Are you looking for a dose of the vintage lifestyle in May that goes beyond a movie theatre? read on! Live 1920s jazz. Vintage cocktails. Period attire and dancing. Don’t miss the monthly Dorothy Parker Society and Wit’s End party, Saturday, May 25, featuring Svetlana Shmulyian and the Delancey Five. The party is at Flute…
Year: 2013
First Walking Tour of 2013 is March 30
The snow is (almost) gone so it is time to start the walking tour season again. The first one is Saturday, March 30. Meet in the lobby of the Algonquin Hotel at Noon. The Algonquin Round Table comes alive in the only New York walking tour devoted to the famed literary group. The 2-hour walk…
Lizzie Thomas Plays Monthly Party on March 30
Spring is here and we are getting into the season with a speakeasy party with a fantastic female vocalist! The Dorothy Parker Society and Wit’s End are proud to bring you Lizzie Thomas and Her Band. The date is Saturday, March 30. The place is Flute Midtown, 205 W. 54th Street (at Broadway). The doors…
BBC 5 Live Radio Interview
k72ndst · Legacy of Dorothy Parker The BBC Radio journalist Joanne Griffith interviewed me about the life and legacy of Dorothy Parker on January 27 for BBC Radio 5 Live. Note that Mrs. Parker helped found the Screen Writers Guild, not the Screen Actors Guild. The address of the Algonquin Hotel is 59 West 44th…
National Arts Club Tips Caps to Cole Porter
We heard from our good friends at the National Arts Club about a party it is hosting this month. Grab your hats and attend. Here is the press release: Celebrate the chapeaux of sunny days and moonlit nights of an era when one was never truly dressed without a hat. The Bonnet Bash: Night and…
Goodreads Book Club Opens
After the New York Times wrote the kind of story a company would cut its arms off to get, I added a Goodreads book club this week. The Dorothy Parker Society Constant Reader Book Club is open for business and book lovers. It would be nice to build this up as a place to talk…