Toronto Public Library’s Coffee, Beer & Mosh Pits exhibit features rare and unique items from the library’s Special Collections
TORONTO (Friday, February 7, 2014) -Toronto Public Library is pleased to announce a new exhibition in the TD Gallery, located on the main floor of the Toronto Reference Library. Coffee, Beer & Mosh Pits is now open and runs until April 19, 2014.
Featuring rare and unique items from the library’s Special Collections, including posters, photographs and film footage, Coffee, Beer & Mosh Pits explores Toronto’s vibrant popular music scene from the 1960s to the present day. Photos of legendary artists such as Joni Mitchell, Rush and Buffy Sainte-Marie and famous locations such as the El Mocambo Tavern, El Patio and the Mynah Bird are sure to create a sense of nostalgia among the many Torontonians who were active in the music scene during the 60s, 70s and 80s. The exhibit also features many performance photos on loan from the Toronto Star entertainment photograph archives.
What: Coffee, Beer & Mosh Pits
When: February 8 to April 19, 2014
Where: TD Gallery, Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge Street – Main Level
Hours: Monday to Thursday, 9:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Saturday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Exhibit Highlights:
- Teenagers dancing at the El Patio Café, Frank Lennon, photographer, Toronto Star, 1966
- General Idea's Going Thru the Motions, General Idea, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, 1975, Screen print on paper
- Restricted, The Viletones, The Curse, The Ugly, The Dents and The Wads, Masonic Temple, Toronto, 1978
- Celeste & Chrisa’s Girltalk Presents Women Who Rock a 1997 Calendar, Celeste & Chrisa, 1997
- Harbinger, Global Village/Electric Circus, Toronto, 1972
About the TD Gallery in the Toronto Reference Library:
The TD Gallery is the portal to discovering Toronto Public Library’s Special Collections, documenting the cultural history of our nation. These heritage collections include books, manuscripts, art and artifacts collected by the library since its inception in 1884, available to everyone for viewing, during regular library hours, or online 24/7.
Related Programming:
Star Talks: Coffee, Beer and Mosh Pits
Celebrate the Toronto music scene from the 1960's to the present day. With legendary singer-songwriters Murray McLauchlan and Lorraine Segato and Broken Social Scene's Brendan Canning. Hosted by Toronto Star's Peter Howell.
Tour the exhibit after the event with the exhibit curators.
Toronto Reference Library – Bram & Bluma Appel Salon
Monday, March 3, 2014
Doors open at 6 pm for a cash bar reception. Event beings at 7 pm
Tickets required: book at torontopubliclibrary.ca/appelsalon
Star Talks: Randy Bachman in conversation with Peter Howell
Join Canadian legend Randy Bachman with Toronto Star’s Peter Howell for a musical trip down memory lane. Tour the exhibit after the event with the exhibit curators.
Toronto Reference Library – Bram & Bluma Appel Salon
Tuesday April 8, 2014-02-10
Doors open at 6 pm for a cash bar reception. Event beings at 7 pm
Tickets required: book at torontopubliclibrary.ca/appelsalon
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