The campaign to add Dorothy Parker to the Poetry in Motion program had a successful kickoff event on Monday at the New York Distilling Company, home to Dorothy Parker American Gin. On the final day of National Poetry Month, more than a dozen were on hand to help get a Parker poem into the subway…
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.
Sad Demise of Dorothy Parker’s Uncle on the Titanic
The sinking of the RMS Titanic 100 years ago this week has been generating headlines for days. The disaster also had a huge impact on the life of Dorothy Parker, who lost her uncle in the tragedy at sea, an event that in some small way contributed to the declining health of her father. Reading…
Subway Ride With Dorothy Parker: Launch Event April 30 in Brooklyn
April has been designated National Poetry Month in the United States by the Academy of American Poets and the Dorothy Parker Society is going to participate. We are hosting a unique event on April 30 in Brooklyn that is right in line with what has been the mission of the DPS since it was founded…
Walk in Dorothy Parker’s Footsteps on April 28 Walking Tour
The campaign to get Dorothy Parker into the New York City subway system’s Poetry in Motion program will be part of the walking tour on April 28, with the launch event on April 30 in Brooklyn at the New York Distill Co. (home to Dorothy Parker American Gin). The walking tour and the launch night…
Monthly Party April 28 Features Baby Soda
We have a really terrific monthly party planned for this month. As you may be aware, the Dorothy Parker Society doesn’t have meetings, it has parties. This month’s party promises to be extra amazing. Wit’s End and the Dorothy Parker Society invite you to celebrate the social life of the Jazz Age with Baby Soda!…
Noel Coward One Acts in NYC
We got this message from DPS member Shela Xoregos about 1920s-1930s Noel Coward one acts that are being performed around the city in April and May. Dorothy Parker fans would probably be interested in New York. The dates (* = free): April 25 at 6:00 PM Yorkville Library*, 222 East 79 Street (2/3 Avenues) Manhattan…