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
May 16, 2021

Deep Water: ‘Always Day,’ by Edward J. Rielly

Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
Published
May 16, 2021

‘The Underground Railroad’ is traumatic, unflinching and relentless – also beautiful, must-see TV

Barry Jenkins unpacks two legacies in “The Underground Railroad.” One is ugly and horrific, the resounding echo of an institution that stripped human beings of their culture and identity and enslaved them for profit. The other is beautiful and stirring, marked by resilience and resolve. These legacies have been intertwined for the last 400 years, […]
Published
May 16, 2021

Art review: Ogunquit Museum opens with three thought-provoking shows

The temporary exhibitions are on view into July.
Published
May 16, 2021

Photos: Dancing the night away at STRIVE Rocks

The 12-hour fundraiser generated $106,000 for the South Portland nonprofit.
Published
May 16, 2021

Girl meets movie star in ‘Finding You,’ a surprisingly unaffected Y.A. love story

Based on “There You’ll Find Me,” a Christian Y.A. novel about a college girl healing from emotional wounds (while also falling in love), the film “Finding You” would seem, by virtue of the title change alone, to have shifted its thematic focus slightly. The original wording suggests a journey of self-discovery; the latter, a more […]
Published
May 10, 2021

Indie Film: SMCC’s student film fest returns bigger and better

This year’s Maine Mayhem also includes the best of last year’s class, whose festival was canceled because of the pandemic.
Published
May 10, 2021

Bar Guide: Via Vecchia crafts inspired cocktails around Italian liqueurs

The Old Port restaurant has a weekday happy hour menu with drink specials and small plates.
Published
May 9, 2021

Fancy Feast’s in-house chef wants you to eat like a cat

It’s not uncommon for food companies to publish individual recipes, or even booklets and full-blown cookbooks. But you might have a man-bites-dog reaction when you hear that one of the latest brands to do just that is … Fancy Feast. The purveyor of cat food with a gourmet sheen relied on its in-house chef, Amanda […]
Published
May 9, 2021

Advocacy group wants to see more Asian dancers on the stage, and more Asian choreographers on the program

Phil Chan and Georgina Pazcoguin, the founders of Final Bow for Yellowface, an organization dedicated to eliminating offensive Asian stereotypes in dance, had been working on their virtual choreography festival for months when something suddenly shifted their focus: a shooting in Atlanta that left eight people dead, six of them Asian. The pair knew they […]
Published
May 9, 2021

Deep Water: ‘Grief,’ by Lee Sharkey

Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.

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