VERO BEACH — Individual speaker tickets are currently on sale at the Emerson Center for the 2015 Celebrated Speakers Series. The tickets are for the two remaining engaging and informative speakers in the series. Individual tickets are $80 each for the 4 p.m. performance; $70 each for the 6:30 p.m. performance with the latter offering better seat selection.
Appearing on Saturday, Feb. 28 is well-known Scientist Dr. Michio Kaku, a face known to millions of viewers of network news shows and insightful specials on the Discovery, History, and Science channels. Dr. Michio Kaku, who is among America’s most recognized futurists with a unique ability to make sense of complex theories of physics, will speak to two audiences on Saturday, Feb. 28.
After serving in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam era, Kaku became a protégé of physicist Edward Teller, the father of the hydrogen bomb. With Teller’s encouragement, Kaku launched a career that has touched many of America’s loftiest educational institutions. His messages continue to simplify complex physics including string theory.
Dr. Kaku has written several international best-sellers, one of which was How Science Will Revolutionize the 21st Century. He has written for TIME, The Wall Street Journal, and Discover. His 2008 book, Physics of the Impossible, was judged the number-one science book in the United States.
Kaku is outspoken in his belief that the U.S. could easily fall behind the rest of the world in the coming technological onrush. A passionate communicator, he frequently draws attention by making predictions that make headlines.
Concluding the series on Saturday, March 21 is movie Producer/Director Lee Daniels. Daniels claimed an Oscar nomination for Best Director (Precious, 2009) and is highly-recognized for The Butler (2013), the heart-felt story of the White House servant who observed a nation’s evolution during eight presidential administrations. Daniels will tell about his determined journey to break into the Hollywood movie business.
The Emerson Center is conveniently located on the campus of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Vero Beach, on the SE corner of 16th Street and 27th Avenue. It has more than 300 parking spaces, an auditorium that seats more than 800 people in comfortable padded seating, a raised stage that offers everyone unrestricted views, and professional state-of-the-art sound and lighting systems. Ask about the new elevator to the 2nd floor balcony and the seating for the physically challenged.
Purchase individual tickets now by calling (772) 778-5249, going online at TheEmersonCenter.org or visiting The Emerson Center itself. Student tickets for balcony seating will be sold for $20 for the 6:30 p.m. performance only. Tickets will be sold at the door with a student ID. Ask about the new elevator to the 2nd floor balcony and the seating for the physically challenged.
