Maine Historical Society presented the company with its Maine History Maker Award.
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.
Art review: Show at Space makes connection between textiles and film
‘Punctures: Textiles in Digital and Material Time’ is on view at the Portland gallery through July 3.
Feel-good fishing story has just the right touch to lure audiences
In 2014, Hurricane Odile ravaged Mexico’s Baja California peninsula, laying waste to an orphanage called Casa Hogar. Weeks later, a group of boys and their mentor caught a 382-pound blue marlin in Bisbee’s Black & Blue Fishing Tournament, earning more than $250,000 in prize money and saving their beloved home. It’s a made-for-the-movies story, but […]
Deep Water: ‘Big questions,’ by Éireann Lorsung
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
Theater review: At Portland Stage, the audience decides ‘Where We Stand’
Tracey Conyer Lee plays the Man, an outsider trying to gain the trust of the community.
Bar Guide: Rigby Yard transitions from coffee to cocktails on weekends
The train-themed restaurant, bar, coffeeshop and work space is a welcome addition to Portland’s Wharf Street.
Indie Film: After many hurdles, ‘In the Moon’s Shadow’ in home stretch
The film, starring Mainer Debra Lord Cooke, will hit theaters in October.
Deep Water: ‘Bluebells,’ by Myronn Hardy
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
Bach festivals are back with in-person performances
The Portland Bach Experience and Bach Virtuosi Festival have set their schedules for the summer.
Concert review: Celebration of the blues a powerful end to PSO’s digital season
Nothin’ But the Blues is streaming through June 11.