Arts Berkshire Screen Icon Karen Allen Talks BIFF 20 Honor and Major Milestones The Raiders of the Lost Ark star has called the Berkshires home for four decades. Now, as BIFF marks its 20th anniversary with a landmark lineup and a European partnership, the festival is finally turning the spotlight to a best friend. By Jamie Larson •
Food Inside the Restaurant at the new Mirbeau Inn & Spa in Beacon Chef Adam Slamon brings French-inspired cooking, Hudson Valley ingredients, and a lighter touch to the sprawling new resort restaurant at Mirbeau Inn & Spa Beacon. By Brian K. Mahoney •
Arts Celebrating African-American Choral Music at Tanglewood Berkshire Choral International returns to Tanglewood for a Memorial Day Weekend concert at Ozawa Hall on May 24, By Jamie Larson •
Food 7 Backroad Eats Worth Braking For There's nothing better than pulling into a restaurant off the beaten path and having a meal that's shockingly good and holding a local story. Here are just some of our faves. By Jamie Larson •
Food Millbrook Winery Unveils Upgrades for Summer 2026 The regional wine pioneer is rolling out new tasting experiences, expanded seating, curated food offerings, and reservations while building on its 40-year legacy. By Brian K. Mahoney •
Arts Images Cinema Reopens After Major Renovation with New Second Screen and Events All Over Town The newly renovated nonprofit theater returns with blockbusters, folk horror, outdoor screenings, and a Sondheim retrospective. By Jamie Larson •
Arts Renowned Sculptor William Carlson Comes Out of Hiding for Gallerie 271 Show in Monterey After 15 years in the Berkshires, a man who has work in the Met, Smithsonian, and the Yokohama Museum of Art is finally showing his neighbors his life’s work. By Jamie Larson •
Arts Norman Rockwell Museum Names New Director as Legendary Leader Steps Down After Four Decades Graham C. Boettcher, Ph.D., brings a 20-year museum leadership record to Stockbridge as Laurie Norton Moffatt closes out a transformative 40-year run By Jamie Larson •
Food Serre: The Maker’s Secret Garden Restaurant Finds Identity With Driven New Chef Inside Serre’s gorgeous greenhouse, classic French technique and contemporary style share a plate. By Jamie Larson •
Arts Upstate Art Weekend Open Studios 2026 Launches Across Hudson Valley The region-wide event on May 16 and 17 invites the public into artists’ working spaces for an intimate look at the Hudson Valley’s thriving creative community. By Brian K. Mahoney •
Arts Help Experimental Musician Annea Lockwood Listen to the Land at PS21 A year-long community sound mapping project begins with a free workshop on the PS21 grounds. By Jamie Larson
Arts Soviet Underground Rock Legend Kicks off TurnPark's 10th Season A monumental new sculpture, a Russian rock legend, and a season-long meditation on myth anchor the Berkshire park's 10th anniversary. By Jamie Larson •
Food Hudson-Berkshire Wine and Food Festival in Chatham The festival returns to the Columbia County Fairgrounds in Chatham for its annual Memorial Day Weekend run on May 23 and 24 By Jamie Larson •
Food Millbrook Winery Unveils Upgrades for Summer 2026 The regional wine pioneer is rolling out new tasting experiences, expanded seating, curated food offerings, and reservations while building on its 40-year legacy. By Brian K. Mahoney •
Food Kafe Neo: New Greek Spot worth an Odyssey Opened by Athens-raised restaurateur Panos Athanasopoulos, Kafe Neo pairs precision espresso drinks with Greek-inspired breakfast and lunch fare in downtown Poughkeepsie. By Jamie Larson •
Food Serre: The Maker’s Secret Garden Restaurant Finds Identity With Driven New Chef Inside Serre’s gorgeous greenhouse, classic French technique and contemporary style share a plate. By Jamie Larson •
Arts "Flourish": Sculpture at The Mount Opens for the Season "Flourish," is a show organized around themes of growth, resilience, connection, and the ways communities come together and thrive. By Jamie Larson •
Arts Long Light Launches Memorial Day Weekend at Art Omi in Ghent Experimental musician Elori Saxl. Photo courtesy of Art Omi. By Jamie Larson •
Arts Haydn, Mozart, Prokofiev, and a Living Composer at West Stockbridge's Old Town Hall The West Stockbridge Chamber Players' spring concert features the principal bassist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. By Jamie Larson •
Arts Images Cinema Reopens After Major Renovation with New Second Screen and Events All Over Town The newly renovated nonprofit theater returns with blockbusters, folk horror, outdoor screenings, and a Sondheim retrospective. By Jamie Larson •
