Rural Intelligence (Page 380)

Arts

Tina Packer Completes The Bard's Oeuvre, But She's Not Done Yet

Packer in "Antony and Cleopatra" at Shakespeare & Co. Photo: Kevin Sprague. By Jeremy D. Goodwin When Tina Packer first led a troupe of actors up to the Berkshires from New York in 1978 and took residence in Edith Wharton’s then-neglected home, The Mount, the group

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Parties

Summer School: Jack Shainman's Kinderhook Gallery Opens New Exhibit

Amy Krzanik reports from Kinderhook.The School | Jack Shainman Gallery opened its 2017 summer exhibit, The Coffins of Paa Joe and the Pursuit of Happiness, on Saturday, June 24 with a celebration that has, in 4 short years, come to be one of the most eagerly awaited events of the

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Food

Recipe: Summer Grain Salad

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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Community

Music And Food Take Center Stage At Winery's Summertide

By Jamie Larson Live music, wine and food, all of the highest quality, enjoyed in a meadow overlooking the mountains…sounds like a dream. It also sounds like the Summertide Festival from July 7-9, at Cascade Mountain Winery in Amenia, New York. It feels a little like the setting

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Community

The Rural We: Richard Wise

Locals will recognize Richard Wise as the proprietor of the former R.W. Wise Goldsmiths in Lenox, Mass. Wise is an internationally renowned graduate gemologist, goldsmith and the author of “Secrets of the Gem Trade: The Connoisseur’s Guide to Precious Gem Stones," which has recently been re-released

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Real Estate

Solar Swim

This lap pool is ideal for the swimmer looking for a serious workout. Located on five acres in New Marlborough, this contemporary home has many rustic details and offers solar panels with southerly exposure. Inside there is a great room with wood stove, dining area that looks out to the

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Real Estate

Impeccable Pool

This stone-surrounded pool is connected by a bluestone patio to a charming pool house with Palladian windows and a faux fireplace. In Warren, this home has a living room, dining room, and sunroom, all with fireplaces; a master suite, main-floor guest suite, and three-and-one-half bathrooms.

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Real Estate

Infinity Edge

Home for sale in Kent has infinity pool.

By Lisa Green

Real Estate

Colonial Dip

Swim in total and absolute privacy at this home in Lakeville that offers a gunite pool surrounded by 15 peaceful acres. The property contains a 4,500-square-foot Colonial, a three-bedroom guest house, and a three-car garage with an above studio/garage. The Colonial has a living

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Real Estate

Historic Lap

This pool is in good company, situated behind the Gen. John Ashley House in Sheffield, a historic homestead from 1762. The antique home has been preserved, expanded, and improved upon by impeccable finishes and by top-of-the-line amenities. The main house has three kitchens, two cast-iron stoves,

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Real Estate

Private Poolside

This beautiful pool is complemented by 33 acres with a impeccably landscaped maze, formal gardens, and distant pastoral mountain views. Totally private in Stockbridge yet within walking distance to town, the 8,500-square-foot main house is an 1870 Gilded Age mansion that offers 20 rooms including a gourmet

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Community

The Rural We: Alice Maggio

Alice Maggio is the Executive Director at BerkShares, Inc., as well as Director of Programs at the Schumacher Center for a New Economics. Since 2012 she’s worked with the board of BerkShares, now in its 11th year, to use the currency as a tool for local economic development. Maggio

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