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The Sixth Annual Gathering of the Robert Benchley Society will be Friday through Sunday, October 3-5, 2008, in New York City. The highlight of the event will be the Saturday, October 4th Awards Dinner. * This year’s Annual Humor Awards Dinner will be held at the Harvard Club of New York, one of New York…
The recent article in City Scoops says there is a Sept. 20 event at Broadway Baby Bistro. That is an error; the event was held Aug. 20. However, there is a walking tour on Sunday, Sept. 21. Noon at the Algonquin Hotel. Cost is $15. All info is here. If you can’t make that one,…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyJkStj16vc We are happy that DPS member William Zeffiro has his new musical opening this week. The Road to Ruin is a throwback to the old musicals of the 1920s. The 1928 Exploitation Musical has “sex, bad mommies, worse daddies, bottled water and Christians conspire to bring down Little Sally Canfield, ‘The Nicest Girl at…
NEW YORK — A Roaring Twenties lawn party on historic and beautiful Governors Island was the destination for a two-part Parkerfest this year. The amazing scenery and lush grass, combined with hot jazz, made for a memorable pair of weekends for the Dorothy Parker Society in June and September 2008. It was the first Dorothy…
The weather report is not going to impact the Governors Island festivities. The rain appears to be going away in the morning. And Sunday looks good too. So come on out! www.dorothyparker.com
Can Parkerfest on Governors Island be rained out? We are thinking positive and dry thoughts about the weather this weekend, but in the event of rain: Drizzle or intermittent showers will not cancel the event. If heavy, continuous rain occurs on one of the days, that day’s rain date is Sunday the 21st. There is…