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Punk Icon Laura Jane Grace Returns to Pensacola

By Dakota Parks for Inweekly Laura Jane Grace isn’t just a punk icon; she’s a revolutionary voice in music and beyond. As the fierce and...

Join The Club: A Spotlight on Pensacola Book Clubs

By Dakota Parks for Inweekly Making friends as an adult is challenging. Making friends as an adult who prefers the company of a good book...

From Art to Intuition with Kee Horton

By Dakota Parks for Inweekly Keosha “Kee” Horton is on a mission to heal people. From the fast-paced chaos of hospital corridors to the...

New Rhythms, New Rhymes: Spotlight on Local Poets

By Dakota Parks for Inweekly “Poetry is the way we help give name to the nameless so it can be thought … And where that language does not...

From the Stage to the Page with LaChelle McCormick Johns

By Dakota Parks for Inweekly If you’ve ever attended Pensacola Poetry on a Tuesday night, you’ve probably heard LaChelle McCormick Johns...

Archiving as Resistance: Invisible Histories Expands to the Panhandle

By Dakota Parks for Inweekly Over the centuries, queer history has often dwelled in obscurity—marginalized, overlooked and literally...

Calling All Readers & Shoppers To Odd Colony’s Grown-Up Book Fair

By Dakota Parks for Inweekly Close your eyes for a moment and let the nostalgia of your childhood come rushing back. The school halls...

Behind the Lens with Kirsten Hines

By Dakota Parks for Inweekly Kirsten Hines is on a mission to make wildlife conservation and education more accessible. Armed with her...

Richard McCabe’s ‘Perdido’: Journey Through a Dystopian Paradise

By Dakota Parks for Inweekly Richard McCabe doesn’t just photograph places. He tries to transport you to them, capturing memories,...

Diving into Diversity: Q&A with Trans Filmmaker Jake Graf

By Dakota Parks for Inweekly Internationally acclaimed director, writer, actor and transgender rights advocate Jake Graf is a force to be...

Stamped Film Festival: Where LGBTQ+ Stories Find Their Voice

By Dakota Parks for Inweekly Since its inception in 2012, Stamped Film Festival has become a cultural cornerstone in Pensacola that...

Holding Space with 'Feminist Spaces'

By Dakota Parks for Inweekly Amid a political landscape marked by persistent threats to women’s and LGBTQ+ rights and the suppression of...

Lady Fest's Legacy: 10 Years of Music, Diversity and Cookies and Cake

By Dakota Parks for Inweekly Like many iconic staples in the Pensacola music scene, Cookies and Cake was born out of the creative and...

The Labor of Fun: With “Hotsy-Totsy-Vrooom-O-Rama” creators Joseph Herring and Amy Ruddick

By Dakota Parks for Inweekly Artists and longtime creative collaborators, Joseph Herring and Amy Ruddick, are on a mission to infuse fun...

The Art of Pride: PensaPride Highlights LGBTQ+ Creativity and Resistance

By Dakota Parks for Inweekly Pride is more than just a celebration. For many, it is a place of refuge, a time to honor the rich history...