Leslie Bridgers

Columnist

Leslie Bridgers is a columnist for the Portland Press Herald, writing about Maine culture, customs and the things we notice and wonder about in our everyday lives. Originally from Connecticut, Leslie came to Maine by way of Bowdoin College and never left. She joined the Portland Press Herald in 2011 as a reporter and spent seven years as the paper’s features editor, overseeing coverage of arts, entertainment and food.

Do This, Food

Tap Lines: In its return to a live event, Beer With(out) Beards Festival comes to Portland

by Ben Lisle April 4, 2022April 1, 2022

The 5-year-old festival celebrating women in beer was held in Brooklyn for its first two years, then virtually for the past two.

Arts & Entertainment, Maine

Society Notebook: Portland Conservatory welcomes community into its new home

by Amy Paradysz April 3, 2022March 30, 2022

The music school held its first major fundraiser since relocating from Woodford Street to the West End.

Arts & Entertainment, Review

Art review: Meg Brown Payson looks through the surface of Maine waters

by Jorge S. Arango April 3, 2022April 2, 2022

Her series ‘Asleep On the Dock’ is on display in the Press Hotel in Portland.

Arts & Entertainment, Books

Best-Sellers: ‘The Paris Apartment,’ ‘Crying in H Mart’

April 3, 2022March 29, 2022

The current top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Longfellow Books in Portland.

Arts & Entertainment

Deep Water: ‘Ten Thousand Eagles,’ by Donna M. Loring

April 3, 2022March 31, 2022

Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.

Arts & Entertainment, Do This, Review

Dance review: Maine State Ballet’s ‘Beauty and the Beast’ enchanting for all ages

by Steve Feeney March 28, 2022March 28, 2022

Delayed for two years by the pandemic, the production continues through April 10.

Arts & Entertainment, Do This

Indie Film: Filmmakers and audiences will continue missing out on Maine’s majesty

by Dennis Perkins March 28, 2022March 28, 2022

Legislators are again passing on tax incentives that would help put Maine’s film industry to work and give moviegoers a more accurate impression of our state.