Patrick Lo Re and Sabrina Mitre walk by their former three-car garage, now a performance venue and recording studio. Once an orchard, part of the appeal of their six-acre property was the quiet and the sense of being enveloped by both nature and the hamlet of New Baltimore. “It’s an intimate space that offers the possibility of going inward and outward,” explains Lo Re. “Just like the creative process: you can withdraw, feel the protection of nature, and then be open and share by being in community. Credit: Winona Barton-Ballentine