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The Rural We: Carolyn Odell

Photo by Kristine Palmer Photography. One of the Instagram feeds we love to follow is that of Rhinebeck resident Carolyn Odell. Her daily photographs of our natural world are so consistently stunning that we were compelled to find out more about this gifted artist. A self-taught photographer, she is also

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The Rural We: Karl Mullen

Painter and musician Karl Mullen may have been born in Dublin, Ireland, but the community-minded expatriate has been in the States since he was 20 years old. For the past five of those years, he’s been a Williamstown resident, organizing BarN concerts and managing the Barntone record label, while

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Never Mind The Temps, Jumpfest Goes On (And Turns 90)

Photo: Mel Morales By Lauren Curran Next weekend, when Satre Hill in Salisbury, Conn. is icy and slick and the first ski jumper there soars into flight, a time-honored, local tradition will turn 90. Ski jumping runs deep in the roots of Salisbury and, along with it, the coinciding winter

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Forecast Looks Good For The Fifth 10x10 Upstreet Arts Festival

“The spirit of collaboration is alive and well," says Jen Glockner, director of Pittsfield’s Office of Cultural Development, speaking about the fifth annual 10x10 Upstreet Arts Festival slated for Feb. 11-21. The festival, proposed by Julianne Boyd, artistic director of Barrington Stage, began in 2012 with ten 10-minute

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'Facing Our Truth' In Berkshire County And Beyond

Sirker, Hampton-VanSant and van Ginhoven. By Amy Krzanik We hear the word “privilege" thrown around a lot these days, specifically in relation to “white privilege," but what does it really mean, what does it look like, and what can we do about it? Three Berkshire County activists and

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The Rural We: Anna Rachminov

Anna Rachminov is the owner of Stone Bridge Cider in Hudson, N.Y. and a member of the Hudson Area Library board of directors. The traces of a lilting accent are clues to her heritage: although she was born in Winnipeg, where her father was a professional hockey player, her

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Searching For Bigfoot In The Hudson Valley

BRHV's Debbie Ray and lead researcher Gayle Beatty. By Jamie Larson We all choose to believe in certain things that help alleviate our general anxiety about the incomprehensible complexity of existence. Gayle Beatty, lead researcher for the Bigfoot Researchers of the Hudson Valley, and her ever-growing group of

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The Rural We: Dan Bolognani

You may know Lakeville resident Dan Bolognani from his 20-year tenure as Interlaken Inn’s director of sales and marketing, or as a board member of many of our region’s important organizations, such as the Berkshire Visitors Bureau, Western Connecticut Convention and Visitors Bureau, the after-school program at Salisbury

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The Rural We: Natalie Buck

Aussie Natalie Buck is a five-time Australian Ice Dance Champion who moved to the U.S. to train with Russian coaches in Connecticut. After she retired from her skating career, she stayed in Litchfield County and now has a thriving photography business in Bridgewater, Conn. Although her camera focuses mainly

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Ellsworth Kelly's Legacy Of Giving

Kelly, Bill Thompson and Marie Claude Giroux. By Jamie Larson As an artist, Ellsworth Kelly, who passed away on December 27 at the age of 92, left a mark on the world —a gift of great size, color and beauty. Greater still is the mark he has left here in

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The Rural We: Sarah Kilborne

Photo by Jane O'Connor. Sarah S. Kilborne is an author, performer and activist residing in Germantown, N.Y. She has written fiction and non-fiction for both children and adults. Her most recent book, American Phoenix, is the biography of industrialist William Skinner, her great-great grandfather. She is founder

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10 Things To Love About Monterey

By Rachel Louchen For some residents, the selling point of Monterey is proximity to Great Barrington and other Berkshire towns. To visitors less familiar, Monterey is a blink-and-you'll-miss-it village with a big forest to hike. But it is so much more. There are active community members, great food,

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