The New Penelope and Its Era (1965-1970) The New Penelope and Its Era (1965-1970) ARCMTL
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 […]
It was not rare to see members of the 1960s underground exchange services to support each other. Peter Lebensold was co-publisher of the Take One film magazine and […]
The underground magazine Logos very much reflected the spirit of the 1960s counterculture, with its provocative articles, announcements of underground concerts, advertisements for alternative shops as well as […]
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 […]
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 […]
This article is a review of the same event mentioned by several interviewees on the related story page: The love-in on Mount Royal on May 7, 1967. Here […]
This article is a review of another love-in that took place on Mount Royal on May 7, 1967. This one ran more smoothly than the other eventful ones […]
In this interview excerpt, Jim Mathewson, former band member of Owed To The Blues, recalls playing regularly at The New Penelope during the summer of 1967. Transcription: Jim […]
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 interview excerpt, Alan Brown, former band member of the popular band The Sidetrack, remembers the danger of having long hair in Montreal in the 1960s and […]
Michael (Mike) Bunting, former fan of The New Penelope, tells ARCMTL an anecdote about the absurd turn-out of one of the love-ins held on Mount Royal, during the […]
