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Arts

Frenemies, A Love/Hate Story: "Scott and Hem in the Garden of Allah" at Barrington Stage

Photos by Kevin SpragueBy Jeremy D. Goodwin With friends like this, who needs enemies? The simplest reference to famed literary frenemies F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway conjures a sense of Jazz Age glamour, a romantic notion of novelists as pop stars, living off the largesse of their rich friends

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Parties

Jacob's Pillow Throws A Fab Finale

Amy Krzanik reports from Becket. Dancers and dance-lovers alike partied the night away on Saturday, August 24, as Jacob's Pillow brought its 2013 season to a close. Attendees chose a finale performance by either The Martha Graham Dance Company or Abraham.In.Motion, then filed into the

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Arts

Legacy Act: Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion Celebrate New CD, New Sound at Helsinki

By Robert Burke Warren Some legacy-bearers follow directly in their ancestors’ footsteps, keeping to tradition, and carrying on in a predictable vein. Others, like Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion, challenge expectations, a more risky prospect; she is Arlo’s daughter, he is John Steinbeck’s grandnephew, and, since

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Food

John Andrews Farmhouse Restaurant: A Revisit, This Time With The Family

By Elizabeth Goldfarb Richardson You may not have realized it when reading some of my reviews here, but my dear husband Edgar--despite his preference for ordering hamburgers at many of the finer culinary places we have visited in the region-- is British. Which means, of course, that his family

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Parties

MOMIX and Susan B. Anthony Project's Golden Hour

Dale Stewart reports from Sharon. The fifth Annual MOMIX in the Garden on August 25th, 2013, featured a private sunset performance by the internationally renowned illusionist dance troupe to benefit the Susan B. Anthony Project, which helps survivors of sexual assault. The event was hosted at the meticulous Sharon home

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Style

At Hancock Shaker Village: A Twice-in-a-Lifetime Auction

By Scott Baldinger There are collectors in the world who, in retrospect, seem almost clairvoyant about what is of lasting value and may appreciate over the years, particularly in the decorative arts, a realm especially vulnerable to the whims of what's in or out at any moment in

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Parties

Potential Fields Artist Reception

Jamie Larson reports from Germantown. For the first time ever the Friends of Clermont and Clermont Historic Site have created an exhibit of contemporary art on the public park grounds at the bucolic Clermont Estate. Entitled Potential Fields… a meandering algorithm, the exhibition of sculptures was created by eight well-

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Community

The Barlow: A Hotel For Hudson (Finally!)

By Jamie Larson The small city of Hudson leaves visitors wanting for little. Warren Street's center is lined with world-class art and antique galleries, restaurants that rival Manhattan's (or at this point, Brooklyn's) best, bars, spas, niche boutiques, and eclectic theaters a block

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Food

Spice Is Nice: Summer Squash Soup

Berkshire native Alana Chernila, mother of two, and author of the cookbook, The Homemade Pantry: 101 Foods You Can Stop Buying & Start Making (Clarkson Potter), dispenses change and cooking ideas to readers and friends. She shares her peak-of-the-season recipes with Rural Intelligence to help us make

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Real Estate

It's Okay To Stair

Built in 1928 by renowned architect Alfredo Taylor, this English Country home in Norfolk (named “Rockwell") displays period details that set it apart from the other homes on the street. The entrance reveals a grand reception hall with a sweeping staircase. There's a large kitchen, sunny breakfast

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Real Estate

Step By Step

This contemporary Richmond farmhouse offers total privacy on 35 acres, and panoramic views that only a home in the Berkshires can offer (with close proximity to Great Barrington to boot). The four-bedroom, three-and-a-half bathroom home has an open kitchen that leads to the dining and sitting

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Real Estate

Cinematic Steps

There's drama in this post-and-beam home in Sharon. It's contemporary but comfortable at the same time. The centerpiece of the house is the oak floating staircase, a fabulous conversation piece from whatever direction you're looking at it. The rooms are spacious and

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