Lecture on "Religion in Public Life: Then and Now" presented by Professor Richard Hesse. 6:30 p.m. at the Meredith Public Library.
"Blending Technologies with Traditional Therapies" seminar at Wesley Woods in Gilford. 12:15 a.m. at the Community Room at Wesley Woods. For more information call 528-2555 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
Pawquaney Garden Club meeting fearuring a field trip to the home of a local master gardener extraordinaire. Meeting begins at the house at 9:30 a.m. Car pools leave the Masonic Hall in Bristol at 9 a.m. Bring a lunch and beverage. For directions or more information call 744-6630.
Drop-In Rug Hooking at the Gilford Public Library. 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
"History of Gunstock " presentation by author Carol Lee Anderson featured at the Alton Historical Society. 7 p.m.
YA Program for teens and tweens featuring a friendship bracelet activity. 3-4:30 p.m.
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 potluck dinner and sideshow. Persons of any experience level are welcome. For more information, visit our website at www.lrcameraclub.com or call Phyllis Meinke at 340-2359.
Storytime at Belmont Public Library. 3:30 p.m.
(Not So) Elementary My Dear Watson: The popularity of Sherlock Holmes with Anne McClellan NH Humanities Council. 7 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.
Lakeport Community Association meeting. 7 p.m. at the Freight House

Program on "Building Covered Bridges" sponsored by the Ashland Historical Society. 7 p.m. in the Old Ashland School in Ashland.
Hall Memorial Library happenings. Story Time 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. Arts and Crafts featuring cave/pod paintings 3:30 p.m.
Plymouth Area Democrats monthly meeting featuring nationally known political scientist, UNH Professor Dante Scala. 7 p.m. at the Plymouth Regional Senior Center. For more information call 968-7105.
Open house and ribbon cutting for the New Hampton Family Practice during the Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours. 4-6 p.m. at 345 NH Route 104 in New Hampton. For more information call 744-5377.
Annual Recognition Luncheon hosted by the Belknap Mill Society. 11:30 a.m. at the Belknap Mill in Laconia. To purchase the $10 ticket for the event call 524-8813.
The Andover Conservation Commission sponsors a 'Taking Action for Wildlife' program featuring photographs of loon families on Pleasant Lake in New London. 7 p.m. in the East Andover Grange Hall in Andover.
Peabody and Smith Reality hosts the Plymouth Regional Chamber's monthly Business After Hours. 5-7 p.m. For more information call 536-1001 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
Lakes Region Tea Party meeting. 7 p.m. at the Moultonborough Public Library.
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.
Events for the Gilford Public Library. Line Dancing for Beginners 9-10 a.m. Teen Volunteer Breakfast 10 a.m. to noon. Social Bridge 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Gilford Write Now Writer's Group 3:30-5:30 p.m.
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.
Winnipesaukee Playhouse presents the comedy "Noises Off!" 7:30 p.m. at the new theater on Reservoir Road in Meredith. Call 279-0333 for tickets or more information.
Michael Vincent Band kicks off Belknap Mill Outdoor Concert Series. 6:30 p.m. at Rotary Park in Laconia. Admission is free.

Hall Memorial Library happenings. Chess Club 4-7 p.m. Dungeons and Dragons 5 p.m. Monday Bookies featuring the book "When We were the Kennedys" by Monica Woood 6:30 p.m.
Broadband Stakeholder Group meeting hosted by the Lakes Region Planning Commission. 9 a.m. at he Humiston Building in Meredith. For more information call 279-8171 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
Mahjong at the Gilford Public Library. 12:30-3 p.m.
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.

Monthly breakfast buffet at the Mason's of Winnipisaukee Lodge in Alton. 7-11 a.m.
Line Dancing at Starr King Fellowship Sundays from 4-5 p.m. $5 per person. For more information call George at 536-1179.
Mike Dillon Band performs at Pitman's Freight Room in Laconia. 5 p.m. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. Admission is $15. BYOB.