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KentPresents 2016: A Festival Of Big Thinking, Year Two

Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger is interviewed by Christopher Buckley on "World Order" last year. By Jamie Larson Out in the beautiful and remote hills of Litchfield County, Conn., KentPresents is about to embark on its second annual “influential new ideas festival." In our own back

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Challenge Accepted For North East Community Center

Rachel Louchen reports from Lakeville.North East Community Center's (NECC) annual Chef & Farmer brunch is always a well-attended event and, this year, it sold out more quickly than ever. On Sunday, July 31, the Hotchkiss School's bucolic Fairfield Farm (featuring jaw-dropping views of rolling fields,

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Texas Meets Cuba...at Clermont

Lisa Green reports from Germantown. When you need a theme, it helps to look at your honorees' backgrounds for inspiration. Carey Maloney (RI’s The Wandering Eye) and his husband and co-honoree, Hermes Mallea, principals in the M (Group), provided both the genesis and the decorations for the Friends

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Food

Recipe: Summer Squash And Scallion Quesadillas

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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Summertime In Bloom For Fete Des Fleurs

Rachel Louchen reports from Lenox. Berkshire Botanical Garden's 15 acres of flowers and gardens were replaced by croquet on the lawn of The Lenox Club for the annual Fete Des Fleurs, one of the most anticipated events for BBG (second only to October's Harvest Festival). On

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Community

The Rural We: Erik Bruun

Erik with his daughter, Rebecca. Last year, Erik Bruun stepped into the job of CEO at SoCo Creamery. This isn't his first engagement in a notable South County institution, though; he's a founding board member of both Railroad Street Youth Project and Project Native. His unexpected

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Real Estate

Stone Estate

Spectacular views outside are perfectly framed inside at this mountaintop home, which is an equal mix of rustic and elegant. Secluded on 30 wooded acres in Monterey with sweeping three-state sunset views, the house has soaring ceilings, huge windows, oak floors and cherry cabinetry. There are six bedrooms, four-and-one-bathrooms, eat-in

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Distinctively Gothic

This striking house's pointed windows, arches and steeply pitched cross-gable roof is unmistakably Victorian Gothic. In Hudson, a double-door entrance opens to a hallway with the original dining room and built-in cupboard on the left and a large living room on the right. A separate entrance leads to

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Real Estate

In The District

Nestled in the historic district of Rhinebeck is a circa 1850 village home that's a blend of vintage and new with period details intact and contemporary updates. After entering from a full-width porch with a beveled glass front door, a hallway with a staircase to the second floor

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Real Estate

Grand Victorian

Everything about this Great Barrington home says Victorian. An exceptional example of the style, it was built in 1900 and restored with the focus on the traditional architectural details that reflect the era. Extremely spacious, the house offers a formal parlor, living and dining rooms, bright kitchen, butler's

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Real Estate

Modern Country

A minimalist property makes the case for a modern architecture in a bucolic setting. Perched on a knoll in Ancram, the striking house was designed by architects for their own Hudson Valley country home. Built with industrial-strength materials on the outside, the inside is all whitewashed walls, polished white concrete

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Real Estate

On The Hudson

This 1850 river mansion sits on eight acres of unrestricted Hudson River and Catskill Mountain views in Stuyvesant. Under the careful eye of the current owners, the villa-inspired estate was tastefully restored and thoughtfully redesigned with the latest green building materials. All of the rooms have high ceilings and original

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