Arts The Art of Hardware: NUTS + BOLTS Opens at Available Items Thirteen New York designers turn off-the-shelf materials into furniture and home decor for the Tivoli gallery's third annual DIY design show. By Jamie Larson •
Food Food by the Trailhead: Where to Eat Near the Region's Most Popular Hikes Places to eat, organized around the trail each one sits closest to. Here are four of the region's most-hiked spots, covered end to end. By Jamie Larson •
Arts Revolutionary Teapots: Ceramic Artists Reimagine 1776 at Chesterwood A juried show of teapots by regional potters, judged by leading ceramic art specialist Leslie Ferrin, marks the Boston Tea Party's 250th anniversary. By Jamie Larson •
Arts Olana Puts More Than 200 Hi-res Frederic Church Works Online for Free, 1,000 More to Come A Henry Luce Foundation grant is funding the digitization of Church's full body of work at Olana, launching in the middle of the artist's bicentennial year. By Jamie Larson •
Arts Spencer LaJoye Loops a Whole Choir Out of One Voice at The Grace Note A viral queer folk anthem, a theology degree, and a loop pedal come together for an intimate evening in Pine Plains. By Jamie Larson •
Real Estate Extravagant Contemporary on 120 Acres Along the Williams River, in Great Barrington 12,968 square feet, 9 bedrooms, a 25-meter saltwater lap pool, a 3,000-square-foot barn, and three-quarters of a mile of Williams River frontage—10 minutes from town. By Jamie Larson •
Arts A Vietnamese Water Puppet Musical Returns to the Quarry Lake Where It Was Born After a sold-out New York premiere, Tommy Nguyen and Doug Fitch bring “The Magnificent Ms. Pham” back to TurnPark for two nights on the water, framed as a country-western musical about one woman's escape from Vietnam by boat. By Jamie Larson •
Arts "Leviathan River" Traces Hudson's Whaling History at Front Room Gallery A group exhibition examines how the whaling industry shaped the city's identity, economy, and mythology. By Jamie Larson •
Arts Mike Lebovitz Brings "Slightly Terrifying" Comedy to the Indigo Room A Chicago-trained standup with roots in six-year-old clowning classes headlines Mahaiwe's late-summer comedy night. By Jamie Larson •
Style Mother-Daughter Designers Launch Interiors Pop-Up in Stockbridge Pryor & Peacock reupholster antique furniture in fabric printed from 17th-century illustrations—and argues that furniture has gotten unforgivably boring. By Jamie Larson •
Food Acclaimed West Coast Chef's Chef Walker Stern Cooks One-Night-Only at Nines in Germantown A former Battersby, Dover, and Le Rock chef, now based in San Francisco, comes east for a single meal built around a whole lamb, guinea hens, and a 20-year friendship. By Jamie Larson •
Real Estate A Renovated 1800 Eyebrow Colonial With a Barn and Pond, on 15 Acres in Canaan Original exterior, updated kitchen and baths, a two-story barn with workshop, and wetlands you can explore by canoe—10 minutes from the Berkshires. By Jamie Larson •
