As reported on Q&Q Omni, the I.V. Lounge Reading Series in Toronto has come to an end after 10 years and two anthologies due to the closing of its eponymous host bar. On Aug. 17 24, many of the series’ readers and fans came together for an impromptu farewell party on the last night of the bar’s operation. (Photos courtesy of Alex Boyd)

Kevin Jones, the long-serving manager of the I.V. Lounge, and Alex Boyd, the series’ host and overseer since 2003.

Photographer Derek Wuenschirs and author Jessica Westhead.

A farewell message from Paul Vermeersch, the series’ founder, and Boyd.