A fundraiser celebrating the busy hut brought in $30,000.
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
Deep Water: ‘Moon Jellyfish,’ by Richard Foerster
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Best-Sellers: ‘The Midcoast,’ ‘Downeast’
The current top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Longfellow Books in Portland.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Review
Art review: Space, ICA mark anniversaries with exemplary shows
The Portland gallery and the institute at Maine College of Art & Design are respectively celebrating 20 and 25 years since opening.
Posted inDo This, Food
Bar Guide: Peruse Maine-made items with wine in hand at The Maker’s Galley
The Commercial Street market and cafe also serves bloody Marys at its weekly Pajama Brunches.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Do This
Indie Film: If a film about abortion could change minds, it’s this one
PMA Films is screening ‘Never Rarely Sometimes Always’ on Thursday.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Local & State
Society Notebook: Maine Island Trail Association splits its annual celebration into 3
The nonprofit held Toast to the Coast parties in different locations, including Fore Points Marina in Portland.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Review
Art review: New takes on classical art forms in two Portland shows
Cove Street Arts focuses on portraiture, while Greenhut Galleries displays John Whalley’s trompe l’oeil paintings.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Deep Water: ‘Encounter,’ by Deborah Cummins
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Best-Sellers: ‘Horse,’ ‘Atomic Habits’
The current top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Nonesuch Books & More in South Portland.