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2018 Year in Review: Arts

WXXI News | By Jeff Spevak,

Randy Gorbman

Published December 24, 2018 at 5:00 AM EST

In 2018, there were many developments in Rochester's always vibrant arts scene.

WXXI Arts and Culture contributor Jeff Spevak talked with news director Randy Gorbman about some of the major events over this past year, from the jazz festival and local indie rockers Joywave to outstanding art exhibits and the ongoing saga of the downtown performing arts center.

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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 will be published in April of 2019 by Lyons Press.

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Randy Gorbman

Randy Gorbman is WXXI's Director of News and Public Affairs. Randy manages the day-to-day operations of WXXI News on radio, television, and online.

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