“A friend recommended this book to me, and it sat on my bedside table for months before I finally picked it up. ‘Hamnet,’ by Maggie O’Farrell. Just wow. I was not prepared for how good this book would be. Literary, gorgeous, atmospheric. Even as I started it, I was just thinking I would read it […]
Leslie Bridgers
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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.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Review
Theater review: Charisma of Cash and company comes through in ‘Ring of Fire’
The show continues at Portland Stage through Aug. 29, then will be available to stream on demand.
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Posted inDo This, Food
Eat & Run: Wild Grace Farm a handy stop on Route 3
The store and cafe in Liberty serves breakfast and lunch all day.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Deep Water: ‘Margaritiferidae’ by Katherine Hagopian Berry
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine
Society Notebook: Icon of Art
PMA celebrates the life’s work of David Driskell
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Review
Art review: Two galleries entice viewers with a wealth of experiences
At New Systems Exhibitions and Zero Station, both in Portland, opportunities abound for eye-popping sensuality, beauty and lyricism.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Best-Sellers: ‘Dead by Dawn’ and ‘Crying in H Mart’
Top 10 best-selling fiction and nonfiction books in hardcover and paperback at Longfellow Books in Portland.
Posted inDo This, Food
Bar Guide: Drink deals among Gorham bowling alley’s many attractions
Junction Bowl has a lot to offer beyond the lanes, including live music and bar specials.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Do This
Indie Film: Waldoboro filmmaker focuses on hometown, crowdfunding for new noir project
Lucas McNelly has already proven that hard work and know-how can compensate, somewhat, for a lack of financing.
Posted inFood
In pairing beer with lobster, all roads lead to Allagash White (with some refreshing stops along the way)
Maine Beer Co.’s Peeper and Oxbow’s Farmhouse Ale are among other local brews that make a good match for the state crustacean.
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