Attend a free screening of “Close Encounters of the Third Kind.” The film follows Roy Neary, an electrical lineman in Indiana who becomes obsessed with UFOs after a close encounter. As he and Jillian, a single mother, pursue the truth about their experiences, they are drawn to Devil's Tower in Wyoming, where a climactic meeting with benevolent extraterrestrials occurs. After the film, stargaze with the Astronomical Society of Kansas City.

SciFlix is a community outreach effort designed to openly and honestly discuss science, theories, and ethics in popular fiction. Films begin at 6:30 p.m. in Regnier Hall Auditorium.