Jan. 7: LEWISTON, Burlington Taiko Drums will perform at 8 p.m. at Bates College Olin Arts Center Concert Hall. 786-6135

Jan. 7: PORTLAND, “Stomp,” featuring international percussion sensation, will be held at 4 and 8 p.m. on Saturday and 1 and 5 p.m. on Sunday at Portland City Hall Merrill Auditorium. $54.50/$36.50 842-0800

Jan. 8: PORTLAND, the Cathedral Choir will present the Epiphany of Lessons and Carols at 4 p.m. at the Cathedral Church of St. Luke, 143 State St. 772-5434

Dance

Jan. 7: CUMBERLAND, ballroom dancing will be held at 8 p.m. at the West Cumberland Recreational Hall, Blackstrap Road. 829-3737

Jan. 7: PORTLAND, a ballroom dance party will be held at 8 p.m. at Maine Ballroom Dance, 614 Congress St. $6 773-0002

Jan. 8: GORHAM, Ballroom Dance Parties will be held every Thursday, Friday and Sunday at Centre of Movement School of Performing Arts, Route .25. 839-3267

Jan. 8: LEWISTON, the Country Ridgerockers will play at the Lewiston Singles Club dance at 7 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 150 East Ave. $8/$7 784-3660

Special

Jan. 7: NEWRY, the Budweiser Clydesdales, will be featured from 1 to 3 p.m. at Sunday River Ski Resort at the South Ridge Base Lodge. 783-1777

Jan. 7: PORTLAND, a “Comedy Jam,” with Bob Seibel, Tammy Pooler and Brian Brinegar, will be held at 7:30 p.m. at The Liquid Blue, 440 Fore St. $5 774-9595

Jan. 8: BATH, the Bath Antiques Show will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Bath Middle School, exit onto Congress Avenue from Route 1. $4/$3.50 443-8983

Jan. 8: BRIDGTON, an open mic night will be held every Sunday at 3 p.m. at Cafe DeCarlo, Main Street. Free 647-4596

Jan. 8: NORTH CONWAY, N.H., a program about Native American dancing will be held at noon at the Native American Cultural Center. Free 603-356-5772

Theater

Jan. 7: PORTLAND, Lyric Music Theater will hold auditions for “Ragtime,” from 2 to 5 p.m. on Saturday and 6 to 9 p.m. on Sunday at the theater, 176 Sawyer St. 799-1421

Jan. 8: GARDINER, the Open Book Players will hold auditions for “The World of Carl Sandburg,” at 6 p.m. at Johnson Hall. 582-5717

Lectures

Jan. 8: NORTH CONWAY, N.H., a talk on Native American dancing will be presented at noon at the Native American Cultural Center, at the Mountain High Marketplace. Free 603-356-5772

Jan. 8: ROCKLAND, Victoria Wyeth will speak about Andrew Wyeth’s work at 3 p.m. at the Farnsworth Art Museum, 16 Museum St. $10/$8 596-6457

Suppers

Jan. 7: BETHEL, a baked bean and casserole supper will be held at 5:30 p.m. at the United Methodist Church. $6/$2.50

Jan. 7: DANVILLE, a baked bean and casserole supper will be held at 5 p.m. at Danville Grange Hall. $6/$3 782-4150

Jan. 7: LEWISTON, a baked bean supper will be held from 4 to 6:30 p.m. at Holy Cross Church basement, 1080 Lisbon St. $6/$3 240-3537

Jan. 7: MECHANIC FALLS, a baked bean, ham and casserole supper will be held from 5 to 6 p.m. at First Congregational Church of Mechanic Falls. $6/$3

Jan. 7: NEW SHARON, a family baked bean takeout supper will be held from 10 a.m. to noon at the Congregational United Church of Christ, Cape Cod Hill Road. $12

Jan. 7: OXFORD, a fried clam, shrimp, haddock and chicken finger supper will be held from 4:30 to 7 p.m. at Rock-O-Dundee Rider’s Clubhouse, Paine Road. $10/$7 539-2616

Jan. 7: WILTON, a baked bean and casserole supper will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. at First Apostolic Church, Routes 2 and 4. $5/$3