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Rural We: Sharon Kaufman

Sharon Kaufman is an artist and the executive director of the Village Center for the Arts in New Milford, Conn. Known as “Miss Sharon” to her many students over the 27 years she’s been teaching, Kaufman has created multiple art programs since she graduated from college. Born in East

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The Rural We: Tom Ingersoll

Sheffield, Mass. native Tom Ingersoll is a professional arborist who’s about to release his third album, "Friday," with a concert at The Mahaiwe on Saturday, April 21 at 7 p.m. Or, as he describes it, he’s “a musician with a day job.” His americana/alt-

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The Rural We: Pamela Badila

Pamela and her son, Young Paris, from the Badila Family Facebook page Pamela Badila is perhaps best known as the matriarch of the Badila family and co-founder, with her late husband Elombe, of the Diata Diata International Folkloric Theatre. The longtime Hudson, New York resident is, in her words,

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The Wick: A Large, Full-Service Hotel Opens In Hudson

The Wick, Hudson's newest hotel, keeps an aura of its past as a former candle and soap factory.

By Jamie Larson

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Try Something Ewe: BGHV's Baby Goat Weekend

If you never attended summer camp, you can make up for it here.

By Amy Krzanik

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The Rural We: Peter Spears

Actor, writer and director Peter Spears, who lives in the Hudson Valley, was a producer of the film "Call Me By Your Name." He has appeared in several television series and had starring roles in movies such as "Something’s Gotta Give", "Cries from the

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The Rural We: Love Letter From A Reader

Rural Intelligence’s founding editors Marilyn Bethany and Dan Shaw conceived of a cultural and lifestyle magazine — an online publication — that would foster a sense of community across state and county lines. Their vision quickly came to fruition, but RI has done more than that: it has engendered a bonhomie

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The Rural We: George Camarda

Westchester County native George Camarda has been a script supervisor for the past 25 years on television shows including The West Wing, Law & Order and Boardwalk Empire, and for feature films including, most famously, Boys Don’t Cry. Camarda has received awards from the New York State Council on

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10 Things To Love About Litchfield, Conn.

By Joseph Montebello The bucolic town of Litchfield, Conn. brings to life one’s image of the perfect New England town. In actuality the town encompasses the boroughs of Litchfield, Bantam, Milton and Northfield, all with their own unique offerings. Litchfield is the largest village and offers an array of

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The Rural We: Chris Silva

The executive director of the Bardavon 1869 Opera House in Poughkeepsie, New York, Chris Silva has been a theater founder, director, producer, manager and script developer. After college graduation, he founded the Eureka Theatre in a San Francisco commune. That theater went on to present the world premiere of Tony

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The Rural We: Lara Tupper

Lara Tupper is another of our region’s multi-talented individuals who is successfully living her passions. For Tupper, it is a twin love of singing and writing, both of which she does professionally. Last week, Tupper released her first full-length CD, “This Dance,” a mix of her favorite

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The Rural We: John Carroll Lynch

Actor John Carroll Lynch, or as you may better know him, Norm Gunderson from the movie "Fargo," Drew’s brother Steve on "The Drew Carey Show," and Twisty the Clown on "American Horror Story: Freak Show" and "American Horror Story: Cult," lives

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