Leslie Bridgers is the features editor for the Portland Press Herald, overseeing coverage of arts, entertainment and culture. She spent 10 years as a reporter, half of that time for the Portland Press Herald, covering the western suburbs of Portland, writing feature stories and working on special projects. Originally from Connecticut, Leslie came to Maine by way of Bowdoin College and never left.
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PublishedJuly 30, 2023
Deep Water: ‘Pleasure,’ by Janie J. Gendron
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
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PublishedJuly 30, 2023
A prehistoric mammoth and a 19th century circus elephant cross paths in ‘Mystery Tusk’
Through his efforts to identify the mammoth, former natural history curator Gary Hoyle discovered the story of Old Bet, the elephant.
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PublishedJuly 30, 2023
Society Notebook: Wabanaki Alliance gathers with supporters as they ‘go forward together’
Four tribes that joined forces as an organization three years ago celebrated their kinship at Wolfe’s Neck Center in Freeport this month.
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PublishedJuly 30, 2023
Best-Sellers: ‘The Covenant of Water,’ ‘The Wager’
The current top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Nonesuch Books & More in South Portland.
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PublishedJuly 30, 2023
In ‘No One Prayed Over Their Graves,’ a catastrophic flood alters a city – and a lifelong friendship
Celebrated Syrian novelist Khaled Khalifa chronicles Aleppo’s history through the story of two men.
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PublishedJuly 30, 2023
Art review: Old Masters, Maine landscapes among influences on display at Cove Street
A closer look at five current shows up at the Portland exhibition space.
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PublishedJuly 28, 2023
Theater review: The Hot Flash Cafe serves up hilarity in spades
A two-woman sketch comedy team carries the Footlights Theatre show.
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PublishedJuly 28, 2023
Review: Opera Maine’s ‘Cinderella’ both feeling and funny
The classic story contains many comedic moments and will be showing again Sunday at Merrill Auditorium.
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PublishedJuly 24, 2023
Theater review: The working world may be different but ‘9 to 5’s’ message still resonates
The entertaining show is playing at Maine State Music Theatre in Brunswick.
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PublishedJuly 24, 2023
Theater review: ‘On Your Feet!’ follows Estefans’ personal story and rise of Latin pop
The high-energy show is on stage at Ogunquit Playhouse.
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