The evening was a great success with proceeds from the event benefitting the Flagler Museum's education programs for children. The crowning piece of travel-inspired furniture was the one-of-a-kind ticket booth bar, where bartenders served Southsides and other Gilded Age-inspired cocktails. A lounge area staged with vintage furniture, hidden behind billowing, floor-to-ceiling curtains gave the illusion of a cool speakeasy. A black and white photo booth and caricature artists offered keepsake mementos for party guests. 91, was designed in the style of a 19th-century railway palace. The Flagler Kenan Pavilion, built to house Henry Flagler's Railcar No. Hosted by the Whitehall Society, the Museum’s next generation of friends and supporters, guests enjoyed cocktails, entertainment, and dancing. Co-chairs for the Soirée Poudré were Elisabeth and Adam Munder. We are so pleased to be raising funds to support the Museum’s education programs for children.” Bal Poudré guests then continued from the Grand Ballroom to the Museum’s Flagler Kenan Pavilion to join the Soirée Poudré, a new tradition that began in 2015. Bal Poudré Co-chair Jean Doyen de Montaillou said, 'The Flagler Museum is a jewel of American history and a premier center of education for all. The evening began with cocktails in the Grand Hall, and continued with a sumptuous dinner in the Grand Ballroom. The Flagler Museum hosted the 2017 Bal Poudré and Soirée Poudré on Friday, February 17th.

Kamie lightburn