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The Rural We: Pooja Ru Prema

Photo by Sabine Vollmer von Falken Pooja Ru Prema brings original and site-specific theatrical experiences to the community with her Rogue Angel Theatre Company. She loves performing for and working with her community and she encourages everyone to participate. But you don't have to be an actor to

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In Memoriam: John Harney of Harney & Sons Tea

John Harney, who founded a small tea company some thirty years ago in Salisbury, CT, which is now a prestigious and revered international brand with its headquarters in Millerton, NY, passed away suddenly at age 83 on June 17. Harney, whom many considered the unofficial mayor of northwestern Connecticut, was

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The Rural We: John Bartlett

John Barlett is an award-winning fashion designer and a passionate animal activist. His has his own nonprofit dedicated to distributing funds to animal rescue groups. He is co-hosting an event at J.Seitz & Company on June 28 for The Little Guild, a no-kill shelter for abandoned or abused animals

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Witnessing A Force Of Nature At The Copake Iron Works

By Jamie Larson Though the structure around it has long since disappeared and its last 2,500-degree blaze was extinguished over a century ago, the old blast furnace at the Copake Iron Works Historic District remains an arresting sight, timeless and still imbued with a ghost of furious power. Even

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The Rural We: Kari Feuer

Artist and longtime Red Hook resident Kari Feuer started The Red Hook Community Arts Network to unite the artists of her community and establish her town as an art destination. It's had another benefit, too: Surrounding herself with other artists has had a positive effect on her own

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The Rural We: Bill Heaton

Bill Heaton began small with his big-time brewery dreams, and now he is owner/operator of the beloved Big Elm Brewery in Sheffield. My wife Christine and I moved to Pittsfield in March of 2005 to open our first business venture, Pittsfield Brew Works, a brewpub downtown. We left well-paying

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The Rural We: Annie Brody

Annie Brody's reasons for living in our region is for the dogs, literally. After adopting a dog in 1999, she saw wide-open spaces in her future, so she left New York City for East Chatham and quickly acclimated to the rural lifestyle. A longtime film buff, she volunteered

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The Rock Star of Stockbridge: Daniel Chester French

By Dan Shaw Although sculptor Daniel Chester French is less well-known than his Berkshires neighbors Edith Wharton and Norman Rockwell, he was as influential as they were and more of a rock star. After all, French often worked in stone, most famously when he designed the iconic 19-foot-high statue (carved

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The Rural We: Josephine Proul

After six years as Executive Chef at Local 111 in Philmont, Josephine Proul assumed ownership of the restaurant in late March. A month into running her own restaurant, Proul is working seven days a week, but whether she's stocking the sparkling water or managing the books, she does

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Why The Colonial Style Was Revived, At The Litchfield Historical Society

By Lisa Green Litchfield may look like the archetype of the perfect Colonial village — white clapboard Congregational meetinghouse, big white homes with black shutters, a pastoral town green. Yet there’s more to it than meets the eye, because the picturesque place you see now evolved from a Victorian setting.

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MASS MoCA: Party Like It’s 15!

By Robert Burke Warren Since the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, a.k.a. MASS MoCA, opened its doors in 1999, it has garnered a reputation as one of the liveliest arts centers in the country, if not the world. That’s code for “great party museum." Keeping its

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The Rural We: Gary Schiro

Gary Schiro is a tried-and-true east coaster. Originally from Niagara Falls, he's also lived in NYC, Dutchess County and currently makes his home in Connecticut. A theater major in college, he is the executive director at Hudson Opera House, New York State's oldest surviving theater. He

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