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MartinArts Brings Featured artists in the show

Outstanding Florida Artists include Glen Allen, Robert
Bernstein, Enid Blechman, Barbara
To The Court House Cultural Bose, Jerilyn Brown, Holly Cannon,
Linda Chipperfield, Becky Coleman,
Center In Stuart Maggie Dillon, Gabriele DiTota,
Kimberly Engel, Brendan Fisk, Todd
Exciting new artworks by 58 artists from Tallahassee to K. Fox, Barbara Fugazzotto, Susan
Key West are on display now through Feb. 29 at the Martin Giblin, Ryan Michael Gleason, Rene
County Court House Cultural Center in MartinArts’ 33rd Guerin, Erika Heffernan, Latonya
All Florida Juried Art Show. Pieces span the mediums of Hicks, Judy Horowitz, Heather
watercolor, ceramics, acrylic, oil, photography, bronze, Ivins, Denise Jackson, Carson
encaustic, wood, metal, glass and fiber. Kapp, Martin Karadzhov, Chloe
“This is always one of our most exciting shows of the Kelley, Claudia Jane Klein, Michael
season,” MartinArts Executive Director Nancy Turrell Knapp, Tina Kraft, Joe Krawczyk,
said. “We had more than 180 artists from across the state Anita Lamb, Alice Laputka, Julia
of Florida apply to be part of the exhibit, and the best of Longwell, Robin Marshall, Erin Laura Kay Whiticar Darvill, Denise Jackson, Mallo Bissett, Eric Pomales, Tepa
the best of their works are now on display.” McCullough, Gary Menzel, Dawn Charles, Danuta Rothschild and Caryl Pomales were among the guests at the opening
Gregory Jones, a member of the Florida Arts Group Inglis Montgomery, Lynn Morgan, of the 2024 All Florida Juried Art Show sponsored by MartinArts.
and a painter who has judged more than 40 exhibits Katya Neptune, Daniel Newcomb,
and festivals, curated the exhibit from the entries and Janis Clary Oehlschlager, Raymond Olivero, Kathy S.E. Ocean Blvd. in Stuart. A suggested donation of $5
awarded the following: First place, Mona in the Boneyard Omeara, Caryl Pomales, Molly Potter, Thomas Prestopnik, is requested in support of the programs and events of
by Thomas Prestopnik; Second place, Righteousness by Galal Ramadan, Patricia Reagan, D.S. Reif, JL Schwartz, MartinArts.
Todd Fox; Third place, The Photographer by Raymond Norman Silva, Harriet Silverstein, Richard P. Stevens, The exhibit will be open during ArtsFest, the area’s
Olivero; Honorable Mention, Night Vision by Barbara David Valiente, Jim Wang, Elaine Weber, Terry White, largest arts event, held this year on Saturday, Feb. 10 and
Fugazzotto; Rattan Chair by Heather Ivins; 2BSQ1 by Laura Kay Whiticar-Darvill, and Harris Wiltsher. Sunday, Feb. 11 at Memorial Park and along East Ocean
Jim Wang; Unrequited by Terry White. The Court House Cultural Center Galleries are open Boulevard in downtown Stuart. To learn more about the
to the public from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Tuesday and from All Florida Juried Art Show, ArtsFest, and the Martin
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday through Saturday at 80 County Arts Council, go to www.martinarts.org.

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Spunky Grandmothers Meet

Martin County Genealogical

Society

Tales about our ancestral past, always interesting,
can reveal a lot about our families and our present
selves. At the Martin County Genealogical Society’s
(MCGS) March meeting, in a presentation titled “We’re
Talking About Our Spunky Grandmothers,” three MCGS
members, Evi Eskin, Cindy Todd and Lisa Tompson,
will share fascinating stories about their grandmothers.
Marked by challenges, unknowns, determination and
perseverance, these women included a fille de roi who
answered King Louis XIV’s call to colonize New France,
an educator who opened the first orphanage for African
Americans in the South, and a widow who kept the
family business despite German inheritance laws.
Free and open to the public, the meeting will be
at the Blake Library, 2351 S.E. Monterey Road in
Stuart, from 1 to 3 p.m., Friday, March 15. For more
information, go to mcgsfl.org/events.
The Martin County Genealogical Society offers
a variety of services at the Genealogy Room in the
Blake Library including an extensive research library,
access to several genealogy websites and assistance
from MCGS volunteers. For more information about
membership, activities and services go to mcgsfl.org.