Pensacola State College has officially announced its annual student art exhibition. This event kicks off March 31, the works will be available for viewing, with some pieces for sale, until May 2 in the Switzer Gallery on the Pensacola campus. This juried exhibit showcases the finest pieces created by current PSC visual arts students. The...
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Witches Among Us: Pensacola State College’s “The Crucible”
By Abigail Hrabar This weekend, many took to the Ashmore Auditorium to view Pensacola State College’s “The Crucible”. The play, written by Arthur Miller, was first performed in 1953 as a dramatization of the Salem witch trials and an allegory for the anti-Communist hysteria of the 1950s. It is a classic play, the script of...
MAYHEM: A Lady Gaga Review
Lady Gaga, an American singer, songwriter, and actress is best known for hits like Bad Romance and Poker Face. She has won fourteen Grammys, two Golden Globes, and one Academy Award. Less than six months after the release of Joker: Folie à Deux, in which Gaga played Harley Quinn, “Mother Monster” is back for more with her seventh studio album labeled MAYHEM, released on March 7, 2025.
A False Portrait Of History: New 36-foot Mural to be Installed Downtown
(edits by Abbie, arren, marty, MIKE) Pensacola is home to hundreds of public art installations, including the 70+ iconic pelican statues and at least seven murals downtown. Now the city has been planning on adding yet another mural downtown. They proposed a 36-foot mural installation at 100 W. Garden St., just past Palafox. The proposed...
Film Review: Mickey 17
There is a popular philosophical critique about the concept of sci-fi teleportation that has existed for quite a minute now. The idea goes a bit like this: imagine a Star Trek style teleporter that could take every molecule in your body and transfer it over to a completely different place. Now, when that occurs, are you actually teleporting a person or are you killing that person by deconstructing their molecules and then creating an exact clone with the same memories at another place?
Joy Harjo: Warrior Poet Mike
On February 12, 2025, Joy Harjo, Poet Laureate of the United States, 2019-2022, gave a reading at PSC’s Ashmore Auditorium. She told stories, provided wisdom, and gave the audience a captivating night for creatives and everyday people alike.
Medieval Magic: The 24th Annual Gulf Coast Renaissance Faire
The Gulf Coast's 24th Annual Renaissance Faire once again brought whimsy to Pensacola over the weekends of Feb. 22nd to 23rd and Mar. 1st to 2nd. Established by Steve Melei, the faire encourages costumes but does not require them which makes those who do participate in the Medieval garb more novel.
Forks and Frames: A Pensacola Native’s First Gallery Night
In 1991, Executive Director of the Arts Council, Andy Witt, met with a few local business owners to discuss holding an event in downtown Pensacola dedicated to spreading culture and art awareness. This is where the nonprofit organization, known as Gallery Night, was born. Every third Friday from five to nine p.m., Palafox Street is transformed into an exhibition for local artists to showcase their work. This month, the city of Pensacola held what was dubbed, “Forks and Frames, a Foodie Gallery Night,” and I decided to attend the event.
Medieval Magic: The 24th Annual Gulf Coast Renaissance Faire
The Gulf Coast's 24th Annual Renaissance Faire once again brought whimsy to Pensacola over the weekends of Feb. 22nd to 23rd and Mar. 1st to 2nd. Established by Steve Melei, the faire encourages costumes but does not require them which makes those who do participate in the Medieval garb more novel.
Faculty Art Show
by Enrique Viveros From October 10th to 28th the Visual Arts faculty hosted an art exhibition in the Anna Lamar Switzer Gallery with artist introductions and reception on October 20th. The exhibition, Show and Tell!, showcased ten faculty members with art ranging from ceramics to painting to photography. Brian Weaver, department head of Visual Arts,...