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The Rural We: Pamela Badila

Pamela and her son, Young Paris, from the Badila Family Facebook page Pamela Badila is perhaps best known as the matriarch of the Badila family and co-founder, with her late husband Elombe, of the Diata Diata International Folkloric Theatre. The longtime Hudson, New York resident is, in her words, “involved

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The Rural We: Peter Spears

Actor, writer and director Peter Spears, who lives in the Hudson Valley, was a producer of the film "Call Me By Your Name." He has appeared in several television series and had starring roles in movies such as "Something’s Gotta Give", "Cries from the

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The Rural We: Love Letter From A Reader

Rural Intelligence’s founding editors Marilyn Bethany and Dan Shaw conceived of a cultural and lifestyle magazine — an online publication — that would foster a sense of community across state and county lines. Their vision quickly came to fruition, but RI has done more than that: it has engendered a bonhomie

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The Rural We: George Camarda

Westchester County native George Camarda has been a script supervisor for the past 25 years on television shows including The West Wing, Law & Order and Boardwalk Empire, and for feature films including, most famously, Boys Don’t Cry. Camarda has received awards from the New York State Council on

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The Rural We: Chris Silva

The executive director of the Bardavon 1869 Opera House in Poughkeepsie, New York, Chris Silva has been a theater founder, director, producer, manager and script developer. After college graduation, he founded the Eureka Theatre in a San Francisco commune. That theater went on to present the world premiere of Tony

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The Rural We: Lara Tupper

Lara Tupper is another of our region’s multi-talented individuals who is successfully living her passions. For Tupper, it is a twin love of singing and writing, both of which she does professionally. Last week, Tupper released her first full-length CD, “This Dance,” a mix of her favorite jazz and

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The Rural We: John Carroll Lynch

Actor John Carroll Lynch, or as you may better know him, Norm Gunderson from the movie "Fargo," Drew’s brother Steve on "The Drew Carey Show," and Twisty the Clown on "American Horror Story: Freak Show" and "American Horror Story: Cult," lives

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The Rural We: Marlow Shami

Photographer, artist and writer Marlow Shami, who lives in Goshen, Conn., conducts Nature as Healer workshops and talks. She specializes in the healing connection between humans and the natural world. Earlier in her career, she was the first female videographer at Channel 3, Hartford’s CBS affiliate, where she and

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The Rural We: Oskar Hallig

Oskar Hallig [left] and his husband, Michael Zippel [right], are the creative team behind Only In My Dreams Events. Hallig, a Mount Washington, Mass. native met the German Zippel while working in Berlin and the two moved to the Berkshires in 2001 to run The Hilltop House Bed & Breakfast.

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The Rural We: Val Shaff

Germantown, New York resident Val Shaff calls herself the “quintessential valley girl” — the Hudson Valley, that is. She grew up in Hastings-on-Hudson and went to Bard College before moving to New York City to start her career. Shaff specializes in photographing animals, capturing the “soul to soul” contact with every

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The Rural We: Tambra Dillon

On New Year's Day, Tambra Dillon takes the helm as Hudson Hall’s new executive director, having served as co-director for the past four years. Replacing the retiring Gary Schiro, who’s been leading the historic opera house’s revitalization for more than 20 years, is no small

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The Rural We: Jeni Wrightson

Jeni Wrightson is the new owner of Nourish Juice Bar in Red Hook, New York (formerly Get Juiced). Through her practice, Glorious Morning Wellness, she’s also a certified holistic health coach, specializing in confidence and self-love, which she says has a lot to do with food. But Wrightson is

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