Leslie Bridgers is the features editor for the Portland Press Herald, overseeing coverage of arts, entertainment and culture. She spent 10 years as a reporter, half of that time for the Portland Press Herald, covering the western suburbs of Portland, writing feature stories and working on special projects. Originally from Connecticut, Leslie came to Maine by way of Bowdoin College and never left.
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PublishedMarch 7, 2022
Tap Lines: Internship program aims to bring diversity to beer industry
Brewing Up Opportunity was created by a partnership between Maine Beer Co. and the University of Southern Maine.
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PublishedMarch 7, 2022
Indie Film: Documentary about a dedicated mom has taken a new turn since her death
The story of Stephanie Lay is deeper than the makers of ‘Routine Interrupted’ imagined.
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PublishedMarch 6, 2022
Deep Water: ‘Tell Me How Many Black Seabirds,’ by Susan Cook
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
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PublishedMarch 6, 2022
Best-Sellers: ‘Cloud Cuckoo Land,’ ‘Wintering’
The current top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Longfellow Books in Portland.
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PublishedMarch 6, 2022
Society Notebook: Fire & Ice Gala kicks off Carnaval ME
The Feb. 17 event was a fundraiser for WinterKids.
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PublishedMarch 6, 2022
This year’s Oscar-nominated shorts are long on dark material
The Academy Award-nominated short films are sometimes dismissed as the Raisinets of the Oscars: bite-sized portions of cinematic sweetness, with only nominal nutritional value. The reality is quite different. Despite films that do, sometimes, hew to the gently inspirational and uplifting, particularly in the category of animation, which Pixar has historically dominated, Oscar shorts are […]
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PublishedMarch 6, 2022
Art review: Distinctive styles display nature’s emotional range
‘Human/Nature’ at Alice Gauvin Gallery in Portland features four artists with very different aesthetics.
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PublishedMarch 6, 2022
In joyless ‘The Batman,’ Robert Pattinson channels the vampire Edward Cullen
Robert Pattinson gets back to his vampire roots in “The Batman,” in which he plays the title character with the same moody, broody intensity he brought to his breakout role in “Twilight.” “I’m a nocturnal animal,” Pattinson’s joyless superhero announces in one of several voice-overs, delivered in a hoarse whisper worthy of Clint Eastwood’s Harry […]
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PublishedFebruary 28, 2022
Indie Film: Brunswick-born actor takes sci-fi star turn playing nine roles in one
Samuel Dunning is also working on a Maine-set mockumentary called ‘Canoe Dig It?’
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PublishedFebruary 28, 2022
Bar Guide: For cocktails in a tropical setting, you only need to go to Saco
Pacifico will have you coming back for more.
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