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Jacob's Pillow Gala Opening 2015

Amy Krzanik reports from Becket. The spirits of Pillow founder Ted Shawn and dancer Ruth St. Denis seem always to be present at Jacob’s Pillow’s season opening galas, as dancers from all over the world perform for a rapt crowd in the theater named after the festival’s

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'The Tanglewood Picnic' Launches As Tanglewood's Season Starts

Lisa Green reports from Lenox. The night before, Tanglewood opened its gates so the first audiences of the season could take in the Sheryl Crow concert. But on Saturday, June 20, Gina Hyams debuted her self-published book, “The Tanglewood Picnic: Music and Outdoor Feasts in the Berkshires," a pictorial

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Real Estate

Home Grown

This mid-century ranch in Red Hook has a unique feature: an attached greenhouse, accessed through the living room. The house features an open layout  that includes the dining room with a fireplace, chef's kitchen and a light-filled living room. The rear of the house features the master bedroom,

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Modern Green

A totally modern home in style and function, this Sharon residence was designed to be as energy efficient as possible. The heated greenhouse has a fragrant wall of jasmine and perennials and is so large it could be used as a workspace or artist's studio. The main house

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Property With Potential

This three-bedroom home on Undermountain Road in Salisbury has income potential: there are two large working greenhouses, presently a working exotic and tropical plant nursery. The house features two full bathrooms, original wood floors, large living room with cypress paneling and a large double-sided fireplace, and dining room with its

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Sunny Exposure

A charming contemporary home, ideally located on Geer Mountain in South Kent, is flooded with natural light for enormous solar gain, which is especially useful for the attached greenhouse-solarium. The house has three bedrooms, three bathrooms, a central stone fireplace with massive chimney and a recently renovated kitchen and master

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Green Thumb

This Amenia property is ideal for a gardener; it has a separate greenhouse and 26 acres of land just ready to be cultivated. The historic 1789 main house, with four bedrooms and six bathrooms, has early architectural features like  beamed ceilings and wide-board floors. The property also offers a pool

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Greenhouse To Table

Grow your own produce year-round at this Pittsfield Colonial with a greenhouse — a big one — located right off the kitchen. This home was built in 1920 and retains many vintage features along with updates; hardwood floors, built-ins and fireplace. A bedroom and bathroom are on the first floor and there

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Chamber Music Encounters Another Season

Patricia Boissevain reports from Great Barrington. Close Encounters With Music (CEWM), a Berkshires-born chamber music series now in its 23rd season, gave its annual gala concert on Saturday evening, June 13 at The Mahaiwe, Once again, internationally renowned cellist and Close Encounters Artistic Director and Founder Yehuda Hanani (at right,

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Community

Hudson River Exchange: An Event Of Art And Community

By Jamie Larson Mixing expertly crafted style with meaningful community engagement, the third annual Hudson River Exchange Summer Market, to be held at the Hudson Riverfront Park on June 27 and 28, will once again showcase artisan makers and collectors in a “curated marketplace." The Hudson River Exchange (HRE)

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Arts

Review: "Man of La Mancha" at Barrington Stage

By Dan Shaw We all know that Barrington Stage Company’s formidable founder Julianne Boyd excels when she is directing musicals with dark themes —remember her productions of Carousel and Sweeney Todd? Now, with Man of La Mancha, which is set in a prison during the Spanish Inquisition, she has

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Bard's 'Oklahoma' Puts The Audience In The Action (Picnic Style)

Heading the cast are Damon Daunno, Allison Strong, Amber Gray and Mary Testa. Photo by Julieta Cervantes. By Robert Burke Warren Bard SummerScape’s upcoming production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s beloved Oklahoma! offers some surprises, especially if you’ve already seen the musical in its typically broad theatrical glory.

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