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Click on the images, videos and audio clips to explore the history and fun anecdotes around The New Penelope, one of the most in vogue concert venues of Montreal in the 1960s.
Black and white photograph of five young members of the group Sidetrack seated outdoors in front of a sign that reads The New Penelope.
Black and white newspaper article in one column whose title reads The Stanley Scene.
Black and white newspaper article.
Black and white newspaper advertisement with text in a black outlined rectangle.
Black and white photograph of four men wearing vests and ties holding guitars, mandolins and a standup bass with a fifth man wearing a black turtleneck sweater standing in the centre.
Black and white newspaper article in two columns, whose title reads: Amended Dimension.
Brown and cream colored newspaper advertisement with hand drawn illustrations around a circle in which reads the title of the venue Prag coffee house.
Black and white newspaper ad in black outlined rectangle featuring a stylized logo for The Potpourri coffeehouse and bold text underneath advertising a concert by Folk Singer Bob Dylan.
Black and white newspaper advertisements in black outlined rectangles side by side, one advertising concerts at The Potpourri and one advertising concerts at The Finjan.
Concert ticket printed on orange paper, featuring name of band, venue and concert date.
Black and white photo of young man, Gary Eisenkraft, holding a guitar and looking direclty at the camera.
Black and white photograph of five young members of the group Sidetrack seated outdoors in front of a sign that reads The New Penelope. Portions of similar images can be seen on the far right and far left side from this strip of images taken from a film negative strip.