The Dorothy Parker Society will have a booth at the annual Brooklyn Book Festival and will be having a day of book signings, raffles, and giveaways. Come to Brooklyn Borough Hall and Plaza, 209 Joralemon Street, Brooklyn NY 11201, on Sunday, Sept. 22, from 10 AM to 6 PM. Our booth is #158. The Brooklyn…
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Dorothy Parker’s 120th Birthday Celebration Aug. 22 for Parkerfest
Who doesn’t like a martini on her birthday? Dorothy Parker’s birthday is Thursday, Aug. 22, 120 years after she made her debut as Dorothy Rothschild in Long Branch, New Jersey. For the second year in a row the Dorothy Parker Society is holding its party at the New York Distilling Company in Brooklyn! This is…
Celebrate Mrs. Parker’s Birthday on Aug. 22
We are happy to announce that for Dorothy Parker’s birthday, Thursday, Aug. 22, we are going to celebrate Parkerfest for the second year in a row at the New York Distilling Company in Brooklyn! And since this is the 120th anniversary of Mrs. Parker’s birth in Long Branch, New Jersey, the Shanty (attached to the…
Parkerfest 2012: From Gin to Scandals
Parkerfest 2012 was a smashing success all due to the fact that all four unique events had a fantastic turnout. Spread over four days, August 22 to August 25, the Dorothy Parker Society was tickled to see so many old friends and new faces come to our events. Since the DPS was launched in 1999…
Voting Begins for Subway Poem
The campaign to add Dorothy Parker to the Poetry in Motion program had a successful kickoff event on Monday at the New York Distilling Company, home to Dorothy Parker American Gin. On the final day of National Poetry Month, more than a dozen were on hand to help get a Parker poem into the subway…
Subway Ride With Dorothy Parker: Launch Event April 30 in Brooklyn
April has been designated National Poetry Month in the United States by the Academy of American Poets and the Dorothy Parker Society is going to participate. We are hosting a unique event on April 30 in Brooklyn that is right in line with what has been the mission of the DPS since it was founded…