INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — Individual tickets are currently on sale for the 2014 Celebrated Speakers Series. The tickets are for the three remaining engaging and informative speakers in the series presented at The Emerson Center at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Vero Beach.
Individual tickets are $75 for the 4 p.m. performance; $65 for the 6:30 p.m. performance when ticket buyers may find a better selection of seats.
Deep-sea Archaeologist Robert Ballard will be the next to present, on Feb. 8.
Ballard is perhaps best known for his discovery of the Titanic. He also found the wrecks of the German battleship Bismarck, the USS Yorktown, the nuclear sub Thresher and John F. Kennedy’s PT-109.
During his long career, he has conducted more than 120 deep-sea expeditions and logged more hours in the deep than any other marine scientist in the world.
Ballard is president of the Institute for Exploration, scientist emeritus at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, director of the Center for Ocean Exploration at the University of Rhode Island’s Graduate School of Oceanography and an explorer-in-residence for the National Geographic Society.
His new ship of exploration, the E/V Nautilus, explored the Aegean, Black, and Mediterranean seas in 2012.
Pulitzer Prize winning author Jon Meacham will be the following speaker, scheduled for March 1. He is an accomplished historian with a deep knowledge of politics, religion and current affairs.
On Saturday, March 22, Jon Huntsman, Jr., will conclude the speaking series. The former Utah Governor Huntsman has lived a remarkable life in business and in public service including as a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012.
The Emerson Center is conveniently located at 1590 27th Avenue, on the SE corner of 16th Street and 27th Avenue and has more than 300 parking spaces, an auditorium that seats over 800 people in comfortable padded seating, a raised stage that offers everyone unrestricted views, and professional state-of-the-art sound and lighting systems.
Purchase individual tickets now by calling (772) 778-5249, going online at TheEmersonCenter.org or visiting The Emerson Center itself.
Ask about the new elevator to the 2nd floor balcony and the seating for the physically challenged.