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Leonard Cohen Edmonton

1966

Leonard Cohen Edmonton

1966Five week visit 48 years ago as guest of the Department of English

In 2016 we plan a major event commemorating 50 Year anniversaryof visit where he transitioned from an ordinary person to a celebrity

Five week visit 48 years ago as guest of the Department of EnglishIn 2016 we plan a major event commemorating 50 Year anniversaryof visit where he transitioned from an ordinary person to a celebrity

from Gateway interview post arrival

More Gateway Images from 1966

1966 Image from Yearbook

Performing

Yearbook Picture Campus in 1966

House Sisters of Mercy Lived in As It Looked in

2004

Side Entrance Access to Basement

Apartment Where Sisters of Mercy Lived

Residential Building Tamarack House Which

Replaced It In 2013

Edmonton Leonard Cohen Night 2002

Performance Ann Vriend 2004

Edmonton 2008 Int. Leonard Cohen Event

• Built on Leonard’s own significant history in the city, and on the 6 years of successful Cohen events we had had by that time. Tours of significant Cohen sites, guided by singer Michael Dorsey who lived in adjacent apartment to Sisters of Mercy.

• July 11-13, 2008. Concurrent with Street Performer’s Festival. Performances by Serena Ryder, Jann Arden, Tom Rush, Roddy Hart, Peter Elkas, Darrel Scott, Yaron Hallis, Ann Vriend

Edmonton 2016 Int. Leonard Cohen Event

• Will celebrate the 50 year anniversary of Leonard Cohen’s pivotal five week visit to Edmonton in 1966.

• Will pick up where the 2008 event left off and explore additional Edmonton attractions including the Edmonton Queen Riverboat and the Edmonton International Film Festival, which we are partnering with in the event.

The Edmonton Queen Riverboat

Edmonton International Film Festival

The Beautiful Edmonton River Valley