If you get the newsletter (and if you do not, what is stopping you?) then you know that Tuesday night (8/22) we are celebrating Dottie’s birthday at the Algonquin. I just found out that is the same night the hotel is having a party for one of their bartenders, who is turning 90 on Wednesday….
Bucks County Photos Now Online
The walking tour we had on July 22 at Mrs. Parker’s house in Bucks County was one of the greatest events we’ve had in the eight years the Dorothy Parker Society has been around. We had all the ingredients for a perfect day: – The location. It was the first time we all went inside…
Discount Tickets Monday for Gonk Musical
Press Release Day, this was sent in about Monday, 7/31 talk and show… Reliving The Round Table: Cocktails and Culture at the Historic Algonquin Hotel. Ginny Reddington and Tom Dawes, authors of The Talk of the Town. Former Madison Avenue jingle writers Redington and Dawes describe their adventures in writing Talk of the Town, an…
Tour Dorothy Parker’s House on July 22
Dorothy Parker only had one retreat during her writing career, a beautiful old stone farmhouse in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Now her former home is for sale, and will be the scene for a one-day open house and tour, sponsored by the Dorothy Parker Society. A small reception will be held at the twenty-acre estate in…
New Shirt Designs Debut
Summer is here, what will you be wearing? A new Dorothy Parker Tee! Have you visited the t-shirt selection yet? We have added some new designs, including new black and colorful shirts. The online store has many types of t-shirts, along with a messenger bag and some other items. Dottie would love you to wear…
Radio Story Airs Update on Dorothy Parker’s Ashes
As we learned in a Baltimore Sun article last month, the future of Dorothy Parker and her Memorial Garden is in doubt. What happens if the NAACP leaves Baltimore? Today, National Public Radio aired a short feature story on this matter. Weekend Edition — Saturday, June 17, 2006 — The remains of writer Dorothy Parker…