THE FUTURE IMPACT OF ARTIFICAL INTELLIGENCE, PART TWO

Monday, June 1
10:00 a.m. at GFL
Program #18260

Fee: $3

Presenter: Harvey Heyman, MBA

Harvey Heyman received his BA from Brown University and his MBA from Harvard. A passionate consumer of politics and technology, he has created courses for several area lifelong learning groups.

Program: This is a continuation of the program from May 15, 2025 on the development of AI with video clips of leading thinkers and developers. Listen to these thought leaders voice their beliefs about the benefits and pitfalls of AI for humankind.

THE EXTRAORDINARY OCTOPUS

Tuesday, June 2
10:00 a.m. at GCC
Program #18261

Fee: $3

Presenter: MaryEllen Mateleska, Senior Director for Education & Conservation, Mystic Aquarium.

Program: Join us for a captivating journey into the mysterious world of the octopus and its remarkable relatives. This presentation explores the incredible diversity of cephalopods, highlighting their unique adaptations, intelligence, and behaviors.

IMMIGRANTS: CONNECTICUT’S DIVERSE ETHNIC HERITAGE

Thursday, June 4
10:00 a.m. at EW
Program #18262

Fee: $3

Presenter: Bruce Clouette, Ph.D.

Our presenter has been active in the fields of CT history and historic preservation for more than fifty years. In 1986 he produced a traveling exhibit on the Statue of Liberty and immigration in Connecticut as part of the Statue’s one hundredth birthday celebration.  His Ph.D. dissertation was a study of Irish and Italian immigrants in Hartford.

Program: Starting in the 1820’s, waves of immigrants moved to Connecticut. This illustrated presentation will recount the story of hope, prejudice, perseverance and acceptance that is our common heritage.

TRIP: HARKNESS MEMORIAL STATE PARK AND EOLIA MANSION IN WATERFORD, CT

Monday, June 8
9:30 a.m. at SGC
Program #18263

Fee: $27

Join a docent-led tour of this 42- room Renaissance Revival mansion overlooking Long Island Sound, built in 1906. Explore and enjoy its elaborate gardens.

Lunch on your own at a nearby restaurant.

FROM FORKS TO PHARMACIES: AMERICA’S OBESITY CRISIS AND THE GLP-1 FIX

Tuesday, June 9
10:00 a.m. at GCC
Program #18264

Fee: $3

Presenter: Michael Saxe, MD

Dr. Michael Saxe practiced emergency medicine at Middlesex Hospital for more than three decades. He earned his MD at the University of Vermont and completed his residency at the University of Washington. As a board-certified emergency physician, Dr. Saxe served as the Chairman of the Middlesex Hospital Department of Emergency Medicine from 1994-2016.

Program: From our famine-ready genes to today’s endless calories, our expanding waistlines tell a biological story. Join a career emergency physician who will cut through decades of diet fads: how they work, what they fix, what they don’t, and what comes next.

A SANCTUARY KITCHEN FEAST

Wednesday, June 10
11:00 a.m. at GCC
Program #18265

Fee: $35

Sanctuary Kitchen provides culinary training programs, professional development and employment for new residents of New Haven. Their belief is that “food brings people to the table, enriches lives, and fosters mutual understanding across diverse cultures in the most delicious way possible.”

Program: Join us for a catered lunch by Sanctuary Kitchen featuring globally inspired dishes. Hear the personal stories of immigrant and refugee chefs.