Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
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.
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New film festival celebrates women who embrace water
The organizers of the International Women’s Day Dip are sharing stories from Maine and around at Water Women Mini Film Fest on Sunday at Space in Portland.
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Society Notebook: A Miami Vice party for Cape’s ice rink
The event raised money for a planned four-season arena.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Bestsellers: ‘Tell Me Everything,’ ‘Serviceberry’
The week’s top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Nonesuch Books & More in South Portland.
Posted inMaine
Meet our 2024 Mainers To Be Thankful For
No matter how different our backgrounds or beliefs, as humans, we have a lot more in common than we don’t. As Mainers, we have even more. This year alone, we collectively lived through a series of storms that brought widespread destruction to our state, felt the burden of rising food and housing costs, and together […]
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Review
It’s half a movie, but ‘Wicked’ casts a mighty spell
Heads-up No. 1: In the now-accepted Hollywood fashion, “Wicked” turns out to be “Wicked Part 1.” Two hours and 40 minutes of movie gets you only to the end of the hit Broadway musical’s Act 1, and the intermission is scheduled to last until this time next year. Heads-up No. 2: The flying monkeys are […]
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A powerful show at MECA&D raises questions about the display of art
‘Objects and Power’ at the Portland art college’s Institute of Contemporary Art explores repatriation, museum curatorial practices and much more.
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I’m thankful for these Maine-made movies and the places that play them
The year was another productive one on Maine’s film scene, and, thankfully, there are still theaters, festivals and people supporting it.
Posted inDo This, Food
Orange Bike honors tradition while breaking new ground with its gluten-free beers
The year-old Portland brewery has already won awards for several of its styles.
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Deep Water: ‘The Photograph,’ by Ralph Stevens
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.