The comedy concludes the season for Maine State Music Theatre in Brunswick.
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
Film festival honors Portland’s most famous director and his influential brother
The John and Francis Ford Film Festival will be held Friday through Sunday, mostly in Portland, with screenings and discussions
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Posted inDo This, Food
Tap Lines: Allagash among breweries asked to experiment with sustainable grain
Outdoor outfitter Patagonia’s food and beverage arm had 11 breweries make beers using Kernza.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Local & State
Society Notebook: Kennebunkport Historical Society holds Gatsby-themed gala
The organization put on a second 70th anniversary party, so summer residents could celebrate.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Best-sellers: ‘Tom Lake,’ ‘The Wager’
The current top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Nonesuch Books & More in South Portland.
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Deep Water: ‘Brackish,’ by Bryan Butler
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Review
Art review: Make time for the CMCA summer exhibitions while they last
The works of Shinique Smith, Nancy Andrews and Rodrigo Valenzuela, along with video by Ellie Ga, will be up through Sept. 10.
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In ‘Talk to Me,’ a game of talk-to-the-hand turns into a nightmare
In this movie summer of screaming pink (”Barbie”) and flaming orange (”Oppenheimer”), is there psychic and aesthetic room for a dour, low-lit Australian horror film about demonic possession? “Talk to Me,” a crafty debut feature from the brothers Danny and Michael Philippou, makes an unnerving case for the answer to that question in the affirmative. […]
Posted inDo This, Food
Bar Guide: Get tiki cocktails with your Thai at Keg and Kraken
The Congress Street restaurant serves sushi, too.
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Indie Film: A sailing trip on Penobscot Bay results in ‘Picnic and a Little Mutiny’
Real-life Mainers – a sea captain and four non-actors with visual impairments – make up the short film’s cast.