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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PublishedApril 23, 2023
Art review: Maine’s natural beauty masterfully portrayed in 2 engaging Portland shows
Give yourself plenty of time to stroll ‘The Painted State’ at Greenhut and into the magical woods at Cove Street.
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PublishedApril 23, 2023
Society Notebook: Teens to Trails back on track and branching out
The nonprofit that helps supply youth outing clubs brings back its annual fundraiser and expands to working with middle schools.
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PublishedApril 23, 2023
Deep Water: ‘Elemental,’ by Linda Buckmaster
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
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PublishedApril 21, 2023
In ‘Chevalier,’ the bad old days of the aristocracy never looked so good
Largely erased from classical music history because he was biracial, the 18th-century French Caribbean violinist and composer Joseph Bologne wrote concertos, sonatas and symphonies. But “Chevalier,” a highly fictionalized account of Bologne’s life, understandably concentrates on his opera “Ernestine.” The movie itself has the virtues and vices of opera: It’s grand, sweeping and lavishly appointed, […]
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PublishedApril 18, 2023
‘Super Mario Bros. Movie’ may be just what the gamer ordered
In both good and bad ways, “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” is exactly what you’d expect. Resourceful plumbers Mario and Luigi look and – depending on whether you thought they’d have an Italian accent or a Brooklyn accent that occasionally slips into pretend Italian – sound just like you’d expect them to. Their adventures in […]
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PublishedApril 18, 2023
Silly vampire comedy ‘Renfield’ has its moments, most of them bloody
The end of the studio rom-com era has taken many tolls, not least on the career of Nicholas Hoult, who with the right movies could have been his generation’s Hugh Grant – a baton-passing anticipated in Hoult’s breakout turn alongside the older actor 20-plus years ago in “About a Boy.” As a grown-up, Hoult has […]
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PublishedApril 17, 2023
Indie Film: California college student comes home to make ‘Vacationland’
Freeport High grad Joseph Coleman’s short film about lobstering and addiction is playing next week, virtually and on the big screen, at the National Film Festival for Talented Youth.
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PublishedApril 17, 2023
Bar Guide: Rabbit Hole opens up a new realm in Kennebunk
The Lewis Carroll-inspired lounge brings nightlife to town.
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PublishedApril 16, 2023
Deep Water: ‘Loop Artist (a rhopalic sestina),’ by Philip Carlsen
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
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PublishedApril 16, 2023
Art review: Three shows this spring burst forth with Maine talent
Painterly power infuses this colorful trove from artists at various stages of their careers.
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