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Music And Food Take Center Stage At Winery's Summertide

By Jamie Larson Live music, wine and food, all of the highest quality, enjoyed in a meadow overlooking the mountains…sounds like a dream. It also sounds like the Summertide Festival from July 7-9, at Cascade Mountain Winery in Amenia, New York. It feels a little like the setting of

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Go For The Wine, Stay For The Music, Food, Art And Yoga

Music at White Silo Farm and Winery. By Lisa Green Last week, while doing our research to bring you a roundup of summer outdoor music series, we saw that wineries have become venues for music. We realized, too, that they are offering more than tastings along with a little music

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Hudson Valley Sunday: A Day Trip For Antiquers And Others

Calling all antiques lovers, historic building appreciators and day-trippers looking for a new adventure: A day-long excursion in the Hudson Valley, hosted by the editors of The Magazine Antiques, is taking reservations for an outing on June 11. “Hudson Valley Sunday” includes tours of some magnificent properties — from private homes

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Sweet Freedom: The Rehabilitation Work of Audubon Sharon

Sunny Bettley releases the red-tailed hawk. By CB Wismar It’s an incredible thrill... a pure adrenaline rush… and it’s over in an instant. The elegant bird, in this case a juvenile red-tailed hawk, has been in the care of the rehabilitation unit at Audubon Sharon for over a

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Art In The Elements: Turn Park Art Space Opens

By Amy Krzanik It goes without saying that you visit a sculpture park in order to view its sculptures. But, if that were the only reason, why would collectors go through the trouble of purchasing land and building a park, when they could house these artworks in a building – a

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It’s A Zoo At Millbrook School (And We Don’t Mean The Kids)

Red panda cub with Millbrook School student Zooies. Photos courtesy Millbrook School. By Merida Welles Coati and Kinkajou, Kea and Rhea. Foreign dishes? Exotic holiday spots? Hardly! These extraordinary creatures are just a few of the 180 exotic and indigenous animals housed at Trevor Zoo, Millbrook School’s six-acre animal

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The RuraList: Ways To Sweeten Your Valentine's Day

You don’t have to be part of a traditional twosome to take advantage of these special Valentine’s Day meals, deals and ideas. Treat your best friend to a swanky dinner and a show, or invite your mom to a wine and chocolate tasting or a love-inspired lecture. Since

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Make Connections: Travel The High Road Through Berkshire County

All photos courtesy of BNRC. By Amy Krzanik As walkers, hikers, cross-country skiers and snowshoers know, the Berkshires is one of the best places to work up a sweat while you “bathe in nature.” Unfortunately, you’ll have to carry your own cold water or hot drink and snack with

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Along The Clay Way In Northern Conn. and Nearby N.Y. State

Alison Palmer in her studio. By CB Wismar For the three days that comprise Columbus Day Weekend, from Saturday, Oct. 8 through Monday, Oct. 10, 18 area clay artists will present an inaugural studio tour – Clay Way. Visitors are encouraged to tour as many of the western Connecticut and nearby

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RI-Region Bike Trails: Explore The Beauty On Two Wheels

Ashuwillticook Rail Trail By Amy Krzanik You've driven through miles and miles of stunning RI countryside, and have taken the train into our area along the picturesque Hudson River, but there's a way to get even closer to the view and get your heart rate up,

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Walk & Roll: Rhinebeck Jams Out At Porchfest

Some of the porches on the festival lineup. By Andrea Pyros If you’ve ever wanted to get up close and personal with Rhinebeck’s lovely historic homes, the first inaugural Rhinebeck Porchfest music festival on Saturday, September 17 is your chance to walk right up to the front steps.

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Weekend Of Wheels At Lime Rock (And A Parade, Too)

Photos courtesy Lime Rock Park. By CB Wismar For some, they are exquisite rolling sculptures – the finest representation of the designer’s art. For others, they’re nothing more than a necessity, like electricity and cable TV. Then there’s the group that just finds them a nuisance — members of

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