Just a reminder - Mantis is back, this time in Midtown.
Stop in tonight between 7-10 p.m. for the opening reception for local artist Garrick Dorsett.
More info from Mantis after the jump.
The Mantis Collective presents:
Things that go bump in the night; A barefoot stroll though the minefield.
Garrick Dorsett: Artist
Mixed media
Opening reception with the artist Friday August 1st 7-10pm
Light refreshment and live sound sculpting by the “Knuckle Bros.”
Exhibit is on view by appointment only Saturday August 2nd through Sunday August 31st 2008
Artist Bio:
Garrick Dorsett received his BFA in 1999 from The University of the Arts in Philadelphia. After graduating, Garrick continued to work as an artist with his primary medium being photography. In 2003 he completed a long-term project photographing the bicycle couriers in Philadelphia and other underground subcultures of the city.
A lifelong interest in graffiti art has inspired his more recent work with an emphasis on the medium’s context and impermanent nature. Lately, he has started to collaborate with the multi-media group ColorMake from the Central Pennsylvania area. These young and upcoming artists have also influenced his recent work.
Garrick has exhibited his work in various venues including the Genus Loci Gallery in Cape May, New Jersey, the Philadelphia Art Museum, One Pixel Gallery, and the Sandy Webster Gallery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and the Exit Art in New York, New York. His work has been published in magazines and books such as Thrasher Magazine, the International Book of Photography and the Korean publication Photo Monthly.
Garrick Dorsett currently resides in the small town of Dauphin, Pennsylvania, where he continues to photograph and grow as an artist. He holds the position of Photographic Educational Specialist at Harrisburg Area Community College and also teaches photography as an adjunct faculty member. He is an avid fisherman and outdoor enthusiast.
Tag Archive | "Midtown"
Nonna’s Just Got Better (Again)
Posted on 14 July 2008 by
jerseym
Once again, Nonna’s is proving itself to be one of the strongest and most promising new businesses in Midtown Harrisburg. Through their weekly emailer (delivered Sunday nights), Ray and Grace Diaz have consistently asked for and welcomed their customer feedback. And not only do the ask for and welcome such feedback, they also do what [...]
FoM makes news with whistle campaign
Posted on 26 June 2008 by
Sara Bozich
Friends of Midtown, the neighborhood group of which I am also a board member, made news this week with its whistle campaign.
Check out the story from ABC27 after the jump.
Safety Whistles Make Way Through Midtown
posted 3:56 pm Tue June 24, 2008 - Harrisburg, Pa.
reporter: Amy Kehm
posted by: Bryan Peach
In response to recent violence in Harrisburg's Midtown section,
leaders are arming residents with a crime prevention tool - small blue
emergency whistles are making their way through Midtown.
The whistles attach to keychains. Local organization "Friends of
Midtown" is distributing them through the area's six neighborhood watch
groups.
"We want to get these widely distributed throughout the community
because the more whistles, the better the effect works," said Chuck
Hamilton, Friends of Midtown's Safety Committee Chairman.
The idea is that a whistle can scare perpetrators away and get the attention of neighbors.
"It's very proactive. It's very safe," said Hamilton. "It's been used
effectively in a variety or urban settings over the years."
Wanda Pritulski has lived in Midtown for 20 years. She agrees that the whistles are a good idea.
"If you see trouble or you are in trouble, you can draw attention to
yourself," Pritulski said. "The more people are aware of what's going
on, the better off you're going to be."
Midtown resident Mike Vanjura is not so sure that whistles are the solution.
"The mayor thinks that carrying whistles is going to be the end-all, be-all to prevent muggings from happening," he said.
Friends of Midtown said the whistles are a way to stand up for their community.
"We're watching. And we're bonding," Hamilton said. "And we have
numerous groups and we're active and we're being proactive in
initiating these campaigns."
If you live in Midtown and would like a whistle, contact your
neighborhood watch group. If you do not know which group is yours,
Friends of Midtown can direct you to the right people.
For more information, please log on to www.friendsofmidtown.org.
Another Midtown Attack
Posted on 23 June 2008 by
floor9.com
One of Sunday’s attacks happened at the intersection of Second and Union Streets, which is awfully close to downtown. ABC27 has the story; if anyone else covered it, I hadn’t noticed.
For the record, I still don’t feel that downtown — or midtown, for that matter — is unsafe. I think this is a surge in crime due to factors that can be debated in volumes. While there may be different groups of criminals at work, I do believe that all of the assaults are related in at least some passing way. I think it’s somewhat obvious that this started with a Group Of Bored Kids deciding to kick their shenanigans up to the criminal level a few times. Then Their Friends heard about it and did the same, and now Some Guys From Elsewhere have read about it and joined in the fray.
Second and Union is not a bad part of town. But it’s a half block off Forster and a stone’s throw from Restaurant Row. What happens if this creeps up to Second and State? I know a lot of downtown revelers have basically ignored the attacks and kept on partying.
Patriot News Reporter Robbed In Midtown
Posted on 20 June 2008 by
jerseym
Sometime last night, June 19 2008, a Patriot News reporter was robbed at gunpoint while walking home with a friend on Herr Street somewhere between 2nd and 3rd. (Reporters name is being withheld out of respect and until an official statement is obtained)
Sources tell me the reporter and friend were stopped, held at gunpoint by [...]
Mount Midtown is Shrinking-
Posted on 17 June 2008 by
jerseym
While enjoying a tasty White Pizza followed by a delicious Blueberry Muffin at Nonna’s in Midtown Harrisburg today, I was able to watch a bulldozer begin to take big scoops of Mount Midtown (corner of Reily and Green) to the HACC construction site.
MIDTOWN CRIME ALERT
Posted on 16 June 2008 by
jerseym
High School’s out.
If you’re out and about this summer; enjoying the warm evening air- keep your mace in your hand and for you license-to-carry-folks, keep your finger on the trigger-
A vicious group of cowardly, unruly, dangerous youths was prowling the streets of Midtown last night like a pack of wild dogs- and viciously attacked two [...]
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