Leslie Bridgers

Press Herald

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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Published
June 13, 2021

Deep Water: ‘Core Body Temperature,’ by Ken Craft

Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
Published
June 13, 2021

Lots to marvel with summer movie releases

Movie theaters are back! Sort of. Despite the full reopening of most major chains, recent visits to a couple of Washington, D.C.-area theaters, albeit on weekday evenings, found few customers, and what the New York Times called, in its report from the multiplex, an air of “zombie-mall weirdness.” (Brains, we want brains.) This summer is […]
Published
June 13, 2021

Art review: Sculpture exhibit beckons you to Hawk Ridge Farm

Evocative works by artist Meg Brown Payson headline ‘Awakening’ at June LaCombe’s home in Pownal.
Published
June 13, 2021

Bo Burnham’s new Netflix special captures the quiet chaos of quarantine

If art acts as a reflection of how someone experiences the world, what happens when an artist is no longer out there, taking it all in? As life in the pandemic increasingly moved to the internet, how did the art produced evolve to reflect the shift? Such questions have floated around creative spaces over the […]
Published
June 8, 2021

Can you critique classical music?

The Press Herald is hiring a reviewer.
Published
June 7, 2021

Bar Guide: Q&A with New York cocktail columnist Robert Simonson, en route to Maine

He’ll be at Hunt & Alpine on Thursday to promote his book, ‘Mezcal and Tequila Cocktails,’ before traveling through the state.
Published
June 7, 2021

Indie Film: Musician-turned-filmmaker wants to make you think about watching documentaries on disasters

Chris Gervais’ ‘Fragments’ recounts a 1995 plane crash in Maine. Or does it?
Published
June 6, 2021

Art review: Roy Germon and Amy Bernhardt bonded by light

Littlefield Gallery in Winter Harbor shows works by the two distinct Maine artists.
Published
June 6, 2021

Society Notebook: ‘Forte’ night at the Saco Drive-In

The Portland Symphony Orchestra holds its annual fundraiser to in-person and streaming audiences.
Published
June 6, 2021

Deep Water: ‘House Call,’ by Jan Bindas-Tenney

Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.

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