In August we announced the Jenny Award video campaign. We are now extending the deadline for submission to Oct. 31. Make your best Dorothy Parker video and win some prizes! Get it up now! All information here.
Dorothy Parker Day Returns to Long Branch Oct. 2
LONG BRANCH — To call her a “humorist” and a “wit” doesn’t even begin to capture the essence of Dorothy Parker — and to think of her as the quintessential New Yorker only reminds us that she was a daughter of Long Branch; born 118 years ago in a West End summer cottage. One of…
Bobbed Hair Making a Comeback in New Show
We got a message from DPS officer Jennifer Wren about a new show she’s in that sounds like it is a great time. She writes: I’m in an amazing bio-mythographical 1920’s crime fantasia that I thought your peeps might enjoy. It’s called The Bobbed Haired Bandit and it’s based on the true story of Celia…
Lou Reed a Parker Reader
In 1999 we had a passing Lou Reed reference to Dorothy Parker. Thanks to eagle-eye Wes, we got a tip to another and better quote from the rock icon today, from an old interview with music journalist Bruce Pollock from the June 1985 issue of Guitar magazine: And then we talked about prose. “Dorothy Parker…
Video Killed the Poetry Star
In our August e-newsletter (which has returned after a 7-month hiatus) this month, I included a video clip, on a whim, that I found charming. This is what I wrote: “Poem of the Month: This month, we have two: Unfortunate Coincidence and Theory. However, instead of reprinting them here (because you should own Complete Poems…
Parkerfest 2011 Dates Set
We have been holding the annual Parkerfest since 1999; we are going to be having a two-day affair this month. Mark your calendars for Sunday, Aug. 21, and head to Governors Island on the free ferry to the Jazz Age Lawn Party run by Michael Arenella and his Dreamland Orchestra. On Monday, Aug. 22, to…