Thursday, April 16

Boothbay Harbor Ocean on Tap: "US Science in a Competitive, Global Landscape." Program at 6 p.m., Footbridge Brewery, 25 Granary Way, Boothbay Harbor. Dr. Deborah Bronk, president and CEO at Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, will be discussing how federal investment in science has fueled unparalleled advances — and what risks are posed by declining support for science amid growing global competition.