Rural Intelligence (Page 372)

Parties

With Help From Our Community, Indwe Soars Higher

Lisa Green reports from Great Barrington.Rural Intelligence focuses on a four-county region, but the philanthropic nature of our residents often brings other parts of the world into our own universe. Case in point: Susie Weekes-Roeder, a dynamo who runs a Berkshire-based staging business and serves as

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Stand Out

This Georgian stands out from others of its style with a classic ivy-covered brick exterior. Located on a magnificent park-like setting in the heart of Southfield, the stately home has a formal living room with fireplace, a formal dining room, a paneled study with a fireplace, and an

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Clean And Simple

In Canaan, a classic Georgian-style exterior leads to a clean, bright, and simple floor plan. Owned by the same extended family since it was built in 1923, the Georgian was originally sited high above Canaan Valley before it was moved down the hill in 1940. There are hardwood floors

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Great Georgian

This stately Georgian is nestled into a garden sanctuary on a backdrop of five acres in Old Chatham. The home offers a newly updated chef's kitchen, formal dining room, elegant entry hall, large living room with fireplace and a spacious screened porch. Upstairs holds the master bedroom and

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Birdsey Hall

Birdsey Hall is an 1802 Georgian, the former home of notable mercantilist Birdsey Norton, and is sited on nearly 75 acres in Goshen. The 6,719-square-foot main house has six bedrooms, an elegant kitchen, media room, grand sitting rooms, formal dining room and eight fireplaces. The grounds include

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Expansive Georgian

This 6,291 square-foot Georgian home is located atop Silver Mountain yet just 10 minutes to the village of Millerton. Interior features include fireplaces in both the living room and kitchen, hardwood floors, views from the dining room, seven bedrooms, and seven bathrooms. Among the many improvements are new

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The Windfield Estate

Windfield is an architect-designed Georgian with a guest house on 54 acres in Washington. It is surrounded by hedgerows, extensive gardens and a courtyard, and offers far-reaching western views. Inside there is a grand living room, octagonal dining room, kitchen, informal living room, den, three bedrooms, and four

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Community

The Rural We: Ellen Lynch

After working as a graphic artist in New York City, Ellen Lynch made a 180-degree turn and moved to Southeast Idaho to establish a cattle ranch in the Grand Teton Mountains. Since 2011, Lynch has lived in the Hudson Valley, eventually settling in Stuyvesant and opening a pop-up

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Food

The RuraList: 5 Pumpkin Pies For Your Thanksgiving Table

Few traditions seem to be as rooted as pumpkin pie at Thanksgiving. And while there are those who make their own, we in the Rural Intelligence region are fortunate to have pastry chefs and bakeries that can supply some outstanding pumpkin pies for those who’d rather leave the baking

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Arts

Katharine T. Carter Makes The Art Go Around

Katharine T. Carter with Hugo T. Poodle. Photo: Michelle Barclay. By Jamie Larson As patrons and appreciators of the fine arts that fill the institutions and galleries across our region, most of us spend little time contemplating how the art got there. The complex mechanisms, bureaucracy and caprice that fill

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Parties

PS21 Invites A Crowd To Help Celebrate Its New Home

Amy Krzanik reports from Chatham. At long last, Performance Spaces for the 21st Century (PS21) was able to hold a fundraising gala inside its very own building. On Saturday, Nov. 11, supporters flocked to tour the brand-new black box theater and to help PS21 and its director Judy Grunberg

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Food

Recipe: Pasta with Chicken Sausage & Broccoli Rabe

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

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