Rural Intelligence (Page 476)

Parties

IS183's Gala: Versace, Tchotchkes, Mariachi And A Hibachi

Amy Krzanik reports from Pittsfield. To say that IS183 Art School of the Berkshires throws a great gala would be an understatement, as anyone who’s ever been to one can attest. This year’s big blowout, on Saturday, April 11, was no exception, as volunteers turned the Crowne Plaza

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Parties

Waste Not, Want Not With Project Native

Rachel Louchen reports from Great Barrington. The fifth annual Project Native Film Festival presented a full day of environmentally-themed cinema, and its opening night event both entertained and educated guests. On Saturday, April 11, attendees gathered on the stage of The Mahaiwe to enjoy a feast of culled food

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Real Estate

Move In Tomorrow

This new home in West Stockbridge features a kitchen with soapstone counters and stainless steel appliances, great suites with separate sitting areas, media/family room and a bi-level master suite with its own library, exercise room and fireplace.There are four additional bedrooms and a great room with soaring

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Real Estate

Claverack Contemporary

This contemporary farmhouse is constructed from sustainable materials and passive solar. Set on a quiet road in Claverack, the nine-acre property provides views of the Berkshires to the east and the Catskill range to the west. Designed with an open floor plan, there is a great room with fireplace

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Real Estate

New In Lenox

With pristine living spaces and gleaming hardwood floors, this new construction in Lenox is ready for an immediate move-in. The home has large living areas with high ceilings, central air conditioning, living room with fireplace, kitchen with granite counters, and a finished walk-out basement. There are four bedrooms

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Real Estate

Custom Contemporary Farmhouse

Located in Kinderhook, this newly built farmhouse has a chef's kitchen which opens to a living room with large fireplace, a first-floor master suite, three additional bedrooms, three and one-half bathrooms and a large bonus room. A large outside deck offer great space for entertaining and

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Real Estate

Old World Style

This Salisbury home is brand new but has the classic look of a restored estate.The four-bedroom, six-bathroom property has antique building elements like mantels and leaded glass. The first floor has a formal foyer, sitting room, dining room, living room, kitchen, mudroom, library and master suite. There

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Community

The Rural We: Chloe Caldwell

Born and raised in Columbia County, author Chloe Caldwell has returned to her old stomping grounds of Hudson, NY after sojourns in Europe, Portland, Seattle and Brooklyn. The 29-year-old, who already has penned an acclaimed book of essays and been featured in numerous anthologies, will read from her

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Food

Recipe: Quinoa with French Lentils, Wild Rice and Golden Raisins

Twice a month, Berkshire County native Alana Chernila, mother of two, and author of the cookbook, The Homemade Pantry: 101 Foods You Can Stop Buying & Start Making (Clarkson Potter), contributes a thoughtful and heartfelt essay/recipe created exclusively for Rural Intelligence readers. Her first cookbook has achieved top-seller

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Food

Letterbox Farm Introduces The CSA Meal Share

By Jamie Larson With a long hard winter finally behind us (knock wood), it’s time again to sign up for a CSA share from your favorite local farm. With regional produce and high-quality, ethically produced meats better and more widely available than ever, choosing a CSA has become

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Community

Kinderhook's Spring Home & Garden Day: A Breath Of Fresh Air

Speakers and presentations, clockwise from top left: Centerpiece by Isabelle Bosquet-Morra of Fleurisa; Thomas Burak of Thomas Burak Interiors; home on historic house tour; kitchen in house tour; tabletop by Michael Devine Home; Amy Crane of Amy Crane Color. Kinderhook, NY has its own fascinating history: a visit by

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Real Estate

Stylish Study

This entire farmhouse has been designed with luxury in mind, and the home study offers all that with wood floors and fine moldings. Minutes to Norfolk Village, the home has an open gourmet kitchen, grand staircase, family room with fireplace and French doors that lead to a terrace. Bonus rooms

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