Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
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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Art review: Behind Meatyard’s masked subjects in ‘Stages for Being’
Organized by the University of Kentucky Art Museum, the exhibit, now up at Bates College, includes photographs that previously hadn’t been shown.
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Concert review: Boston Camerata covers early American repertory, from marches to Shaker music
The early music group performed at Hannaford Hall on Sunday.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Do This, Review
Review: ‘Queen & Slim’ is romantic, urgent and beautiful
‘Queen & Slim’ is an urgent, beautiful and socially conscious trip through the American racial psyche in 2019.
Posted inDo This, Food
Bar Guide: Vena’s gets decked out for Miracle on Fore Street
The Portland cocktail bar is among more than 100 establishments participating in a global holiday pop-up movement.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Do This
Indie Film: Why you should make your own video store, before it’s too late
An upside of the ever-changing industry is the abundance of DVDs left behind. Snatch them up while you can.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Local & State
Society Notebook: Co-parenting programs benefit from Bloom
The fundraiser for the Kids First Center previously was held in the spring.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Review
Art review: Speedwell fundraiser raises the bar for art auctions
The Portland gallery’s benefit is a show of pros.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Deep Water: ‘Night Walk, February,’ by Erin Covey-Smith
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
Posted inDo This, Review
Movie review: Delightful whodunit ‘Knives Out’ is an embarrassment of riches
It’s also a deceptively radical and empathetic message of acceptance, tolerance and wealth redistribution.