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Real Estate

The Blue Lagoon

This lagoon-shaped pool is surrounded by exotic plantings and belongs to a Contemporary property located in Stockbridge, close to the Berkshire Botanical Gardens, on four acres of manicured lawns, professional landscaping and stonework. There is a great room with a wall of glass and dramatic stone fireplace, open loft, kitchen,

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Lap It Up

This lap pool is fit for the swimmer looking for a more serious workout than just a quick dip. Located on 72 acres in Spencertown, the farmhouse has been brought up to date. It features a grand entrance, kitchen with a huge pantry, dining room, a light-filled living room, family

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Real Estate

Natural Landscape

Swim, lounge and unwind at this inground pool with spa built into large rock formations to create a tranquil, natural environment. This Shingle-Style home in Roxbury sits on 14.29 acres with no neighboring homes in sight. Generous, light-filled rooms have high ceilings and fine architectural details, the living room

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Float On

This Ancram home offers private long-range mountain views to be enjoyed from the gunite pool. The barn-style custom home sits on 66 acres and was crafted with the finest materials. The kitchen has soapstone counters, the open living room flows into the dining room and has vaulted ceilings. Other spaces

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Arts

Review: 'American Son' At Barrington Stage Company

By Dan ShawBarrington Stage Company’s world premiere production of Christopher Demos-Brown’s "American Son" is meant to provoke discussion about race in America. For audience members like myself who arrive in Pittsfield with their white privilege, it’s difficult to analyze the play because any opinions about

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Real Estate

Private Cabana

Bring your guests to this huge, 800-square-foot pool with a wraparound patio and large cabana. Alford is home to a gracious wood-shingled home built in 2003 and accessible by a meandering drive through hardwood forest, a beautiful garden, dramatic rock features and flagstone paths. Large and sunny living spaces look

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Food

Recipe: Orzo 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 learning experiences on

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Community

The Rural We: John Davidson

Photo: Lisa Vollmer Photography Many Rural Intelligence readers are familiar with John Davidson, the singer, actor and television host, but now they can meet him and take a front seat at his performances. As a new resident of Lenox, Mass., he takes center stage at The Gateways Inn lounge in

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Parties

Berkshire Playwrights Gala Enacts A Lively Scene

Jamie Larson reports from Great Barrington. For almost a decade now, the Berkshire Playwrights Lab has been both a sanctuary for artists and an intimate outlet for patrons to support exciting new stage works. At their gala last Friday at the picturesque Wyantenuck Country Club, party-goers were treated to a

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Parties

Roe Jan Library Barnstorms For Books

Rachel Louchen reports from Hillsdale. Stacks of books were replaced by fields as far as the eye could see on Saturday, June 18 for the seventh annual Party in the Park for The Roeliff Jansen Community Library. Held in the Harvest Barn at Roe Jan Park directly across the street

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Food

At Nejaime's, The Art Of Wine, And The Wine Of Art

By Lisa Green We’re accustomed to sipping wine while perusing art at a reception. But when the gallery is in the wine store — and there are simultaneously more than 70 fine wines being poured — well, that’s a different type of wine and art happening. On Saturday, June 25,

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Community

Roads Less Traveled: Out of the Way Places We Love, Part 2

By Jamie Larson Last week we explored some of our favorite out-of-the-way main streets on the New England side of the RI region. This week we’re over in New York, giving due credit to some less-talked-about town centers in Columbia and Dutchess counties. One of the things we love

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