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Real Estate

Live And Rent

This property in Housatonic has two buildings: a three-bedroom home and a large barn with loft space and kitchen. The two-story main residence has hardwood floors, an eat-in kitchen, two bathrooms and a wraparound porch. The barn, which has great rental potential, has an open kitchen with a loft consisting

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Community

The Rural We: Derek Delaney

Long Island native and Juilliard and Yale graduate Derek Delaney began his musical career as a horn player. But he has spent the bulk of his time as an arts administrator in the northeast, working at the Marlboro Music Festival, as development director at the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society, and

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Arts

The 12th Annual BIFF Reveals Karen Allen's Filmmaking Chops

By CB Wismar The 12th Annual Berkshire International Film Festival – affectionately known as “BIFF” opens with its much-anticipated gala on Thursday, June 1 in Great Barrington. The schedule of films, as always, is eclectic. Fresh features that capture the essence of independent film making on a global scale ("In

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Food

Vegan Or Not, You’ll Love Shire Kitchen’s Community Dinners

Mariana Bergtold in the tempeh shed, where the kitchen manufactures 100 pounds of chickpea tempeh at a time. By Lisa Green Fans of the Dancing Vegan, a plant-based, takeout shop in Pittsfield, Mass., were severely disappointed when Chef Mariana Bergtold closed its doors in 2009. Even now, local vegans (and

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Parties

Raising Glasses And Funds For The Berkshire Music School

Lisa Green reports from Great Barrington. There were toasts…and toasts…and toasts to the Berkshire Music School at its wine pairing dinner on Tuesday, May 9 at the Castle Street Café. And although there was a special wine selected for each course, the cheer could be attributed to the

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Arts

Dani Shapiro's 'Hourglass' Explores A Marriage Over Time

In her new memoir, Hourglass (Knopf), Dani Shapiro of Litchfield County excavates and celebrates her marriage of nearly 20 years to screenwriter/director Michael Maren. In her previous critically acclaimed memoirs—Slow Motion and Devotion —Shapiro has put her personal history under the microscope to come to terms with her

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Community

The Rural We: Caroline Crehan Becker

Photo: Lisa Vollmer Photography Inc. Owner of Mulberry Hair Company in Great Barrington, Mass., Caroline Crehan Becker has created a warm and welcoming studio in her new location on Rosseter Street. Originally from Birmingham, England, she met her husband, an Old Chatham, New York, native, in Boston. They moved to

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Community

Art In The Elements: Turn Park Art Space Opens

By Amy Krzanik It goes without saying that you visit a sculpture park in order to view its sculptures. But, if that were the only reason, why would collectors go through the trouble of purchasing land and building a park, when they could house these artworks in a building – a

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Food

The Ambassador Salad: Détente In The Kitchen And At The Table

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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Style

The High-Performance House, Part 7: Here Comes The Light

Rona Easton and Lonn Combs of EASTON+COMBS, the award-winning architectural office based in New Marlborough, Mass. have allowed Rural Intelligence to look over their shoulders (and those of their client) throughout the construction process of a high-performance home going up right now. This is the seventh installment of eight

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Real Estate

In The Berkshires

Look here if you’re wanting to summer in the Berkshires close to cultural and natural attractions. In West Stockbridge, this single-level rental has two bedrooms, one-and-one-half bathrooms, hardwood floors, sunroom, and a woodburning stove. Front and back shaded porches look out to the three acres with a brook, garden

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Real Estate

Privately Rural

This custom-built post-and-beam sits on over 16 acres of total privacy with panoramic views of the Catskill Mountains. In Clinton, the summer rental has a gourmet kitchen with large picture window that enjoys views of a private pond. There is a large dining room, living room with beamed ceiling, and

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