Gilford Public Library Events. Toddler Time (18 mo – 3 yrs) 10:30-11:15 a.m. Conversational French 3:30-4:30 p.m. Crafter’s Corner 6-7:30 p.m. Foreign Movie Night 7-9 p.m.
Second Annual Music Fest to benefit the Greater Meredith Programs Career Partnership Program with Inter-Lakes High School hosted by Mame's restaurant in Meredith. 6 p.m. Fifty percent of proceeds donated to program.
Performance of the folk/bluegrass group High Range featuring fiddler Ellen Carlson. 8 p.m. at Pitman's Freight Room. Admisison is $12. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. BYOB.
Town Hall meeting For District 7 held by Sen. Andrew Hosmer, D-Laconia. 6:30-7:30 p.m. at AutoServ at 40 East Main Street Tilton.
Writer's Group held to help individuals sharpen their writing skills. 5:30 p.m. at the Hall Memorial Library.
Food For Friends free meal. 5-6 p.m. at the Tapply Thompson Community Center. For more information call 744-2713.
"Getting Personal With History" presented by Dan Darling. 7 p.m. at the Franklin Historical Society's Webster Place building.
Laconia Indoor Market. 3-6 p.m. at Skate Escape on Court Street in Laconia. Various farmers, food vendors, artisans, and independent sales representatives will be present. For a full list of vendors and specials go to http://laconiaindoorwintermarket.weebly.com/index.html.
Al-Anon Meeting at the Congregational Church Parish House (18 Veterans Square) in Laconia. 8 to 9:15 p.m. each Thursday. Al-Anon offers hope and help to families of alcoholics. No dues or fees. All are welcome. Call 645-9518.
Plymouth Area Chess Club meets Thursdays from 7-9 p.m. at Starr King Fellowship, 101 Fairgrounds Road. Form more information call George at 536-1179.
American Legion Post #1 Bingo. Every Thursday night at 849 N. Main Street in Laconia. Doors open at 4 p.m. Bingo starts at 6:30.
Knitting at Belmont Public Library. 6 p.m.
Chess Club at the Goss Reading Room (188 Elm Street) in Laconia. 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. each Thursday. All ages and skill levels welcome. We will teach.
Giggles & Grins playgroup at Family Resource Center in downtown Laconia (719 No. Main Street, Laconia). Free group for parents children from birth through age 5. For more information call 524-1741.

Holderness Select Board meeting and recognition gathering for Sid Lovett Day in honor of his services and kindness to the people of the Holderness area. 4 p.m. at the town hall.
Squam Lakes Natural Science Center invites New Hampshire residents to visit the trails as part of New Hampshire Day. 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Admission $3 for New Hampshire residents. Out of state residents pay general admission prices.  Live animal presentations held at 11 a.m., 1 p.m., and 3 p.m. For more information call 968-7194 or go to www.nhnature.org.
Sanbornton Congregational Church-UCC/Public Library Film Series presents "Fuel" (America's addiction to oil). 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Sanbornton Public Library.
Gilford Public Library events. Check – Out – An – Expert! 10 a.m. to noon. Social Bridge 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Gilford Write Now Writers’ Group 3:30-5:30 p.m.
Hall Memorial Library. Story Time 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. Arts and Crafts create a vase lesson 3:30 p.m.
Speed Schmozing event to help improve business networking and relationship building held by Women Inspiring Women. Mingling and appetizers offered from 5-5:45 p.m. followed by the schmoozing session from 5:45-8 p.m. Tickets are $30 for members and $35 for non-members. Reservations required at wiwnh.com.
The Thrifty Yankee (121 Rte. 25 - across from (I-LHS) collects donations of baby clothes, blankets and hygiene items for Baby Threads of N.H. every Wednesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 279-0607.
Laconia Elders Friendship Club meeting. 1:30 p.m. at the Leavitt Park Clubhouse. People 55 and older meet each Wednesday for fun, entertainment and education. Meetings provide an opportunity for older citizens to to meet for pure social enjoyment and the club helps the community with philanthropic work.
Country Acoustic Picking Party at the Tilton Senior Center. Every Wednesday from 7-9 p.m.
Duplicate bridge at the Weirs Beach Community Center. 7:15 p.m. All levels welcome. Snacks.
Preschool story time at Belmont Public Library. 10:30 a.m.
Overeaters Anonymous offers a program of recovery from compulsive eating using the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of OA. Wednesday nights at 5:30 p.m. at St. Joseph Church in Belmont. Call/ leave a message for Elizabeth at 630-9969 for more information.
Free knitting and crochet lessons. Drop in on Wednesdays any time between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. at Baby Threads workshop at 668 Main Street in Laconia (same building as Village Bakery). 998-4012.
Narcotics Anonymous meeting. 7 to 8:30 p.m. at 18 Veterans Square in Laconia.
TOPS (Taking Off Pounds Sensibly) group meeting. 5:30 p.m. at the First Congregational Church in Meredith.
The Country Village Quilt Guild meets 1:30pm  on the first and third Wednesday of each month at the Moultonborough Life Safety Building behind the Police and Fire Station on Rt 25 in Moultonborough, NH. All are welcome. For information call 279-3234 or visit our website at Country Village Quilt Guild.

