The Maine Film Association and Friends of the Eastern Prom put on an outdoor Maine-made short-film showcase Saturday.
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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Theater review: Ogunquit Playhouse puts on rousing ’42nd Street’
A time-warping portal has opened and a legendary period in theater history has been brought back to life on the coast of Maine. The Ogunquit Playhouse has opened a production of “42nd Street,” the 1980 musical based on the 1933 film about old-fashioned showbiz dreams coming true. The backstage story of the rookie performer whose […]
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Amped-up Emmy season sees big names, bigger parties and some rule breakers
LOS ANGELES — Voting for this year’s Emmy nominations runs through Monday, the culmination of a three-month deluge of premieres and parties, star-studded conversations and gluten-free grub as well as a small scandal that resulted in a handful of votes being disqualified. Members of the Television Academy might have needed a week and a half […]
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Deep Water: ‘Where’s Your Hammer, Dad?’ by Deborah Cummins
Maine poems edited and introduced by Gibson Fay-Leblanc.
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Three generations of ‘Shaft’ bring the 1970s hero up to date
LOS ANGELES — When he took up the mantle of Harlem detective John Shaft for the 2000 action reboot “Shaft,” Samuel L. Jackson knew his character, John Shaft II, would need a persona of his own. But as a young actor who’d come up in the 1970s watching every new addition to the emerging black […]
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Art review: Couple’s pairing creates dialogue at Icon
The Brunswick gallery owner and his wife are the latest set of artists to display their work together.
Posted inCookbook Reviews, Food, Recipes
Skip the gorp and dehydrated meals, ‘Hungry Campers Cookbook’ will elevate your camp cooking
But don’t forget the chutney and tea towels.
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Society Notebook: Greater Portland Landmarks honors the people behind the buildings
A gala at Ocean Gateway recognizes six Living Landmarks.
Posted inFood, News
Freeport wine bar Conundrum closes
The owner said a ‘lack of employees’ led to the decision.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Do This
Whatever your age, ‘Grave of the Fireflies’ is worth seeing
The animated Japanese film’s belated U.S. theatrical run lands at Space.