MEREDITH — First Baptist Church will be providing GriefShare beginning Tuesday, January 29, and meeting every Tuesday for 13 weeks until April 30, 2013, from 7-9 p.m. at the church on corner on Main and High Streets in Meredith.
GriefShare is a Biblically based grief support group for people who have experienced the loss of someone close, whether recently or anytime in the past. It is sponsored by people who have also lost a close loved one who want to offer comfort and encouragement during this difficult time.
Each GriefShare session includes a video and group discussion. Each participant also receives a GriefShare workbook to provide opportunity for jounaling, note-taking and grief study. During the small group discussion each participant will have opportunity to interact with others who have experienced a loss, learn about their experiences and share their own.
For further information contact Mary Constant at 496-6583. TheGriefShare website at www.GriefShare.org is also a source of
information and support.

BEDFORD — Women are starting businesses at a faster rate than men in New Hampshire. To help them achieve greater success in 2013, Women Inspiring Women will be hosting a "Jump Start Your Business in the New Year Workshop" on January 30, at SERESC Conference and Training Center in Bedford.
This is an intensive, hands-on workshop where attendees will identify business, revenue and personal goals, develop a plan of action, learn about tools to stay on track and be accountable for those goals, get time management and productivity tips and learn creative marketing strategies. Guest speakers will be Leslie Sturgeon, Founder of Women Inspiring Women and a 23-year award-winning entrepreneur, as well as Ally Piper, Marketing Director for Small Business of Brighteyes Creative and Melissa Laverty of Tax Services of Londonderry.
SERESC Conference and Training Center is at 29 Commerce Drive in Bedford. The workshop begins at 2 p.m. and concludes with a bonus interactive session ending at 5:30 p.m. Early Registration is $38 for members and $48 for non-members. Attendees can bring an additional guest for $20. Reservations can be made at wiwnh.com. The WIW entrepreneurial series is sponsored by Centrix Bank.
Women Inspiring Women was founded in the Lakes Region in 2007 to give women of all ages and backgrounds an opportunity to get together at fun and inspirational events on a bi-weekly basis. The group quickly expanded from its Lakes Region base to Concord, Manchester, Nashua and Portsmouth.
Leslie Sturgeon, WIW Founder and Visionary, is an entrepreneurial veteran and has been recognized by the NH Business Review as an "Outstanding Woman in Business" and by the NH Small Business Administration as a "Women in Business Champion." WIW is the largest organization in NH for women's empowerment, personal development, business resources and networking.

LACONIA — Pitman's Freight Room at 94 New Salem St in Laconia is pleased to present The Wendy Nottonson Quartet on January 24 at 8 p.m.
Nottonson brings a special evening performance with a mix of jazz standards as well as a tribute to the late Hal David, Burt Bacharach's song writing collaborator. Nottonson's repertoire is carefully chosen to reflect her unique persona, from gentle and poetic to strikingly poignant.
While utilizing her three octave range, she is not afraid to take risks. Nottonson has a natural place in the lineage of female jazz vocalists.  Her influences span from Ella Fitzgerald to Carmen McRae to Betty Carter, as well as from Ray Charles to Aretha Franklin, and many other contemporaries.
Nottonson brings with her an impressive and seasoned instrumental line up, Marc LaForce (sax), Jim Butka (piano/bass keys), and Les Harris Jr. (drums), who raise the intensity of her live performance to a new level. Admission is $10, Doors open at 7:15 p.m. and Pitman's Freight Room is a BYOB venue.
For more information call www.pitmansfreightroom.com