Our amazing volunteers will be flinging the December issue onto doorsteps on SATURDAY & SUNDAY DECEMBER 7th & 8th.
November is swiftly upon us, and with it comes a new round of Poetry at the Phoenix (#3 Bartlett Ave) with this months poets: Natasha Ramoutar and Liz Worth!
On November 7 at the Paradise Theatre (1006 Bloor St. W.), we’re presenting music and words inspired by stories from the Dovercourt Issue: Torn From The Pages.
Let the leaves fall where they may, and join us in our cozy downtown space at WEP Central (#3 Bartlett Ave) for Poetry At The Phoenix with this months poets: Em Dial and Gary Barwin
We’re thrilled to have Ryan Wayne , joined by Dave Celia, back to grace our presence at WEP Central once more! On October 5th, at 7 PM, join us for a beautiful evening of music at #3 Bartlett Ave!
Our amazing volunteers will be flinging the October issue onto doorsteps on SATURDAY & SUNDAY OCTOBER 5th & 6th.
A town hall conversation on cycling in Toronto, how it works (and doesn’t) now, and where can it take us?
Moderated by Dave Bidini, with panelists Lanrick Bennett Jr - Urbanist-In-Residence at UofT's School of Cities, Kanchan Maharaj - Senior Engineer, City of Toronto andKevin McLaughlin - Zygg E-Bikes
Friday, September 27 join us for another lovely evening of music with Chuck Erlichman featuring Matthew Barber and Matt Cowley!
Fiction at the Phoenix is back on September 26h at WEP Central (3 Bartlett Ave) with Danila Botha and Tasneem Jamal
We’re getting ready for the changing seasons with a September Print Pop-up at WEP Central!
We’ll be selling papers, shirts, subscriptions and more, AND we’re thrilled to have our friends at Ben McNally Books come and join us with a table of the latest and greatest books on the scene!
Come down to WEP Central on Friday, September 20th at 7 PM for a rare, once in a lifetime opportunity: two Chris Tait’s for the price of one!
Friday, September 13 we’re thrilled to announce a last minute performance at WEP Central with Dan Bern and Orit Shimoni!
We are BACK with Poetry at the Phoenix for another season!
September 10 kicks it all off once more, with Derek Webster and Emma Rhodes as our poets for the evening in our cozy downtown space at WEP Central (#3 Bartlett Ave)
All ages outdoor live benefit concert for West End Phoenix Newspaper in Toronto Saturday, September 7, 2024. Hosted by Ron MacLean & Dave Bidini. With performances led by the amazing ELECTR0_PH0ENIX band & friends. Tickets on sale now.
Fiction at the Phoenix is back on August 29th at WEP Central (3 Bartlett Ave) with Carrianne Leung and Sarah Henstra!
A discussion About the Future of Housing and Building in Toronto, and the Maytree/WEP Housing Challenge
We are honoured to have Sanjay Khanna, chief futurist at SK Futures Inc, lead us through a brilliant and timely workshop on defining the (very) local challenges of building community-based social resilience for the climate change era!
Join us as three local cycling historians take us on a fast-paced ride through the often-overlooked and under-appreciated history of women’s cycling in Toronto, beginning with the bicycle craze of the 1890s all the way to the 2020s pandemic and the present day.
This year’s lineup celebrates 20 years by featuring novelist Andrew F. Sullivan, essayists Morgan Campbell and Dave Hurlow, and poet Dani Couture along with a handful of other writers sharing their memories of Canada’s most unique literary festival.
Fiction at the Phoenix returns on Thursday, July 25th with Tomas Hachard and Zalika Reid-Benta!
On Sunday July 14, from 11 AM - 1 PM, we’re blessed to offer the opportunity of a lifetime at WEP Central (#3 Bartlett Ave), learning about writing for performance from Playwright, Actor, Director, Novelist and Professor of Theatre Judith Thompson!
Make your way downtown to the Paradise Theatre (1006 Bloor St W) on Wednesday, July 3rd at 7:00 PM for a rare opportunity to sit in on a conversation between Friday Things writer Stacy Lee Kong and New Yorker writer Emily Nussbaum to celebrate the release of her new book: Cue The Sun!: The Invention of Reality TV!
WEP Publisher and member of Rheostatics Dave Bidini will play a rare solo show at WEP Central w/ Ryan Wayne, formerly of the brilliant Warped 45s.
On Saturday, June 15th we’re opening the doors at WEP Central, letting the warm summer air waft through our hair and hosting a lovely evening with some local talent, Ruby Fleet and Shortcuts!
Our amazing volunteers will be flinging the June issue onto doorsteps on SATURDAY & SUNDAY JUNE 8 & 9.
June 6th to 8th at WEP Central, we’re hosting a series of conversations -- in person and online -- that tackle an increasingly urgent conversation; tackling misinformation, disinformation and fake news in an online environment.
For the May edition of Fiction at the Phoenix, we’re thrilled to present Sydney Hegele and Erin Brubacher!
How do you make relationships come alive in a story? How do you write sex scenes that do more than titillate? Join authors Victoria Hetherington and Patricia Westerhof for a workshop that will give you strategies for making the romantic and sexual relationships in your stories character-driven, tasteful, and compelling.
On Tuesday, May 14th, join us as we welcome in the spring air with the final Poetry at the Phoenix of the season!
Our poets for this month: Anna Lee-Popham and Paul Vermeersch!
On May 11 at 11 am, we’re opening the doors at WEP Central for a lovely morning of children’s literature with authors Lara Okihiro & Ambreen Butt-Hussain.
The arrival of spring brings the sun, the warm weather, the birds and the grass and what better way to celebrate all of this then a night of beautiful music right on Bartlett at WEP Central! We’re overjoyed to present a rare evening with the great Greg Macpherson live at WEP Central, April 26 at 7 PM.
