Your Weekly WEP
Hello and welcome! We are here once more with a roundup of a few stories from our neighbourhood that we wanted to make you aware of, it’s your Weekly WEP.
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THANK YOU !
A big thank you to everyone who came out to our big Fall Classic Fundraiser at Mildreds Temple Kitchen on October 4th. We were blown away by the love and support you all showed us, and we could'n’t have asked for a more perfect evening. Thank you to all who attended, and to our performers:
Miranda Mulholland
Julian Taylor
auctioneer Stephen Ranger
Sarah Polley
Ken Dryden
the Toronto Brass Action Band
Thank you to all the volunteers, staff, food and beverage vendors and so many more. People have asked about photos, and they’re still coming in, but we wanted to share a few with you here!
all photos, credit: Duane Cole
Rocky Dobey | Domum Dulce Domum
OPENING RECEPTION
Friday, October 13, 2023 from 6pm-8pm
Gagné Contemporary is located in a former stable in the laneway by Hideaway Park, Leslieville, Toronto
(behind 136 Brooklyn Avenue, enter from the lane off Dundas St E, or Audley Ave off Pape).
Rocky on Instagram: rockyzenyk
Progress Toronto Looking for Volunteers To Help Save Ontario Place
In collaboration with Ontario Place 4 All, Progress Toronto is working to organize volunteers to save Ontario Place for public use. Learn more and sign the petition here. Sign up to volunteer with and keep Ontario Place public!
Keep up to date on all the work that Progress Toronto is doing HERE
Make Your Voice Heard on Live Music!
The City of Toronto’s Municipal Licensing & Standards (MLS) division has been holding public consultations as part of its noise bylaw implementation review.
As part of the review, Amplified Sound and the Noise Exemption Permits needed to host outdoor music are under review. Current potential updates include further reducing already restrictive noise limits.
Based on the bylaw review conducted in 2019, the volume of amplified music heard outdoors is restricted to a maximum of 85 dBA, measured 20m from the source of the sound.
Read more at Sound Of The City
On Thursday, October 26th, we’re thrilled to host David McPherson for the launch of his book, 101 Fascinating Canadian Music Facts!
With host Michael Barclay, David will discuss the weird, wild and wonderful corners of Canadian music, challenging the audiences knowledge of all things Cancon along the way!
There will be trivia, there will be prizes, there will be fountains of fascinating knowledge to draw from in the years to come!
David’s books will be for sale provided by Ben McNally!
Come down to WEP Central (3 Bartlett) at 7 PM for the evening of Canadian music trivia you’ve been craving!
Entry is PWYC by donation at the door, no one turned away for lack of funds RSVP by email: hello@westendphoenix.com
On Saturday, November the 4th, we are pleased to present you with a one-of-a-kind afternoon at WEP Central with the legendary Art Bergmann!
As Canada’s punk poet laureate, Art Bergmann has been tearing up stages, and terrifying the music industry, for half a century. Often referred to as “Canada’s Lou Reed,” Art’s story is one of rock and roll’s great tales untold. Until now. From his days helping to lay the foundation of the Vancouver punk scene with The K-Tels, to his acclaimed solo work in the ’80s and ’90s, and a late career resurgence that has culminated with being named to the Order of Canada,
Working with veteran music journalist Jason Schneider, The Longest Suicide chronicles every unlikely twist and turn Art’s life has taken. With dozens of people who took part adding their own voices to corroborate (and sometimes dispute) the often-incredible chain of events. With cameos by John Cale, Bob Rock, The Clash, Bob Geldof and many others, The Longest Suicide is both a triumphant story of personal survival, as well as a unique glimpse inside the rise of alternative rock. Above all, it is a tribute to Canada’s most unheralded singer-songwriter, whose greatness is only now being widely recognized.
Art will sit in conversation with author Jason Schneider and moderator Mary Vickie, a Toronto-based writer and editor. She has been publisher and editor of Impact magazine, editor of Music Express, music editor for Eye Weekly and music columnist for the Toronto Sun, and her interviews, features and reviews have also been published in Maclean’s, Chart, Elle Canada, In Toronto, SOCAN Words & Music and Musicworks, among others. She interviewed Art Bergmann for an Impact cover story in 1995, and counts it among her favourites.
Join us for a conversation on Art’s long career, his new album ShadowWalk out now on (weewerk), The Longest Suicide and everything in between!
Following the chat there will be a Q&A and the opportunity to purchase a signed copy of The Longest Suicide!
It all happens at WEP Central (#3 Bartlett Ave) on November the 4th from 1 - 3 PM
Entry by donation at the door, pay what you can, no one turned away for lack of funds!