“A Real Pain” is a comedy about the places people put their most unimaginable sorrows. It’s a buddy movie – actually, a variant thereof, a cousin movie – and it stars Jesse Eisenberg, who wrote and directed, and Kieran Culkin, who slips the shade of Roman Roy and comes into his own as a Puck […]
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.
Deep Water: ‘The Quiet,’ by Joan Barker
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
Society Notebook: Maine’s diverse family-owned businesses celebrate common values
The Institute for Family Owned Business celebrated its 30th anniversary with an awards ceremony.
At Maine Jewish Museum, viewers are invited on personal journeys
See the works of artists Yvonne Maiden, Arthur Yanoff and Don Peterson in separate shows running into the new year in Portland.
Portland Symphony Orchestra puts spotlight on its talented musicians
An homage to a late violinist was followed by works by Strauss and Mendelssohn that let members of the orchestra shine.
This Portland film collector is showing movies how they’re meant to be seen
Kinonik’s screening of silent film ‘Faust’ on Sunday will be accompanied by a live piano.
Think you know these Maine artists? See how they evolved at shows in Portland and Rockland
Triangle Gallery shows the work of artists in painting collective Seven, while Moss Galleries pairs Gail Spaien and Lynne Drexler.
Society Notebook: Best Buddies celebrates its special friendships
The nonprofit, with chapters all over the state, connects people with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Deep Water: ‘Split,’ by Matthew Bernier
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
Bestsellers: ‘Intermezzo,’ ‘The Message’
This week’s top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Longfellow Books in Portland.