There is going to be a lot more chances for you and your friends (and dogs!) to take the Dorothy Parker walking tour. It will be offered every Wednesday starting at 3:00 p.m. and continuing into the spring and fall. We had such a good turnout last week, 11 people, but most felt switching from…
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Walking Tours Weekly for Spring 2018
The first public walking tours of 2018 will be in January and February, and will continue into the spring weekly. The walks are led by Kevin C. Fitzpatrick, author of The Algonquin Round Table New York and A Journey into Dorothy Parker’s New York. Algonquin Round Table Tour Mondays, meet at the Algonquin Hotel 10:45,…
Los Angeles Vicious Circle Show A Smash, Gets Extension
Congratulations to playwright Steven Vlasak and the entire cast of his comedy Nights at the Algonquin Round Table. It has been a smash success in Los Angeles and audiences love it. The show has been extended after winning multiple awards. A message from Steven today, who also runs the Dorothy Parker Society Los Angeles Chapter:…
Capital Fringe Festival has Mrs. Parker Production
A new Dorothy Parker show is coming to Washington, D.C. WIT & WRATH: The Life & Times of Dorothy Parker Written and Performed by Claudia Baumgarten SHOW LOCATION: PURSUIT WINE BAR. 1421 H Street, NE PERFORMANCES: Thursday, July 6 @ 9:45 pm Saturday, July 8 @ 4:00 pm Sunday, July 9 @ 8:15 pm Tuesday,…
Algonquin Party Held for Dorothy Parker Mink Coat
Several of the backers of the Kickstarter crowd funding campaign to purchase one of Dorothy Parker’s mink coats came together last weekend for a party at the Algonquin Round Table. These were the folks who pledged enough money to actually wear Mrs. Parker’s mink; model Dandy Dillinger was the first. It was an early morning…
2016 Parkerfest in 2 Boroughs and LA
We held the 2016 Parkerfest of Dorothy Parker’s birthday in New York, and we had a toast with the Los Angeles chapter, celebrating on the West Coast. Dorothy Parker Upper West Side Walking Tour. We went to Mrs. Parker’s neighborhood and walked in her footsteps to her former apartments, haunts, school and more on the…