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Wexford Blooms Harvest Festival

Wexford Blooms Harvest Festival!

2072 Lawrence Ave E

On Oct 14, from 12-6pm at Wexford Plaza (2072 Lawrence Ave E) we will celebrate the all the brilliant community spirit that went into this year’s plazaPOPS in Wexford Heights! 🍁 🍂 🥔🥕🌽

Programmed by the Working Women Community Centre and Scarborough Arts the evening celebration will include music! 🎉food! 🎉 dancing! 🎉 art! 🎉 and merriment! 🎉

We’ll also have a Grow Better Gardens booth, the brilliant vegetable and plant soil and mulch makers who donated all our soil and mulch this year!

Many thanks to our Gold Sponsor, Aiden Rad and the Rad Team for funding this event.

And shout out to our media partner The Green Line!

Saturday, Oct 14
12:00pm
2023: Wexford Blooms
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Wexford Blooms Movie Night

Location:

Wexford Blooms Hub, at Wexford Plaza, 2072 Lawrence Ave E

A new take on the drive-in, a magical movie night under the stars and by the dynamic lights of strip-mall signage with an unique double bill film screening: “Scarborough” (2021) and “The Wexford” documentary (2016), hosted right in the heart of Wexford Plaza!

Director of “The Wexford”, Michael Barry will share opening remarks.

The event is open to all and free!

Based on the award-winning novel by Catherine Hernandez, “Scarborough” explores the struggles, endurance, and resilience of this culturally diverse Toronto community through the lives of three kids growing up within a system that has set them up for failure. Filmed on location in the Kingston-Galloway/West Hill neighbourhood, Scarborough takes place over the course of a school year.

Before “Scarborough,” the heartwarming documentary “The Wexford” will take the screen, directed by Michael Barry. This endearing documentary sheds light on the treasured Wexford Restaurant, a beloved Scarborough landmark in the Wexford Heights community, operated by three generations of the Kiriakou family. “The Wexford” pays homage to the restaurant’s rich history, serving as a nostalgic tribute to the memories shared by generations of patrons. This heartfelt film celebrates the enduring legacy of the Wexford Restaurant, which closed its doors after 63 years in 2020.

This film screening is being produced by Toronto Outdoor Picture Show and made possible by the generous support of Well Grounded Real Estate (1925 Victoria Park).

In the spirit of supporting local businesses, attendees are encouraged to patronize the Wexford Heights BIA’s delectable array of restaurants to purchase snacks for the film. Indulge in the flavours of Wexford Heights while basking in the joy of cinema under the starry skies.

Tuesday, Aug 8
8:00pm
2023: Wexford Blooms
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Takeout Talent Night

Our next event is TAKEOUT TALENT NIGHT, on Sat Aug 17 from 5-9pm!

We cordially invite you to Wexford Heights, grab your fave local takeout, and enjoy it at WexPOPS during an evening of music by Pete Eastmure, spoken word/DJ by Berma, printmaking by Nigel Martin, dance by Megha Subramanian, and an inspiring talk by Howard Tam. Co-curated with Scarborough Arts.

Come at 5pm for a walk to The Meadoway lead by the TRCA!

⚠️ this will be your last chance to hang out at WexPOPS as we are popping down the following day! ⚠️

Saturday, Aug 17
5:00pm
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Pop-up PATTY-O

One event done, already excited for the next!

THIS THURSDAY come lime with us at our WexPOPS PATTY-O with sounds by Mix Master Caesar, a talk by Howard Tam, eats by local Jamaican Halal resto Rose’s, and much more! FREE! This pre-Caribana weekend hang is brought to you by our partners the Working Women Community Centre!

Thursday, Aug 1
4:30pm
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WexPOPS Showcase

Join us on Friday July 28 for our first WexPOPS showcase!
Co-curated by Scarborough Arts, the evening will feature performances by Dira, Neekita Sharma, and Roots and Branches along with an interactive workshop by artist Krystyna Czereyska.

Also: come at 4pm for an urban ecology walk with the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, exploring the native plants we have on site and where they will be planted after our project, in The Meadoway !

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Friday, Jul 28
4:00pm
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WexPOPS Launch

Celebrate the launch of our community-lead design project that is re-imagining the potential for strip mall parking lots to host public gathering places that support small businesses while strengthening the local community. WexPOPS will be popped up until August 17, 2019.

Enjoy the sites, tastes and sounds of Wexford Heights during the Taste of Lawrence, and make a “Wexford” bag with local artist Nigel Martin!

Friday, Jul 5
6:00pm
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PlazaPOPS is funded by the City of Toronto’s Main Street Recovery and Rebuild Initiative, as part of Government of Canada support through the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario).

Research for plazaPOPS is funded through a SSHRC Partnership Development grant, in partnership with the City of Toronto and the University of Guelph’s School of Environmental Design and Rural Development (SEDRD) in the Ontario Agricultural College.