The 11th annual Parkerfest will be in New York on June 6-7, 2009, on the national historic landmark Governors Island. Sponsored by the Dorothy Parker Society, Parkerfest will be part of the annual 1920s Jazz Age Lawn Party, which features live music by Michael Arenella and his Dreamland Orchestra. This will be the second year…
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First Parker Show of the Year Comes to NYC
We got a press release today from Lida McGirr, the director of the first show based on Dorothy Parker material to play in Manhattan this year (there are others on the way). It is timed for Valentine’s Day, a good marketing hook, to be sure. We were tipped off by DPS member Caitlin McEwan (pictured…
Parker LA Chapter Hosts Party
The Dorothy Parker Society chapter in the City of Angels hosted its first holiday event. As chapter prez Adrienne Crew reports: “Here’s a picture of the gang at the Beverly Wilshire as we celebrated the end of the year with a few drinks. Kenneth Branagh stalked us through the night–he followed us into both of…
Los Angeles Chapter Holiday Event Dec. 17
The Dorothy Parker Society Los Angeles Chapter will meet Wednesday, December 17 at 7:30 pm, for a drink at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel, 9500 Wilshire Boulevard, in Beverly Hills. Mere minutes from Dorothy’s many houses off Canon Drive, where John O’Hara would often entertain her with his buddies who met there weekly for drinks and…
Tickets are $12 on Dec. 4
The Dorothy Parker Society holiday party on Thursday, Dec. 4 (see below) is FREE. No admission. Yay. Tickets are $12; but all DPS guests get a free drink. Tell them at the door you are with the DPS. Galapagos Art Space is the best. And the show starts at 7, not 8. Now there is…
Holiday party in New York on Dec. 4
The Dorothy Parker Society is having its annual New York City holiday party, and for the first time ever, we are holding it in Brooklyn! So for all Brooklyn residents, you have no reason to skip this one. This Thursday, Dec. 4, 7-11 p.m., join us at the Galapagos Art Space, 16 Main Street in…