‘Here and There’ features artists with connections to both New York and Maine, while ‘Kindred’ explores universal interconnectedness.
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
This biopic is conventional, except when Jennifer Hudson channels the Queen of Soul
Even if it does not quite crack Aretha Franklin’s enigmatic genius, ‘Respect’ captures the late singer’s transcendent sound.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment
‘Reservation Dogs’ is an unforgettable (and caper-filled) portrait of a modern-day Native community
The place they call home is trying to kill them.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Best-Sellers: ‘The Paper Palace, ‘I Alone Can Fix It’
The current top 10 best-selling fiction and nonfiction books in hardcover and paperback at Nonesuch Books and More in South Portland.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Bedside Table: ‘Hamnet’ worth reliving a plague
“A friend recommended this book to me, and it sat on my bedside table for months before I finally picked it up. ‘Hamnet,’ by Maggie O’Farrell. Just wow. I was not prepared for how good this book would be. Literary, gorgeous, atmospheric. Even as I started it, I was just thinking I would read it […]
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Review
Theater review: Charisma of Cash and company comes through in ‘Ring of Fire’
The show continues at Portland Stage through Aug. 29, then will be available to stream on demand.
Posted inDo This, Food
Eat & Run: Wild Grace Farm a handy stop on Route 3
The store and cafe in Liberty serves breakfast and lunch all day.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Deep Water: ‘Margaritiferidae’ by Katherine Hagopian Berry
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Local & State
Society Notebook: Icon of Art
PMA celebrates the life’s work of David Driskell
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Review
Art review: Two galleries entice viewers with a wealth of experiences
At New Systems Exhibitions and Zero Station, both in Portland, opportunities abound for eye-popping sensuality, beauty and lyricism.
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