Rural Intelligence (Page 515)

Parties

The Annual LitNet Gala Helps Support Literacy In The Community

Rachel Louchen reports from Stockbridge. The annual fundraising gala for The Literacy Network of South Berkshire (LitNet) always brings out a big crowd, fantastic silent auction prizes and a worthy honoree whose contributions to education go hand-in-hand with the community-based organization. Held at Berkshire Country Day School

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Arts

Williamstown Film Festival: The Screenplay's The Thing

Match By Lisa Green Its winning formula has kept it a Berkshire fall tradition, but the Williamstown Film Festival is opening its 16th year with an experiment, Project Screenplay, and if you’ve ever considered writing a screenplay (or just happen to have one on hand), you shouldn’t miss

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Parties

The BCC Foundation's Orchid Show Brings A Bit Of The Tropics To Pittsfield

Amy Krzanik reports from Pittsfield. The wind may have been whipping the autumn leaves into a wet frenzy outside, but inside Berkshire Community College’s Paterson Field House, the mood was warm and welcoming on Friday night, October 24. Supporters mingled at a preview party kicking off the annual Berkshire

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Real Estate

The Lake Hearth

Although it looks like storybook cottage, this is a spacious Adirondack-style house built in 1890 but updated in almost every way save for the awe-inspiring stone fireplace. Located on 21 acres on Lake Waramaug in New Preston, the house was renovated with a contemporary kitchen filled with high-

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Real Estate

The Heart Of The Home

There ought to be more fireplaces like this one, designed to add to the warmth of a kitchen. This Monterey house is grand but offers many intimate living spaces. There's an elegant living (which also has a fireplace), study, dining area and a sun porch. Wide windows run

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Real Estate

New Construction, New Fireplace

The floor-to-ceiling fireplace at this new construction West Stockbridge property takes center stage. The four-bedroom, six-and-a-half bathroom house has a chef's kitchen with soapstone counters and stainless steel appliances, media/family room and a great room with a massive vaulted ceiling, and

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Real Estate

Rustic Meets Contemporary

This West Stockbridge house has a stunning floor-to-ceiling stone chimney that is the focal point of the common spaces. The warm and welcoming home is enhanced by skylights and hardwood floors. There's a charming kitchen, large living room, master suite with stone fireplace, two guest bedrooms

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Real Estate

A Federal Fire

Take your pick of rooms for enjoying a fire in this Old Chatham Federal. One is an old-fashioned rustic hearth, but there are also fireplaces in the living room and master suite. The six-bedroom house has a massive kitchen, cozy den, living room and a mudroom. Period details

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Real Estate

Warm And Inviting

With a total of four fireplaces, this Cornwall country house is almost guaranteed to be a warm place to come home to. The barn-style property has wide-width pine floors, high ceilings with crown molding and large windows. Fireplaces are located in the large first-floor living room, library,

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Style

Cutting Back Perennials Now Means Saving Time In Spring

The following is a regular column that addresses basic issues facing the ever-inquisitive back- and front-yard toiler, proffered by someone who knows best; one of the master gardeners from the Berkshire Botanical Garden in Stockbridge, Brian Cruey. Now that we have had our first legit freeze, it is

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Food

Mixing It Up: Connecting Farmer And Landowner

Picture this: a mixer — what they used to call dances — with farmers on one side of the hall, landowners on the other. They’re staring at each other. Who’s going to be the first to ask someone on the other side to dance? Fortunately, we’re not talking junior

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Community

Kitchens For A Cause: The 12th Annual NWCT Kitchen Tour

If you're looking for pie-in-the-sky kitchen design ideas, you can read scores of shelter magazines, watch endless HGTV programs, and tour pristine kitchen showrooms. But the best way to accumulate ideas for redoing your own kitchen is snooping around other people's houses to

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