Jeff Spevak
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There is no closing our eyes to the horrors of the Holocaust, even after all this time.Renée Jolles recalls stories her father, Jerome Jolle...
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I am in a reflective mood these days. Because on November 3, I am bringing an end to this long, strange trip. Forty-four years of writing for newspape...
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If death ever takes a holiday, that holiday is in October, and Halloween. This iswhen Rochester’s theater season will grow dark, with three stage pr...
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Lewis Black is the spokesman for slow-burning comedic anger. Each undeniably true observation is another log on the fire. And soon, the room is ablaze...
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Miché Fambro was a lot of things. Husband, dad. Singer, guitarist, songwriter. Internet talk show host, creator of comedy skits. 'Ready for his close-...
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Tig Notaro is clearly a very smart person. So, how does a very smart person fail three grades? How is she a high-school dropout?“I’ve always stru...
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Mel Muscarella does not pause when asked to name her favorite singers. Freddy Mercury? “Between him and Bono,” she says, “those are my great musical i...
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The Rochester Fringe Festival is turning over a new leaf. Amidst comedians, musicians, acrobats and drag queens, debuting this year at the festival is...
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What was once one of Rochester’s defining gay clubs presented an upbeat, and familiar setting, for anyone, gay or straight.“Tara was like ‘Cheers...
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He is always to be addressed as 'Reverend.'Or, when in a hurry, “Rev, what my mom calls me,” said Reverend Peyton.And from here on out, an ad...