Members of the prestigious London orchestra played a sold-out concert Tuesday in Portland.
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
‘Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile’ will melt even the most coldblooded heart
The title character of “Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile” may be a coldblooded reptile – in this case, one who sings – but never you worry: This family flick delivers enough pulse-quickening earworms and warmth to melt even the iciest of hearts. Not that Lyle himself, voiced by pop star Shawn Mendes in this blend of live […]
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Theater review: A young fact-checker’s work gives rise to greater questions about truth
Disagreement about the publication of a magazine article is at the center of ‘The Lifespan of a Fact,’ presented by Good Theater.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Do This
Indie Film: Footage from ’60s shows government’s violent tactics for quelling riots
‘Riotsville, U.S.A’ is showing Friday at Space in Portland.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Local & State
Society Notebook: USM has great expectations for fundraising campaign
A reception on the university’s Portland campus marked the launch of the ambitious effort.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Deep Water: ‘Atop Peaked Mountain,’ by Dennis Camire
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Review
Art review: See the effect of Judy Glickman Lauder’s influences in concurrent photo shows
While the Portland Museum of Art displays works from her collection, the Maine Jewish Museum is showing her own photographs.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Best-Sellers: ‘Lucy by the Sea,’ ‘The Personal Librarian’
The top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Nonesuch Books & More in South Portland.
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The witches return in lively ‘Hocus Pocus 2’
Almost 30 years after the Sanderson sisters found their way into the hearts of millennial kids looking for some PG-rated Halloween content, they’re back in ‘Hocus Pocus 2,’ which reunites Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy.
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‘Amsterdam’ a true-ish shaggy-dog tale from 1933 with echoes of 2022
“A lot of this actually happened” is the opening epigram of “Amsterdam,” David O. Russell’s kaleidoscopic riff on the curious case of Gen. Smedley Butler, who in 1933 became involved in what would be known as the Business Plot, wherein he was allegedly approached by a cabal of wealthy business executives to be the figurehead […]