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Locals remember Janis Joplin’s 1969 visit to Waterville, The Chez Joplin visited The Chez after performing at the Waterville Armory, and several locals recall that memorable night. Share WATERVILLE In the midst of a blizzard, Janis Joplin was among those who piled into Mike Flanagin’s red 1969 Subaru en route to The Chez Paree on Feb. 21, 1969. Flanagin, a 20-year-old Thomas College student at the time, had helped book Joplin’s appearance that night at the Waterville Armory. Rock singer Janis Joplin performs Feb. 21, 1969, at the Waterville Armory during the winter of 1969. Photo courtesy of the Colby College library collection “This was one of the first few gigs of this new band, The Full Tilt Boogie Band,” Flanagin said. “That’s how we got her in Maine … We jumped in the Subaru and went to The Chez. What a hoot.” ....