Sunday, Oct. 29 | 11 am

COMMUNITY BOOK DISCUSSION/ BRUNCH

Rabbi Bill Strongin, Rabbi Emeritus of the Jewish Congregation of New Paltz, will lead the book discussion. Please feel free to bring a vegetarian dish to share.

Jewish Center, 30 N. Chestnut Street

Sunday, Oct. 29 | 3pm

WALL-E SCREENING

Join us for a viewing of WALL-E, a film about a lonely robot tasked with tidying a future, uninhabitable, deserted Earth.

WALL-E falls in love with another robot who is sent to Earth to assess its habitability.

The film revolves around their relationship and the state of humanity since its evacuation from Earth. The film is rated G and is suitable for all ages. Discussion will follow the movie.

Elting Library, 93 Main Street

Monday, Oct. 30 | 7 pm

PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION

Glenn Kreisberg, author, outdoor guide, and radio engineer who researches archeoastronomy and landscape archaeology in the Hudson Valley, and Jeanne Bouza Rose, artist and educator, will lead a discussion of indigenous use of stone structures in sun worship and solstice/equinox recognition, just as Klara followed the sun in Klara and the Sun.

SUNY New Platz, Old Main 1907

Tuesday, Oct. 31 | 12 pm

FACULTY PANEL

Professors Jonathan Rust, Psychology; Andrea Gatzke, History; Eugene Heath, Philosophy; and Min Chen, Computer science, will discuss Klara and the Sun from the perspective of their academic disciplines.

SUNY New Paltz, Student Union Building 402

Wednesday, Nov. 1 | 7 pm

PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION: THE CREATIVE IMAGINATION

Larry Carr, author, retired lecturer in creative writing and drama, and publisher/ editor of Lightwood Magazine, will discuss creative imagination, the two questions that propel narrative, and how this relates to science fiction, Klara, and other writing. Discussion will follow.

Elting Memorial Library, 93 Main Street

Thursday, Nov. 2 | 2 pm

STUDENT ROUNDTABLES: AI INNOVATION IN THE WORLD

Join students in Professor Dan Potocki’s New Venture Development business class as they lead small group discussions that consider philosophical questions regarding the development and various uses of artificial intelligence.

SUNY New Paltz, Van DenBerg Hall, Room 106

Thursday, Nov. 2 | 7 pm

PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, KLARA, AND OUR FUTURE

Don Grice, Ph.D in Electrical Engineering, worked at IBM in Research and System Design, with an emphasis on Man- Machine Interaction, Deep Blue, and Watson. He will discuss the current state of AI, the elements of robotics in Klara that currently exist, ethical issues related to AI technologies, whether AI devices can have “feelings,” and Isaac Asimov’s 3 Rules of Robotics. Discussion will follow.

Elting Library, 93 Main Street

Friday, Nov. 3 | 3 pm

PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION

Rev. Allison Moore, PhD, the priest of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, and Episcopal Campus Minister at SUNY New Paltz and SUNY Ulster, will lead a discussion of the ethical concerns raised by Klara and the Sun.

Elting Library, 93 Main Street

Friday, November 3 | 5:00pm film, 7:30pm discussion

FILM AND DISCUSSION: A.I.: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE*

5:00pm: Join us for a viewing of AI: Artificial Intelligence, a science-fiction movie, directed by Steven Spielberg, about an android boy, the first to have real feelings and his search for his place in the world. Rated PG-13.

7:30pm: Discussion will follow the movie.

*Participants can view the film at home- on DVD or firestick through Elting Library or a paid streaming service- and then join for the discussion.

Elting Library, 93 Main Street

Saturday, Nov. 4 | 10 am

BUILD-A-ROBOT

Elting Library Staff, will help participants build their very own robot! Participants will be supplied with a robot-building kit and will be able to bring their robot home. Appropriate for childen.

Elting Memorial Library, 93 Main Street

Saturday, Nov. 4 | 2 pm

BOOK DISCUSSION

Join New Paltz Books and Bites, a New Paltz community book club, for a discussion about Klara and the Sun.

Huckleberry, 21 Church Street