The temporary exhibitions are on view into July.
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, Local & State
Photos: Dancing the night away at STRIVE Rocks
The 12-hour fundraiser generated $106,000 for the South Portland nonprofit.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Review
Girl meets movie star in ‘Finding You,’ a surprisingly unaffected Y.A. love story
Based on “There You’ll Find Me,” a Christian Y.A. novel about a college girl healing from emotional wounds (while also falling in love), the film “Finding You” would seem, by virtue of the title change alone, to have shifted its thematic focus slightly. The original wording suggests a journey of self-discovery; the latter, a more […]
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Do This
Indie Film: SMCC’s student film fest returns bigger and better
This year’s Maine Mayhem also includes the best of last year’s class, whose festival was canceled because of the pandemic.
Posted inDo This, Food
Bar Guide: Via Vecchia crafts inspired cocktails around Italian liqueurs
The Old Port restaurant has a weekday happy hour menu with drink specials and small plates.
Posted inFood
Fancy Feast’s in-house chef wants you to eat like a cat
It’s not uncommon for food companies to publish individual recipes, or even booklets and full-blown cookbooks. But you might have a man-bites-dog reaction when you hear that one of the latest brands to do just that is … Fancy Feast. The purveyor of cat food with a gourmet sheen relied on its in-house chef, Amanda […]
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Advocacy group wants to see more Asian dancers on the stage, and more Asian choreographers on the program
Phil Chan and Georgina Pazcoguin, the founders of Final Bow for Yellowface, an organization dedicated to eliminating offensive Asian stereotypes in dance, had been working on their virtual choreography festival for months when something suddenly shifted their focus: a shooting in Atlanta that left eight people dead, six of them Asian. The pair knew they […]
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Deep Water: ‘Grief,’ by Lee Sharkey
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Q&A with Dionne Warwick: Why she went on Twitter, prepping for her Mother’s Day show and the Luther Vandross cover of her song
You can buy a ticket to her shows Sunday through the Boothbay Opera House.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Review
‘The Water Man’ is a rare treat: A sensitive family film grounded in real life
In “The Water Man,” an assured, richly appointed directorial debut by David Oyelowo, the filmmaker nods toward his aesthetic roots when his main character briefly opens his “E.T.” lunchbox. That flash of retro pop culture feels right at home in this sensitive family drama, in which Lonnie Chavis plays Gunner Boone, a serious-minded only child […]