The Lakes Region Camera Club meets on the first and second Tuesday of the month at The Trinity Episcopal Church on Route 25 in Meredith at 7:30 p.m. The program will be a Scavenger Hunt featuring judges from Concord Camera Experts. Persons of any experience level are welcome. For more information, visit our website at www.lrcameraclub.com or call Phyllis Meinke at 340-2359.
Pultizer Prize-winning author Jorie Graham presents a free reading as part of the Eagle Pond Author's Series at Plymouth State University. 7 p.m. at the Silver Center for the Arts at PSU. Free tickets avaliable by calling 535-2787.
All You Can Eat Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser hosted by the Franklin Area Boys and Girls Club. 5-8 p.m. at the Tilt'n Diner. Cost is $8.99 per person. For more information call 528-0197 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
Spring hikes for adults hosted by the Gilford Parks and Recreation Department. Meeting is at 9 a.m. in the Gilford Town Hall. Cost is $1 per hike. To RSVP for the trip call 527-4722.
Arts in Early Learning Workshop designed for early-childhood educators focusing on "Songs, Singing Games & Simple Instruments". 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. at Plymouth Elementary School. Pre-registration required by calling 323-7302 or by calling This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
Storytime at Belmont Public Library. 3:30 p.m.
Chess Club meets at the Laconia Public Library on Tuesdays from 3 to 7 p.m. All ages and skill levels welcome. We will teach.)
Hands Across The Table free weekly dinner at St. James Episcopal Church on North Main Street in Laconia. 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
The New Horizons Band of the Lakes Region meets every Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Music Clinic on Rte 3 in Belmont. All musicians welcome. For more information call 528-6672 or 524-8570.
Plymouth Area Chess Club. 6-8 p.m. at Pease Public Library. For more information call 536-1179 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
Giggles & Grins playgroup at Family Resource Center in downtown Laconia (719 No. Main Street, Laconia). Free group for parents children from birth through age 5. For more information call 524-1741.
Gilford Public Library events. Storytime (18 mo. – 5 years), 10:30-11:15 a.m. Babygarten (Birth – 18 Months), 11:15-11:45 a.m. Intermediate Knitting 1-2 p.m.
YA program for teens/tweens featuring rainsticks held at the Hall Memorial Library. 3 p.m.

Senior Momentum Program featuring guest speaker Kathly Lacroix sponsored by the Gilford Parks and Recreation Department. Noon at the Gilford Community Church in the Fellowship Hall. To RSVP call 527-4722.
Lakes Region Planning Commission (LRPC) meeting focused on the impact of milfoil and invasive species on New Hampshire waterbodies. 6 p.m. at the Wolfeboro Public Library. For more information call 279-8171 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
Narcotics Anonymous meeting. 7 to 8:30 p.m. at 35 Tower Street in Weirs Beach.
Overeaters Anonymous offers a program of recovery from compulsive eating using the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of OA. The program is held Monday nights at 7 p.m. at the Laconia Congregational Church Parish Hall, 18 Veterans Square, (for mapquest use 69 Pleasant St.), Laconia, NH 03246. Use back entrance. Call/leave a message for Paula at 998-0562 for more information.
Chess Club at the Hall Memorial Library. 4-7 p.m.
Free one on one internet and computer instruction every Monday at 10 a.m. at the Tilton Senior Center, 11 Grange Road, Tilton.  
Adult Pick-up Basketball offered by Meredith Parks & Recreation Department held at the Meredith Community Center Monday nights from 6 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. $1 per person - sign in and out at the front desk.
Laconia Chapter of Barbershop Harmony Society meeting. 7:15 to 9:30 p.m. at the Gilford Community Church. Guests and singers of all ages and skills are invited to attend these Monday night rehearsals. For more information call Harvey Beetle at 528-3073.
Mahjong at the Gilford Public Library 12:30-3 p.m.
Chess club at the Hall Memorial Library. 4-7 p.m.