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Parties

Northwest CT Arts Council Maxes Out Infinity Hall

Rachel Louchen reports from Norfolk. A concert venue that usually features the roaring sounds of rock legends and soulful crooners instead welcomed artists, writers, photographers, lawyers, bankers and others from varied careers. They were there to honor members of the community (as well as business and organizations) that have made

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Food

Drinks: The Solar-Powered Sundog Cider Carameltini

Ra took the glass. The smell of fresh cider rose to his nose, the light bubbles played across his lips, his tongue tasted the fresh crisp taste. He swallowed the sweet amber liquid and was pleased. So goes the legend of Sundog Cider. If you'll lift your suspension

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Style

Treat Yourself To A Little Turkish Delight From Derin

By Andrea Pyros As eclectic and increasingly diverse as the Rural Intelligence area is, it’s still unusual to find locals who found their way here — in this case, Red Hook — from Turkey. That, however, is the story of Sara Sharpless and Ersan Abit, the husband and wife co-owners of

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Parties

Berkshire Museum Goes On Safari With 2014 Festival of Trees

Amy Krzanik reports from Pittsfield. This year’s Festival of Trees at the Berkshire Museum opened with, well, not a bang, exactly… more of an extremely loud kookaburra soliciting attention from the guests. That’s because this year’s preview party doubled as an opening reception for the Museum’s

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Food

Recipe: Coco Rochers

Twice a month, Berkshire County native Alana Chernila, mother of two, and author of the cookbook, The Homemade Pantry: 101 Foods You Can Stop Buying & Start Making (Clarkson Potter), contributes a thoughtful and heartfelt essay/recipe created exclusively for Rural Intelligence readers. Her first cookbook has achieved top-seller status,

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Parties

Mort Künstler's Adventurous Art Comes to Norman Rockwell Museum

Rachel Louchen reports from Stockbridge. Much like Norman Rockwell, Mort Künstler gained his fame as an artist who has painted America's story. So the exhibition  "Mort Künstler: The Art of Adventure" couldn't be more welcomed than at the Norman Rockwell Museum. An opening reception

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Community

The Rural We: Stephanie Iverson

Jeweler Stephanie Iverson wasn't a long-time visitor of the Berkshires before she moved here;  she simply was looking for a good place to raise her family and instantly felt at home. After leaving her job as a bookbinder, her new calling came about when friends and neighbors took

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Real Estate

Private Spa

You might not expect to see a gorgeous indoor pool and relaxing spa-like setting in a farmhouse. We say, why not? Sited on 163-acres, this East Chatham home has original wide-board floors throughout, large chef's dine-in kitchen, double living room, formal dining room and a sun room. The

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Real Estate

Water And Woods

If this large heated pool isn't enough, there's also a sauna and a gym that comes with a home on 30 acres in Egremont. There's wood everywhere in this house: floors, doors, ceilings, stairs and a huge deck. The five-bedroom, five-bathroom lodge has a

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Real Estate

An Architecturally Designed Dip

A structurally unique exterior houses a 60-foot interior lap pool ready for year-round swims. The Egremont home sits on 10 wooded acres on two lots, with buried utilities to insure uninterrupted views (and to eliminate service problems). There are four bedrooms, three bathrooms, high ceilings, living room, large kitchen, seasonal

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Real Estate

A Splash Among River Views

Germantown is home to a recently renovated Victorian house that offers clean lines, high ceilings, spacious and sunny rooms...and this magnificent indoor pool. The main floor houses all the generous living spaces: kitchen with marble counters, living room, dining room, dining deck, media room and guest suite. Upstairs, there

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Wellness

Fitness From The Field: Liquid Force

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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