Kaylee Plummer of Lewiston is hoisted in the air by other members of Androscoggin Dance during Thursday's dress rehersal for this Saturday night's performance, called Elemental, at the Franco-American Heritage Center in Lewiston. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit: www.androscoggindance.org
A female Common merganser leads three males up and out of the open water at the Auburn Outlet Wednesday afternoon. A migratory bird, Common mergansers are often the first waterfowl to return north in the spring and the last to move south in the fall. They usually migrate along major rivers, lake chains, and coastlines during day and overland by night. Female common mergansers lay an average of 9-12 eggs.
Ava Carsley, 4, of Auburn, left, emulates Creative Movement instructor Elizabeth Hansen, background left, along with other students during their Monday night class at the Dance Center in Auburn. Classes continue throughout the winter with programs designed for young and old of all abilities. For more information, visit their website at: thedancecenterla.com.