In ‘A Cautionary Tale,’ activist artists Natasha Mayers and Eva Rose Goetz ridicule the former president and Republican nominee in colorful and cartoonish fashion.
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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Pianist Jeremy Denk brings ferocity and warmth to works by Ives and others
Denk performed as part of the Portland Conservatory of Music’s Piano Palooza.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Do This
Prefer your horror films with some company? Here are 8 scary movies playing on local screens
Halloween-themed screenings are happening at theaters around the state this week and next.
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In cerebral ‘Witch,’ characters must decide what their souls are worth
Set in the 17th century, the play by Jen Silverman is on stage at Mad Horse Theatre in South Portland.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Bestsellers: ‘How to Read a Book,’ ‘Be Ready When the Luck Happens’
The week’s top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Nonesuch Books & More in Portland.
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Deep Water: ‘Flirtation,’ by Isobel Curtis
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine
Society Notebook: Partying in support of historic preservation
Maine Preservation held its annual gala at Grace in Portland.
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Discover a quirky Vermont college that you’ll wish had really existed
Colin Cheney conceived of this ‘lost’ experimental exhibit at Sidle House Gallery in Freeport and invited artists to contribute.
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In ‘God Less America,’ newcomers clash with longtime residents of a small town
The play by Maine’s Kevin O’Leary is having its premiere run at Portland Stage’s Studio Theater.
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The ‘Joker’ sequel could have been a great musical. Here’s what went wrong.
A choral teacher tells a class full of inmates at Arkham Asylum that music can help make them whole again. Cut to Lady Gaga’s Harley Quinn gazing over her shoulder. Is Arthur Fleck too broken, or will she get a taste of deranged bliss with the clown-faced killer? The next minute she’s coarsely cooing “Get […]