2023

Meet the Winners

Harrisburg Magazine’s Simply the Art Photo Submitted By ArtistsStory By Christina Heintzelman – cheintzelman@benchmarkmediallc.com In August 2022, Harrisburg Magazine, celebrated the twenty-fifty anniversary of Simply the Best. A decision was made to expand this program […]

2022

It’s Your Move

Celebrating Centuries of Tabletop Entertainment Story & Photo By Dimitri John Diekewicz Pass Go and Collect $200,’ ‘Crown Me!,’ ‘You Sank My Battleship,’ ‘Six letters with a Double Word Score,’ and ‘Checkmate’ are popular phrases […]

2022

Two Local Women Artists Reach for the Stars

And Those Stars Have Landed in Their Hands Photo Supplied By The ArtistsStory By Christina Heintzelman – cheintzelman@benchmarkmediallc.com “Always remember you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the […]

2022

Mindfulness in Teaching and Art

Opening the Quintessence of Creativity for Others Photo Submitted By Artist, John DavisStory By Christina Heintzelman – cheintzelman@benchmarkmediallc.com Teacher, art facilitator, artist. John Davis never took an art class in high school and came to […]

2022

Matriarchs of Art

Group Photo By Jeb BoydStory By Christina Heintzelman – cheintzelman@benchmarkmediallc.com We are strong, we are unapologetic and secure in who we are and what we do, we are fierce, we are creative, we are wise, […]

2022

In the Future Sense

Illustration by Georgia DuCharmeStory by Judah Mahay You assumed too much. The world would be fine without you. In this, you were dreadfully wrong. The stars did not sing your praise. The Earth did not […]

2022

COCOON – The Emergence of Historical Legacy

Kate Browne’s Public Space Sculpture in Steelton scheduled for 2023 Photo By Eric EtheridgeStory By Christina Heintzelman – cheintzelman@benchmarkmediallc.com Cocoon – verb – (Cambridge Dictionary) ‘to protect someone or something from pain or an unpleasant […]

2022

Mr. Sanderson Goes to Harrisburg

Character Actor with Lots of Character Finds a Home in the Capitol City Photo SubmittedStory By Randy Gross – rgross@harrisburgmagazine.com William Sanderson, whose characterizations have ranged from roles in television shows like “Newhart” (Larry, the […]

2020

A Study in Complexity: Susan Kreider Getty

Photo Submitted By Susan Kreider GettyStory By Christina Heintzelman – cheintzelman@benchmarkmediallc.com Susan Kreider Getty is an artist who does not wish to be placed in any artistic genre. “I work in oils, pastels, acrylics, watercolors, […]