Real Estate Meet Me At The Cabana Here is the perfect home for a nature lover or a swimmer or a tennis player or the person who loves to entertain. In short, it's a home for everyone who loves to move. The 20-acre property, near the Washington Green, has five bedrooms, six-and-a- By Editor
Real Estate Boathouse Bonus A Colonial sitting on Lake Waramaug in New Preston has not only a private dock and spectacular views but an additional lakeside feature: a separate boathouse with three bedrooms and two full bathrooms. The finely crafted main house, with four bedrooms and three-and-a-half bathrooms, has three fireplaces, By Editor
Real Estate Lakefront Relaxation Enjoy the deck by the water's edge; anchor your boat at the private dock; soak in the hot tub; have a glass of wine on the private master suite deck; unwind in the sauna; and/or lounge in the hammock. Could you ask for more? Sitting on nearly By Editor
Parties Chesterwood Celebrates Contemporary Art In A Monumental Setting Dale Stewart reports from Stockbridge. Photos by David Franck. On Saturday, June 22, Chesterwood, famously known as the country home and studio of iconic American sculptor Daniel Chester French, kicked off its summer season and the 35th anniversary of its Contemporary Sculpture exhibit. Guest juror and Sculpture magazine editor Glenn By Editor
Style Garden: Slugging It Out The following is a regular column that addresses basic issues facing the ever-inquisitive back- and front-yard toiler, proffered by the ones who know best, the fertile master gardeners from the Berkshire Botanical Garden in Stockbridge. This week, Brian Cruey of the BBG ponders the icky issue of dealing By Editor
Food Dining: Table Six at the Kemble Inn By Elizabeth Goldfarb Richardson Legendarily witty as the Algonquin Round Table was purported to be, I can’t help wondering if any of its regulars (including Dorothy Parker, Robert Benchley, and George S. Kaufman, with guest appearances by Harpo Marx, Tallulah Bankhead, and the like), ever actually tasted the food By Editor
Arts The Rhinebeck Writers Retreat: A Modern Medici's Gift to the Fabulous Invalid By Robert Burke Warren Photo courtesy of Second Stage Theatre When it comes to creating art, inspiration is only a fraction of the process. Artists also contend with time constraints, isolation, and financial woes, especially in aggressively capitalist, crowded, notoriously noisy New York City. Musical theater folks have it particularly By Editor
Parties In The Garden For Spencertown Academy Arts Center Rachel Louchen reports from Ghent. On Friday, June 21, Spencertown Academy Arts Center held its annual Twilight in the Garden Cocktail Party at Kinderhook Farm — the home of Rene Iacone and her husband, Steve Clearman. The guests, including many longtime supporters of the Academy, which presents art-themed classes and By Editor
Parties Barrington Stage Company Honors Pittsfield's (Unofficial) Queen Amy Krzanik reports from Pittsfield.Barrington Stage Company (BSC) celebrated its 19th gala on Saturday, June 22, this year honoring “dedicated educator, fearless leader, and community activist" Shirley Edgerton. Edgerton is the director of Youth Alive, Inc., co-founder of the Lift Ev’ry Voice Festival, and founder and By Editor
Real Estate English Major The only thing more charming than this Tudor Revival in Pittsfield is the property surrounding it: stone walls, mature trees, a fountain, colorful gardens, and a rustic stone patio. Built in 1921, the home has seven bedrooms, five bathrooms, kitchen with granite and stainless steel appliances, living room, large sun By Editor
Real Estate Grand Anglophilia If only the Elizabethan (and pre-Elizabethan) English knew this much about gracious living, building private homes with patios, gardens, and well-manicured grounds, such as this impressive Tudor in Canaan. (There's be less Plague at least, one would imagine.) It has four bedrooms, three bathrooms, a large By Editor
Real Estate Stucco In Place The setting is picture perfect on six lush, green acres by a large pond in Richmond. With the classic design of a Tudor, it has stucco siding with tan and brown wood frame construction. The meticulously maintained home includes five bedrooms, three bathrooms, large living room, and kitchen with hardwood By Editor