Miller Minutes
With all this talk about AI swirling around, I think it’s time to unpack exactly how it fits into the art world.
From Grammarly and other writing generators to the use of AI image technology DALL-E, computers are pulling the creative weight for lots of internet users (and even students) today.
While many are debating the ethics of this, I’d like to propose that though computers can produce something that looks creative, it cannot beat the true creativity humanity possesses.
Think about it: The human experience is unique. Only a person who’s seen a beautiful sunset, tasted an apple or heard a specific song can describe how it affected them. An algorithm can only do so much to emulate that.
All this to say, I doubt there will come a day we go to a museum to see AI art or watch a play put on by robots. Although, some of those dinosaur experiences you’re seeing nowadays come pretty close to it.
All the events you see below are put on by real people from Butler County, not robots. I hope you find something you can enjoy.
Alameda Park’s flashlight egg scavenger hunt starts at 6:30 p.m. Friday, March 22. Different age groups will start the hunt at different times. Event registration costs $10 and is available online at bcpr.recdesk.com.
Butler Two Steppers are having a dance at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Tanglewood Center, 10 Austin Ave., Butler Township.
There are only a few tickets left for the presentation by historian Bill May on “Butler’s Historic Theaters” at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday in the Penn Theater on Main Street. Popcorn and other refreshments will be available for purchase. For tickets, visit ThePennTheater.org.
Sing Hosanna! presents “The Sound of Music” at 7:30 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. Saturday in the Succop Theater at Butler County Community College. Tickets are $18. Visit singhosanna.ticketleap.com.
Come to Succop Nature Park for Maple Madness from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. This event will take place completely outdoors, so dress accordingly. Registration is required and costs $6 per Audubon Society member and $12 per nonmember.
The third Annual Easter Egg Hunt at Preston Park in Butler Township runs from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.
Sign up for the fifth annual Butler’s Best Buddies Eggstravaganza that will be Saturday at Butler Senior High School. The event is part 5K and fun run and part Easter Egg Hunt (for children 10 and younger). Join in the extra family-friendly activities and meet the Easter Bunny! For more information and registration, visit runsignup.com.
The Shamrock Shuffle race is coming back through the streets of Harmony Saturday. The 5K starts at 10:15 a.m. and the one-mile run starts at 11 a.m. Packet pickup will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday at Grace Church of Harmony, and at 6 a.m. Saturday morning. For more information and sign-ups, visit www.trisignup.com.
The Explore Eclipses presentation will teach you more about the history and science behind eclipses in preparation for the cosmic event in April. The talk starts at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in the Moraine State Park Western Region conference room, 195 Park Road, Franklin Township. Register at events.dcnr.pa.gov.
The Carnival in Knoch High School will have games, snacks, face painting and even glow in the dark mini golf from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday. The event is free to attend for anyone older than age 13. Students can register for $5 using the link forms.gle/oXXnBN1W5NrFahxk9. Proceeds from the carnival go toward the playground renovation at Knoch Intermediate Elementary School.
On Sunday, the opportunities to hunt for eggs continues. From 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the Mars Area High School, the student council will host its annual “Spring ‘Eggs’travaganza” with games, crafts, Easter egg hunts and visits with the Easter Bunny.
The Prospect Boys & Girls Club is hosting an Easter egg hunt at 7190 Country Club Road beginning at 1 p.m. Sunday.
Registration is needed for Cranberry Township’s Hippity Hop Egg Hunt taking place Sunday in the municipal building. Take part in games, crafts and face painting and meet the Easter Bunny at 10:30 a.m. For more information, visit bit.ly/49y6NIx.
If in search of more eggs, there’s also an Easter egg hunt at 10:30 a.m. March 30 at Mt. Chestnut Presbyterian Church, 727 West Old Route 422, Franklin Township.
