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Parties

Litchfield Historical Society's Pig Roast Furthers Initiatives

Elyse Sadtler reports from Morris. The Litchfield Historical Society held its annual fall fundraiser on Sunday, Sept. 17 at South Farms in Morris, Conn. This year’s event took the form of a pig roast, featuring barbeque from When Pigs Fly South of Sharon, Conn. as the main fare. As

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Equus Effect Event Tackles Trauma On Stage With "Cry Havoc"

Lisa Green reports from Lakeville. By the end of actor, playwright and veteran Stephan Wolfert’s one-man tour de force, “Cry Havoc,” the “why” of The Equus Effect became clear to anyone who may have doubted the need to help veterans successfully reenter civilian life. On Sunday, Sept. 16, The

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Community

New Milford Joins A National Barn Quilt Trail Trend

By Lisa Green Quilts have told stories for hundreds of years. But in the past couple of decades, they’ve started presenting their stories in a new way — a new medium, in fact — and New Milford, Conn. is one of the first (if not the first) communities in the RI

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Community

The Rural We: James Crisp

The founder of Crisp Architects, a prominent architectural and design firm based in Millbrook, New York, Jimmy Crisp was born in Pumpkin Center, Louisiana. While he was working in the city after graduating from Louisiana State University, he renovated a one-room schoolhouse in Dutchess County, and started getting work in

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Food

Railhead Jerk: Savory Dinner On The Right Side Of The Tracks

By CB  Wismar By all means, don’t let the name of the restaurant perplex you. "Railhead Jerk" is not a pejorative directed at an employee of Metro-North. It is, in fact, a delightful restaurant that has blossomed on Route 22 in the southern end of Amenia, N.

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Real Estate

Down By The Lake

This 1920s stone and clapboard home has an open, level lawn with direct access to Lakeville Lake. Features of the home include two stone fireplaces, hand-hewn beams, wood floors, and stained glass windows. There are four bedrooms, three-and-one-half bathrooms, a spacious open floor plan, and access to the outdoors via

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Open Spaces

Up a winding driveway, this 3,250-square-foot contemporary Queen Anne enjoys distant views in Clinton. The main level features an open layout with a two-story foyer, living room with fireplace, kitchen with six-burner Wolf range, sunroom, den and dining room that opens to large rear deck. Additionally, there is a

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Real Estate

Church And State

Known as The Belfry, this chic, in-town Washington Depot house was once the Salem Covenant Church. Completely restored and renovated keeping original details and floor plan intact, the light-filled main living area has a fireplace, wood floors, and original moldings. A galley kitchen opens to the dining room. There are

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Two On The Water

Two new buildings occupy this Lake Waramaug property: a four-bedroom house and a boathouse with living area. The newly-constructed main home was custom designed and custom built and has never been occupied, so it's ready for immediate occupancy. The living room, dining area, kitchen, and bedrooms have water

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Waterfront Contemporary

This architect-designed contemporary, completed in 2015, is secluded on Round Pond in Great Barrington. The first floor has an open kitchen, dining, and living room with great views, two guest bedrooms, and a full bathroom. Two bedrooms with en-suite bathrooms on the second-floor offer views of the pond. The basement

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Arts

Live In The Landscape: "Performing Olana"

By Amy Krzanik Take two professional theater directors, add one award-winning playwright, one Hudson River School painter’s visually jaw-dropping home and a person who’s keen to share it with others, and what do you get? A unique, immersive event, but one that can only be experienced for a

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Food

Recipe: Deconstructed Rib-in Pork Roast

Contributor Lisa Fielding is a private chef and boutique caterer based in Manhattan who weekends in Litchfield County whenever possible. Many of her Manhattan clients are also Litchfield County weekenders, so work brings her to Northwest Connecticut as well. A Los Angeles transplant, Fielding was a former Hollywood film executive

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