Hope Rubito plays violin Wednesday as part of the Chamber Ensemble Concert during the University of Maine at Augusta Music Program Concert Week in Jewett Hall. Several shows featured different ensembles playing classical, jazz and rock music over three days. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal

A walker braces against the rain Wednesday as snow removal equipment is used to clear the walkway at Colby College in Waterville. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel

Working in the middle of Cony Circle before Wednesday’s wind storm started, city of Augusta employees added extra stakes to hold down decorated holiday trees. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal

Tom Nale and grandson Tommy Nale, 5, both of Waterville, sit together Thursday at Mezza, The Lebanese Bakery in Waterville. The pair are shown with “MEZZA, The Lebanese Bakery: Middle Eastern Cuisine” authored by Tom Nale and featuring his mother’s recipes. Nale is the owner of Mezza which features Middle Eastern Cuisine and casual dining. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel

Chad Curtis secures the top of a bag containing 2,500 pounds of Organic Whole Wheat while working Tuesday in the mill at Maine Grains in Skowhegan. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel

Erskine Academy’s Oryanna Winchenbach dribbles the ball in an attempt to get past Mount View’s Emma Hurd during their game Tuesday in South China. Anna Chadwick/Morning Sentinel

Elianna Lessard drops her last raffle ticket Dec. 7, hoping to win one of the trees during Johnson Hall’s seventh annual Festival of Trees in downtown Gardiner. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal

Messalonskee’s Anderson Arbour breaks free of Nokomis’ Owen Buck during a boys basketball game Friday in Oakland. Anna Chadwick/Morning Sentinel

Jessica Kaherl, left, helps Katie Kaherl with her Christmas tree costume Dec. 7 before Annual Winthrop Holiday Parade. They were part of a group from Winthrop Federal Credit Union that were marching dressed as trees. Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal

Bella Barajas, left, of China, Maine drags a tree she cut Dec. 8 while selecting Christmas trees with her family at Pinkham’s Tree Farm in Vassalboro. Following in the background, from left, are Barajas’ dad Issac Barajas, mother Heather Barajas and sister Brailee Barajas. Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel