Rural Intelligence (Page 425)

Community

The Rural We: Akemi Hiatt

Akemi Hiatt was born in one paradise — Hawaii — and now lives in another — the Hudson Valley — but in between she, like so many of us, took a detour to New York City. Since graduating from NYU, she’s worked for arts nonprofits in the region, including Basilica Hudson and Omi

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Arts

Volume Reading Series Amps Up The Author Reading Experience

By Jamie Larson Author readings give you a chance to get your nose out of your book, hear it read in the voice that wrote it, and then meet the mind behind it. The format for readings hasn't changed much over the years, until now. But two Hudson

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Food

Recipe: Pan-Seared Salmon With Tomatillo Salad & Coconut Avocado Sauce

If you’re in the Berkshires and need to meet with someone, in a place where you can get a nice pastry and coffee or a local/organic/homemade meal in a convivial (and wired) setting, where do you go? Very likely, it’ll be one of the two Haven

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Parties

The Olga Dunn Dance Company Dances Into Its 40th Season

Rachel Louchen reports from Great Barrington. On the evening of Saturday, March 5, the Olga Dunn Dance Company marked 40 years of plies with seven dances that celebrated and represented past and future seasons. Choreographed by Artistic Director Olga Dunn and some members of the faculty, the recital opened with

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Real Estate

Walk To Town

Nestled at the foot of Stockbridge Mountain within walking distance to the village of Stockbridge, this unique property combines two antique barns from the 1860s. With hand-hewn beams everywhere, the main barn houses the living room with a Franklin woodstove, a newly renovated kitchen, first-floor master bedroom, second-floor guest room,

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Real Estate

Chatham Opportunity

Sited within walking distance to Chatham Village, this property offers the convenience of in-town living but is set back off the road on nearly an acre. A true Victorian classic, the interior retains many original details: high ceilings, wide-board floors, clawfoot tubs, pocket doors and wainscoting. There is an updated

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Real Estate

Delightfully In Town

Walk to Infinity Hall or the farmers' market when you live at this charming Victorian right in Norfolk. Built in 1909, the house has been largely renovated over the past 22 years and in 2003 was joined by a barn with a two-car garage, woodworking shop and a large,

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Real Estate

Village Gem

Adorable, easy to maintain and located within walking distance of the Village of Lakeville, this sunny bungalow is move-in ready. Built in 1930 and very well maintained since, the three-bedroom, one-bathroom house has hardwood floors and two wood-burning fireplaces. There is a spacious eat-in kitchen, large living room and dining

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Real Estate

Old Yet New

A true classic, this 18th-century Hudson merchant house is within easy walking distance to restaurants, shops, Hudson River Park and the Amtrak station. Built when Hudson was a small river settlement, the brick gambrel-roofed Dutch house was fully renovated in 2010. The ground floor has an elegant front hall, living

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Real Estate

City Living

This move-in ready property has been whipped into immaculate shape by a top-to-bottom renovation and sits right in the heart of downtown Hudson. The 1900 home has a dramatic curved staircase, pristine hardwood floors and a new kitchen with concrete countertops, custom Wolf cabinetry, Kohler farm sink and stainless steel

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Arts

A New March Tradition: MASS MoCA's High Mud Comedy Fest

By Amy Krzanik Here comes MASS MoCA again, giving you something you didn’t know you needed -- a comedy festival for the in-between months. The aptly titled High Mud Comedy Fest will run Friday, March 11 and Saturday, March 12, joining the museum’s roster of already popular music

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Style

The Superior Interiors Coming Out Of Litchfield County

Ashley Woodson Bailey. Photo by Rustic White. By Jacque Lynn Schiller Litchfield County is known for its pastoral scenery and a trio of design companies located in the hills are creating specialty goods as magnificent as their surroundings. From incredibly detailed wallpaper to colorful tiles, stunning porcelain dinnerware and OOAK

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