Rural Intelligence (Page 461)

Parties

Slideluck Mixes Art And Community At Stonover Farm

Amy Krzanik reports from Lenox. Suky Werman, co-owner of Stonover Farm Bed and Breakfast and a board member of IS183 Art School of the Berkshires, curates an amazing benefit art show for the School in her Barn Gallery each summer. She boasts an impeccable eye for art, but isn’

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Parties

Hancock Shaker Village Goes Back To Its Roots

Lisa Green reports from Pittsfield.Hancock Shaker Village celebrated its 55th anniversary with a gala themed “Back to Our Roots." And, indeed, the theme was carried out through the dinner, which was prepared over open fire by Fire Roasted Catering of Great Barrington, with nearly all of the food

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Arts

At Rhinebeck Writers Retreat, Watch Musicals In The Making

By Robert Burke Warren When it comes to creating art, inspiration is only a fraction of the process. Artists also contend with time constraints, isolation, and financial woes, especially in aggressively capitalist, crowded, notoriously noisy New York City. Musical theater folks have it particularly hard; Broadway depends on lavish sure-

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Real Estate

Set The Bar

Located in Lenox, this home has an entire lower level dedicated to leisure with a huge wood wet bar, game room and family room. The custom-designed house has living spaces on three levels, a grand vaulted entrance, solarium, formal dining room, library and a large country kitchen. The master

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Real Estate

Top Shelf

A bookshelf may be a fairly obvious place to hide a safe, but it's also the perfect disguise for this home wet bar. Located in the library with walls of bookshelves, a secret door opens to the bar, which is just one of many unique features in this

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Real Estate

Spirits By The Lake

After a day on the lake, this bar is the perfect place to relax with a drink. The Canaan seven-bedroom home is sun-drenched on 250 feet of water frontage on Lake Queechy, with a huge dock just waiting for a boat. There is also a gourmet kitchen with

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Real Estate

Entertain With Ease

This house was designed for entertaining guests, from the large living spaces, outside deck with views and the hardwood wet bar with bar stools. This Garrison Colonial is statuesque in Great Barrington, set far back from Route 7 and nestled on a 10-acre property right next to a state

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Arts

Review: "Merrily We Roll Along" at Sharon Playhouse

By Dan ShawWalking out of the Sharon Playhouse after its exhilarating production of Stephen Sondheim’s Merrily We Roll Along, it’s impossible to comprehend how this musical was a flop when it opened on Broadway in 1981, closing after 16 performances. The story of three best friends — composer Franklin

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Style

You Can Be As Sweet As Honey, But The Bees Still Might Swarm

The following is a regular column that addresses basic issues facing the ever-inquisitive back- and front-yard toiler, proffered by Brian Cruey, who as General Manager of Naumkeag for the Trustees of Reservations, knows about beautiful gardens. Last week during one of my evening garden walks, I noticed something

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Wellness

Fitness From The Field: Swimming At Sand Springs

The Rural Intelligence region offers a plethora of fitness and healing modalities, but it can be hard to know which is the one that fits your needs, your body type and your schedule. Enter Paula Boyajian, a yoga instructor certified in Interdisciplinary Yoga and Yoga for the Special Child, who

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Community

The Rural We: Bob Rasner

Bob Rasner and his wife Marie are the owners of Elijah Slocum, which designs and crafts fine handmade cabinetry and furniture. The store is now located in Hudson, but it wasn’t always so: until fairly recently, the Rasners lived in Los Angeles and had a showroom in New York.

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Food

Recipe: Northern Thai-style Pork Shoulder

This week's recipe is from Berkshire-based duo The Butcher & The Baker. The Butcher is Jake, a nose-to-tail butcher/artist, who loves to cook and grew up in the woody hills of Western Massachusetts where his passion for local, fresh food was first instilled in

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