Doors 4pm, Festivities 5:30pm

Join us in celebrating the career and retirement of our good friend (and highly celebrated scribe),

Jeff Spevak

Jeff Spevak has been a Rochester arts reporter for nearly three decades, with seven first-place finishes in the Associated Press New York State Features Writing Awards while working for the Democrat and Chronicle.

He has also been published in Musician and High Times magazines, contributed to WXXI, CITY newspaper and Post magazine, and occasionally performs spoken-word pieces around town. Some of his haikus written during the Rochester jazz festival were self-published in a book of sketches done by Scott Regan, the host of WRUR’s Open Tunings show.

Spevak founded an award-winning barbecue team, The Smokin’ Dopes, and believes Bigfoot is real. His book on the life of a Lake Ontario sailor who survived the sinking of his ship during World War II was published in April 2019 by Lyons Press.

From Jeff…”The End of An Error. After more than three decades of reporting on the Rochester arts and music scene, I'm retiring from WXXI and City Magazine as of Nov. 3. We'll be celebrating Nov. 1 at Abilene Bar and Lounge with live music by Kelley's Heroes. Contact John Kelley if you want to join the open mic. Or just shout incoherent things at the stage.”

Music by Kelley’s Heroes & Friends

https://www.facebook.com/KelleysHeroesBand