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Parties

Hamish Linklater Returns To Shakespeare & Company As Richard III

Amy Krzanik reports from Lenox.RI residents are no strangers to having “big name" neighbors and visitors in their midst, and big name actor Hamish Linklater (The New Adventures of Old Christine; The Crazy Ones), is no stranger to the RI region. His mother, Kristin Linklater, is a founding

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Parties

The Mahaiwe Celebrates A Double-Digit Anniversary

Lisa Green reports from Great Barrington. After a three-year restoration, The Mahaiwe Theater’s second act began in 2005 when it reopened as The Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, marking a decade of successful arts programming and outreach to the community. On Sunday, Oct. 11, supporters of the meticulously renovated theater

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Food

Alana Chernila Launches Cookbook #2: 'The Homemade Kitchen'

Alana Chernila at a recent cheesemaking class. By Lisa Green Regular readers of our recipes page might have noticed that our twice-a-month contributor, Alana Chernila, has been absent for a few weeks. Don’t worry — she’ll be back. She’s just really, really busy right now, and for the

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Style

HGS Home Chef: A Center For Foodies In Hillsdale

By Jamie Larson He's both a metropolitan interior designer and a rural shopkeeper, but Matthew White also is a master at balancing seemingly disparate styles. The owner of the Hillsdale General Store has embarked on yet another endeavor, converting an 1870s Victorian in the heart of Hillsdale, New

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Community

The Rural We: Janice Kaplan

Janice Kaplan is the author of the current best seller, “The Gratitude Diaries: How a Year Looking on the Bright Side Can Transform Your Life," a research-backed memoir of her year of living gratefully. Four years ago, she and her husband bought a country home in Kent, Conn., where

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Real Estate

Dutch Contemporary

The Dutch Colonial with its characteristic rounded roof has been popular in America beginning in the late 19th century, and this Great Barrington home puts a modern spin on it with dramatic lines and huge windows. The house is close to downtown Great Barrington but in a very quiet and

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Real Estate

Gambrel Overlook

This spacious home is perched on a hill at the edge of Sharon, directly overlooking the famous covered bridge in West Cornwall. The gambrel-roofed 1920s shingle-style house has antique floors and moldings, living room with fireplace, kitchen, dining room, four bedrooms, four bathrooms and a screened porch. The property has

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Real Estate

Move Right In

Semi secluded in Rhinebeck, this circa 1940s Dutch Colonial is in pristine, move-in-ready condition. The main level open layout has the kitchen with island, beamed ceiling and custom built-ins, family room with vaulted ceiling, living room with fireplace and a walkout to the nicely landscaped yard. The second floor has

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Real Estate

Equestrian Ranch

Located in Chatham, this compact equestrian facility encompasses 13.5 acres, a barn and a Dutch Colonial-style farmhouse, making it an income-producing home. The main house was built in 1890 and has four bedrooms, pristine hardwood floors, sunroom andlarge living property. The fully equipped 18-stall barn has an attached indoor

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Real Estate

Back Yard Park

This Dutch Colonial sits on a park-like setting in Lenox on one acre of well-manicured lawn within walking distance to Lenox High School. The three-bedroom, three-bathroom home has a flowing floor plan, a kitchen with stainless steel appliances and a large living room. There is a sunken family room with

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Arts

An Artistic Revolution In New Milford: the harts gallery

Carmen Elsa Lopez Abramson. By Jacque Lynn Schiller When a gallery’s business plan is as inspiring as the art on its walls, you know the gallerists are seeking to do more than simply display pretty pictures — though the recently opened the harts gallery [sic] in New Milford, Conn. accomplishes

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Food

Recipe: Baked Mustard Chicken

This week's recipe is from Berkshire-based duo The Butcher & The Baker. The Butcher is Jake, a nose-to-tail butcher/artist, who loves to cook and grew up in the woody hills of Western Massachusetts where his passion for local, fresh food was first instilled in him. The Baker

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