We asked the folks at Goodale’s Bike Shop what to look for when buying a new bike
Neither Tim nor I have bought a bike in at least a decade, but we still wanted to do a story about shopping for a new cycle, since this is the Bikes Issue. And since we don’t really know anything about this, we decided to ask for help from some of the pros.That’s how we ended up at Goodale’s Bike Shop.Goodale’s sells everything that has to do with bikes. There are road bikes, mountain bikes, hybrids, BMXs, fitness bikes, trikes,...
Go Try It: Take a ride on an electric bike
We’ve all heard the old expression, “It’s just like riding a bike.” But sometimes riding a bike is not exactly the same as just riding a bike. That’s what we learned last week when we tried out an electric bike at Goodale’s Bike Shop. We stopped by Goodale’s to learn about what to look for when shopping for a new bike. While we were there, we were captivated by the small selection of electric bikes – or e-bikes – they had for sale....
Check out the ‘Ride the Divide’ event at Red River Theatres
If you’re a fan of bicycling, movies and helping out your community, Red River Theatres has an event Thursday that’s right up your alley.The local nonprofit movie house will show Ride the Divide, a 2010 film about a small group of adventurous mountain bikers looking to traverse the longest mountain bike trail in the world – from Canada down to the Mexican border. It’s an exciting film about some hardcore cyclists, and it’s also the...
There are plenty of events and rides you can join with S&W Sports and the Central New Hampshire Bicycling Coalition
If you have a bike but nobody to ride with, today is your lucky day.No, we aren’t going to come meet you somewhere for a ride, but we found some groups that are all about that kind of stuff, and we figured we’d pass the info along to you. Now that the weather has really warmed up and it’s staying light past 8 p.m., it’s time to get out there and start covering some miles on the bike. We checked in with S&W Sports – which acts as...
The Big Bicycle Project is all around the city
If you’ve been downtown recently, you probably noticed an uptick in the number of bicycles on Main Street. The warm weather always brings the cycling community out of the woodwork, but in this instance, we’re talking about a collection of bikes that don’t actually move – and some that aren’t even in the form of a bicycle anymore. What we’re referring to is The Big Bicycle Project, an initiative by the Kimball-Jenkins School of Art in...
We honed our public speaking skills at Horseshoe Pond Toastmasters Club
Tim and I like to think we can write a little bit (our bosses seem to think so, anyway), but when it comes to public speaking, we don’t have much experience.That’s why we went to Northeast Delta Dental last Wednesday to sit in on a meeting of the Horseshoe Pond Toastmasters. The group is part of the larger Toastmasters International, which teaches people all over the world how to be better public speakers and leaders. There are five...
Two new plays showing at Hatbox Theatre
An Evening with Gertrude Stein and Thornton Wilder is making its debut at Hatbox Theatre and will have a two-week run. Gertrude Stein (1874-1946), American expatriate author, became a celebrity in Paris during the early 20th century for her salon that attracted artists like Picasso and Matisse and novelists like Hemingway and Fitzgerald. Her fame increased internationally with the publication of her best-selling book, The...
The Concord Chorale loves to sing for others
If you happened to be on South Main Street in front of O Steaks & Seafood and Red River Theatres last Friday a little before 6 p.m., you were one of the lucky few to catch a little show from the Concord Chorale.Since they are a group of people who really like to sing, somewhere along the way someone came up with the idea for a community service day – full of singing. The chorale used to do singing Valentines all over the city, and...
‘Mr. Connolly Has ALS’ playing at Red River
Since former Concord High School principal Gene Connolly’s diagnosis with ALS, his story has played out in the public eye.Through the efforts of the Monitor, Connolly’s now three-year battle with the terminal neurodegenerative disease has been documented through a series of stories updating the community as to how the long-time face of the local high school was dealing with a disease. For two years after his announcement to the...
On Display: Paintings, sculptures at Mill Brook Gallery
Mill Book Gallery & Sculpture Garden opened for the season with a group painting and indoor sculpture exhibit featuring the work of Janet Bleicken, Stephanie Bush, Ella Delyanis, Tamara Gonda, Roger Goode, Debbie Kinson, Dustin Knight, Patrick McCay, Sissi Shattuck, Soo Rye Yoo and Josie Campbell Dellenbaugh. The show will be on display through Aug. 27.
