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A Treasure of a Talk: Alโ€ฏSimbritz Explores Our Glittering Coast!

Al Simbritzโ€™s How the Treasure Coast Got Its Name lecture drew nearly 70 visitors to the Elliott Museum, captivating audiences with shipwreck lore and coastal history.

Full House, Full Hearts, and a Fascinating Journey Through Russia!

Jonathan Knaus captivated 30 guests at the Elliott Museum with stories from 20 years in Russia during his talk, Reflections on Russia. A cultural hit!

Clay to Tray Workshop Success!

We had such a blast at the Clay to Tray pottery workshop at the Elliott Museum! Everyone tapped into their creativity as they designed their own beautiful clay trays.

Full House for โ€œCow Creek Chroniclesโ€ at the Elliott Museum!

We had a fantastic turnout for Cow Creek Chronicles: Floridaโ€™s Past Comes Alive with author Gregory Enns. Over 20 enthusiastic attendees filled the room for this captivating journey through centuries of Florida history.

Jesup & The Second Seminole War Lecture

A Living History Experience! On Wednesday, October 1, our audience had the rare opportunity to not only learn about the history of the Loxahatchee River Battlefield but also experience the past in a unique way. Dick Kazmar, a longtime docent and museum committee...

Successful Grand Opening of 2 Incredible Exhibits!

Thursday, Sept 18, 2025 the Elliott Museum welcomed over 120 guests to celebrate the highly anticipated opening of two world-class exhibits.

Encounters At The Elliott – A Huge Success

From the soaring sounds of the Stuart Community Concert Band in the Air & Space Concert to the mind-expanding guided tour of UFOs: Denial, Disclosure, Discernment

Renowned Cinematographer, Tom Fitz: Earth Day

Join us for a captivating presentation by award-winning cinematographer Tom Fitz, who will share insights into the art of filmmaking, showcase memorable and challenging shoot moments, and reflect on the lessons learned along the way.

CLASS 26 “Aliens Exist!”

LEADERship Martin County Alumni Youth group, had an inspiring day exploring Arts and Culture in Martin County! One of their stops included the Elliott Museum and their experience with the UFOs Denial โ€“ Disclosure โ€“ Discernment exhibit.

WPTV Unraveling the Secrets of UFOs

The Elliott Museum’s newest exhibit is causing quite a stir. WPTV News – FL Palm Beaches and Treasure Coast connects us to the behind the scenes of “UFO: Denial, Disclosure, and Discernment.”

CLASSIC CARS VIDEOS

DON’T FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE SO YOU CAN Go Back in time and learn about elegance and muscle cars of those times!

HOUSE OF REFUGE VIDEOS

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๐๐ˆ๐๐Š๐ˆ๐„๐’ ๐”๐โ€”๐‡๐ˆ๐†๐‡ "๐“" ๐€๐“ ๐“๐‡๐„ "๐„" ๐€๐–๐€๐ˆ๐“๐’!
๐’๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ก ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ | ๐Ÿ‘:๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ โ€“ ๐Ÿ“:๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐๐Œ

Once upon a time in 19th-century England, High Tea emerged as a stylish solution to a very real problem: ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ , ๐๐ซ๐š๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐œ ๐ฐ๐š๐ข๐ญ ๐›๐ž๐ญ๐ฐ๐ž๐ž๐ง ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ก ๐š๐ง๐ ๐š ๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ. Legend has it that ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ƒ๐ฎ๐œ๐ก๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐๐ž๐๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ began sneaking in afternoon tea and light bites to ๐š๐ฏ๐จ๐ข๐ โ€œ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ โ€ (relatable, honestly).

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐š๐ฌ ๐š ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐ง๐ข๐›๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐œ๐ค๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐›๐ž๐œ๐š๐ฆ๐ž ๐š ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ-๐›๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฌ๐จ๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐š๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐š๐ข๐ซ, complete with fine china, fashionable hats, lively conversation, and the subtle art of judging one anotherโ€™s teacups.

๐–๐žโ€™๐ซ๐ž ๐ซ๐ž๐ฏ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง without the corsets, with champagne, and absolutely zero judgment (wellโ€ฆmaybe for shoes). ๐–๐ž๐ฅ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐‡๐ข๐ ๐ก "๐“" ๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž "๐„" (Elliott Museum), where history gets a little playful and indulgence is encouraged.

๐“๐ˆ๐‚๐Š๐„๐“๐’
$45 | Ages 21+ (Champagne Included)
Youth pricing available upon request at (772) 225-1875

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ ๐Œ๐Ž๐‘๐„ ๐ƒ๐„๐“๐€๐ˆ๐‹๐’ & ๐“๐ˆ๐‚๐Š๐„๐“๐’ ๐‡๐„๐‘๐„: bit.ly/high-tea-at-the-e

#HighTeaAtTheE #PinkiesUp #MuseumElegance #AfternoonTea #LavenderVibes #ChampagneAndScones #DressToImpress #ElliottMuseumEvents #ElliottMuseum
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๐๐ˆ๐๐Š๐ˆ

Come and join us this Sunday, February 8th from 10am - 4pm for the Jensen Beach Art League Fine Arts & Craft Show!

Find the perfect gift for your Valentine by supporting local artists ๐Ÿ’•
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Thank you to all who attended our Sunday Concert yesterday with renowned pianist, Greg Hartmann.

