Mike Stockbridge Jazz Trio at Pitman's Freight Room in Laconia. $10. BYOB.
Laconia Little League registration open to residents of Gilford, Belmont, and Laconia. 6-8 p.m. Laconia Community Center. To register children online go www.laconiall.org.
Gilford Public Library daily events. Tales for Tales and Conversational French 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Crafter's Corner 6-7 p.m.
Laconia Parks and Recreation Department conducts High School Open Gym and Ice Skating party. Open gym held from 1-4:15 p.m. Ice Skating party at Memorial Park held from 1-4 p.m. Features cocoa, cookies and bonfire.
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.

Introduction to Fly-Tying workshop offered by the Squam Lakes Association. 6:30 p.m. at the SLA Resource Center in Holderness. Material fee of $10 for non-members and $8 for members. Pre-registration required by calling 968-7336 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
Winter Carnival hosted by the Gilford Parks and Recreation Department. Cardboard Box Sled Derby competition held at 10 a.m. at the Gilford Outing Club sledding hill on Cherry Valley Road. Curling Games held at the Aurthur A. Tilton Ice Rink. Children competition held from 2-3 p.m. followed by the adult game 3-4 p.m. For more information call 527-4722.
Gilford Public Library happenings. Social Bridge 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Gilford Write Now Writers' Group 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
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.

Sledding Party at the Laconia Sledding Hill hosted by the Laconia Parks and Recreation Department. 1-4 p.m. Features hot cocoa, cookies, and a bonfire.
Global Awareness Local Action Study Group meeting hosted by the Meredith Public Library. 6:30 p.m. at the Library. For more information call 279-4303.
Hall Memorial Library events. Nooners Book Group featuring the book "Angry Housewives Eating Bonbons" by Lorna Landvik. Crafts for Teens/Tweens 2:30 p.m.
Knitting For Beginners at the Gilford Public Library. 2-3 p.m.
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.
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.
Moultonborough Toastmaster meeting. 6 p.m. at the town library. Everyone from surrounding towns also welcome to attend. Toastmasters develop speech practice that is self-paced and specific to an individuals needs. For more information call 476-5760.
The Greater Lakes Region Chapter of Murdered Children for the families and friends of those who have died by violence meets at 6 p.m. on the 4th Tuesday of each month at the Laconia Police Department Community Room. For further information contact chapter leader Carmen Doucette' at 524-7624 or 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.
Mahjong at the Gilford Public Library. 12:30-3 p.m.
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.