The New Penelope and Its Era (1965-1970) The New Penelope and Its Era (1965-1970) ARCMTL
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. […]
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 […]
Take One magazine was published in Montreal between 1966 and 1979. It was a English-Canadian magazine covering both Canadian and international film. It was founded by Peter Lebensold, Adam […]
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 […]
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 […]
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: […]