Rock ‘N Race is a big money maker for Payson Center
The 15th annual Rock ‘N Race was held last week and the event continues to bring in lots of money for Concord Hospital’s Payson Center for Cancer Care. Nearly 5,000 people participated in the road race/walk that raised close to $400,000. After a decade and a half, the total amount brought in for the Payson Center is closing in on $5 million.
Take a hike with the Concord Trails Committee
Join the Concord Trails Committee for a hike of the Sewalls Falls and Morono Park trails on Saturday at 10 a.m. The Sewalls Falls trail is approximately three miles roundtrip. The walk will take you north of the new bridge (which is quite a nice bridge if you ask us) to the Lower Oxbow Pond and back. If you’re so inclined, you can choose to continue the walk on the Morono Park trails for an additional two miles roundtrip. Plan for 2...
Unitarian Church is producing solar power
If you’ve driven past the Unitarian Universalist Church on Pleasant Street recently, you may have noticed a new addition to the front lawn.No, it’s not a group of picnic tables to eat your lunch at or hammocks to lounge around in. Rather, it’s a collection of 100 solar panels that will greatly help the church offset the cost of its electric bill.The array went live on May 2 and if the early meter readings are correct, projections of...
You should see the James Foley documentary ‘Jim’
You may not believe it, but being a journalist can be difficult. Trying to get sources to talk, working all hours of the day – usually when it’s convenient for everyone else but yourself – and constantly feeling the pressure of looming deadlines. And now imagine dealing with all those challenges – while navigating your way through a war-ridden country. Welcome to the life of James Foley. Foley was a conflict journalist from New...
Big plant sale in Bow on Saturday
The Bow Garden Club will hold its annual spring plant sale on Saturday at the Bow Community Building, 3 Bow Center Road, from 8 a.m. to noon.Annuals, perennials, herbs, vegetable starters, hardy plants culled from members’ gardens and gorgeous hanging plants will be available for purchase with proceeds to benefit the Bow High School Scholarship Program and the club’s ongoing civic beautification efforts around the town of Bow.Garden...
Zonta Club Concord gives out scholarships at NHTI
The Zonta Club of Concord recently awarded $6,500 in scholarships to five NHTI students: Krista Boyce, Danielle Bragdon, Courtnie Clark, Jessica Daniels and Jennette Wolfgram.Scholarships from the Zonta Club of Concord are geared toward women who have returned to college five (or more) years after graduating from high school. Clark and Wolfgram are both first-year nursing students; Boyce is earning a degree in health science with a...
Audition for ‘A Christmas Carol’ at the Audi on Monday
While we understand that not a single one of you wants to hear the word Christmas right now, it’s kind of a necessary thing. That’s because the N.H. Theatre Factory and the Concord Community Concert Association are teaming up for a very special event this November. After debuting at the Concord City Auditorium in 2010, A Christmas Carol: The Musical Ghost Story – N.H. Theatre Factory Artistic Director Joel Mercier’s thrilling...
Hatbox Theatre is having a launch party
One of the most difficult things about going to see a new onstage performance is the uncertainty of what you’re getting into.Sure, if it’s a well-known play that has been performed all over the world, you’re probably fairly comfortable buying a ticket. But what if it’s an original production? There’s no real good way to tell if you’ll like it, love it or hate it.So Hatbox Theatre is doing something to change that.On May 31 (that’s...
Bulletin Board
Celebrate Cancer Survivors Day Concord Hospital will celebrate Cancer Survivors Day on Sunday, June 4, at the Payson Center for Cancer Care. Registration begins at 12:30 p.m. and the program begins at 1 p.m. Bring your circle of support and join the festivities including guest speaker and cancer survivor Jamie O’Rourke. Music is provided by Performers Who Care. Other activities include educational exhibits, drumming for health and...
