Rural Intelligence (Page 465)

Arts

History Becomes A Memoir, A Play, And A Call To Action

Lynda Blackmon Lowery. By Jamie Larson Sometimes there are important lessons we think we know so well we forget how we came to learn them. Before she turned 15, Lynda Blackmon Lowery began fighting against segregation. A performance of her memoir,Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom, is taking

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Community

Never Mind The Temps, Jumpfest Goes On (And Turns 90)

Photo: Mel Morales By Lauren Curran Next weekend, when Satre Hill in Salisbury, Conn. is icy and slick and the first ski jumper there soars into flight, a time-honored, local tradition will turn 90. Ski jumping runs deep in the roots of Salisbury and, along with it, the coinciding

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Community

Forecast Looks Good For The Fifth 10x10 Upstreet Arts Festival

“The spirit of collaboration is alive and well," says Jen Glockner, director of Pittsfield’s Office of Cultural Development, speaking about the fifth annual 10x10 Upstreet Arts Festival slated for Feb. 11-21. The festival, proposed by Julianne Boyd, artistic director of Barrington Stage, began in 2012 with ten

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Real Estate

Farmhouse Guest

Located in Lee, the "gateway to the Berkshires" this is a classic New England farmhouse made unique by a guest house, which offers a living room with wood stove, eat-in kitchen and a large bedroom. The farmhouse has a bright and airy country kitchen, wide-board floors

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Real Estate

Great Accommodation

Tucked away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life on eight peaceful acres in Washington is this mini estate that includes a three-bedroom main house and separate one-bedroom guest house. The guest house has a living/dining room with fireplace and a bedroom with French doors that

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Real Estate

Colonial Guest House

This 1835 Colonial farmhouse located in the heart of Millbrook has a separate two-floor guest house with three bedrooms. The guest house has income potential as a full-time or summer rental — it has a full kitchen, living room and bathroom, plus a wood-paneled room currently used as

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Real Estate

Multiple Occupancies

In Millerton, this estate has a three-bedroom main house, one-bedroom guest house and a three-bedroom caretaker's cottage. Abutting 54 acres of conservation land, the historic Colonial home has a living room, kitchen/family room, dining room and greenhouse. The one-bedroom guest house is more

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Community

'Facing Our Truth' In Berkshire County And Beyond

Sirker, Hampton-VanSant and van Ginhoven. By Amy Krzanik We hear the word “privilege" thrown around a lot these days, specifically in relation to “white privilege," but what does it really mean, what does it look like, and what can we do about it? Three Berkshire County activists

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Food

What's Germinating At Plantin' Seeds? Farmers, Friends, Food

Brandon Scimeca preparing a Friday night bread and soup dinner. By Lisa Green It’s both refreshing and a little frustrating when an organization’s creators can’t deliver a definitive answer when you ask about their mission statement. “We’re not sure what we are," says Dale McDonald,

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Food

Taste Your Way Down Taco Street In Red Hook

Quesadillas at Bubby's Take Away Kitchen. By Jamie Larson In the past year, two new Mexican food joints have opened in Red Hook, New York, essentially across the street from each other. Thankfully, they're approaching their menu and style from different angles. What we are even

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Food

Recipe: Haven Cakes With Apple Syrup

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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Community

The Rural We: Anna Rachminov

Anna Rachminov is the owner of Stone Bridge Cider in Hudson, N.Y. and a member of the Hudson Area Library board of directors. The traces of a lilting accent are clues to her heritage: although she was born in Winnipeg, where her father was a professional hockey player, her

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