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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PublishedJune 28, 2021
Tap Lines: Why a Mainer’s brewery tour of Asheville feels familiar, yet different
The North Carolina city has a lot in common with Portland but also plenty of its own character to discover.
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PublishedJune 27, 2021
Society Notebook: Tournament stakeholders fete return of pro golf to Maine
The Live and Work in Maine Open on Tuesday held a dinner and an auction to benefit the Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital.
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PublishedJune 27, 2021
‘F9’ is under pressure to be the flick that revives moviegoing
Donna Langley, the Universal Pictures honcho who was one of the first studio leaders to delay a major movie over pandemic concerns, now has Hollywood’s hopes riding on that popcorn flick’s long-awaited arrival in theaters. “F9,” the latest installment of the Fast & Furious series, is a gut-churning visual spectacle of a film that has […]
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PublishedJune 27, 2021
Theater review: ‘Spamalot’ hits right note for Ogunquit’s return
The zany movie-turned-musical, further adapted for pandemic times, is the first production to be staged in the playhouse’s new pavilion.
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PublishedJune 27, 2021
Art review: Though influenced by many, David Driskell was one of a kind
His posthumous retrospective, ‘Icons of Nature and History,’ is up at Portland Museum of Art through Sept. 12.
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PublishedJune 27, 2021
As theaters reopen, a crucial cinematic ingredient is back: the audience
WASHINGTON — “We’re home.” So goes the refrain during the rapturous final scene of “In the Heights,” which played at the Avalon Theatre for the cinema’s grand reopening last weekend. Lin-Manuel Miranda’s lyrics couldn’t have been more apt on that Saturday night, as longtime patrons hugged, fist-bumped and waved in the lobby of the elegant […]
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PublishedJune 27, 2021
Deep Water: ‘Picking Strawberries With My Children In A Gentle Rain,’ by Frank Freeman
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
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PublishedJune 21, 2021
Indie Film: What it’s like to go to the movies again
Let your comfort level guide you in choosing where and when you return to a theater.
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PublishedJune 21, 2021
Bar Guide: State Lunch could be Maine’s cocktail capital
The Augusta restaurant makes good use of its well stocked and attractive bar.
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PublishedJune 21, 2021
Eat & Run: The Salty Moose elevates food truck fare
The new chef-owned truck sets up at Gneiss Brewing in Limerick on weekends.
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