Rural Intelligence (Page 528)

Community

Historic House Tour Offers Glimpse Of Hillsdale's Past

By Amy Krzanik Interior design tomes are one way of getting a feel for how other people decorate their spaces. And history books offer a glimpse into the past, but sometimes photographs can be sparse. But to be invited into someone's historic home to look around at all

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Arts

Review: "The Visit" at Williamstown Theatre Festival

By Dan Shaw Without baring her famous legs or a single high-step, Chita Rivera razzle-dazzles us in Williamstown Theatre Festival’s production of Kander & Ebb’s The Visit. As Claire Zachanassian, the richest women in the world who has returned to the small, down-on-its-luck

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Community

The Rural We: Bella Erder

Bella Erder, and her husband, Mark, were living and working in Hong Kong in 1997 when they bought a vacation home in Norfolk, CT, where they would spend summers and Christmas vacations. Seven years later, they decided that they wanted their sons, Luke and Jake, to be educated in the

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Food

Recipe: Fettuccine with Green Tomato Sauce

This week's recipe is from Berkshire-based duo The Butcher & The Baker. The Butcher is Jake, a nose-to-tail butcher/artist, who loves to cook and grew up in the woody hills of Western Massachusetts where his passion for local, fresh food was first instilled in

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Parties

Bidwell House Museum Celebrates Art In The Open

Lisa Green reports from Monterey. Wherever one turned, hats and paintings came into view at The Bidwell House Museum’s annual fundraiser on Saturday, August 2. For a theme, the organization went back in time to when the former Berkshire Summer School of Art, now private property, was part of

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Parties

Berkshire Fringe RetroSpectacle Celebrates Tenth Anniversary

Amy Krzanik reports from Pittsfield. “The Berkshire Fringe is celebrating its 10th anniversary... how the hell did that happen???" Fringe co-founder Sara Katzoff asked the crowd of supporters at Shire City Sanctuary on August 2nd. My best guess for an answer to that question is a decade of

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Community

Like a Rock: Robert Burke Warren at the Hudson Opera House

By Nichole Dupont He calls himself "Uncle Rock," but musician-songwriter-teacher Robert Burke Warren is soundly rooted in the role of father. This occupation, according to the Georgia native, has brought him full circle from his first band with then front-man RuPaul to penning ballads for

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Real Estate

Post, Beam And Cape

Capes and post-and-beam houses are not uncommon, especially in our neck of the words, but this home is unique for combining the two style. Tucked away on five quiet acres in Austerlitz, the house has antique mantles, wide-board floors, lots of windows, four bedrooms, two bathrooms and

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Real Estate

Classic Craftsmanship

This Canaan home proves why the post-and-beam style has been such an enduring classic. Beautiful wood finishes and heavy timber will catch your eye from the moment you step in the door and will continue into the bright kitchen, window-surrounded dining room and living room with fireplace.

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Real Estate

Bucolic Setting

The country backdrop of Old Chatham is the perfect canvas for this well-crafted post-and-beam contemporary. Located at the end of a dead-end country road on 18 acres, the property enjoys incredible sunsets and Catskill Mountain views but is still close to the Berkshires. The contemporary design

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Real Estate

Hand-Crafted ''Heartwood''

Hand-built by students of the Heartwood School as part of a traveling workshop program, this timber post-and-beam incorporates resource-efficient materials, super-insulated techniques and passive solar design. Located in Washington, the two-bedroom, two-bathroom house is open plan so the living room, dining room and

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Real Estate

Modernist Touch

Locally-hewn pine beams and wide-board maple floors are on display throughout this contemporary (yet rustic) Great Barrington house. Located on 15 private acres, the post-and-beam home has five bedrooms and four bathrooms, open cook's kitchen, study/office, living room with wood-burning fireplace and

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