Tourists

915 State Street

North Adams, MA 01247

413.347.4995

Planes

Albany International Airport (1 hour drive)

Bradley International Airport (1.5 hours)

LaGuardia International Airport (3 hours drive)

JFK International Airport (3.5 hours drive)

Trains

Manhattan, NY (3 hours via Albany, NY)

Automobiles

Boston, MA (3 hours drive)

Manhattan, NY (3 hours drive)

Hartford, CT (3 hours drive)

Philadelphia (5.5 hours drive)n

(Note: subject to change, check back for latest information)

Download the itinerary here.

Day 1 - Wednesday, 9/30/26

3:00 - Check in Tourists, lodge

6:00 - Group Dinner Tourists, the Airport Rooms

7:30 - Fireside Keynote Tourists, Tourists House, #1328

9:00 - Flex time (cocktails and/or s’mores available) Tourists, lodge, riverside deck, or by a campfire

Day 2 - Thursday, 10/1/26

8:00 - (optional) Guided meditation sessionTourists, forest yoga platform

8:30 - ZX Introduction, w/Daniel Gloyd, Tourists, the Airport Rooms

10:00 - Bus to Hancock Shaker Village, Tourists, front parking lot

11:00 - Introduction to Shaker material culture w/Sarah Margolis-Pineo & Brece Honeycutt, Hancock Shaker Village, Meeting House

12:00 - “Ways of Seeing” guide to seeing and interpreting the built utopian environment, w/Killeen Hanson, Hancock Shaker Village, Meetinghouse

1:00 - Lunch time (local options available) Hancock Shaker Village,

2:00 - Free-form wander time at the Shake Village, Hancock Shaker Village

4:00 - Reflection and interpretation of Shaker material Culture, w/Killeen Hanson and Sarah Margolis-Pineo, Hancock Shaker Village, Meetinghouse

5:00 - A Braver Collective” featured speaker, founder Scott DilleHancock Shaker Village, Timber Frame

6:00 - Group Dinner - chef-prepared family-style dinner Hancock Shaker Village, Timber Frame

7:30 - Bus back to Tourists HotelHancock Shaker Village, front parking lot

8:30 - Flex time (cocktails and/or s’mores available) Tourists, lodge, riverside deck, or by a campfire

Day 3 - Friday, 10/2/26

9:00 - ZX Framework “The Three Movements of Warmth” w/Daniel Gloyd, Tourists, the Airport Rooms

10:30 - “The Relationship as a Unit of Design” w/Hugh Dubberly. Tourists, the Airport Rooms

11:30 - Break

12:00 - Bus to MASS MoCA, Tourists, front parking lot

12:15 - Lunch time (options available on campus) MASS MoCA cafe and courtyard cafes, downtown North Adams (walkable)

2:00 - “Technologies of Relation” tour and curator talk MASS MoCA, meet at front lobby

4:00 - Reflection & interpretation of Technologies of Relation, w/Hugh Dubberly, MASS MoCA, TBD

5:00 - Flex time (cocktails/beer/wine/refreshments available on campus)MASS MoCA, courtyard cafes, downtown North Adams (walkable)

6:30 - Dusk viewing of James Turrell’s “Sky Space” MASS MoCA, meet at front lobby

7:30 - Bus to STATE Food & Drink, MASS MoCA, front parking lot

7:45 - “Source & Story” a curated dinner with Chef Tu, STATE Food & Drink

9:00 - Bus back to Tourists, STATE Food & Drink, back parking lot

9:15 - Flex time (cocktails and/or s’mores available) Tourists, lodge, riverside deck, or by a campfire

Day 4 - Saturday 10/3/26

9:00 - “Warmth through the Buddhists Lens” w/ Stephanie SmithTourists, the Airport Rooms

10:30 - “Integration” moderated reflection and integrationTourists, the Airport Rooms

11:30 - Farewell discussion Tourists, the Airport Rooms

The Berkshires in Western Massachusetts are cool and crisp in the fall. Daytime temps in the 70s cool to as low as 50s at night.

• Sweater/light jacket (it’s sweater weather)

• Causal shoes/sneakers

• Hat (and sunblock)

• Bathing suit (the outdoor pool at Tourists might be open (depending on weather trends)

• Hiking/jogging/yoga attire (not part of program but you may be inspired)

• Camera, notebook, sketchbook (laptop optional!)

Our roster is currently at around 20 people. - world builders of all kinds who plan and create experiences for other people. We’ll keep it at this size (plus or minus) in order to preserve the intimate, and generative nature of this retreat.

Each experience, plus Tourists motor lodge, is accessible and ADA compatible. Feel free to contact us if you have any concerns or specific requirements.

More specifically, Wednesday night will include a short walk between dinner and fireside chat. This includes some mild stairs and slightly uneven terrain on a well-worn foot path.

Dinners together on all three evenings are included in our program. Our chef’s have asked me to tell you they are eager to accommodate all dietary needs.

If you have any requests, please let us know at designingwarmth@gmail.com.

Questions or concerns before, during, or after the event can be addressed to Daniel:

Daniel Gloyd: (562) 243-6478

Danielgloyd@gmail.com

Tourists: (413) 347-4995

Hancock Shaker Village: (413) 443-0188

MASS MoCA: (413) 662-2111

STATE Food & Drink: (413) 346-4226

A shuttle buss will provide our transportation from Tourists hotel to all offsite locations.

Our program includes beautiful group dinners each evening and coffee during our morning sessions.

Breakfasts, lunches, espresso drinks, and beer/wine/cocktails are available at Tourists and at our various sites during flex times where participants are free to shop, eat, explore, on foot.