INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — The Emerson Center’s free Florida Humanities Series will continue with “A Joyful Holiday Concert” on Thursday, Dec. 10, at 7 p.m.
The excitement, discipline and joy of making music together brought success and applause for the Avenue D Choir, a group of young St. Lucie County boys and girls. Choices were made not only to sing but to live a better life. As they make their trip to Vero Beach, the Choir will bring holiday music to entertain all. The group performed at The Emerson Center in 2014, and by popular demand have been invited to return.
The Florida Humanities Series is presented by The Emerson Center at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship in Vero Beach. Seven acclaimed speakers and performers are being presented at the Center through April 2016, with all presentations relating to Florida history, people and culture. Admission to each is complimentary and all performances begin at 7 p.m. This performance is sponsored in part by Marine Bank & Trust.
Future speakers, their topics and performance dates include Jan. 21: Tom Berson, “Transparent Waters: The History and Significance of Florida Springs”; Feb. 18: Craig Pittman, “How Florida Contracted Manatee Insanity”; March 10: Michael Francis, Ph.D. “La Florida before Jamestown: Europeans, Africans, and Indians in La Florida, 1513-1607”; and on April 14: Jack Davis, Ph.D. “Paradise Lost: Reflections on Florida’s Environmental History.”
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.
