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It Was a Dark and Stormy Night....

What do kids, dogs, drag queens, and ghosts have in common?  They're all batty for Halloween. But then, who isn't?  What follows is a (no doubt incomplete) compendium of Halloween revels for adults.  For child-friendly Halloween activities, please see our Kids Calendar. The Mount, the grand,

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Millerton Falls for Art Again: Paintings, Parties & More

You don't have to be an art aficionado to participate in the treasure hunt this weekend in Millerton, which is designed to encourage you to take a serious look at the paintings, photographs and sculpture that more than sixty artists will be exhibiting at nearly three dozen local

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Welcome to Vassar: Architectural Walking Tours Open to All

Vassar College is very difficult to get into if you want to be a student there, but the elite, 149-year-old private college is making it easier for outsiders to enjoy its historic grounds and facilities. You don't have to be a nostalgic alumna or an anxious prospective parent

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Gay & Arty: LGBTQ Exhibitions in Hudson & Pittsfield

The Hudson renaissance has always had a gay subtext with so many of the antique dealers, shopkeepers and home restorers being gay.  But it wasn't until this spring when the drag queen/event planner Trixie Starr organized (in just two months!) the first Hudson Pride Parade  that the

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Hark! The Medieval Faire Returns to Ventfort Hall

Chivalry is back in the Berkshires this weekend as Ventfort Hall, the Jacobean-revival mansion that houses The Museum of the Gilded Age once again provides a semi-persuasive setting for its crowd-pleasing Medieval Faire.   Last year a mix of locals and tourists drawn to the region specifically for this event numbered

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Berkshire Botanical Garden's 76th Annual Harvest Festival

The Berkshire Botanical Garden is going back to its roots. "The Harvest Festival is our biggest and most popular event of the year, and with all the music, hay rides, food and crafts people often forget that they are at a botanical garden," says Molly Boxer, who has

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Cycling Season: Three Unique Bike Rides for Good Causes

Is there any better way to take in the glories of fall than on a bicycle?  The hills and roadways of the Rural Intelligence region provide cycling challenges and quintessential country vistas, and for the next three Sundays—September 19 in Lime Rock, September 26 in the southern Berkshires, and

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20 Questions for Millerton Sportswriter Peter Richmond

Peter Richmond's love for professional football the-way-it-used-to-be is clear from the books he writes. Last year, he co-wrote with Frank Gifford The Glory Game: How the 1958 NFL Championship Changed Football Forever, which made The New York Times best-seller list. Now, he's written a book about

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Germantown Celebrates the Big 3-0-0!

By Kathryn Matthews America was built on the backs of diverse immigrant groups.  But when recalling those immigrants with hard-luck tales to tell, the Germans aren’t likely top-of-mind. While Germany ushers in the 20th anniversary of its East-West reunification on October 3rd, Germantown, New York, in Columbia County will

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Berkshire Forum : A Three Day Think Tank Debuts in Pittsfield

The Colonial Theatre in Pittsfield is being turned into a Think Tank called The Berkshire Forum from September 14 -16. Tina Chase and Mary Collins George—veteran organizers of the Gilder/Forbes Telescom Conferences who work out of offices above Tom's Toys in Great Barrington—are bringing together

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Girls Gone Wild at the Goshen Agricultural Fair

Celia McGee, a journalist who has been spending weekends in Goshen, CT, for many years, reports from the fairgrounds: The Goshen Fair, held every Labor Day Weekend at the Goshen Agricultural Society fairgrounds in Litchfield County, is famous for its view of the Litchfield Hills, its dairy barn, its democratic

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Who Needs Disneyworld? We Have County Fairs

It's the season for the annual county and country fairs, and they can be schizophrenic affairs—earnest agricultural competitions side by side with scary rides and schlock. The carnival side of the Dutchess County Fair is Coney Island-in-the-country, featuring the usual games of chance along with a petting

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