Parties Saving the Bay at Mark & Larry's Antiques Everyone seemed to have his or her own agenda on Friday, October 8, when they gathered at Mark & Larry's Antiques on Warren Street in Hudson for a drink. Sam Pratt had called to meeting to raise funds for Save the Bay, but he didn't make By Editor
Community Welcome to Vassar: Architectural Walking Tours Open to All Vassar College is very difficult to get into if you want to be a student there, but the elite, 149-year-old private college is making it easier for outsiders to enjoy its historic grounds and facilities. You don't have to be a nostalgic alumna or an anxious By Editor
Arts Chris Innvar: Barrington Stage's Go-To Guy Starring in The Crucible through October 24 It's hard to recall that not-so-long-ago Barrington Stage Company was the underdog theater company of the Berkshires. Before moving to its own home in Pittsfield in 2006, it mounted plays and musicals in the cinder-block-walled auditorium By Editor
Community Gay & Arty: LGBTQ Exhibitions in Hudson & Pittsfield The Hudson renaissance has always had a gay subtext with so many of the antique dealers, shopkeepers and home restorers being gay. But it wasn't until this spring when the drag queen/event planner Trixie Starr organized (in just two months!) the first Hudson Pride Parade that the By Editor
Community Hark! The Medieval Faire Returns to Ventfort Hall Chivalry is back in the Berkshires this weekend as Ventfort Hall, the Jacobean-revival mansion that houses The Museum of the Gilded Age once again provides a semi-persuasive setting for its crowd-pleasing Medieval Faire. Last year a mix of locals and tourists drawn to the region specifically for By Editor
Parties Berkshire Taconic Foundation's Good Neighbor Policy The Rural Intelligence regions abounds with generous, community-minded souls, and hundreds packed the tent in front of Hammertown Barn in Pine Plains on Saturday, October 2, for the 5th annual silent auction to benefit the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation's Neighbor-to-Neighbor program, which provides cash assistance By Editor
Parties Historic Hudson Celebrates at the Tin Ballroom Vince Mulford's antiques showroom offered a hushed, candlelit prelude for guests at Historic Hudson's lively Post-House-Tour cocktail reception on Saturday, October 2, as they made their way to a staircase in back leading to the magical "Tin Ballroom." (RI's advice: By Editor
Style Book News: "The Private Gardens of Connecticut" Gardens go dormant as the cold weather settles in, but gardeners never do. "Now is the time I start thinking about what I am going to plant next year," says author Jane Garmey, whose just-published collaboration with photographer John M. Hall, Private Gardens of Connecticut (Monacelli Press; By Editor
Food Get Lit at The Lenox Bookstore You expect an independent bookstore owner to have an independent spirit, and Matthew Tannenbaum is definitely sui generis. For the past 34 years, he has sold new (and some used) books his way at The Bookstore in Lenox (whose slogan is "Serving the Community Since Last Tuesday.") " By Editor
Style Historic Hudson House Tour: At Home with History Six intriguing Hudson houses, once derelict now brought back to vibrant life, promise to make for a fascinating tour this Saturday to benefit Historic Hudson, an advocacy group devoted to preserving the cultural and architectural heritage of the city. Each of the properties, which are all within walking distance of By Editor
Community Berkshire Botanical Garden's 76th Annual Harvest Festival The Berkshire Botanical Garden is going back to its roots. "The Harvest Festival is our biggest and most popular event of the year, and with all the music, hay rides, food and crafts people often forget that they are at a botanical garden," says Molly Boxer, who has By Editor
Food Baked Peaches or Pears with Ginger Snaps and Chocolate Local peaches and pears are in. Eat them out of hand until you can’t stand it. Today I stuffed them with ginger cookies, almonds and chocolate. They barely made it to the fridge, but they’re good warm or cold.—Amy Cotler, author of The Locavore Way, Discover and By Editor
