Make an old Victorian house in Norway, two galleries in Rockland and a South Portland frame shop your July art destinations.
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
Julia Gagnon’s down-home charm, big-time experience on display at Merrill
The ‘American Idol’ contestant sold out the Portland venue for her homecoming concert Sunday.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment
Let the Colby Museum change the way you see Louise Nevelson
Find joy in discovering what you might not know about this legendary modernist. Plus, artist Shane Charles brilliantly bridges his British and Wabanaki ancestry at Interloc in Thomaston.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
In 2 shows coming to a close, charming wall sculptures and a loose take on mentorship
‘Kitty Wales: Drift’ is on a view at Speedwell Contemporary until Saturday, and ‘Generations’ is up for a couple weeks at Maine Art Gallery in Wiscasset.
Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
Move over, roses. Here’s what you should plant for a fragrant garden
Herbs, lilies and lilacs are among the options.
Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
When posting pictures of your yard, beware of plant shamers
Non-native plants and patches of grass can have a place at your home, no matter what the internet trolls say.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Collection spans the life of Maine poet Jeri Theriault
‘Self-Portrait as Homestead’ captures the loss of parents, marriage and more.
Posted inRecipes
Home Plates: For this Shapleigh woman, a farm stand customer’s rhubarb cake recipe became a rite of spring
Rebecca Tuttle has loved rhubarb since she was a kid but was first introduced to it in cake form as a young adult.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
At Bowdoin, drawings entrance and Asian American art is reframed
Two shows, on display through June 2 at the Brunswick college’s art museum, are worth a look.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Local & State
Cumberland singer Julia Gagnon makes her way into ‘American Idol’ top 20
Votes from the public and the judges will determine whether Gagnon makes the top 14 on Monday’s episode.