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'Art and Residence' Curates A Context For Art In The Home

Chris Hebert while hanging "Art and Residence" in advance of the exhibit's opening. By Jamie Larson It can be intimidating to start an art collection, or just to decide how your next piece will work in your home. At The Hudson Mercantile, 202 Allen Street in

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Wellness

Fitness From The Field: Aikido

The Rural Intelligence region offers a plethora of fitness and healing modalities, but it can be hard to know which is the one that fits your needs, your body type and your schedule. Enter Paula Boyajian, a yoga instructor certified in Interdisciplinary Yoga and Yoga for the Special Child, who

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Parties

People, Program And Place: Berkshire Country Day School Reception At The Mount

Amy Krzanik reports from Lenox.Berkshire Country Day School in Lenox, Mass., which boasts an enrollment of 140 students in preschool through grade 9, honored its most generous supporters with a reception on Sunday, Oct. 4 at The Mount, where they enjoyed hors d’oeuvres by Kate Baldwin Food and

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Parties

LitNet Bridges The Learning Gap

Amy Krzanik reports from Lenox. Perri Petricca is used to building bridges: figuratively in his community and at home, and literally at work where his company, Petricca Industries, is helping to build New York’s new Tappan Zee Bridge. The CEO has expanded the company his grandfather Basilio, an immigrant

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Community

The Rural We: Jeff Daly

Ancramdale resident Jeff Daly is the retired head of Museum Design for Exhibits and Capital Projects at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. But he's still heavily involved in that world as board chair of the Shaker Museum Mount Lebanon and a museum design consultant for projects around the

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Real Estate

Classic in New Preston

The right location and classic style combine at this bungalow in New Preston on nearly an acre close to Lake Waramaug. The house was built in 1918 but the floors, windows, cabinet, fixtures and updated kitchen and bathrooms make it feel brand new. There is a contemporary kitchen, large living

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Real Estate

One-Of-A-Kind Find

Spencertown is home to a rare find, a true original Sears Arts and Crafts bungalow in great condition. Tastefully and artistically renovated by the present owner, updates have been made in the kitchen, bathroom, wiring, water treatment unit and fresh paint throughout. The interior features a large living room with

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Real Estate

Right In Town

Tucked away on a quiet street, this bungalow is located just a few blocks from Main Street in Great Barrington. The house opens to a front porch/mudroom and leads to the open kitchen with a dining area and living room that has a large wood stove and sliding doors

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Real Estate

Big In Style

The tiny house movement doesn't have to sacrifice style, as this 1,067 square-foot bungalow in Pittsfield proves. The light-filled interior has been updated while moldings and hardwood floors give glimpses of its 1924 build. The two-bedroom, one-bathroom house has a living room, dining area, contemporary kitchen and

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Real Estate

Lake Adjacent

This restored vintage cedar bungalow looks just as fashionable as it did when it was built in 1935 thanks to its classic style. Located on an open and level lot in Sharon, the house looks across to Silver Lake, which has a private beach just for residents. The house offers

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Community

The Rural We: Nicholas Lenski

Born and raised in northern Berkshire County, Nicholas “Nick" Lenski is the man behind Brier Road Guitars, where he’s been making acoustic steel string guitars, mandolins and ukuleles by hand for the past four years. In his North Adams studio, where he shares space with fellow luthier and

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Style

Page Dickey Pens The New Go-To Book On American Gardens

The National Garden Conservancy “Open Days" — a program of private gardens open to the public — are wildly popular in the Rural Intelligence region. After all, there are some magnificent ones in our area, and a number of greatly respected and renowned gardener-slash-garden experts who live among us. To mark

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