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Paws Up If You Want To Dance At Jacob's Pillow

By Lisa Green Despite the fact that I took ballet, tap and jazz dance lessons from age toddler (solo performance at age two, thank you very much) through post-college years, I’d be too self conscious now to take one of Jacob’s Pillow’s community dance classes. But with

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Food

Backbar: An Asian-Inspired Reflection Of Hudson

By Jamie Larson There are few places in Hudson, New York that encapsulate the enigmatic modern style of the hip city as succinctly as Backbar. It’s a bit of a living altar to all the things that have come to define Hudson over the past two decades: art, antiques,

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Real Estate

Contemporary Flair

Built 10 years ago, this masterfully-designed Contemporary in Rhinebeck has an arts-and-crafts flair, sun-filled living spaces, and sophisticated architectural details. There is a dramatic living room with stone fireplace and wall of glass, beautifully proportioned dining room, outfitted butler's station, chef's kitchen, mudroom/laundry with lawn

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Real Estate

Modern Design

Considered one of the most significant properties in Litchfield County, this sleek modern home in Washington is located on 70 acres and encompasses 15,000 square feet of living space. All of the buildings that dot the property were designed by Gray Organschi Architecture, an award-winning agency. The main house

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Real Estate

Italian Style

Litchfield County meets Tuscany at this modern villa-style home perched high atop New Preston that offers panoramic Lake Waramaug views. Everything about the house was designed to bring the light inside, and the gardens were created to evoke Italianate gardens with a view that is reminiscent of Lake Como. On

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Real Estate

Country Estate

The drive to this 1860 manor in Ghent leads through a row of century-old maples. On 56 acres, overlooking an expansive eight-acre pond, the grounds hold formal gardens, white board fencing, a guest house, and pristine barns. Inside the 4,900-square-foot, five-bedroom home is a living room, formal dining room,

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Chestnut Ridge Farm

Chestnut Ridge Farm is the ultimate equestrian facility situated on 250 acres in Millbrook. There is a circa 1700 main residence, two guest houses, pool house, bonus barn, and an additional building lot. The equestrian center features two heated barns with stalls, tack rooms, and indoor riding arenas. Outside there

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Arts

Review: A Welcome Revival Of "Company" At Barrington Stage

By Dan Shaw As I sat spellbound at Barrington Stage Company’s sassy production of Stephen Sondheim’s 1970 musical “Company,” a kaleidoscope of vintage pop-culture images from that year shimmered in my brain. I flashbacked to television shows (“Laugh-In” and “Love American Style”), movies (“Diary of a Mad Housewife”

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Parties

The National Committee Keeps The Mount Close To Its Heart

Amy Krzanik reports from Lenox. After a visit to The Mount, you’d be forgiven for thinking that summer evenings were created specifically for sipping cocktails on the mansion’s terrace, which overlooks former owner Edith Wharton’s breathtaking gardens. On Tuesday, Aug. 15, on just such an evening, members

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Food

Recipe: Lisa Fielding's Guacamole And Homemade Corn Chips

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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Parties

IS183 Sends Director Hope Sullivan Off On Her Next Adventure

Amy Krzanik reports from Stockbridge. If you’ve ever taken a class at IS183 Art School of the Berkshires, visited its home base at Citizens’ Hall in Stockbridge, Mass. or attended one of the non-profit’s over-the-top (in the very best way) galas, you’ve met Hope Sullivan. The organization’

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Community

The Light In August Turns Personal

By Ralph Gardner Jr.Ralph Gardner Jr. is a journalist who divides his time between New York City and Columbia County, and who writes commentary for WAMC Northeast Public Radio. You can read more about him in our Rural We column. There’s something about August light that makes it

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