Community Dana Bash Comes to the Mahaiwe for the OLLI Memorial Lecture CNN's chief political correspondent in conversation with Lisa Sharkey By Jamie Larson •
Community Arrowhead Opens Season with Old Wagons and New Books The Pittsfield farm where Herman Melville wrote "Moby-Dick" kicks off summer with a free community day. By Jamie Larson •
Community Vintage Swap Meet with Jimmy DiResta at the Rhinebeck Aerodrome Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome hosts a vintage swap meet with demos and appearances by sorta-celebrity maker Jimmy DiResta By Jamie Larson •
Community Hidden Abolitionists: The Local History of Quakers and Slavery in Clinton Corners University of Pennsylvania historian Sarah Gronningsater brings new research on the region's antislavery movement to the Creek Meeting House By Jamie Larson •
Style Fine Art Festival on the Sharon Green The Voice of Art brings its sixth annual Fine Art Festival to the Sharon Town Green on Memorial Day Weekend, May 23 and 24. By Jamie Larson •
Style Dahlia Daze: Foxtrot Farm's Two-Day Tuber Festival Seven local farms converge on Stanfordville for the season's best dahlia shopping By Jamie Larson •
Style Lay Your Eyes on the Tree Peonies While You Can at Naumkeag A two-day garden event built around one of spring's most fleeting blooms By Jamie Larson •
Style Daffodil and Tulip Festival Returns to Naumkeag Eight acres of spring bulbs, a plant sale, and Monument Mountain in the background. By Jamie Larson •
Food Millbrook Winery Unveils Upgrades for Summer 2026 The regional wine pioneer is rolling out new tasting experiences, expanded seating, curated food offerings, and reservations while building on its 40-year legacy. By Brian K. Mahoney •
Arts Images Cinema Reopens After Major Renovation with New Second Screen and Events All Over Town The newly renovated nonprofit theater returns with blockbusters, folk horror, outdoor screenings, and a Sondheim retrospective. By Jamie Larson •
Arts Renowned Sculptor William Carlson Comes Out of Hiding for Gallerie 271 Show in Monterey After 15 years in the Berkshires, a man who has work in the Met, Smithsonian, and the Yokohama Museum of Art is finally showing his neighbors his life’s work. By Jamie Larson •
Arts Norman Rockwell Museum Names New Director as Legendary Leader Steps Down After Four Decades Graham C. Boettcher, Ph.D., brings a 20-year museum leadership record to Stockbridge as Laurie Norton Moffatt closes out a transformative 40-year run By Jamie Larson •
Food Serre: The Maker’s Secret Garden Restaurant Finds Identity With Driven New Chef Inside Serre’s gorgeous greenhouse, classic French technique and contemporary style share a plate. By Jamie Larson •
Arts Upstate Art Weekend Open Studios 2026 Launches Across Hudson Valley The region-wide event on May 16 and 17 invites the public into artists’ working spaces for an intimate look at the Hudson Valley’s thriving creative community. By Brian K. Mahoney •
Arts Help Experimental Musician Annea Lockwood Listen to the Land at PS21 A year-long community sound mapping project begins with a free workshop on the PS21 grounds. By Jamie Larson
Arts Soviet Underground Rock Legend Kicks off TurnPark's 10th Season A monumental new sculpture, a Russian rock legend, and a season-long meditation on myth anchor the Berkshire park's 10th anniversary. By Jamie Larson •
Real Estate Fully Renovated Lakefront House With Dock, on Copake Lake in Craryville A gut renovation on one of Columbia County's most active lakes, with wide-plank floors, a double-height ceiling, two fireplaces, and a south-facing deck over the water. By Jamie Larson •
Real Estate Meadow Wood: A Garden Club of America Award-Winning Estate in Great Barrington 31 acres with a pool house modeled on the Parthenon, a barn complex with two apartments, and an AGA range in the kitchen. By Jamie Larson •
Real Estate An Architect-Designed Contemporary With Pool and Long Views, in Great Barrington 5,683 square feet on 5 private acres off Christian Hill Road, with a first-floor primary suite, an upper-level loft, and seasonal views to the hills. By Jamie Larson •
Real Estate An 1840 Center-Hall Colonial, Named Madeline in Salisbury Wide-plank floors, hand-hewn beams, curved archways, and a third-floor room with a clawfoot tub. By Jamie Larson •
Real Estate Lady of the Lake: Immaculate Church Conversion in Kinderhook A 1910 chapel overlooking a 345-acre lake in Columbia County, renovated into something that feels less like a house than a very good room. By Jamie Larson •
