VERO BEACH — The Emerson Center Florida Humanities Series, in partnership with the Florida Humanities Council and sponsored in part by Marine Bank & Trust, continues on Thursday, Feb. 19, with Sean Sexton presenting “Florida Cattle Culture.”
Cattle were introduced to the Americans in 1521 by Juan Ponce de Leon, who brought them to Florida. The Sexton family has been raising cattle for four generations in Indian River County. Sean Sexton divides his time between taking care of a 600 acre cow-calf and seed stock cattle operation, painting and writing. He has prepared, through word and image, an overview of his life as a cattleman and this historic industry of Florida.
The Florida Humanities Series is presented by The Emerson Center at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Vero Beach. Two more acclaimed speakers and performers will be presented free at the Center now through April 2015, with all presentations relating to Florida history and culture. Admission to each is complimentary and all performances will begin at 7 p.m.
Future topics include “Spies, Schemes, and the Sons of Liberty: The Shadier Side of East and West Florida during the American Revolution,” scheduled for March 19, and “The African Presence in Spanish Florida: Black Seminoles” scheduled for April 16.
The capacity of the Emerson Center is more than 800; free admission will be offered on a first-come first-served basis. The Emerson Center is handicap 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.
