Oskar and Mike are voted as part of the Berkshire 25 in 2024!

Serial entrepreneurs, grassroots organizers, and supporters of LGBTQIA+ businesses in the Berkshires, Oskar Hallig and Mike Zippel own Only In My Dreams Events, creating galas for Berkshire Immigrant Center, Railroad Street Youth Project, The Mount, Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, and others. In 2020, Hallig and Zippel opened The Shop in South Egremont, an “over-the-top candy store for grown ups looking for unique gifts,” as they describe it. Both businesses are Certified Safe Spaces by Berkshire Pride. Hallig is on the board of the Southern Berkshire Chamber of Commerce and a mentor for EforAll Berkshire County; Zippel is board chair of Berkshire Art Center and an artist in his own right with his Beloved Buildings series. “Oskar and Mike ARE the community. They know everyone, support local businesses, and were my first clients,” says Trace Augcomfar, founder of digital visitors guide BerkHub.