VERO BEACH — The Emerson Center Florida Humanities Series continues on Thursday, Jan. 26 at 7 p.m. with Blue is the New Green: Water Sustainability and the Future of Florida with long-time Florida journalist Cynthia Barnett.
Barnett is the author of Mirage: Florida & the Vanishing Water of the Eastern U.S., which has been named by the St. Petersburg Times as one of the top 10 books that every Floridian should read. Her new book, Blue Revolution: Unmaking America’s Water Crisis, is the first book to call for a national water ethic, and a powerful meditation on water and community in America.
The Florida Humanities Series, presented by The Emerson Center at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Vero Beach, is sponsored in part by Marine Bank & Trust. Four acclaimed speakers and performers will be presented free at the Center now through April 2012, with all presentations relating to Florida history and issues. Admission to each is complimentary and all performances will begin at 7 p.m.
Other performances in the Humanities Series will include:
February 16, 2012 – Alex Stepick, Ph.D. – Immigration’s Impact on Florida and the United States;
March 22, 2012 – Seth Bramson – The Florida East Coast Railway: For More Than 110 Years America’s Speedway To Sunshine; and
April 19, 2012 – Carrie Sue Ayvar, Florida Stories with Latino Sabor (Flavor).
Funding for these programs was provided through a grant from the Florida Humanities Council with funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in these program do not necessarily represent those of the Florida Humanities Council or the National Endowment for the Humanities.
The capacity of the Emerson Center is more than 800; free admission will be offered on a first-come first-served basis. Reserved seating for season ticket holders of the Celebrated Speakers Series will be offered with prior telephone arrangements. The Emerson Center is handicapped-accessible and is conveniently located at 1590 27th Avenue, on the SE corner of 16th Street and 27th Avenue in Vero Beach.
For more information, contact 772-778-5249.
