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Parkerfest 2004 is Oct. 1-3 and tickets are on sale now. There is an international interest, with some winging in from the U.K. and Sweden for it. The schedule: The Dorothy Parker Bathtub Gin Ball & Speakeasy Cruise on Friday, Oct. 1. We are sailing on The Diplomat. This 135-foot yacht was launched in 1930…

We finally have message boards on the site. Now we can have a true online community. Two of the areas I’m most excited about are the Book Club and Hollywood Babylon forums. The book club is moderated by Chrissie, the DPSNY treasurer, and the first book on the list is Bobbed Hair and Bathtub Gin….

We’ve resisted adding any “products” to the site for a long time. But people keep asking about how they can wear their devotion on their sleeve (or quarter-sleeve). We have a very simple design, which is just Mrs. Parker’s signature. There are womens, mens and doggie shirts here. The prices are reasonable (the shirt at…

Robert Benchley was Dorothy Parker’s best friend, we all know that. And the Robert Benchley Society is the best friend of the DSPNY. David Trumbull, ringleader of the RBS, tipped us off to a production in North Truro, Mass. Girls Who Wear Glassses: The Wicked Wit and Wisdom of Dorothy Parker information here; the next…

Trace the footsteps of Dorothy Parker, Robert Benchley, Harpo Marx and the rest of the Algonquin Round Table on a walking tour that visits where the “Vicious Circle” lived, drank, played and worked. The Algonquin Round Table Walking Tour is Sunday, Aug. 22, 2004, 12-2 pm. The date is also Mrs. Parker’s birthday. All the…

Parkerfest 2004 is Oct. 1-3. Tickets are now on sale. For all info click here. To see what happened last year, click here. Don’t miss these fun events! This is the same weekend as The New Yorker Festival AND New York is Book Country! www.dorothyparker.com