” Ameranouc,” at the Demark Arts Center

Aug. 11-14, Thursday-Sunday, 9am-5pm/Thurs-Sat, 10am-4p/Sunday, Cumberland Arts and Crafts Show, Maine’s largest Arts and Crafts show, featuring many talented Maine Artisans selling their handcraft products, rain or shine, $4, Cumberland Fair Grounds, 197 Blanchard Road, Cumberland.  FMI:  207- 334-9997, www.unitedmainecraftsmen.com.

Aug. 11, Thursday, 7-9pm, Steeple Jazz Concert, featuring Ellen Rowe (piano) and Andrew Bishop (sax).  An opportunity not to be missed by jazz enthusiasts, donations accepted, Lovell United Church of Christ, 1174 Main St, Center Lovell.  FMI:  207-925-1321, www.lovellmaine.us/calendar.

Aug. 12, Friday, 7:30pm, Bethel Historical Society “Heritage Days,” Thomas Desjardin, historian, will present a talk entitled “Reluctant Warriors:  Mainers React to the Outbreak of the Civil War,” Desjardin has appeared in nationally televised documentaries numerous times and was the historical consultant for actor Jeff Daniels in his role as Chamberlain in the 1993 move Gettysburg, free, Mason House Exhibit Hall, Bethel.  FMI:  207-824-2908, www.bethelhistorical.org.

Aug. 12 and 13, Friday and Saturday, 7:30pm, The Improvised Puppet Project, a world premiere performance, puppets, people, improv, fun, in a world where puppets and people live together, anything can happen, and it’s not just for kids anymore, $7/adults, $5/students and artist, Acorn Studio Theater, 90 Bridge Street, Westbrook.  FMI:  207-854-0065, www.acorn-productions.org.

Aug. 12-14, Friday-Sunday, 7:30pm/Fri-Sat, 2:00pm/Sun, “The Tempest,” presented by the summer Shakespeare workshop students, Prospero is exiled to a remote island and plots to restore his daughter to her rightful place, $10/adults, $8/students and seniors, $5/under 5, Schoolhouse Arts Center, 16 Richville Road, Standish.  FMI:  207-642-3743, www.schoolhousearts.org.

Aug. 13, Saturday, 5-8pm, Bluegrass Festival, events begin with an open jam starting 4:oopm, a concert will follow, $12, $2/under 12, Narramissic Farm, Narramissic Ingalls Road, South Bridgton.  FMI:  207-647-3699, www.bridgtonhistory.org.

Aug. 13, Saturday, 7:30pm, Ameranouche, this group of musicians plays a distinctly modern version of “gypsy power jazz” that owes much to the great Django Reinhart, come join them for an evening of high-speed continental pleasure, $10, Denmark Arts Center, 50 West Main Street, Denmark.  FMI:  207-452-2412, www.denmarkarts.org.