Dorothy Parker Day is back! As previously announced, the second Parker Day at the birthplace of the author-poet-wit is Sunday, Oct. 14, in Long Branch, New Jersey. I just got the map of the dog walk, which will pass by Parker’s Birthplace. Map to dog walk Dorothy Parker adored her dogs. To the annoyance of…
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.
Oct. 20 Walking Tour Canceled
The Algonquin Round Table walking tour that was scheduled for Oct. 20 has been canceled. If you paid in advance for the walk, you will be refunded in full. The next walk will be announced here and in the e-newsletter. www.dorothyparker.com
Parkerfest Update
Later this week is Parkerfest 2007. It will be held Oct. 4-6 in New York and is our 8th annual event. The Robert Benchley Society is going to join us too. For Saturday evening, we have broken the events into the separate banquet and the party. Both have open bars, so this is a combined…
Adopted Cat Taking it Easy in NJ
In August at the birthday party for Matilda at the Algonquin Hotel, Jordan and Kim adopted a rescue cat. The two members of the Dorothy Parker Society took part in a unique event during the media circus, where the North Shore Animal League set up an adoption station. The couple from New Jersey adopted an…
Stephen King on Dorothy Parker
Stephen King has a beautiful essay in The Times today, titled “What Ails the Short Story” and he makes a reference to Dorothy Parker: “And this kind of reading isn’t real reading, the kind where you just can’t wait to find out what happens next (think “Youth,” by Joseph Conrad, or “Big Blonde,” by Dorothy…
Parkerfest 2007 Update
Parkerfest 2007 is Oct. 4-6 in New York. Plus, the Robert Benchley Society is going to join us again, which always adds an air of fun and mischief to the weekend. Don’t miss out! The schedule: Thursday, Oct. 4Dorothy Parker Reading, Mo Pitkin’s House of Satisfaction, 9-11 p.m.Titled “The Potable Dorothy Parker” and co-produced by…