Jungle Cruise – the theme park ride, not the new Disney movie it has inspired – is notable for the groan-worthy humor of its “skippers,” the tour guides who provide Borscht-Belt-style entertainment for passengers on the minutes-long trip down a lazy (fake) river lined with animatronic animals. The shtick is bad, and leans on wordplay […]
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.
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Opera review: ‘Elixir of Love’ a light comic antidote for pandemic disruption
Opera Maine has transformed the Merrill Auditorium stage into an Italian piazza for a two-performance run that ends Friday.
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Concert review: Lucy Dacus sings the story of her life in whispers and bellows
The indie rocker, and member of Boygenius, performed solo Saturday at Portland House of Music.
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Tap Lines: New Mast Landing location adds to Freeport brewery archipelago
It’s not a walkable cluster, but the town has become a destination for beer lovers.
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Join the stars as Maine Outdoor Film Festival screens 66 films over 11 nights
Each night of the Portland event, from Thursday through Aug. 8, will feature a slate of cinematic treats, many made by Mainers.
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Art review: The complexity of memory emerges from Henri Paul Broyard’s layers
The artist’s solo show, ‘Jamboree,’ is up at Grant Wahlquist Gallery in Portland.
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Deep Water: ‘Blood Meal,’ by Suzanne Langlois
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
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Society Notebook: Greendrinks raises a reusable glass to Portland parks
The environmentally minded networking group held its first event since the start of the pandemic.
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Theater review: Ogunquit Playhouse offers carefree ‘Escape’
The musical featuring the songs of Jimmy Buffett runs through Aug. 28.
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‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’ director Malcolm D. Lee has never been afraid to give the people what they want
On first consideration, Malcolm D. Lee directing the second film in the Space Jam franchise makes about as much sense as anything in “Space Jam” makes sense. In the first movie, Looney Tunes characters recruit Michael Jordan to help them win a basketball game against a group of evil aliens intent on forcing the Tunes […]