This Week in Concord History
May 23, 1864: The Monitor is published for the first time. The city’s first daily newspaper, it is founded “to present the news . . . swearing to the words of no master.” May 23, 2003: New Hampshire Technical Institute in Concord graduates its largest-ever class, handing out 528 two-year associate’s degrees. May 24, 1844: Samuel F.B. Morse, who began his career as a Concord mechanic, sends the first message over his...
Book of the Week: ‘Of Fire and Stars’
Of Fire and StarsAudrey Coulthurst2016, 389 pagesGenre: YA Fiction Dennaleia is a princess betrothed to the prince of neighboring kingdom Mynaria. Having been prepared thoroughly in every subject and skill necessary to her position in her matriarchal homeland, she is frustrated by the disdain she receives for acting as a future queen in the much more patriarchal Mynaria. Her only escape from loneliness and annoyance at being ignored...
2017 Cappies Winners!
Thanks to everyone who voted in this years Cappies! Click the link below to see this year’s winners! Click Here to View This Year’s Winners
We tried some of the best things Cappies winners had to offer
The week we’ve all had circled on our calendars is finally here – it’s the Cappies Issue.This is when we show you the results of your voting on the best Concord has to offer. Many will use this issue as the definitive guide to what’s good in the city, so it’s always a pretty big deal.This year, we decided to see for ourselves what everybody else has apparently already seen. We set out to check out some of the winners and find out what...
Go Try It: You can get a full pint at Lithermans Limited
If there was one downside to Lithermans Limited’s tap room, it was the restrictions on what you could get for beer.Since the craft brewery opened its doors just over a year ago, you could only get a single 4-ounce taster of each beer they had on tap. No refills and no larger amounts.That is until last Friday.After being given the okay to start serving food, Lithermans not only has a small menu to choose from to cure that after-work...
Get pumped up for the Kiwanis Spring Fair
The Kiwanis Spring Fair is one of those Concord events that you can count on.Like the Christmas parade and tree lighting, Market Days and Rock ‘N Race, each year you know it’s coming back.So it shouldn’t be much of a surprise that this weekend, the 62nd annual Kiwanis fundraiser (one of the biggest ones for the organization each year) will take over the outside area adjacent to Everett Arena with a sea of carnival rides, games and...
Learn life skills at library’s How-To Festival
Do you ever sit around feeling like you just don’t know how to do anything?Don’t let that get you down – instead, just check out the How-To Festival at Concord Public Library this Saturday, where everyone will walk away with more life skills and general knowledge than they went in with.The second annual event – which will take place at the library from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. – celebrates the “broad and diverse offerings of Concord...
Canoe and kayak demo day coming up Sunday
Are you in the market for a new canoe, kayak or stand-up paddle board? Have you always thought about trying one out, but don’t know where to start? Well, do we have the best idea ever. On Sunday, Contoocook River Canoe Co. is hosting its annual demo day at its 9 Horse Hill Road location. There will be more than 250 canoes, kayaks and stand-up paddle boards available to try out on the Contoocook River. And if you try one and it’s not...
Havenwood staffers had a competition to see how many people they could stuff into a VW Bug
Staffers at Havenwood Heritage Heights teamed up last week to see who could fit more adults into a Volkswagen Beetle. Havenwood is celebrating its 50th anniversary all year long, and the Stuff a Bug competition was the latest installment of fun activities going on throughout the year. After a lot of contorting, cramming and twisting, both teams — Stuffed Bugs (green) and Herbie’s Love Children (blue) — managed to...
Suncook Valley Chorale is having a concert
Any time the Suncook Valley Chorale hosts a concert, it’s kind of a big deal. The local, non-audition group made up of 60-plus singers between the ages of 18 and 80-something, only puts on a couple programs a year, so you can imagine the anticipation.But add in the fact that this weekend’s pair of performances at Wesley United Methodist Church will feature a live orchestra, and it sets the stage for a can’t-miss event.“It’s been a...
Bow Rotary to host car show
Calling all car lovers, enthusiasts and general fans.The annual Bow Rotary Club car show is on tap for this Saturday, and that means you’ll be able to see all kinds of gas-powered vehicles, from classic cars to trucks and motorcycles.The show will be held in its usual location, in the large field next to the Concord Group and across from Bow Mills United Methodist Church (505 South St., Bow) It will take place from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m....
