The artist’s solo show, ‘Jamboree,’ is up at Grant Wahlquist Gallery in Portland.
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.
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Deep Water: ‘Blood Meal,’ by Suzanne Langlois
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
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Society Notebook: Greendrinks raises a reusable glass to Portland parks
The environmentally minded networking group held its first event since the start of the pandemic.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Review
Theater review: Ogunquit Playhouse offers carefree ‘Escape’
The musical featuring the songs of Jimmy Buffett runs through Aug. 28.
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‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’ director Malcolm D. Lee has never been afraid to give the people what they want
On first consideration, Malcolm D. Lee directing the second film in the Space Jam franchise makes about as much sense as anything in “Space Jam” makes sense. In the first movie, Looney Tunes characters recruit Michael Jordan to help them win a basketball game against a group of evil aliens intent on forcing the Tunes […]
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Best-sellers: ‘We Will Rock Our Classmates,’ ‘Crying in H Mart’
The top 10 best-selling hardcover and paperback books in fiction and nonfiction at Longfellow Books in Portland.
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A true story of gay bullying turns preachy in the Mark Wahlberg movie ‘Joe Bell’
Based on a true story about the bullying of a gay teenager and its tragic consequences, the drama “Joe Bell” has a message to deliver. That message, which is good and necessary – urgent even – isn’t simply the point of this well-meaning movie. It’s the whole plot, which follows the teenager’s father, played by […]
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Review: Alan Cumming takes the stage at his summer cabaret in Kennebunkport
The stage and screen actor was joined by NPR’s Ari Shapiro at Club Cumming on the Coast last weekend.
Posted inDo This, Food
Bar Guide: Check the weather before heading to The Chart Room
Sitting outside at the pub at the Black Point Inn in Scarborough is optimal.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Do This
Indie Film: Lydia Lunch channels pain into punk in ‘The War Is Never Over’
The documentary tells the musician’s brutal backstory and ongoing mission.