Maine painter Tessa Greene O’Brien is showing her work at Buoy in Kittery, while new Portland gallery Dunes displays the paintings of young New York-based artist Jamie Chan.
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.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Review
‘Ticket to Paradise’: Plot of Bali-set rom-com is skimpy as a bikini
Though lacking in the script department, this cinematic wonderland delivers on one promise: escape, to a place of such natural beauty that the characters are forced to take stock of the important things in life.
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Posted inFood, Local & State
Portland restaurant Hugo’s won’t reopen for fine dining
The restaurant has been closed throughout the pandemic.
Posted inDo This, Food
Bar Guide: Learn, sip and celebrate at these upcoming cocktail events
Mark your calendar with mixology classes, tastings and even a tarot card reading happening at bars and distilleries around southern Maine.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Local & State
Society Notebook: Speedwell holds a party and hands out its first annual prize
The Portland arts nonprofit celebrated the work of Abby Shahn at the Woodfords Club.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Review
Art review: Ryan Adams wants you to read between the shapes
The Maine artist known for his geometric murals applies his signature style to smaller-scale works at new Portland gallery Notch8.
Posted inBooks
Best-Sellers: ‘Lucy by the Sea,’ ‘Late Wonders’
The current top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Longfellow Books in Portland.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Deep Water: ‘Crossing,’ by Karin Spitfire
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Review
Movie review: ‘Halloween Ends’ confirms franchise is ready to be put out of its misery
Horror fans should know this installment isn’t required viewing.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Angela Lansbury in ‘Murder, She Wrote’ wasn’t ‘cozy’ – she was revolutionary
Angela Lansbury was in a class by herself, and “Murder, She Wrote” was, all that quaintness notwithstanding, revolutionary.