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The Sixth Annual Gathering of the Robert Benchley Society will be Friday through Sunday, October 3-5, 2008, in New York City. The highlight of the event will be the Saturday, October 4th Awards Dinner. * This year’s Annual Humor Awards Dinner will be held at the Harvard Club of New York, one of New York…
The recent article in City Scoops says there is a Sept. 20 event at Broadway Baby Bistro. That is an error; the event was held Aug. 20. However, there is a walking tour on Sunday, Sept. 21. Noon at the Algonquin Hotel. Cost is $15. All info is here. If you can’t make that one,…
Gary Budge has been appointed general manager of the historic 174-room Algonquin Hotel. Budge, a 38-year hospitality veteran, will be responsible for the supervision of the hotel’s employees, all service standards and the management of hotel operations. “I’m thrilled to join the Algonquin team,” Budge said. “I’m looking forward to being a part of its…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64-15TwZnJU A few years ago Kino International put out a great DVD collection called The Paramount Comedy Shorts 1928-1942: Robert Benchley and the Knights of the Algonquin. To help promote it, the company has uploaded a little of a Robert Benchley short film, “How to Take A Vacation.” This is great stuff. Now you can…
The Mysterious Bookshop is the place to be on Tuesday, Feb. 26 at 6:30 for a reading and party to celebrate the publication of The Vicious Circle (Pegasus Books), a collection of crime and mystery stories written by members of the Algonquin Round Table and their friends. The editor of the book is Otto Penzler,…
The Algonquin Hotel made international news this week after they unveiled their $10,000 martini. Included in all news is Dorothy Parker and the Algonquin Round Table. Congratulations go out to GM Anthony Melchiorri and Quinn & Company, the hotel’s crack PR firm. Here is the story from Reuters & CNN: New York hotel offers $10,000…