Guest speakers to discuss artificial intelligence at TEDx event
U.S. Rep. Bill Foster, D-Naperville, who was recently appointed to the Congressional AI Task Force, spoke about the myths and realities of artificial intelligence as one of the speakers at the TEDx Naperville Live event on Thursday, April 25. will do
Doors open at 4 p.m. at the Henry Schecht Theater, Nokia Campus, 200 Lucent Lane, Naperville, with live speakers beginning at 4:30 p.m. and select TED Talk screenings from 5:30 to 7 p.m. will
Other guest speakers include Ian Foster, Division Director for Data Science and Learning at Argonne National Laboratory, and Anne Lee, Chief Technology Office Partner at Nokia Bell Labs.
At a TEDx Live event, organizers have a license to show talks that will be given at the annual TED conference in Vancouver, Canada. In addition to screenings of selected TED Talks, several speakers will be on stage to talk about “AI Myths and Realities: Demystifying the Future of AI.”
Tickets are $20 and include food and beverages. For more information, visit www.tedxnaperville.com.
Newco Valley High School will present the musical ‘Guys and Dolls’.
The Neuqua Valley High School Theater Program presents the classic musical “Guys and Dolls” at 7 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays, April 25-27, in the high school auditorium, 2360 95th St. in Naperville will present.
“Guys and Dolls” tells the story of gamblers and the women who love them and is set in Depression-era Times Square. It is directed by Jonathan Pontarelli.
Tickets are $10 for students and $15 for adults. Advance purchases are encouraged because shows are likely to sell out, organizers said.
For tickets and more information, visit www.nvhstheatre.com.
Dress up as Star Wars characters to visit downtown Water Street
Star Wars characters will meet visitors and pose for photos during an event on Saturday, May 4 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Water Street in downtown Naperville.
This is the third year the Downtown Naperville Alliance has hosted the 501st Midwest Garrison, a chapter within the world’s largest Star Wars costuming group.
Midwest Garrison provides a way for Star Wars fans to meet and network, a news release said. All costumes are hand made to be as close to the authentic film as possible.
The meet and greet is weather dependent and will be canceled in the event of rain. For more information, visit www.downtownnaperville.com.