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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PublishedOctober 25, 2021
Bar Guide: On Halloween, spirits of one sort meet spirits of another
Plenty of local spots are offering their creative takes on Zombies and other ghoulishly appropriate cocktails.
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PublishedOctober 25, 2021
Indie Film: ‘Jacinta’ offers a clear-eyed, compassionate portrait of abuse, poverty and prison
PMA Films screens the movie by Maine filmmaker Jessica Earnshaw on Nov. 5.
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PublishedOctober 24, 2021
Michael Keaton was scared to take on his latest role. That’s why he did.
WASHINGTON — Asked why he offered Michael Keaton a lead role in his new Hulu miniseries, “Dopesick,” creator Danny Strong responds as you might expect: Why not? He shot for the stars – well, one star in particular – and figured that if he were to rack up a few passes, he might as well […]
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PublishedOctober 24, 2021
Art review: In ‘minimalist luminist’ Jeff Kellar’s works, a few lines convey much
The paintings, on display at Chase’s Daily in Belfast, can be transporting.
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PublishedOctober 24, 2021
Slasher film ‘Halloween Kills’ gives audience exactly what it wants – and that’s it
Overheard from the press seats as the lights went down before a recent screening of “Halloween Kills”: “I have no idea what to expect here. It’s just some guy with a mask and a – I don’t know. I really have no idea.” The anonymous wag’s delicious sarcasm – and yes, that was sarcasm, dripping […]
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PublishedOctober 24, 2021
Deep Water: ‘The Comfort in Named Things’ by Deborah Cummins
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
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PublishedOctober 24, 2021
Best-Sellers: ‘Cloud Cuckoo Land’; ‘The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse’
The current top 10 best-selling fiction and nonfiction books in hardcover and paperback at Nonesuch Books & More in South Portland.
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PublishedOctober 24, 2021
Society Notebook: PROPEL honors young professionals for their pandemic pivots
In difficult times, these people and organizations have excelled.
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PublishedOctober 18, 2021
Theater review: Two couples chronicle their friendship through the decades
‘Middletown’ is an affecting evening of theater.
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PublishedOctober 18, 2021
Eat & Run: Indulge your inner vegan at Curbside Comforts
The food truck plans to keeping parking on the Eastern Prom into December.
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