Known for their large works, the Portland artist no longer has the space.
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.
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Camels, monkeys and lions at the ballet: Marius Petipa was just getting started
Decades before Cecil B. DeMille sent horse-drawn chariots thundering through the desert, the world’s most famous ballet choreographer created an epic version of Egypt for the stage, and paraded live camels, monkeys and lions through a glitzy Russian opera house. With that ballet – titled “The Pharoah’s Daughter” – Marius Petipa was just getting started. […]
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Movie review: A grim story freshly told in gang tale ‘Blue Story’
War is futile.
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Deep Water: ‘Bread,’ by Karen Swanson
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
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‘Never Have I Ever’ is the LA immigrant tale I never thought I’d see on TV: My own
The new series on Netflix is a masterwork of second-generation angst and alienation.
Posted inBusiness, Food
The Wrap: Bam Bam gets air time, Arabica shuffles around and more comes to the curb
Plus, new owners for Long Island’s convenience store and an opportunity to time travel.
Posted inDo This, Food
Bar Guide: Travel the world through your cocktail shaker
Let those Cinco de Mayo margaritas just mark the start of your international imbibing.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Do This
Indie Film: The North Pond Hermit, through the eyes of his neighbors
Streaming for free on Vimeo, the documentary lets Belgrade lakes residents give their take on Christopher Knight.
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Michelle Obama will be the focus of the upcoming Netflix documentary ‘Becoming’
Barack and Michelle Obama are set to continue their producing partnership with Netflix – but this time, they’ve turned the camera on themselves. The streaming service announced Monday that the next film released under the couple’s Higher Ground Productions banner will be “Becoming,” a documentary following Michelle Obama on the recent book tour for her […]
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What would Mary Poppins do during the lockdown? Julie Andrews launches a podcast
Somewhere in Suffolk County, N.Y., perhaps right at this moment, a woman is holed up in a closet, surrounded by pillows, blankets and towels, and she’s reading a story from a picture book. A story that might go something like this: Once upon a time, in a green and pleasant land far, far away, there […]