The New Penelope and Its Era (1965-1970) The New Penelope and Its Era (1965-1970) ARCMTL
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 […]
This article relates in a few words the short life of The New Penelope, from its successful days to its downfall. Transcription: (Caption of photo) GARY EISENKRAFT He […]
During an interview with ARCMTL, a nostalgic Pierre Huet, well-known Quebec songwriter, recounts The New Penelope’s closing concert and its unexpected ending. Here is the English translation of […]
In this audio clip, Gary Eisenkraft’s childhood friend Richard King remembers Gary’s untarnishable passion for music through the years, despite the challenges he faced. Transcription: Richard King: You […]
A young couple is walking on a street, downtown Montreal, at night. They meet another couple and they exchange a few words. In the background, the sign reads […]
In this excerpt, a young man enters The New Penelope on Sherbrooke street at night. We then see him inside the empty concert venue, walking on the stage […]
New Penelope owner and manager Gary Eisenkraft lent the club for the filming of High, but also appears as an extra in some scenes. In this still from […]
This still from Larry Kent’s film High is one of very few images that exist of the front of The New Penelope on Sherbrooke Street. The backlit sign […]
This ad from 1968 announces the first screening of the film High at the Cinéma Guy, in downtown Montreal. As implied by the ad, the Montreal public had […]
In this interview conducted in May 2021 by Louis Rastelli, Director of ARCMTL, filmmaker Larry Kent describes how his movie High was filmed in different parts of Montreal […]
In this interview conducted in May 2021, Louis Rastelli, Director of ARCMTL, and filmmaker Larry Kent discuss the main themes tackled by the movie High (1967) and the […]
Michael Nerenberg, a Montrealer, being arrested at a demonstration against the Vietnam war in Montreal, January 1968. This image was printed in an issue of The Montrealer magazine […]
