Editor

Style

Lynn Chase Inspires Dinner Conversations and Conservation

A display of porcelain from Lynn Chase Designs at TK Home and Garden. By Lisa Green For Lynn Chase, it’s all about the animals. She’s a conservationist to the core. Even when you try to get the self-taught artist and product designer to talk about Lynn Chase

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Community

The Rural We: Sarah Anderson Lock

Sarah Anderson Lock and her husband, Greg Lock — both artists — moved to the region from Brooklyn almost 11 years ago, living first in Gallatin and now in Lakeville. As The Hotchkiss School's art administrator, she promotes the school's music, dance and arts programs. We were looking

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Community

10 Things To Love About Rhinebeck

By Robert Burke Warren If you’re looking for a distinctive combo of arts mecca, small-town cool and historic significance, Rhinebeck is the ticket. As we noted a few years back, for both locals and out-of-towners, this charming town is a rich resource for fun, relaxation, and

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Parties

R.O. Blechman's Quivering Lines Bring Out The Crowds

Jamie Larson reports from Hudson.R.O. Blechman's iconic illustrations and cartoons have graced the covers and pages of the New Yorker and countless other publications for decades. Now, through May 11, those pages grace the walls of the Hudson Opera House. Blechman, an Ancram resident, has a

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Parties

A Mother Lode Of Guests At WAM's 'Motherhood Out Loud'

Lisa Green reports from Stockbridge. The final sold-out performance of Motherhood Out Loud at the Unicorn Theatre on Saturday, March 29, started off with a hitch that seemed to delight everybody. Technical difficulties had the production’s director, Jayne Atkinson, filling time by talking about her role on House

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Real Estate

Contemporary Heights

A cedar and pine screened-in porch with a cathedral ceiling offers a perch in which to enjoy this Stockbridge property's views of water and woodland. The custom-designed contemporary has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half bathrooms and is highly energy efficient home with main floor central

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Real Estate

Stellar Surroundings

Charming and rustic, with a wood-burning fireplace, this Monterey property has lakefront access and views. Its open plan offers lots of living space: a large living room with fireplace, three bedrooms and two bathrooms. The lower level also has all the great views of the lake. There is a

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Real Estate

Hilltop House

The views of the Catskill Mountains and valley that surround this Columbia County property are breathtaking, and how fortunate there is the 19th-century house sitting on the eight-acre expanse. The classic side-hall colonial has been carefully reconstructed on one of Germantown’s highest points. Many of the

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Real Estate

Private Mountain High

You basically have your own private mountain at this 40-acre Copake property that includes a 10-stall horse barn and a small private landing strip. The four-bedroom, five-bathroom home provides a magnificent view from every window. The kitchen flows to the dining room, the den and outside

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Real Estate

On The Waterfront

This property combines a the serenity of Big Pond in Otis with a mountain backdrop. Designed by internationally renowned architect Julio Braga, it was built to exacting standards, It has a vaulted great room with a hearthstone fireplace, kitchen that is a few steps away from the screened-in porch,

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Real Estate

Rooms With A View

A home with a view is good;  a home with a rooftop deck in which to enjoy it is even better. Located in Tivoli close to the village, the house offers vistas easily visible from the living room, bedrooms and the aforementioned rooftop deck, which is unarguably the ideal spot

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Arts

Author Rachel Urquhart Brings Local History To Life In 'The Visionist'

By Amy Krzanik Photo by Sarah Shatz. Rachel Urquhart, part-time Tyringham resident and frequent contributor to Vogue, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair and many other well-respected publications, recently published her debut novel, The Visionist, which tells the story of a transformative friendship between two teenaged girls carrying two

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