The current top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Longfellow Books 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
Deep Water: ‘Ten Thousand Eagles,’ by Donna M. Loring
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Do This, Review
Dance review: Maine State Ballet’s ‘Beauty and the Beast’ enchanting for all ages
Delayed for two years by the pandemic, the production continues through April 10.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Do This
Indie Film: Filmmakers and audiences will continue missing out on Maine’s majesty
Legislators are again passing on tax incentives that would help put Maine’s film industry to work and give moviegoers a more accurate impression of our state.
Posted inDo This, Food
Bar Guide: Taxidermy takes over former Free Street sports bar
The new restaurant and cocktail bar is across from Cross Insurance Arena in Portland.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Local & State
Deep Water: ‘Night at Liberty Spring,’ by Jay Franzel
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Best-Sellers: ‘The Paris Apartment,’ ‘The Dawn of Everything’
The current top-selling books at Nonesuch Books & More in South Portland.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Review
Art review: Nyeema Morgan grants permission to rethink iconic works
Her exhibition at Grant Wahlquist Gallery reframes well-known works of art with frosted Plexiglas and phrases that impart new meaning.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Local & State
Society Notebook: Compelled to support Ukraine, concertgoers take in country’s culture
Portland venue Aura organized the fundraiser, featuring music and food from Ukraine.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Oscar nominee ‘Drive My Car’ is already a winner – as one of the most insightful movies about theater ever made
During the first minutes of “Drive My Car,” the remarkable Oscar-nominated movie about making art in the aftermath of excruciating loss, director Ryûsuke Hamaguchi drops a tantalizing hint of his elegant thesis, about how seductively theater informs life. It comes as Oto – wife of the central character, Hidetoshi Nishijima’s stage director Yusuke Kafuku – […]