Rural Intelligence (Page 353)

Parties

Billy Porter Shakes Up Bard's SummerScape Gala

Amy Krzanik reports from Annandale-on-Hudson. Twinkling lights, lush foliage, green lawns that seemingly go on forever, magical Hudson River views, a mansion in the background: it’s easy to see why Bard College held its SummerScape Gala on the fairy tale-esque grounds of Montgomery Place for the second year in

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Food

Recipe: Raspberry Zucchini Muffins

One of our favorite events every summer is The Sylvia Center’s Farm-to-Table dinner, hosted by Great Performances in the fields of Katchkie Farm in Kinderhook, N.Y. The mission of The Sylvia Center is to inspire young people and their families to eat well through hands-on learning experiences on

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Community

The Rural We: Rowan Willigan

What do you do when you have a surfeit of talent, energy and interests in a long list of creative realms? If you’re Rowan Willigan, a dancer-choreographer-artist-photographer-teacher and food blogger (we’ve probably left out a few other activities), you do them all. Red Hook, New York born and

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Parties

Olana Celebrates A Half Century As A Public Work Of Art

Lisa Green reports from Hudson. Fifty years ago, Olana State Historic Site opened as a public work of art, so this year’s summer party at the historic site on Saturday, July 22 honored 1967 in food, music and, among some of the guests, wardrobe. During the host committee reception,

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Real Estate

Stone Opulence

In Sharon, a custom-designed stone and wood country home is accessed via a meandering driveway. There is pillared entry, kitchen with a breakfast lounge, great room with Rumford fireplace, living room with soaring ceilings, and dining room. The master suite has a fieldstone fireplace, bathroom and dressing room, and overlooks

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Real Estate

Stone Manor

Impressive mansion for sale in Cornwall.

By Lisa Green

Real Estate

Modern Dutch

While the stone exterior is reminiscent of early Dutch barns, it's actually a custom-designed futuristic passive house in Hudson. Created by architects from the ground up, this high-performance home is efficient in design and function with minimal energy costs all year round. Open and lofty, there is a

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Real Estate

French Country

Reminiscent of a French country manor, this stone estate sits on five acres with frontage on Hidden Pond in Litchfield. Offering water views from most rooms, the property offers a well-planned kitchen with high-end appliances, formal dining, detailed moldings, wainscoting, coffered ceilings, and several sound systems throughout. There are four

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Real Estate

Enchanting Cottage

Tucked away in Lakeville, yet six minutes to the center of the village, this stone cottage has a chic interior design. There is a brand new eat-in kitchen with Subzero and Viking appliances, a formal dining room, large living room with fireplace and French doors, and a new full bathroom.

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Food

Farmers Market Fave Aba’s Falafel Now Available Year-Round

By Andrea Pyros For those who frequent our area’s bountiful farmers markets, the final days of fall signify not only the end of the outdoor market season but the last time we can get our hands on Aba’s Falafel until the following spring. Talk about heartbreaking! Though winter

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Community

The Rural We: Rory Block

Photo by Sergio Kurhajec “Her playing is perfect, her singing otherworldly,” The New York Times has said of singer and guitarist Rory Block. Born in Princeton, N.J., Block grew up in Manhattan, where she was playing guitar by the age of 10 and sitting in on jam sessions in

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Food

Recipe: Hillstone-Inspired Kale Salad

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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