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NEW YORK — Parkerfest 2007 was another fantastic event that took place all across Manhattan: The East Village, Midtown, Upper West Side, Gramercy Park, and wound up in the shadow of the Brooklyn Bridge. It was a weekend of cabs and subways for the crowd, some of which came from Alaska. The Dorothy Parker Society…
Without Dorothy Parker and the Algonquin Round Table, would there be a New Yorker magazine in 2007? On Sunday, Oct. 28, at 3 p.m. is a talk and discussion titled “Dorothy Parker and the Birth of the New Yorker” given by Kevin Fitzpatrick, author of A Journey into Dorothy Parker’s New York. The talk is…
Actress-Playwright RoseLynn Katz will perform a one-woman show on November 3 in Asheville, North Carolina. The show is entitled The Devil Touched My Tongue: The World and Wit of Dorothy Parker, and is based on Parker’s work. It will be shown at 35 Below. The production is directed by Bernie Hauserman. Tickets are $15.00 and…
Dorothy Parker Day is back! As previously announced, the second Parker Day at the birthplace of the author-poet-wit is Sunday, Oct. 14, in Long Branch, New Jersey. I just got the map of the dog walk, which will pass by Parker’s Birthplace. Map to dog walk Dorothy Parker adored her dogs. To the annoyance of…
The Algonquin Round Table walking tour that was scheduled for Oct. 20 has been canceled. If you paid in advance for the walk, you will be refunded in full. The next walk will be announced here and in the e-newsletter. www.dorothyparker.com
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…