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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, Do This, Out & About
Stay busy all summer with these southern Maine events
Fill your days with food fests, circus shows, fairs, musical performances and more.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Review
Grieving men look to a giant zucchini for guidance in ‘Manning’ at Portland Stage
The play is having its world premiere run.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Review
With its bounty of show tunes, ‘South Pacific’ conjures warmth at Maine State Music Theatre
The musical set during World War II is playing in Brunswick.
Posted inDo This, Food
How a celebrity sighting influenced my Big Fin Poke order
If you’re in a poke bowl rut, the torched salmon is worth a try.
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Maine breweries say ‘salute’ to Italian-style pilsners
The growing number of local options demonstrates the pale lager’s range.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Do This
A TV commercial director returns to the record store where he worked as a teenager in ‘Flipside’
The documentary, playing at Space next week, hits close to home for this former Videoport clerk.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Deep Water: ‘Lincoln Park,’ by Betsy Sholl
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Local & State
Society Notebook: 317 Main celebrates 20 years of making music
The community music center in Yarmouth held an anniversary party in May.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Jeremy Frey’s transcendent baskets are the definition of fine art
A Portland Museum of Art exhibit of the Passamaquoddy basket weaver’s works is the first of its kind for a Wabanaki artist.