Rural Intelligence (Page 447)

Parties

Berkshire International Film Festival Opens On The Silk Road

Rachel Louchen reports from Great Barrington. It's impossible to miss The Berkshire International Film Festival (BIFF) when it comes to Great Barrington — the entire town is buzzing. This year, it was even more visible because the annual white tent across the street from The Mahaiwe included a 20-

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Real Estate

Dive In

Swim, boat or just relax at this property on Otis Reservoir in Otis. Set on an acre, the lakefront home includes a long dock, patio, manicured lawn and covered deck. The contemporary house was designed to incorporate the water, most notably in the open-plan living room with soaring cathedral

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Real Estate

New On The Lake

This home has all the charm of a country lake house but is sleek and modern, having been built in 2013. Located in Hillsdale on Copake Lake, the new construction has three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a chef’s kitchen with Wolf range, Sub-Zero refrigerator and a center island with

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Year-Round Pleasure

This 3,227 square-foot Lakeville home has an enviable location on Lakeville Lake, Connecticut’s deepest natural body of water. Set on 1.71 acres accessed by a long, private road, the open-concept house has a living/dining room area, kitchen with stone fireplace and seating area, and

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Real Estate

Crystal Clear

Copake is home to a neo-modern Contemporary on Rhoda Lake, known for its clean and clear water (no motorized boating is allowed). The two-acre parcel has water views, 290 feet of waterfront, a private dock and a wraparound deck. The house has great flow and high-end materials

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Real Estate

Woodlands And Waterways

This Contemporary is privately sited on six wooded acres on Lake Windmere in New Marlborough. The sun-filled three-bedroom, two-and-a-half bathroom home features cathedral ceilings, a Scavolini kitchen, family room with fireplace, and bonus bedroom/media room. The open floor plan creates spacious rooms and the

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Real Estate

Lakefront Living

This lake house in Copake is situated by Upper Rhoda Lake and within walking distance to a community tennis court and dock. An open plan living area includes a living room with vaulted ceilings, an eat-in kitchen with granite counters and Viking appliances, and a formal dining room. The

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Food

Recipe: Hot And Sour Rhubarb-Strawberry Soup With Chicken

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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Style

Braza In Our Back Yard: Home to Fashion Emergency Solutions

By Lisa Green I’m not positive about this, but it’s extremely probable that some of those celebrities you see on the red carpet are wearing a Braza Bra product, and that’s not an interesting fact just because the products are the kinds of things that prevent wardrobe

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Arts

Film, Television, Books, Dancing: David Black Does It All

By Amy Krzanik Calling him prolific doesn’t do him justice; David Black is truly a man for all seasons. The Ghent, N.Y. resident (where he’s lived for the past 40 years with his wife, Barbara Weisberg, an author and the creator of the TV show Charles In

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Community

The Rural We: Murray Hochman

Photo © Cheryl Koralik Murray Hochman is an artist who lives in Tyringham, Mass. Now in his early 80s, he has painted every day for the last 50 years. His body of work is immense and impressive, and his work has been shown in numerous exhibitions in New York and elsewhere

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Community

A Tradition Continues: Morris Dancing In The Northwest Corner

The Bouwerie Boys By Amy Krzanik Morris dancing, a traditional English folk dance dating back to at least 1448, has made its own history of sorts right here in our part of New England. Morris troupes, or teams as they are called, have performed in the northwest Connecticut and southwest

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