In August at the birthday party for Matilda at the Algonquin Hotel, Jordan and Kim adopted a rescue cat. The two members of the Dorothy Parker Society took part in a unique event during the media circus, where the North Shore Animal League set up an adoption station. The couple from New Jersey adopted an…
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…
West Hollywood Literary Award Soiree Sept. 29
The first annual Algonquin West Hollywood Literary Award Soiree event will be held on Saturday, September 29 at the Pacific Design Center, 8687 Melrose Avenue, West Hollywood, CA 90069, at 7:00 p.m. The event will honor the literary achievements of acclaimed author Mark Salzman and will be a benefit for PEN in the Classroom, a…
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…