Special event: “Dorothy Parker’s Upper West Side” on Saturday, Nov. 12. Meet at Riverside Park, West 72nd Street and Riverside Drive (at Eleanor Roosevelt) at 12 p.m. Walk is led by Kevin C. Fitzpatrick, author of A Journey into Dorothy Parker’s New York and president of the Dorothy Parker Society. See more than a dozen…
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.
Halloween Party on Oct. 29 at Flute Midtown
We are very happy to announce that our friends from Wit’s End are continuing the tradition of fantastic Halloween parties. The vintage attire is de rigueur, and you must have a costume to attend. Our friend and fellow DPS member Bliss Blood is performing with the Moonlighters; they are fantastic. Here is the info: The…
Return of Algonquin Round Table Walking Tours
We have two Algonquin Round Table Walking Tours coming up, Sunday, Nov. 13 and Sunday, Dec. 4, 12-2 pm. Meet in lobby of hotel at 11:45 am. Location: Algonquin Hotel, 59 W. 44th St (bet 5th and 6th Avenues) Cost: $20 Walk in the footsteps of the Vicious Circle in the only walking tour dedicated…
Deadline Extended for Jenny Award Videos
In August we announced the Jenny Award video campaign. We are now extending the deadline for submission to Oct. 31. Make your best Dorothy Parker video and win some prizes! Get it up now! All information here.
Dorothy Parker Day Returns to Long Branch Oct. 2
LONG BRANCH — To call her a “humorist” and a “wit” doesn’t even begin to capture the essence of Dorothy Parker — and to think of her as the quintessential New Yorker only reminds us that she was a daughter of Long Branch; born 118 years ago in a West End summer cottage. One of…
Bobbed Hair Making a Comeback in New Show
We got a message from DPS officer Jennifer Wren about a new show she’s in that sounds like it is a great time. She writes: I’m in an amazing bio-mythographical 1920’s crime fantasia that I thought your peeps might enjoy. It’s called The Bobbed Haired Bandit and it’s based on the true story of Celia…