LACONIA — Pitman's Freight Room at 94 New Salem St.  will host the Zeke Martin Project "The Funkier Side of Jazz" on Thursday April 25 at 8 p.m.
Born in Brussels in 1973, Zeke Martin entered the world with a pair of drumsticks in his hands.  Zeke's unique and soulful style has enabled him to secure endorsement deals with Creation Drums, Murat Diril Cymbals, Evans Drumheads, Mono Cases and Vic Firth Sticks.
The Zeke Martin Project has performed at the Berklee Performance Center, The House Of Blues in Boston, The Black Repertory Theater in RI, Minton's Playhouse and Sweet Rhythm, in NYC and tours Malaysia yearly.
Additionally, The Zeke Martin Project has shared the stage with such star performers as The Neville Brothers, The Funk Brothers, Ali-Ollie Woodson from the Temptations, three time Grammy nominee Ski Johnson and Regina Bell to name a few. The Zeke Martin Project also just won New England Urban Music Award Best Jazz CD 2010 and currently resides in Boston, and continues to perform along the east coast and in Asia.
Members are Zeke Martin-Drums/Band Leader, Brian Eggleston - Keyboard, Pat Loomis - Sax, Joe Sumrell  Bass
Admission is $12 and doors open at 7:15 p.m. Pitman's is a BYOB venue.

PLYMOUTH — "Songs, Singing Games & Simple Instruments" is the subject of a lively, participatory — and fun — Arts in Early Learning workshop on Tuesday, April 30, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. at Plymouth Elementary School.
The free workshop is designed for early-childhood educators (pre-K to grade 2), librarians, teaching artists, pre-school and child-care administrators and care providers, as well as parents and grandparents and college or high-school students.
Presenter Deborah Stuart will lead an exploration of the rich repertoire of early-childhood music, rhymes, counting-out chants, and traditional circle and playground games. The links between music and language, self-expression and literacy skills will be discussed, but participants will primarily learn by doing, and will take back to their children lots of new ways to introduce rhythm and music into daily activities. They will also learn how to use simple rhythm instruments.
Singing games are also an effective tool for social learning, Stuart notes, and offer children ways to use these traditional rhymes and games on their own, at school and at home, with their friends and families.
The workshop is part of the Arts in Early Learning collaboration between the Arts Alliance of Northern New Hampshire and VSA New Hampshire, supported through a contract with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
The workshop is free and professional development credits are offered. A light dinner will be available; participants are encouraged to bring a potluck item to share.
Preregistration for the workshop is required; register by emailing the Arts Alliance at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or by calling 323-7302

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Deborah Stuart (Courtesy photo)

MEREDITH — The 2013 season of the 9-hole Ladies League will operate with added flexibility enabling more ladies to play this year.
League membership will be open to those who want to play all of the weeks, those who want to play most of the weeks, and those who want to play some of the weeks in the 13-week season. Instead of using
the match play format with season long teams, the foursomes will be different each week. Those members who are playing that week (Tuesday afternoon at 2:30) will be grouped into foursomes for that week's "game" and will compete for a weekly prize. After the round, socializing in the Bar-N complete with snacks and cold beverages will finish the afternoon.
Ladies of all playing abilities are invited to join. Membership at Waukewan is not a requirement, although players do need to have an established handicap, preferably through the GHIN system. The fee for joining the league is $40, with special rate packages for weekly play available. The deadline for joining is April 30 and the first match will be held on Tuesday, June 4.
Ladies interested in joining the league should e-mail Linda Ridlon at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. , at 978-319-3186, or contact the Waukewan Pro Shop at 279-6661.