Rural Intelligence (Page 518)

Parties

CCCA Brings Out The Artists And Art Lovers In Hudson

Lisa Green reports from Hudson. “You can really tell the arts are alive in Columbia County," said Jack Shear, who served as the curator for the Columbia County Council on the Arts 18th Annual Juried Art Show. Out of 300 pieces of artwork submitted, he chose the 54 that

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Arts

Author Megan Bergman Brings 'Almost Famous Women' To Oblong Books

By Nichole Dupont There is almost no drawl left in Megan Bergman’s voice. The North Carolina native has become almost completely northernized thanks to life on her Vermont farm which she shares with her veterinarian husband, their two young daughters, and a slew of feathered and four-legged critters.

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Community

Jumpfest: From The Sublime To The Silly In Salisbury

Photos by Mark Niedhammer. By Lisa Green Very soon, there will be things going on in Salisbury you aren’t likely to find anywhere else: a human dog sled race, a leaf blower air hockey tournament, a curling demonstration. And most especially, the annual Jumpfest Winter Festival, with the 89th

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Real Estate

Fit For The Chef

This Hillsdale property was designed with the chef in mind: an island with sink (and seating), custom cabinets, top-of-the-line appliances, marble counter tops, and a separate eat-in area. The four-bedroom, three-bathroom Federal reproduction has fine details that include an abundance of windows, high ceilings,

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Real Estate

Rustic Meets Contemporary

This Hillsdale home features a stunning eat-in kitchen bathed in sunlight that highlights the multiple finishes of wood. The home has traces of its previous incarnation as an antique barn, with well-preserved beams, soaring ceilings and hardwood floors. There is a great room with a large fieldstone fireplace,

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Real Estate

Tree House Cooking

Colorful and whimsical, this kitchen not only has and custom woodwork and European-style tile, it also comes with a Taconic Range panorama. Located high up in Copake, this post-and-beam evokes a treehouse feeling with secluded views, top-to-bottom wood and expansive decking. There are two bedrooms,

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Real Estate

Kitchen With Waterfall Views

A house located on a pond with a waterfall has to be just as spectacular inside as the beauty surrounding it. And with open and sunny living areas, hardwood floors and a gourmet kitchen with copper touches, this one really fits the bill. Sited on 12-plus acres in Chatham,

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Arts

For The Love Of Lit: Lenox Celebrates Edith Wharton's Birthday And More

By Amy Krzanik The Mount in Lenox has been hitting it out of the park, or in its case, hitting it out of the garden, with an eclectic and thought-provoking lineup of year-round interactive literature events celebrating former inhabitant Edith Wharton and the written and spoken word in

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Food

Bruno's In Hudson: A Cafe Market Becomes A Community Hub

By Jamie Larson It’s hard to quantify the unmistakable appeal of Bruno’s in Hudson, a small café and grocery tucked into a discreet downtown storefront at 227 Warren Street. Like the people we love most, it’s a combination of a million little things that make Bruno’s

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Food

Recipe: Spicy Blueberry Smoothie

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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Style

Bohemian Birdy: Luxe For The Home In Chatham

Tim Ebneth, Birdy store manager, and Christine Mottau, owner. By Nichole DupontChristine Mottau has it all; a place in the city, a place in the country, a glamourous freelance career working with the likes of Ralph Lauren, an online business…talent. But, according to the veteran painter and stylist, who

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Community

The Rural We: Peter Filkins

Peter Filkins, a published poet and literature professor at both Bard and Simon’s Rock colleges, has recently translated the third in a trilogy of novels by German author H.G. Adler. The novels — The Journey, Panorama and, released this past December, The Wall — have garnered critical acclaim from the

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