Real Estate Curvy Castle on the Umpachene, in New Marlborough Circular towers, arched windows, serpentine walls, and an indoor pool — a thoroughly one-of-a-kind 1989 house just past the village green. By Jamie Larson •
Real Estate Lounge By Your Private Lake in Southfield A post-and-beam contemporary with its own private lake, four bedrooms, and water views from every room in the house. By Jamie Larson •
Real Estate An 85-Acre Contemporary Compound on Bald Mountain, in Austerlitz Four buildings, a mountaintop, two ponds, and views of three mountain ranges — on one of Columbia County's more elevated sites. By Jamie Larson •
Real Estate 1740 Greek Revival With Mid-Century Modern Addition, in Valatie Nearly three centuries of Columbia County history on eight acres, with a silo-inspired great room, a spring-fed pond, and views across six hundred acres of surrounding farmland. By Jamie Larson •
Real Estate Custom Ranch With Pool, Lake Access, and Indoor Hot Tub in Salisbury A distinctive 1950 house tucked into three wooded acres off the western shore of Lake Washinee. By Jamie Larson •
Design Your Perfect Outdoor Spaces: Paul Rich & Sons Home Furnishings + Design For more than four decades, Paul Rich & Sons has evolved alongside the homes it furnishes. By Chronogram Media Branded Content Team
Stressless by Design: Paul Rich & Sons Quality Furniture For more than four decades, Paul Rich & Sons has evolved alongside the homes it furnishes. By Chronogram Media Branded Content Team •
Rest, Perfected: Handmade Shifman Mattresses at Paul Rich & Sons Home Furnishings + DESIGN in Downtown Pittsfield At Paul Rich & Sons Home Furnishings + DESIGN, Shifman’s hand-tied, two-sided mattresses made from natural materials offer decades of comfort that far outlast foam mattresses. By Chronogram Media Branded Content Team
Guide Longyear Gallery Artist-Run Cooperative Representing emerging and seasoned artists located throughout the New York State region. By Chronogram Media Branded Content Team
Food Hudson-Berkshire Wine and Food Festival in Chatham The festival returns to the Columbia County Fairgrounds in Chatham for its annual Memorial Day Weekend run on May 23 and 24 By Jamie Larson •
Style Fine Art Festival on the Sharon Green The Voice of Art brings its sixth annual Fine Art Festival to the Sharon Town Green on Memorial Day Weekend, May 23 and 24. By Jamie Larson •
Arts "Flourish": Sculpture at The Mount Opens for the Season "Flourish," is a show organized around themes of growth, resilience, connection, and the ways communities come together and thrive. By Jamie Larson •
Arts Berkshire Screen Icon Karen Allen Talks BIFF 20 Honor and Major Milestones The Raiders of the Lost Ark star has called the Berkshires home for four decades. Now, as BIFF marks its 20th anniversary with a landmark lineup and a European partnership, the festival is finally turning the spotlight to a best friend. By Jamie Larson •
Food Inside the Restaurant at the new Mirbeau Inn & Spa in Beacon Chef Adam Slamon brings French-inspired cooking, Hudson Valley ingredients, and a lighter touch to the sprawling new resort restaurant at Mirbeau Inn & Spa Beacon. By Brian K. Mahoney •
The Waterfall House: History and High Design in Tivoli A Cooper Hewitt Award-winning designer's reimagining of an 18th-century farmhouse, with a private waterfall, millpond, swimming hole, and guest house — a short walk from the village. By Jamie Larson
Arts Celebrating African-American Choral Music at Tanglewood Berkshire Choral International returns to Tanglewood for a Memorial Day Weekend concert at Ozawa Hall on May 24, By Jamie Larson •
Arts Long Light Launches Memorial Day Weekend at Art Omi in Ghent Experimental musician Elori Saxl. Photo courtesy of Art Omi. By Jamie Larson •
Community Dana Bash Comes to the Mahaiwe for the OLLI Memorial Lecture CNN's chief political correspondent in conversation with Lisa Sharkey By Jamie Larson •
Arts Haydn, Mozart, Prokofiev, and a Living Composer at West Stockbridge's Old Town Hall The West Stockbridge Chamber Players' spring concert features the principal bassist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. By Jamie Larson •
Food 7 Backroad Eats Worth Braking For There's nothing better than pulling into a restaurant off the beaten path and having a meal that's shockingly good and holding a local story. Here are just some of our faves. By Jamie Larson •
Food Millbrook Winery Unveils Upgrades for Summer 2026 The regional wine pioneer is rolling out new tasting experiences, expanded seating, curated food offerings, and reservations while building on its 40-year legacy. By Brian K. Mahoney •
