The Repeal Society is holding its 7th annual Repeal Day Party on Saturday, December 3, and they are holding it once more at New York Distilling Company, purveyors of Dorothy Parker Gin. The party is hosted by Miss Art Deco Dandy Dillinger and it will feature a special treat for Dorothy Parker fans: the mink…
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Free Audio Recording of ‘Dialogue at Three in the Morning’
Today is Public Domain Day and the Dorothy Parker Society is marking the day with the release of a brand-new recording of “Dialogue at Three in the Morning” produced by professional voiceover artist Kimberly M. Wetherell. Today 47 poems and five short stories by Parker enter the public domain in the U.S. This is the…
Dorothy Parker Society Turns 20; Celebrates Parkerfest
This week is not only the 126th anniversary of Dorothy Parker’s birth, it is also the 20th anniversary of the Dorothy Parker Society. Lift your glass today for a toast. On August 28, 1999, a walking tour set out from the Upper West Side, beginning at 214 West Seventy-second Street (recently demolished childhood home of…
Parkerfest 2017 Features Play on Governors Island
We have been holding Parkerfest since 1999 at bars, restaurants, walking tours, boats, and deserted islands. But 2017 was a first: A charming play in a 19th century Army officer’s home. Thanks to actress-playwright Maureen Van Trease, who has taken part in many Dorothy Parker Society events, she brought and adaptation of her play to…
Book Club Titles From Seattle Chapter
Kristin Clark, president of the Seattle Chapter of the Dorothy Parker Society, has been running a book club since 2013. The group meets the first Sunday of the month at the landmark Hotel Sorrento. She sent us her list of books the group has read, or will be reading. These are worth reading for any…
Dorothy Parker Society Invited to 2 Film Screenings for New Documentary ‘Altina’
The Dorothy Parker Society is pleased to be invited to two free private screenings, in New York and Los Angeles, for the exciting new documentary about the artist-sculptor Altina Schinasi.