The Emerson Center at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship presents its Celebrated Speakers Series beginning in January, 2011. Subscription performance tickets are available until November 30. Single Seats are available beginning December 1. Performances are on Saturdays at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Tickets and information: Call (772) 778-5249 or visit www.TheEmersonCenter.org.

January 15 – Peggy Noonan

Peggy Noonan, a former presidential special assistant, vice-presidential chief speechwriter and television producer, is an author and highly regarded political columnist.

February 5 – Patrick Jake (P.J.) O’Rourke

Hard-bitten, cigar-smoking conservative Patrick Jake (P.J.) O’Rourke is the author of 10 books and has established himself as America’s premier political satirist. He is looked upon as the “funniest writer in America” by both Time and The Wall Street Journal.

February 26 – Zbigniew Brzezinski

Presidential Medal of Freedom winner, Mr.Brzezinski was formerly the National Security Advisor to President Carter, is Trustee and Counselor, Center for Strategic & International Studies and Professor of American Foreign Policy at John Hopkins University in Washington, D.C.

March 19 – Gwen Ifill

Gwen Ifill, moderator and managing editor of Washington Week and senior correspondent for PBS’ The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, interviews newsmakers and reports on issues ranging from foreign affairs to politics.

April 9 – Paul Krugman

Paul Krugman, Professor of Economics at Princeton University and an insightful outspoken Op-Ed columnist for the New York Times, is one of the world’s preeminent economists.