Rural Intelligence Events Calendar Arts A Baroque Portrait: Élisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre Two nights of celebrating French Baroque music and a female composer who broke barriers. By Francesca Olsen • • Arts Sounds of Swing at Norman Rockwell Museum Live music presented in conjunction with the museum’s Jazz Age Illustration exhibition. By Francesca Olsen • Arts In Focus: The Color White at the Clark Hear about the many artistic and emotional dimensions of the color, from light and hope to isolation and fear, through works in the permanent collection. By Francesca Olsen • Food Head Southwest for New Homey Italian at Nonnina's Hospitality veterans Brendan McAlpine and Marjorie Tarter open a 40-seat neighborhood restaurant inspired by European cafe culture, pairing polished Italian cooking with an easygoing, come-often vibe. By Brian K. Mahoney • Real Estate Ingadi: an $18.75M, 127-Acre Paradise in Pine Plains The name for this palatial estate, Ingadi, meaning “garden” in Zulu, feels apt: a tapestry of creeks, ancient trees, flowing meadows, and cultivated flowerbeds and hangout areas feel like a secret heaven. By Jamie Larson • Arts Author and Local Librarian Emma Tourtelot’s Emotional New "No One You Know" Grounded Here Emma Tourtelot is the coauthor of eight nonfiction books and magazine columnist. After providing sex advice for almost two decades as one half of the writing duo Em & Lo, she is now a middle school librarian. By Susan Yung • Arts Hudson Film Festival Brings Free Award-Season Screenings to Local Theaters Hudson Film Festival’s “Winter Watch” Awards Season Screening Series returns January 8–11, bringing four free, well-timed screenings to Hudson at Time & Space Limited and Story Screen Cinema. By Brian K. Mahoney • Food House of Stefas Chef Roel Alcudia Heads to the James Beard Foundation for an Athenian Supper Club The chef behind Millbrook’s House of Stefas brings his “freestyle Greek” cooking to Platform by the James Beard Foundation for a one-night collaborative dinner with Diane Kochilas. By Brian K. Mahoney • Community 2026 Chronogram Guide to a Creative January The Rural Intelligence region is featured heavily in this special edition Chronogram! Check out our profile of Great Barrington, a Chatham community photoshoot, and a guide to the ultimate Berkshire County road trip! By Jamie Larson •
Arts A Baroque Portrait: Élisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre Two nights of celebrating French Baroque music and a female composer who broke barriers. By Francesca Olsen • •
Arts Sounds of Swing at Norman Rockwell Museum Live music presented in conjunction with the museum’s Jazz Age Illustration exhibition. By Francesca Olsen •
Arts In Focus: The Color White at the Clark Hear about the many artistic and emotional dimensions of the color, from light and hope to isolation and fear, through works in the permanent collection. By Francesca Olsen •
Food Head Southwest for New Homey Italian at Nonnina's Hospitality veterans Brendan McAlpine and Marjorie Tarter open a 40-seat neighborhood restaurant inspired by European cafe culture, pairing polished Italian cooking with an easygoing, come-often vibe. By Brian K. Mahoney •
Real Estate Ingadi: an $18.75M, 127-Acre Paradise in Pine Plains The name for this palatial estate, Ingadi, meaning “garden” in Zulu, feels apt: a tapestry of creeks, ancient trees, flowing meadows, and cultivated flowerbeds and hangout areas feel like a secret heaven. By Jamie Larson •
Arts Author and Local Librarian Emma Tourtelot’s Emotional New "No One You Know" Grounded Here Emma Tourtelot is the coauthor of eight nonfiction books and magazine columnist. After providing sex advice for almost two decades as one half of the writing duo Em & Lo, she is now a middle school librarian. By Susan Yung •
Arts Hudson Film Festival Brings Free Award-Season Screenings to Local Theaters Hudson Film Festival’s “Winter Watch” Awards Season Screening Series returns January 8–11, bringing four free, well-timed screenings to Hudson at Time & Space Limited and Story Screen Cinema. By Brian K. Mahoney •
Food House of Stefas Chef Roel Alcudia Heads to the James Beard Foundation for an Athenian Supper Club The chef behind Millbrook’s House of Stefas brings his “freestyle Greek” cooking to Platform by the James Beard Foundation for a one-night collaborative dinner with Diane Kochilas. By Brian K. Mahoney •
Community 2026 Chronogram Guide to a Creative January The Rural Intelligence region is featured heavily in this special edition Chronogram! Check out our profile of Great Barrington, a Chatham community photoshoot, and a guide to the ultimate Berkshire County road trip! By Jamie Larson •
