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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PublishedDecember 20, 2021
Concert review: Renaissance Voices return for seasonal celebration
The Christmas-themed concert, canceled last year, felt like a reunion despite the pandemic’s impacts on the program.
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PublishedDecember 20, 2021
Definitive Brewing to open tasting room and restaurant at Sunday River
The Portland-based brewery’s third location is set to open the day after Christmas.
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PublishedDecember 20, 2021
Bar Guide: Old Port taqueria Lupita’s best for a quick bite
The fast-casual spot, which serves tequila drinks, opened this summer where B. Good used to be.
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PublishedDecember 20, 2021
Indie Film: New survival show pits dogs, and their humans, against Maine wilderness
‘Called To The Wild’ is airing on the National Geographic channel and streaming on its website.
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PublishedDecember 20, 2021
Best movies of 2021: Almodovar just gets better, family films make a comeback
Pedro Almodovar’s ‘Parallel Mothers’ heads the list of Ann Hornaday’s favorite movies of the year.
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PublishedDecember 20, 2021
‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ is a big, fat Christmas present for fans
“Spider-Man: No Way Home,” for fanatic followers of the webslinger, is a big, fat Christmas present, covered in shiny, blue-and-red wrapping paper and all tied up with a pretty web bow. For more casual consumers of the costumed comic-book superhero’s exploits, mileage may vary. But there’s a whole lot to like here. There’s just a […]
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PublishedDecember 19, 2021
Maine Gardener: There’s lots to learn about lichen and moss
Two books can help identify different species on your property.
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PublishedDecember 19, 2021
Society Notebook: Farms for Food Equity making headway toward ending hunger
The new nonprofit has big goals and generous supporters who showed up for its first fundraiser, held Dec. 9 at Rosemont Market & Wine Bar.
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PublishedDecember 19, 2021
‘Nightmare Alley’: The rise and fall of a con man, told in luscious, lurid detail
Based on William Lindsay Gresham’s 1946 novel about the rise and fall of a con man – previously adapted for the screen in 1947 – Guillermo del Toro’s noirish-to-the-point-of-misanthropic, gorgeously atmospheric “Nightmare Alley” may be the filmmaker’s best-looking film yet, as well as the one with the most sour outlook on humanity. Every other outdoor […]
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PublishedDecember 19, 2021
Golden Age of TV is tarnished in Aaron Sorkin’s ‘Being the Ricardos’
Imagine a 10-episode podcast about the making of a single episode of the 1950s marital sitcom “I Love Lucy” – a podcast dense with behind-the-scenes details about the show’s real-life husband-and-wife stars, Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball, who played wildly caricatured versions of themselves on the hit show for six seasons. Imagine a trove of […]
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