LONG BRANCH, New Jersey – The Dorothy Parker Day Committee has announced that the world-renowned poet, writer and critic born in Long Branch will be celebrated in a unique way on Sunday, Oct. 14, 2007. The day-long Sunday program pays tribute to four things Mrs. Parker herself enjoyed: books, luncheons, her dogs, and cocktails: The…
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.
Birthday Toast More Than a Little One
The turnout to celebrate Dorothy Parker’s birthday at the Algonquin Hotel last night was the biggest we have ever had in the nine years we have been doing it. More than 25 dropped by to toast Mrs. Parker on the 114th anniversary of her birth in Long Branch, NJ. It was also a crowd of…
Celebrate Dottie’s Birthday August 22nd
The video clip above is Dorothy Parker’s birthplace in West End, a village in Long Branch, New Jersey. It is the only Literary Landmark for an author’s birthplace in the entire state (the landmarks are designated by Friends of Libraries USA, and the Dorothy Parker Society co-sponsored the plaque in 2005). On Wednesday, August 22,…
Baltimore Parker Show
Celebrate Dorothy Parker’s birthday in Baltimore. Niki Lee presents a one-woman musical, “Here Lies Dorothy Parker,” Aug. 23, 6-7 p.m. at Daedalus Books & Music, 5911 York Road. Free. 410-464-2701. Niki performed some of this show at Parkerfest a few years back, it was terrific. Check it out if you live in the area, Niki…
Old New Yorker Office Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lU84iE84rzQ I love this clip so much. See what has become of the former office of William Shawn of The New Yorker. I do not know if this was also Harold Ross’ office. This is the former office on 44th Street, between Fifth and Sixth avenues, not too far from the Algonquin Hotel.
Radical Bookshop to Host Sparrow
Our friends at Revolution Books, the people who hosted our event to mark the 40th anniversary of Dorothy Parker’s death in June, are doing something else related (a little) to The New Yorker. They sent us this press release: Join Sparrow and the Myk Freedman Band in a benefit for Revolution Books. Sunday, August 19,…