Guests truly enjoyed the grand finale, Rhapsody in Blue. Such a great way to spend a chilly afternoon! โ„๏ธ

For more information on future concerts at the museum, check our website here hsmc-fl.com/concerts/ ๐ŸŽผ

#liveperformance #pianist #museumconcerts #elliottmuseum #rhapsodyinblue
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๐†๐ž๐ญ ๐‘๐ž๐š๐๐ฒ ๐“๐จ ๐…๐ˆ๐๐ƒ ๐”๐๐ˆ๐๐”๐„ & ๐ˆ๐๐’๐๐ˆ๐‘๐ˆ๐๐† ๐†๐ˆ๐…๐“ ๐ˆ๐ƒ๐„๐€๐’
๐“๐ก๐ž ๐‰๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐ž๐ง ๐๐ž๐š๐œ๐ก ๐€๐ซ๐ญ ๐‹๐ž๐š๐ ๐ฎ๐ž ๐‚๐ซ๐š๐Ÿ๐ญ ๐’๐ก๐จ๐ฐ ๐ˆ๐’ ๐๐€๐‚๐Š!!!

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ ๐’๐ฎ๐ง๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐…๐ž๐›๐ซ๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ– | ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ ๐€๐Œ โ€“ ๐Ÿ’ ๐๐Œ
๐Ÿ“ On the beautiful grounds of the Elliott Museum
825 NE Ocean Boulevard
Stuart, FL 34996

Stroll, shop, and support local artisans as you ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐œ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐š ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ก๐š๐ง๐๐ฆ๐š๐๐ž ๐ญ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ perfect for gift giving or treating yourself.

๐„๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ญ
โ€ข Unique crafts and artwork
โ€ข Local vendors
โ€ข Coastal inspired creations
โ€ข A fun, relaxed Sunday vibe by the beach

๐Œ๐š๐ค๐ž ๐š ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ข๐ญ
Grab a bite at the on site Tiki Hut, then head inside and enjoy the museum galleries.

The Elliott Museum is open daily from 10 AM to 5 PM with regular museum admission.

This beloved craft show happens ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐’๐ฎ๐ง๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐€๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฅ, so there is always something new to discover.

๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐๐ฌ, ๐›๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ, and come enjoy a ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐Ÿ๐ž๐œ๐ญ ๐š๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ฌ๐š๐ง ๐’๐ฎ๐ง๐๐š๐ฒ at the Elliott Museum while you ๐’๐”๐๐๐Ž๐‘๐“ ๐‹๐Ž๐‚๐€๐‹ ๐€๐‘๐“๐ˆ๐’๐“๐’.

#JensenBeachArtLeague #JensenBeachEvents #CraftShow #LocalArtisans #ShopLocalFL #TreasureCoastEvents #ElliottMuseum #HandmadeWithLove #FloridaArtists #SundayFunday #JensenBeachLife #TreasureCoastLiving #HolidayShopping #SupportLocalArtists #CoastalCrafts
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๐†๐ž๐ญ ๐‘๏ฟฝ

๐—ฌ๐—ข๐—จโ€™๐—ฅ๐—˜ ๐—œ๐—ก๐—ฉ๐—œ๐—ง๐—˜๐——
๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—–๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜๐˜† ๐—ข๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ผ ๐—ง๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ข๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป

Kick off one of Martin Countyโ€™s most anticipated art events with an evening designed to inspire.

Join us ๐—ง๐—ต๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—™๐—ฒ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐Ÿฑ | ๐Ÿฑ ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐Ÿณ ๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ฃ๐—  at the ๐—˜๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐—ผ๐˜๐˜ ๐— ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜‚๐—บ for the official ๐—ง๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป.

๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐˜€ and ๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ ๐—ฝ๐—น๐˜‚๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐˜€

This is the perfect opportunity to explore the artwork, connect with artists, and decide which studios you want to visit during the tour.

๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ด๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ $๐Ÿฑ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฟ

๐‹๐„๐€๐‘๐ ๐Œ๐Ž๐‘๐„ ๐…๐‘๐Ž๐Œ ๐ƒ๐ˆ๐’๐‚๐Ž๐•๐„๐‘ ๐Œ๐€๐‘๐“๐ˆ๐ ๐‚๐Ž๐”๐๐“๐˜: discovermartin.com/event/martin-artisans-guilds-open-studio-tour-preview-exhibit-and-reception/
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๐—ฌ๐—ข๐—จโ€™๐—ฅ๏ฟฝ

๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—”๐——๐—ฌ ๐—ง๐—ข ๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—ฉ๐—˜๐—Ÿ ๐—จ๐—ฃ ๐—ฌ๐—ข๐—จ๐—ฅ ๐—ฃ๐—”๐—œ๐—ก๐—ง๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—š๐—”๐— ๐—˜

If you have been craving ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€, ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€, and paintings that finally feel ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜, this is your moment.

Join ๐—ฎ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฃ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜๐˜€ for an ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น๐—น ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฝ at the Elliott Museum that will push your skills forward fast. Learn how to truly see your subject, simplify the chaos, and paint with clarity, confidence, and expression.

๐๐„๐‘๐…๐„๐‚๐“ ๐“๐ˆ๐Œ๐ˆ๐๐† ๐€๐‹๐„๐‘๐“:
Planning to enter the ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—–๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ข๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—”๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—น? This workshop is the ultimate prep session! Sharpen your skills, strengthen your voice, and walk into Coastal Colors feeling confident, prepared, and inspired.

๐ŸŽจ ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ Mary Lou Pults
๐Ÿ’ต ๐—™๐—ฒ๐—ฒ $125 per person
๐Ÿ–Œ๏ธ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜€ Click the button below for details
๐Ÿšจ ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ

๐†๐„๐“ ๐“๐ˆ๐‚๐Š๐„๐“๐’ & ๐ƒ๐„๐“๐€๐ˆ๐‹๐’: bit.ly/pleinair-painting-with-mary-lou-pults

This is not just a workshop. ๐—œ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜.
Come ready to see differently, paint boldly, and let every brushstroke count.

๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ด๐—ผ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜!

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