Violist Hye Min Choi, 36, occasionally performs with the Colby Symphony Orchestra in Waterville, when she is not teaching at Boston University School of Music.
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Amy Calder: Much to be thankful for in Waterville’s South End
A Colorado couple were hired as pastors at a small church in Waterville’s South End where both they and the congregants say they were blessed with an extraordinary gift: each other.
in each other.
J.P. Devine: A list of thanks for this Thanksgiving
While darkness clouds this moment in history with children being held in detention, and racism and antisemitism stalking the streets, a free press, brave service men and women and fair keepers of the law are things to be thankful for, writes J.P. Devine.
Amy Calder: The holiday table is best with home-grown food
There’s nothing like being able to serve home-grown vegetables at Thanksgiving, Amy Calder writes.
Amy Calder: At 96, U.S. Navy veteran Clara Gilbert reflects
Gilbert, of Skowhegan, served in the Bureau of Navy Personnel in Arlington, Virginia, from 1943 to 1945.
Music and musical theater: Balm to the soul
There’s nothing like the thrill of waiting for the curtain to rise on a good musical, or hearing the first notes of a live symphony orchestra, and both are available right in Waterville, Amy Calder writes.
Amy Calder: Beware the ghosts and goblins
On Halloween, when little munchkins are trolling the streets, watch out, Amy Calder advises.
Amy Calder: Fall prompts warm memories
Amy Calder recalls the inimitable apple pies her mother baked many years ago in her Skowhegan kitchen.
Amy Calder: More odd road names
Amy Calder shares emails she received from readers about last week’s column on quirky street names, offering more odd ones.
J.P. Devine: The best man for the job in 2020 is gay
Harvard and Oxford educated, a former U.S. Navy officer, married to a teacher, multilingual and mayor of South Bend, Indiana, Pete Buttigieg will never be president, J.P. Devine laments, because he’s gay.