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…
Author: Kevin Fitzpatrick
I'm a writer and sightseeing guide. I'm the author and editor of seven books tied to New York history. I started the Dorothy Parker Society in 1999 with friends at the Algonquin Hotel.
NAACP Backs Jersey Girl Dorothy Parker for Hall of Fame
The Dorothy Parker Society has been lobbying to get Mrs. Parker inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame for years. Now Mrs. Parker’s literary executors and estate, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, are backing the cause. In a statement released on June 12, the NAACP called on everyone to vote…
Molly Ryan Channels Weimar Republic at June Party
The monthly Dorothy Parker Society party with Wit’s End is back for another fantastic evening of hot jazz, classic cocktails, and vintage clothes. This month, we have a theme that takes us to 1920s Germany… Like a little Weimar Republic with your party-going? Come to a night of Kabaret at Wit’s End™ and drink Prohibition…
Electronically, Parker’s Ills are Spilled Again
In a month when Michael Jackson and Led Zeppelin both put out new albums, Dorothy Parker joins their company with new material from her longtime publisher. While Jackson’s heirs performed a séance to bring out new songs and Jimmy Page himself remastered Whole Lotta Love, Penguin Classics turned to their own house archivist on all…
See New Work By Artist Natalie Simon
Our favorite artist is Natalie, the creator of the fantastic painting that permanently hangs in the Algonquin Hotel called “The Vicious Circle.” We got word from the talented painter and sculptor: she has her art in not one, but three, upcoming shows in the coming weeks. She uses an alias, Natalie Simon. Visit her blog…
Early Life of Dorothy Parker Brought to Stage
A new play about Dorothy Parker’s early life and career is coming to New York for four performances as part of the 17th annual Black Box New Play Festival at the Gallery Players Theater. Encore, Encore is written by Colin Crowley and directed by Paula D’Alessandris. It opens June 12 in Park Slope, Brooklyn. In…