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…
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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…
Dorothy Parker Day Returns to Jersey Shore on Oct. 14
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…
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…
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…