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Mike Balsamo’s Spotlight: Rob Steele-Exciting Things Happening!

Listen to the Mike Balsamo interview with Rob Steele, CEO of the Historical Society of Martin County, about art, innovation, the Elliott Museum and House of Refuge.

The Society of Animal Artists 66th Annual Exhibition

Experience breathtaking wildlife and nature through exceptional works by internationally acclaimed artists in the Society of Animal Artists Annual Exhibition.

The Artist, the Patron, and The Reaper: A 60-Year-Old Elliott Museum Mystery

Discover the fascinating 60-year-old Elliott Museum mystery surrounding artist Samuel L. Margolies, patron Anne Shepard, and the elusive intaglio print The Reaper. Can you help solve the story?

Thunderstorms Couldn’t Stop the Fun at Our June Member Mixer!

Despite a summer thunderstorm, nearly 30 members gathered for a fun behind-the-scenes June Member Mixer at the Elliott Museum’s Boomerang Car Racking System.

A Wonderful Evening Celebrating Two Extraordinary New Exhibitions

Celebrate the opening of Charles Fazzino and 3D Doubt Your Eyes at the Elliott Museum. View photos from the VIP reception.

The Tempest Makes Headlines

The House of Refuge Museum’s immersive installation, The Tempest, was recently featured in the news. Discover the storm experience everyone is talking about.

High Tea at The E makes the NEWS!

The Elliott Museum’s charming High Tea at The E was featured in TC Palm’s Luminaries! Guests enjoyed tea, fashion, laughter, and unforgettable memories.

Coastal Colors Paint Out Makes Headlines!

The Elliott Museum’s Coastal Colors Paint Out and Reception was featured in Hometown News, celebrating plein air artists and the historic House of Refuge.

Mom’s & Mimosas

The Elliott Museum’s Mom’s & Mimosas member event was a sparkling success with mimosas, brunch, pastries, giveaways, and a relaxing sound healing experience.

Coastal Colors Come to Life

Artists gathered at the House of Refuge Plein Air Paint Out to capture the coastline in real time. Explore highlights, photos, and the story behind the event.

Luminaries

Celebrating the People Who Make a Difference

We’re proud to be featured in Luminaries, a weekly specialty publication from TCPalm / Treasure Coast Newspapers, including The Stuart News. Luminaries shines a spotlight on the charitable, nonprofit, and volunteer organizations making a difference throughout Florida’s Treasure Coast.

Take a look at our feature and learn more about the work happening at the Historical Society of Martin County, the Elliott Museum, and the Gilbert’s Bar House of Refuge Museum.

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🐾 Society of Animal Artists Reception 🐾

What a night! On Friday evening we welcomed the Society of Animal Artists who travelled from all across the globe to celebrate their 66th Annual Exhibition at the Elliott Museum.

Thank you to all who attended the special event and a special thank you goes out to our beloved exhibit sponsors.

🦋 Betsy Herold
🐋 Xavier Quinones
🐘 Lesser, Landy, Smith & Siegel - Florida Injury Lawyers

Dante’s Passage by Brian Jarvi made a most beautiful backdrop for the event photos.

This incredible exhibit is on display until December 11, 2026. Come explore and be amazed! The Society of Animal Artists

📸 Photos by MaryAnn Ketcham

#AnimalArt #ArtistsReception #MuseumEvents #SAA
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𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗡 𝗔 𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗧𝗟𝗘 𝗚𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗦 𝗝𝗔𝗥 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗢 𝗔 𝗪𝗛𝗢𝗟𝗘 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗟𝗗!

Join us for 𝗧𝗥𝗢𝗣𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗟 𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗥𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗨𝗠𝗦: 𝗧𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗨𝗥𝗘𝗦 𝗢𝗙 𝗙𝗟𝗢𝗥𝗜𝗗𝗔 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐊𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐏 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐭𝐭 and turn plants, moss, stones, and tiny critters into a miniature world that’s uniquely yours!

𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟒 | 𝟏:𝟎𝟎–𝟒:𝟎𝟎 𝐏𝐌

You’ll choose your plants, layer your landscape, add 𝟮 𝗡𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘-𝗦𝗖𝗔𝗣𝗘 𝗔𝗗𝗗-𝗜𝗡𝗦, and then pick your favorite little inhabitants from 𝗦𝗔𝗙𝗔𝗥𝗜 𝘁𝗼 𝗢𝗖𝗘𝗔𝗡, 𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗧, 𝗼𝗿 𝗙𝗔𝗥𝗠𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗗.

𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗘𝗥𝗩𝗘 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗦𝗣𝗢𝗧! Explore & Register:
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𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚: 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗬 𝗧𝗥𝗢𝗣𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗟 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗟𝗗 𝗜𝗦 𝗟𝗜𝗠𝗜𝗧𝗘𝗗 𝗧𝗢 𝟮𝟬 𝗖𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗦!

#ElliottMuseum #TropicalTerrariums #TerrariumWorkshop #TreasuresOfFlorida #FloridaWorkshops #CreativeWorkshop #MakeSomethingBeautiful #StuartFlorida #MartinCountyFL
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𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗢𝗖𝗘𝗔𝗡𝗦𝗜𝗗𝗘 𝗟𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘 𝗦𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗦 𝗜𝗦 𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘!
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗴𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴!

Starting this November, join us for a fascinating new lecture series exploring the history, people, legends, and natural wonders of Florida’s Treasure Coast.

From 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗴𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘁 to 𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀, 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗵𝗶𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗰𝗖𝗼𝘆, 𝗿𝘂𝗺 𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘆 𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆...there’s a story waiting for you!

𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟰
$𝟱 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 | $𝟭𝟬 𝗡𝗼𝗻-𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀
𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆. 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆.

👉 𝗖𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 & 𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘁!
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#OceansideLectureSeries #HouseOfRefuge #FloridaHistory #MartinCountyHistory #TreasureCoast #StuartFlorida #GilbertsBar #LocalHistory
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𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗢�

𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗠𝗔𝗦𝗛 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆
And yes… 𝗖𝗢𝗦𝗧𝗨𝗠𝗘𝗦 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗔𝗚𝗘𝗗!

Join us 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟯 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟲–𝟵 𝗣𝗠 for 𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗠𝗔𝗦𝗛 𝗔𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗠𝗨𝗦𝗘𝗨𝗠, a frightfully fun 𝟮𝟭+ 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘆 filled with music, dancing, drinks, bites, costumes, and plenty of spooky atmosphere! Come as a vampire, pirate, superhero, movie character, historical figure, classic monster or whatever makes you feel fabulous! And if costumes aren't your thing, 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲! We want you there to enjoy the music, atmosphere, and fun.

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𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀: $30 | 𝗡𝗼𝗻-𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀: $40
🎟️ 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗯 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗠𝗔𝗦𝗛 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝘁𝘁! bit.ly/Elliott-Monster-Mash

#MonsterMash #ElliottMuseum #HalloweenAtTheE #HalloweenParty #MartinCountyEvents #StuartFlorida #TreasureCoastEvents #HalloweenFun
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𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗧

It was an absolute honor to welcome the Community Foundation of Palm Beach and Martin County to the Elliott Museum for their special Philanthropic Advisory Council dinner meeting yesterday evening.

Our team was delighted to host this group of people who are so passionate about the local communities.

Many memories and connections are made at special events like these! 🥂

#community #philanthropy #Connections
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