The monthly Dorothy Parker Society party with Wit’s End is back for another fantastic evening of hot jazz, classic cocktails, and vintage clothes. This month, we have a theme that takes us to 1920s Germany… Like a little Weimar Republic with your party-going? Come to a night of Kabaret at Wit’s End™ and drink Prohibition…
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See New Work By Artist Natalie Simon
Our favorite artist is Natalie, the creator of the fantastic painting that permanently hangs in the Algonquin Hotel called “The Vicious Circle.” We got word from the talented painter and sculptor: she has her art in not one, but three, upcoming shows in the coming weeks. She uses an alias, Natalie Simon. Visit her blog…
Parker Posey, Hope Davis, Other Stars to Read Dorothy Parker Stories on May 21
One of New York’s best cultural spots is Symphony Space, on the Upper West Side just around the corner from where Dorothy Parker once resided. So it’s special that Symphony Space decided to remember the former neighborhood resident with an evening of her best short stories, read by stars of stage and and screen. On…
Spring Walking Tour Schedule
Here is the spring walking tour schedule. (Note the March 29 walk is cancelled): Dorothy Parker’s Upper West Side Walking Tour Saturday, April 12 Noon-2:00 PM, Riverside Park and West Seventy-second Street Visit Dorothy Parker’s neighborhood and walk in her footsteps to her former apartments, haunts, school and more. See one of the most beautiful…
Third Annual Food Book Fair Returns to Brooklyn April 25-27
I am going to be talking about cocktails and Dorothy Parker, along with my book Under the Table: A Dorothy Parker Cocktail Guide, at a fantastic event in Brooklyn. My event with other authors is on Saturday, April 26, time and place TBD. Below is the press release about the Third Annual Food Book Fair:…
Parker Show Returns to South Africa with Longer Run
In 2008 we interviewed actress-playwright Emily Child about her South Africa show based on Dorothy Parker material. We are happy to report she is back, with a longer run with an updated version of her show. Below is the press release about A Certain Lady. Directed by Gregory Karvellas and performed by Emily Child, A…