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Good Neighbors: The Hammertown Barn Party and Auction

Jamie Larson reports from Pine Plains. The neighborly bond between Columbia and Dutchess Counties was on display and strengthened Saturday, September 21, at the eighth annual Hammertown Barn Party and Auction. Hosted by the ubiquitous home and design store, and sponsored by the Fund for Columbia County (FFCC), and The

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Filled To The Brim: The 15th Annual Berkshire Grown Harvest Supper

Jamie Larson reports from Great Barrington. It's no secret that Berkshire County's plate runneth over with local farms, food artisans, and restaurants of the highest quality, but it can still take your breath away to see it all represented in one place. And that's

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Making It Work: Southern Berkshire's Business Person of the Year

Amy Krzanik reports from Stockbridge. The night was sweltering but the mood was festive at the Norman Rockwell Museum, as The Southern Berkshire Chamber of Commerce honored its 2013 Business Person of the Year, Eugene A. Dellea, on Wednesday, September 11. Mr. Dellea is the President of BMC's

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75 Degrees In The Shade: A Brunch for the Aglet Theatre Company

Dale Stewart reports from Lakeville. On Sunday morning, September 8, a standing-room-only-crowd gathered to support "Going Backstage: Brunch with Tom Jones," the Aglet Theatre Company's annual benefit at the Town Grove. This Tom Jones isn't the guy women throw their panties at but the

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The Joint Was Jumpin': Habitat for Humanity Jazz Benefit

Amy Krzanik reports from Hillsdale. On Sunday, September 8, Richard Collens opened his home for the third of four benefit concerts he's hosting this summer, this most recent one in honor of Columbia County Habitat for Humanity. His high-ceilinged, sun-filled living room served as the perfect spot for

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Night of Illusion at the Center for Performing Arts At Rhinebeck

Jamie Larson reports from Rhinebeck. On September 7, the air was cool and the sky a darkening blue as the sun went down on the towering red barn that is home to The Center for Performing Arts at Rhinebeck on the evening of its magical celebration, "Night of Illusion.

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WBCR Wilderness Song Benefit

Amy Krzanik reports from Sheffield. The community spirit was strong on Saturday, August 31 as volunteers and guests gathered on Dewey Hall's back lawn to celebrate WBCR'sWilderness Song fundraiser. The local radio station broadcasts from Great Barrington on 97.7fm and is a volunteer-based, noncommercial enterprise.

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Mod and Cool on a Hot Day: AIDS Council Garden Party

Scott Baldinger reports from Kinderhook. The modern architecture  of the self-designed home of designer Lucien Rees Roberts and architect Steven Harris (the latter pictured at left with a painting of grandma Maddie Gallow Hill Harris), served as the cool backdrop on a hot and humid Sunday, September 1, for the

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Jacob's Pillow Throws A Fab Finale

Amy Krzanik reports from Becket. Dancers and dance-lovers alike partied the night away on Saturday, August 24, as Jacob's Pillow brought its 2013 season to a close. Attendees chose a finale performance by either The Martha Graham Dance Company or Abraham.In.Motion, then filed into the tent

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MOMIX and Susan B. Anthony Project's Golden Hour

Dale Stewart reports from Sharon. The fifth Annual MOMIX in the Garden on August 25th, 2013, featured a private sunset performance by the internationally renowned illusionist dance troupe to benefit the Susan B. Anthony Project, which helps survivors of sexual assault. The event was hosted at the meticulous Sharon home

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Potential Fields Artist Reception

Jamie Larson reports from Germantown. For the first time ever the Friends of Clermont and Clermont Historic Site have created an exhibit of contemporary art on the public park grounds at the bucolic Clermont Estate. Entitled Potential Fields… a meandering algorithm, the exhibition of sculptures was created by eight well-known

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Spiegeltent's Last Waltz

Dale Stewart reports from Annandale-on-Hudson. The first signs of the season’s end came on Sunday, August 18 at the closing party for Bard’s SummerScape series housed in Spiegeltent, the rare authentic Belgian “mirror tent." The eight-week-long festival featured live jazz music, salsa, tango and swing dance, bawdy

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