【推荐2】Williams is a creative and cultural place. There’re many opportunities to engage with world-class scholars, speakers, artists and performers.

Dance Workshop: Dunham Technique, Afro-modern Dance

Saroya Corbett, Bolin Fellow of Dance, will share her professional knowledge in Dunham Technique, an Afro-modern dance technique, with the Williams community. As a qualified instructor and life-long practitioner of Dunham Technique, Saroya will discuss the dance technique as an all-sided practice and the work of Katherine Dunham, the technique’s creator.

Date: Thur., Oct.26, 2023             Venue: ‘62 Center for Theatre & Dance

Midweek Music

Bring a friend and enjoy our popular midday and midweek concert series. Williams student musicians value the atmosphere of Midweek Music and use it to try out something new, show off something that doesn’t fit in other concert formats, or just to have some fun. Instructors are encouraged to have their students present themes together, and the impromptu (即兴的) mini-lecture can also be part of the enjoyment.

Date: Wed., Nov.8, 2023          Venue: Thompson Memorial Chapel

Zambezi Marimba (木琴) Band — Family Days Concert

The Zambezi Marimba Band features danceable and sweet marimba music from Zambia and Zimbabwe. More a joyous celebration than just a concert, the band wins over every audience with its energy. This is an event for the whole family.

Date: Sat., Oct. 28, 2023          Venue: Chapin Hall

Williams Jazz Day — Noon to Night

Williams Jazz Day is a new way to present the college’s active jazz scene. Fans can look forward to a number of smaller bands and a mix of soloists (独奏者), guests, and presentations. The guest group will be Sarah Hanahan Quartet — alto sax, piano, bass, drums.

Noon-2 p.m.: Two fantastic student bands are playing in Baxter Great Hall.

7:30-10:30 p.m. evening concert: Featured guest group Sarah Hanahan Quartet, student bands, and the Williams Jazz Orchestra led by director Kris Allen.

Date: Sat., Nov.4, 2023          Venue: Chapin Hall

【推荐3】The China National Opera (CNO) will give a concert to celebrate its 50th birthday.

Different generations of CNO vocalists, like Li Guangxi, Yao Hong and Ma Mei, will present the concert which will feature both songs from famous Chinese operas like "The White-haired Girl" and "The Hundredth Bride", as well as, arias of such Western opera classics as" Madame Butterfly"，" La Traviata" and "Rigoletto".

Time/ date: 7:30 p.m., September 7th, 8th

Location: Tianqiao Theatre

Tel: 6551-4787, 8315-6170

Tickets: 60-500 yuan (U.S. $7.2- 60.2)

Folk music

A concert will be held to feature some recently composed traditional Chinese music works.   The concert, given by the Folk Orchestra of the China Opera and Ballet Theatre, will include such pieces as "Memory of Childhood", "Memorial Ceremony for God" and "Wine Song".

Time/date: 7:30 p.m., September 13th

Location: Concert hall at the National Library of China

Tel: 6848 -5462, 6841-9220

Tickets: 30-200 yuan (U.S. $3.6-24.1)

A concert of traditional Chinese music will be given on the eve of the Moon Festival which falls on September 21st this year. The concert will feature a number of famous pieces centred on the theme of the moon, such as "Moonlight", "Spring night on a Moonlit River" and "Lofty Mountain and Flowing River."

A number of established traditional Chinese music performers like Zhou Yaokun and Fan Weiqing, will play solos as well as collaborate with the folk music orchestra.

Time / date: 7:30 p.m., September 21st

Location: Grand Theatre of the Cultural Palace of Nationalities

Tel: 6606-8888, 6606-9999

Tickets: 40-240 yuan (U.S. $4.8-27)

【推荐2】ChatGPT, designed by OpenAI to carry on conversations just like humans, has become a viral excitement. The AI-powered tool went from zero to a million users in just five days! Its ability to provide in-depth answers to users' questions has even drawn the attention of distinguished technology companies.

The intelligent robot understands what the user says or types and then responds in a way that makes sense. Its vast body of knowledge has been gathered from the Internet and archived (存档的) books. It is further trained by humans. This makes ChatGPT a useful tool for researching almost any topic.

"We have a lot of information on the Internet, but you normally have to Google it, then read it and then do something with it," says Ricardo, chief science officer and co-founder of AI company Erudit. "Now you'll have this resource that can process the whole Internet and all of the information it contains for you to answer your questions."

However, ChatGPT cannot think on its own. It depends on the information that it has been trained on. As a result, the AI tool works well for things that have accurate data available. However, when unsure, ChatGPT can get creative and incorrect responses can flow out. OpenAI cautions users to check the information no matter how logical it sounds. Also, ChatGPT has only been trained with information till 2022. Hence, it cannot be relied upon for anything that happened after that.

Experts believe ChatGPT has limitless potential to solve real-world problems. It can translate long texts into different languages, create content on almost any topic, and even summarize books.

However, ChatGPT has received mixed reactions from educators. Some believe it could serve as a valuable tool to help build literacy skills in the classroom. It could also be used to teach students difficult science or math concepts. But other educators think ChatGPT will encourage students to cheat. They fear this will prevent them from building critical thinking and problem-solving skills. As a result, many districts are starting to ban its use in schools.