Rural Intelligence (Page 462)

Parties

L'Atelier Berkshires Joins The Art Community In GB

Lisa Green reports from Great Barrington. It will please many to learn that the jewelbox building on Main Street that formerly housed McTeigue and McClelland’s showroom has been inhabited by another artistic venture. Bronze and glass sculpturist Natalie Tyler has opened L’Atelier Berkshires, a contemporary art gallery and

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Community

The Rural We: Peter Steiner

Peter Steiner has had a variety of careers and lived in a handful of cities. The former German professor and longtime New Yorker cartoonist (he's published over 400 cartoons in the magazine and his drawing captioned 'On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog.'

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Parties

The BAA Real Art Party: A Raffle Where Everyone Wins

Amy Krzanik reports from Pittsfield. Normally, whenever there’s a raffle, there’s a winner and, therefore, many losers. That’s simply not the case at Berkshire Art Association’s (BAA) annual Real Art Party (RAP). Launched in 2013 as part of the 10x10 Upstreet Arts Festival, the RAP relies

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Real Estate

Equestrian Opportunity

Hilltop Stables, located in Falls Village, encompasses 8.5-acres, a barn and a four-bedroom Cape-style house. The residence has two full bathrooms, living room with a fireplace and pellet stove, fully equipped kitchen with breakfast bar and a spacious dining room with French doors opening to a

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Real Estate

In The Hamlet

Turn this building into an art gallery, boutique or workshop, and live in it, too. Located in the heart of the hamlet of Ancram, this real estate investment has a large first-floor studio/workshop. Living space includes two bedrooms, two-and-a-half bathrooms, eat-in kitchen and living

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Real Estate

Wake Up On Warren Street

This townhouse commercial space presents a unique opportunity to live and work on Warren Street in Hudson. The residence portion, which has been complete renovated, is a loft space with exposed brick walls. The first floor has two bedrooms, two bathrooms, laundry area and a deck off the master bedroom.

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Real Estate

Cottage Industry

Located in the historic hamlet of Claverack, this 1840 cottage is convenient to Hudson and many other Columbia County towns, so it has great client access for a business. Calling back to the time it was built (yet fully-restored), the house features detailed hand-painted finishes throughout. It has

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Community

The Rural We: Daniel Seward

Daniel "Dan Bunny" Seward, the central and only permanent member of the amorphous and prolific noise/punk/performance group Bunnybrains (New EP now available on Bandcamp) has run some incarnation of a record/vintage shop for 20 years. He’s been in 10 different locations, most of them

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Food

Knead To Know: Take A Class In Bread Making

Bread making is one of those activities that can feel intimidating. The yeast, the kneading, the waiting …it just seems easier to go out and buy bread at one of the many good bakeries and farms in the Rural Intelligence region. But there’s really nothing like making your own,

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Food

'Specials' Night Out: A Roundup Of Restaurant Deals

By Lisa Green Does anyone ever need a reason to dine out? Not really. But there are some very savvy restaurants in the Rural Intelligence region that are reeling us in simply by rustling up something just a little different on one night of the week. Some are meals at

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Style

The Value Of Annuals: Versatility In The Garden

The Rural Intelligence region is fortunate to have so many gardening experts close by. This week, we welcome Madaline Sparks to our gardening column. She is the principal in her own design, installation and maintenance business, Madaline Sparks Garden Design, with clients in Columbia and Berkshire counties. For 12 years

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Food

Recipe: Roasted Chicken With Herbs

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

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