Pensacola State College.EDU LYCEUM HOME EVENTS AUDITIONS CALENDAR TICKETS & INFORMATION Classically trained musician and visionary John T. Venettozzi created the Pensacola State College Lyceum program in 1958. His goal was to draw programs of cultural and educational value to the greater Pensacola community as well as the college. Venettozzi died in March 2006, but his vision holds true today. A Lyceum season is extraordinary – featuring a mélange of renowned speakers, poets, vocalists, musicians, Broadway plays and musicals, concerts, visual arts, dance workshops and student recitals. Come experience the many worlds of Lyceum.