LGBTQ Busines/Prof Networking: Celebrate Berkshire Hospitality (Pittsfield)

9/16 LGBTQ Business/Professional Networking Event Celebrates LGBTQ-owned Inns & Lodges Providing Extraordinary Berkshire Hospitality
3rd Wednesdays, 5:30-7:30pm
Dollhaus Berkshires
109 Wendell Ave
Pittsfield, MA 01201

The Berkshires’ New Renaissance: LGBTQ-Owned Inns, Campgrounds, & B&Bs Reshaping Regional Hospitality & Collaboration

PITTSFIELD, MA – Long known as a premier cultural and nature getaway for diverse visitors from all over, the Berkshires is experiencing a vibrant hospitality renaissance, driven by a growing network of exceptional LGBTQ-owned boutique lodges, inns, campgrounds, and creative bed-and-breakfasts.

To celebrate this trend and foster regional collaboration, the Berkshire LGBTQ Business & Professional Networking group, co-sponsored by Massachusetts LGBT Chamber of Commerce, Berkshire Magazine, Western Mass Rainbow Pages, & Q-MoB, will host a special event highlighting “LGBTQ-owned Hospitality Businesses Lead Renaissance in Berkshire Hospitality, Creativity, & Diversity” on the third Wednesday of September, 9/16, 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM at The Dollhaus Berkshires in Pittsfield.

The September event will shine a spotlight on the exceptional hospitality, creativity, and collaboration demonstrated by LGBTQ-owned hospitality destinations like:

• Alander Boutique Lodge (Copake, NY)
• Bonnie Brae Campground (Pittsfield, MA)
• Devonfield Inn (Lee, MA)
• Dollhaus Berkshires (Pittsfield, MA)
• Filomena (West Stockbridge, MA)
• Goldenrod Country Inn (Worthington, MA)
• Inn at Kenmore Hall (Richmond, MA)

HOSPITALITY PANEL: We will hear from a panel of hospitality business owners briefly about:

1) What factors have contributed to their success

2) What challenges they have been juggling, what is working, & what help they may want

3) What they will be offering in the fall they are excited about

NETWORKING: And we will invite all the business owners in attendance to briefly introduct yourself and your business and talk about what you will be offering this fall that other business owners should know about, as well as any help you would like from the network of LGBTQ business & professional leaders. By learning more about one another, we can make better referrals to our customers & colleagues about your business.

REGULAR MONTHLY BUSINESS/PROFESSIONAL NETWORKING EVENTS: The 9/16 event is part of an ongoing monthly series—the Berkshire LGBTQ Business, Professional & Community Leaders Networking Events—held on the third Wednesday of each month. Jointly sponsored by the Massachusetts LGBT Chamber of Commerce, Western Mass Rainbow Pages, Q-MoB, and Berkshire Magazine, the series is designed to foster collaboration and increase the community’s capacity to navigate the unique economic and demographic challenges and opportunities facing local LGBTQ+ businesses and professionals. The series is supported by generous grants from Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation, Homestead Foundation, and Berkshire Health Systems, who are also funding the development of the Western Mass Rainbow Pages, a comprehensive directory of LGBTQ-owned & welcoming businesses, professionals, community organizations, resources, and events.

HARVEST OCTOBER CELEBRATION OF LOCAL FOOD & BEVERAGE LGBTQ-OWNED BUSINESSES: The October Business & Professional Networking Event will be on 3rd Wednesday, 10/21/26, 5:30-7:30pm at State Food + Drink in North Adams and will celebrate a large number of new and established LGBTQ-owned local food & beverage businesses that are creating a renaissance in exceptional local food, beverages, & community. Click on this link to register for the 9/16 &/or the 10/21 event,.

SEND US A NOTE IF YOUR LGBTQ-OWNED BUSINESS WOULD LIKE TO HOST A NETWORKING EVENT: if your Berkshire-based queer-owned business would like to host a monthly networking event in November, December, or January, please email Angie Montalvo-Greene & email Bart Church

REACHING US DAY OF THE EVENT: If you have trouble finding us, will be late, or need to cancel the day of the event, please call/text Bart at 413-344-8162