Rural Intelligence (Page 604)

Real Estate

Inside Out/Outside In

This handsomely modernist Hillsdale home has a "gracious relationship to the outdoors," says the realtor, who certainly speaketh the truth. Loads of windows and doors offer views and egress to the in-ground pool, the cabana, and a covered dining area with a built-in outdoor kitchen. Farther

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Real Estate

Weekend Escape

When sitting in a sticky office in the summer, don't you tend to dream about those long, relaxing, sunny weekends on the lake? This home in Millerton is private and secluded on the water, and only two hours away from New York City. Sitting on over an acre,

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Real Estate

At Home In The Secret Garden

This beautiful property in Chatham offers a series of natural delights: fields, specimen trees, and a hidden garden that's the perfect place for summer dining (once you find it). Inside the country home you'll find formal living and dining rooms, a gourmet kitchen, and media room.

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Real Estate

Meet Me At The Cabana

Here is the perfect home for a nature lover or a swimmer or a tennis player or the person who loves to entertain. In short, it's a home for everyone who loves to move. The 20-acre property, near the Washington Green, has five bedrooms, six-and-a-

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Real Estate

Boathouse Bonus

A Colonial sitting on Lake Waramaug in New Preston has not only a private dock and spectacular views but an additional lakeside feature: a separate boathouse with three bedrooms and two full bathrooms. The finely crafted main house, with four bedrooms and three-and-a-half bathrooms, has three fireplaces,

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Real Estate

Lakefront Relaxation

Enjoy the deck by the water's edge; anchor your boat at the private dock; soak in the hot tub; have a glass of wine on the private master suite deck; unwind in the sauna; and/or lounge in the hammock. Could you ask for more? Sitting on nearly

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Parties

Chesterwood Celebrates Contemporary Art In A Monumental Setting

Dale Stewart reports from Stockbridge. Photos by David Franck. On Saturday, June 22, Chesterwood, famously known as the country home and studio of iconic American sculptor Daniel Chester French, kicked off its summer season and the 35th anniversary of its Contemporary Sculpture exhibit. Guest juror and Sculpture magazine editor Glenn

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Style

Garden: Slugging It Out

The following is a regular column that addresses basic issues facing the ever-inquisitive back- and front-yard toiler, proffered by the ones who know best, the fertile master gardeners from the Berkshire Botanical Garden in Stockbridge. This week, Brian Cruey of the BBG ponders the icky issue of dealing

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Food

Dining: Table Six at the Kemble Inn

By Elizabeth Goldfarb Richardson Legendarily witty as the Algonquin Round Table was purported to be, I can’t help wondering if any of its regulars (including Dorothy Parker, Robert Benchley, and George S. Kaufman, with guest appearances by Harpo Marx, Tallulah Bankhead, and the like), ever actually tasted the food

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Arts

The Rhinebeck Writers Retreat: A Modern Medici's Gift to the Fabulous Invalid

By Robert Burke Warren Photo courtesy of Second Stage Theatre When it comes to creating art, inspiration is only a fraction of the process. Artists also contend with time constraints, isolation, and financial woes, especially in aggressively capitalist, crowded, notoriously noisy New York City. Musical theater folks have it particularly

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Parties

In The Garden For Spencertown Academy Arts Center

Rachel Louchen reports from Ghent. On Friday, June 21, Spencertown Academy Arts Center held its annual Twilight in the Garden Cocktail Party at Kinderhook Farm — the home of Rene Iacone and her husband, Steve Clearman. The guests, including many longtime supporters of the Academy, which presents art-themed classes and

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Barrington Stage Company Honors Pittsfield's (Unofficial) Queen

Amy Krzanik reports from Pittsfield.Barrington Stage Company (BSC) celebrated its 19th gala on Saturday, June 22, this year honoring “dedicated educator, fearless leader, and community activist" Shirley Edgerton. Edgerton is the director of Youth Alive, Inc., co-founder of the Lift Ev’ry Voice Festival, and founder and

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