Real Estate A Cape With Big Pond Rights in Otis Three bedrooms, a window wall facing the water, and a dock—near Tanglewood, Jacob's Pillow, and the rest of the southern Berkshires' cultural circuit. By Jamie Larson •
Community "Motherland": Julia Ioffe's Monumental New Text on Russian Women Opens Summer Book Series at The Mount "Motherland: A Feminist History of Modern Russia, from Revolution to Autocracy" is now required reading, and her book talk at the Mount is a can't-miss kickoff to a season of strongly curated events July 6-7. By Jamie Larson •
Style 5 Newish Local Retreats for a Staycation this Summer Boutique Hotels and Inns are becoming a needed getaway with fresh designs. By Liam Drauf •
Real Estate 1900 House With Style, a Hot Tub, and a Sauna in Philmont Five bedrooms, two full kitchens, an expansive deck, and a fenced yard in the village. By Jamie Larson •
Arts Firewater! Kicks Off Hudson Pride at Hudson Brewing Company The No Ring Circus brings its sideshow series to Pride for the first time—burlesque, drag, circus, and debauchery. By Jamie Larson •
Community At 95, Mother of Harney & Sons and Real Estate Icon Receives Doctorate Elyse Deublein Harney has been an emblem of local bootstrap success for generations. Now, at 95 By Jamie Larson •
Arts Sherman Artfest Returns to the Town Green for Its Fifth Year More than 30 artists, live music, and a weekend of buying directly from makers in one of Litchfield County's smallest towns. By Jamie Larson •
Community The Berkshire Mountains Faerie Festival Flutters into Adams A full day of Celtic music, puppet theater, faerie wings, and a dragon fire pit—just in time for the solstice. By Jamie Larson •
Style Architect Drew Lang Combines Victorian Elegance with Ancient Landscapes in Germantown The house's dual nature offers the best of both worlds, connecting with human elegance and natural beauty. By Mary Angeles Armstrong •
Arts “No Picnic” Screens at Upstate Films in Rhinebeck on June 25 Philip Hartman’s artifact of New York’s pre-gentrification East Village follows a down-and-out jukebox operator who wanders the cheap tenements, dive bars, and derelict streets of the East Village in search of a mysterious woman in a striped dress. By Peter Aaron •
Style Books & Blooms Garden Weekend Returns to Cornwall Executive editor of Farrar, Straus & Giroux Jonathan Galassi opens the weekend with a talk on writing and gardens; four private properties open Saturday for self-guided tours By Jamie Larson •
Community Flag Day in Hudson Gets Freaky and Goes Big for America's 250th A parade down Warren Street, fireworks over the Hudson River, and Basilica's annual (Freak) Flag Day dance party make June 13 one of the fullest days of the season. By Jamie Larson •