The New Penelope and Its Era (1965-1970) The New Penelope and Its Era (1965-1970) ARCMTL
This is an excerpt of the February 1968 issue of The New Penelope newsletter. Transcription: She’s not only beautiful; she’s worth listening to. A wide-eyed girl with long […]
Underlining the popularity of The Fugs with The New Penelope crowd is the fact that they played there on two separate occasions: each time for several nights in […]
This New Penelope concert poster is a good example of the 1960s posters inspired by psychedelic design: intertwined illustrations, kaleidoscopic motifs, bright colours, ornate typography and sensual female […]
Another beautifully designed and printed poster that promoted several upcoming concerts at The New Penelope. If anybody claims to remember the Howlin’ Wolf concert at The New Penelope, […]
Here is one of the newsletters that were mailed out to members by Gary Eisenkraft to promote upcoming concerts at The New Penelope in 1968. Transcription: Live! In […]
This is one of The New Penelope newsletters and envelopes that one could receive in the mail on a regular basis. This one advertises upcoming shows by The […]
Pierre Huet was a songwriter for the 1970s Montreal rock band Beau Dommage, author of the book En 67 tout était beau, and fan of The New Penelope. […]
Erik Slutsky, amateur photographer and regular at The New Penelope, took this photo of a hippie wedding at Fletcher’s Field (renamed Parc Jeanne-Mance in 1990) at the foot […]
Here is a poster for a love-in (or in this case a “human-in”) held on September 3, 1967, on Mount Royal. In a “peace and love” atmosphere, bands […]
Richard King, a friend of Gary Eisenkraft, talks about the arrests during a love-in, as well as the general intolerance towards Hippies in Montreal in the 1960s. Transcription: […]
In this clip, The Sidetrack is playing on the gazebo on Mount Royal in the summer of 1967. The event is one of the 3 love-in concerts that […]
