THE STORIES WE TELL
WHERE TO GO WHEN THERE AIN'T NO SNOW
In the 1954 classic Christmas movie,  White Christmas,  Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye play veterans who rally to save their former Army commander from bankruptcy when a snowless Vermont winter threatens his ski lodge. The movie ends happily with all romantic entanglements resolved and the heavens delivering a thick coating of snow.
COCKTAILS & CABARET
The Sharon Playhouse kicks off its 2020 schedule Saturday, January 25th, with a madcap evening with Paige Turner performing  Confessions of an Un-Natural Blonde.  The performance is the first of this year’s three-part Cocktails and Cabaret...

LAMB RAGÙ
Most Americans are familiar with the Italian dish known as ragù, a meat-based sauce usually served over pasta. Surprisingly, the term is derived from the French word “ragout” and reached ...

BE CURIOUS

For those of us who live with cats we witness curiosity on the prowl every day. Delving into corners, cupboards and empty cardboard boxes, cats have a deep, instinctive need to know that everything is “as it should be” in their territory...

PATIENCE
I recently started a new needlework pattern. Before it is done, I expect to have precisely placed some 18,975 stitches. Obviously, it will take some time to finish. I estimate about a year’s worth of my time. My little great-niece bops...

HAPPENING THIS WEEK
Each week our millennial writer, Charlotte Penrose, looks around the region for what's happening and shares recommendations - the most interesting and fun events to come. Her thoughts for this one and her
peek beneath the radar.

GAGE HOUSE
Thorough and flawlessly restored Gage Tavern sits discreetly in the midst of an exquisite landscape. The circa 1764 Hudson Valley tavern was dismantled and relocated to its private domain to serve as a superb home fit for entertaining...

WINTER SPORTS
We are a winter play land, famous for our skiing and winter sports. Here is our guide to the some of the many places to ski, skate and exercise.