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.

Do This, Food

Bar Guide: The Whiskey Barrel serves lean cocktails to country music

by Angie Bryan July 1, 2019June 27, 2019

The new Bayside bar also has giant games to play, but no food yet.

Do This, Food

Tap Lines: Beer is just the beginning among Washington Avenue beverage makers

by Leslie Bridgers July 1, 2019June 27, 2019

Kombucha, mead and spirits are also crafted along the Munjoy Hill border.

Arts & Entertainment, Do This, Review

Theater review: Maine State Music Theatre strikes gold with ‘Treasure Island’

by April Boyle June 30, 2019June 30, 2019

Maine State Music Theatre is diving headlong into its summer season with an all-new musical rendition of Robert Louis Stevenson’s “Treasure Island,” co-written by artistic director Curt Dale Clark. The Pickard Theater sizzled with excitement on opening night Thursday as the audience became swept up by an epic story and sweeping score that stirred the […]

Arts & Entertainment, Do This, Out & About

Culture Club: Vinegar Hill’s summer lineup is music to your ears

by Daphne Howland June 30, 2019January 9, 2024

The Arundel venue has tribute shows, as well as comedians and local acts, in its busy summer schedule.

Do This, Out & About

Pick of the week: July and August events in southern Maine

June 30, 2019January 9, 2024

6:30 p.m. July 3, Maine Attraction Water Ski Show, Number One Pond, William Oscar Emery Drive, Sanford, free. maineattractionwaterski.com Maine’s only water ski show team delivers everything from barefoot water skiing to human pyramids and jumps. This team placed first in the Eastern Region Show Ski Tournament in 2017 and second in 2018 – and […]

Do This, Out & About

Featured event: Kennebunk Heritage & Culture Festival, July 11-14

by Amy Paradysz June 30, 2019January 9, 2024

The inaugural festival will highlight not just maritime history or art history but all types of history of Kennebunk.

Arts & Entertainment

More and more people loathe Renoir, so is it too soon for a revival?

by Sebastian Smee The Washington Post June 30, 2019June 26, 2019

An exhibition at the Clark Art Institute marks the 100th anniversary of his death.

Do This, Out & About

Featured event: Yarmouth Clam Festival, July 19-21

by Amy Paradysz June 30, 2019January 9, 2024

The Yarmouth Clam Festival boasts a lot of old-time favorites – a Friday night parade, Saturday night fireworks, carnival rides and games, juried craft and art shows, two stages of musical entertainment, a firefighters’ muster, a clam shucking contest and, at the center of all the festivities, more than a dozen food booths fundraising for […]