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The Best Little Stationery Company in the Berkshires

It would be easy to walk or drive by Museum Facsimiles on North Street in Pittsfield without thinking to stop in. But that would be a serious lapse in judgment if you're the sort of person who still writes thank you notes by hand or sends birthday and

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Parties

Berkshire Grown's March Maple Dinner 2011

It's the Berkshire food community's version of March Madness: Berkshire Grown's five-course March Maple dinner that is held annually to showcase local food and chefs. Hosted this year by Gala Restaurant & Bar at the Orchards Hotel in Williamstown, the evening began with

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Food

AgriCulture: Chicken is Not What It Used to Be

AgriCulture bloggers Peter Davies and Mark Scherzer are the owners of Turkana Farms in Germantown, NY. This week, Peter writes: “A rose is a rose is a rose”, Gertrude Stein (left) once famously said. If she were alive today she would not, however, be able to say: "A chicken

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Ancient Language Yoga Wear Made in the Berkshires

Ancient Language is the apt yet counterintuitive name of Annette Kramek's fashion-forward company, which pioneered manufacturing clothes specifically for practicing yoga. "When I first showed some sketches to Kripalu in 1997, yoga wear was not even a category," says Kramek, who began her career by

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International Women’s Day Global Dance Gala

Cultural correspondent Bess J.M. Hochstein reports from Pittsfield: The dance floor was so lively and the crowd so enthusiastic that it was difficult to find anyone willing to stand still long enough for a photographer to snap a picture at the Global Dance Gala to celebrate the 100th anniversary

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Arts

Melissa Auf der Maur, The Rock Goddess in Our Midst, Appearing at Club Helsinki

This Saturday, March 12, Hudson's own Melissa Auf der Maur (aka MAdM) performs at Club Helsinki Hudson in a rare, experimental show—Hunt for the Heart—a mix of her own repertoire and tributes to those who have influenced her. Born and raised in Montreal, where she got

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Food

Hudson's First Indoor Market: It Might As Well Be Spring

It may take more than one swallow to make a spring, but one farmer's market seemed to do the trick for Hudsonites on Saturday, March 5. It felt as if the entire town had turned out to celebrate this first-ever Indoor Spring Market held in the fellowship

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Community

International Women’s Day, a Celebration in Three Acts

Aretha Franklin and Annie Lennox had it right: Sisters are doin’ it for themselves, and have been for the past century. On Saturday, March 5, the 10th Annual International Women’s Day Conference at Simon’s Rock will celebrate what is actually the 100th anniversary of International Women's

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Parties

Boffo night at the Beacon for BIFF’s Academy Awards party

Cultural correspondent Bess J.M. Hochstein reports from Pittsfield: It's much easier for Hollywood types to doll up for the Academy Awards in the warmth of Los Angeles, where down jackets and other wardrobe-busting winter layers are unnecessary, but a glittery crowd managed to shine quite well,

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Community

Kinderhook Farm: A Fantasy Vacation Destination

When she was five-years-old, Renee Iacone Clearman's family planned to go to a farm for a vacation. "I was delirious!," she recalls. "I packed all my clothes into grocery bags. Then my father got sick, so we couldn't go." Decades

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Community

20 Questions for Author Frank Delaney of Kent, CT

In literary circles, Frank Delaney is best known as a best-selling novelist and radio and television interviewer. In the Rural Intelligence region, he's known as a bon vivant and husband of the exuberant novelist Diane Meier. Delaney's latest novel, The Matchmaker of Kenmare, is a

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Community

Dress Rehearsal for IS 183's Annual Costume Party

The annual IS 183 Art School of the Berkshires costume ball and dance party has evolved to become one of those mythic—and epic—galas that define a certain bobo Berkshire lifestyle. The yearly challenge is to create a party that surpasses the previous one in both creativity and fundraising

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