
August 13-15, 7:00 p.m. Friday & Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, “Witches, Britches, Rings ‘n’ Things,” presented by Oxford Hills Music and Performing Arts Association, about stories from the “good old days,” great family entertainment, $10/adults, $8/seniors and under 19, Norway Grange, 15 Whitman Street, Norway. FMI: www.ohmpaa.org.
August 13-14, 7:30 p.m Friday, 1-6 p.m. Saturday, Summer Heritage Festival, sponsored by the Bethel Historical Society, Friday lecture, “Unbuttoning New England: Peyton Place and the Undocumented Past” by Ardis Cameron, Ph.D., Saturday’s activities include Antiques Appraisal ($5/2 items), special displays, contests, demonstrations, Songo Pond book signing, Bethel forest history talk, children’s activities, guided walking tours, 5 p.m. Antiquarian Supper ($10/adults, $5/ages 18 and under), Robinson and Mason houses, 10-14 Broad Street, Bethel. FMI: 207.824.2908, www.bethelmaine.com.
August 13-15, 7:30 p.m. “Hamlet, Prince of Denmark,” by William Shakespeare, presented by Teen Shakespeare Workshop, $10/adults, $8/seniors and students, Schoolhouse Arts Center, 16 Richville Road, Standish. FMI: 207.642.3743, www.schoolhousearts.org.
August 14, 7:30-10 a.m. 6th Annual Blueberry Pancake Breakfast, to benefit Outreach Programs, $7/adults, $3/ages 5-10, free/under age 5, St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 42 Sweden Road, Bridgton. FMI: 207.647.8549, www.stpetersbridgton.org.

August 14, 9 a.m.-noon, 5th Annual “Tour de Lovell” Bike Race, scenic 20 mile out and back course with challenging hills and a fast finish, $30/person,  kids tour of 4 miles, $15/child, includes water bottle and refreshments, sponsored by Lovell Recreation and Charlotte M.  Hobbs Memorial Library, starts at New Suncook School, Route 5, Lovell. FMI: 207.697.3574, www.lovellrec.com.
August 14, 1-4 p.m. Come Fly a Kite! with John Martin, an avid kite maker and flier, demonstrations of kite building and flying, $5/person, includes materials for children’s kite workshop and ice cream, hosted by Bridgton Historical Society, Narramissic, The Peabody-Fitch Farm, Ingalls Road, South Bridgton. FMI: 207.647.3699, www.bridgtonhistory.org.
August 14, 7 p.m. Film Shoot at the Denmark Arts Center, people from Denmark and Beyond needed for film starring Hollywood Icon Karen Black, about a group of folks attending a family reunion in Maine, includes a talent show, so bring your talent, kids welcome, RSVP necessary to jamtarthook@gmail.com, Denmark Arts Center, 50 West Main Street, Denmark. FMI: 207.452.2412, www.denmarkarts.org.

August 14, 8 p.m. “Head in the Clouds,” featuring Michael Lane Trautman, inspired by vaudeville and early film, an astonishing array of eccentric characters and polished spectacle, $8-$14, Celebration Barn, 190 Stock Farm Road, South Paris. FMI: 207.743.8452, www.celebrationbarn.com.
August 15, noon, Grand Opening Celebration, ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of the addition to the library, music and a family BBQ, Charlotte M. Hobbs Memorial Library, 227 Main Street, Lovell. FMI: 207.925.3177,  www.hobbslibrary.org.

August 16, 7:30-9 p.m. “It Happened One Night,” a Frank Capra film classic from 1934 starring Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert, $3/adults, $2/students, Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, Bradley Street, Fryeburg. FMI: 207.935.9232, www.fryeburgacademy.org.
August 17, 9 a.m. Ferns and Flora, with Drs. Catherine Paris and David Barrington, begins with brief indoor introduction to fern biology, followed by a 2-hour field exploration at Holt Pond, bring water, snack and hand lens if possible, $5/person, free/LEA members, Lakes Environmental Association, 230 Main Street, Bridgton. FMI: 207.647.8580, www.mainelakes.org.
August 17, 8 p.m. Ernie Hawkins, acoustic blues guitar player and singer, $20/person, Deertrees Theatre and Cultural Center, 156 Deertrees Road, Harrison. FMI: 207.583.6747, www.deertreestheatre.org.
August 18, 8 p.m. Taj Mahal Up Close and Personal, blues music, $87/person, dinner available before show by reservation, Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dugway Road, Brownfield. FMI: 207.935.7292, www.stonemountainartscenter.com.