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Wayne Curtis writing for the Daily Beast today digs pretty deep into the famous quote always attributed to Dorothy Parker, but never proven she really said it: I like to have a Martini, Two at the very most. After three I’m under the table, After four I’m under my host. In an exhaustive detective search,…
To celebrate the 123rd anniversary of the birth of Dorothy Rothschild, we have events planned in New York and Los Angeles. If you can’t make it, raise a glass wherever you are. New York – Monday, August 22, Noon, Dorothy Parker Upper West Side Walking Tour. Visit Mrs. Parker’s neighborhood and walk in her footsteps…
The forty-ninth anniversary of Dorothy Parker’s death is Tuesday, June 7. We will be marking the occasion in New York at the Blue Bar of the Algonquin Hotel, 59 W. 44th Street, from 5-7:00 p.m. If you can’t join us, a raise a glass or read a poem wherever you may. The 1967 front-page obituary…
The Dorothy Parker Society is honored to be teaming up with Wit’s End for so many years on our joint monthly speakeasy parties. This month, Wit’s End will be celebrating its 6th Anniversary with a huge party, featuring live music from Dandy Wellington and His Band, on Saturday, Feb. 28, at Flute Midtown. Because the…
The launch party for The Algonquin Round Table New York: A Historical Guide, by Kevin Fitzpatrick, was held at the Algonquin Hotel. There were many VIP guests, the descendants of the Vicious Circle: the great-nieces of Dorothy Parker, the grand-daughter of Murdock Pemberton, the nephew of Arthur Sullivan, the grandson of Deems Taylor, and the…
August 22 is Dottie’s birthday, and we always celebrate it in a style that would befit her. We have two events in two Boroughs that are open to all. Our third annual Dorothy Parker Birthday Party at the New York Distilling Company will be Thursday, Aug. 21, at 6-9pm. Of course, this is where Dorothy…
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Dorothy Parker loved good food and cocktails, so it makes sense to celebrate in her style with a fantastic night in New York at the glamorous Hotel Chantelle with drinks, dinner, live jazz – and her cocktail guide on the table. I’m going to be signing copies of Under the Table: A Dorothy Parker Cocktail…
The Dorothy Parker Society has a monthly party the last Saturday night of the month, January-October, with Wit’s End, the best vintage society in the nation. On Saturday, March 29, in NYC, come to Wit’s End and celebrate Spring while you drink Prohibition era cocktails and dance to live hot jazz from Myriam Phiro’s Swing…
Who doesn’t like a martini on her birthday? Dorothy Parker’s birthday is Thursday, Aug. 22, 120 years after she made her debut as Dorothy Rothschild in Long Branch, New Jersey. For the second year in a row the Dorothy Parker Society is holding its party at the New York Distilling Company in Brooklyn! This is…