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Parties

Norman Rockwell Museum Goes Mad For Artist Mac Conner

Lisa Green reports from Pittsfield. The hors d’oeuvres alone — ants on a log, deviled eggs and pigs in a blanket — telegraphed that this cocktail party was channeling an earlier era. And, indeed, it was a Mad Men-influenced event at Hotel on North on Wednesday, Mar. 16, when patrons and

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Community

The Rural We: Ralph Gardner

For many years, Ralph Gardner wrote a column, “The Urban Gardner," for the Wall Street Journal. At times, it might have been called “The Rural Gardner," because he also wrote about his life at his country home in Ghent, NY. “I have a sort of Seinfeldian type of

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Food

Recipe: Easy Egg Drop Soup

One of our favorite events every summer is The Sylvia Center’s Farm-to-Table dinner, hosted by Great Performances in the fields of Katchkie Farm in Kinderhook, N.Y. The mission of The Sylvia Center is to inspire young people and their families to eat well through hands-on learning experiences on

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Community

Learn And Taste At Maplefest (Plus Bake Sale) In Sharon

Just because this isn’t much of a mud season doesn’t mean there won't be a maple sugar harvest to enjoy this year. In our region, you don’t need to go far to find a sugaring operation, and this weekend, Sharon Audubon Center in Sharon, Conn.

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Community

Hotel Tivoli And Its Restaurant Bring An Artistic Vision To Town

By Jamie Larson Since its opening a little over a year ago, Hotel Tivoli has been adding a rich vibrancy to the happening, yet slightly hidden, scene growing in its namesake village, Tivoli, New York. The walls lined with art created by the hotel’s notable owners Brice and Helen

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Style

The Philly Flower Show: The Westminster Of The Plant World

The Rural Intelligence region is fortunate to have so many gardening experts close by. This week, we welcome Madaline Sparks to our gardening column. She is the principal in her own design, installation and maintenance business, Madaline Sparks Garden Design, with clients in Columbia and Berkshire counties. For 12 years

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Community

IWOW: The Space And Place For Artistic Voices

Deb Koffman By Lisa Green There’s only one rule at Deb Koffman’s open mic. You get five minutes, and for a few reasons: so that everyone who wants to can share, and so that  if someone’s contribution is, well, not exactly stellar, it’s over before things

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Real Estate

Rustic And Renovated

The exterior of this Old Chatham farmhouse has all the rustic charm of the style but inside displays fine restoration and updates, especially notable in the high-end kitchen with stainless steel appliances. Circa 1790, the house offers over 4,000 square feet of living space including a great room with

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Real Estate

Down A Country Road

This early farmhouse in Chatham has all the requirements of a quintessential country home: built in a traditional style, located down a seldom- traveled dirt road, and surrounded by greenery. The house has four bedrooms and two-and-a-half bathrooms, hardwood floors in the living and dining rooms, study with fireplace and

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Real Estate

New Home, Timeless Style

Built in 2001, this Norfolk farmhouse has all the charm of older homes in the popular style, but is newer and in impeccable shape. The land, spanning 28 acres, features a pond, barn, forest and open space for horses. The four-bedroom, three-bathroom house has French doors to the terrace, wood

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Real Estate

Countryside Antique

Here’s proof that a farmhouse never goes out of style. Built in 1830, this Taghkanic farmhouse includes all the usual features of the style, with period details intact, antique floors and a rocking-chair front porch. There is an eating area off kitchen, a dining room, a fireplaced living room,

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Real Estate

Cornwall Contemporary

Cornwall is the location for this contemporary farmhouse nestled into a hillside on 8.5 acres. It features pristine hardwood floors, formal and informal living spaces, an eat-in kitchen, large dining room for dinner parties and living room with wood-burning fireplace. The four-bedroom, four-bathroom farmhouse has great storage throughout, including

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