The Dorothy Parker Society has a monthly party the last Saturday night of the month, January-October, with Wit’s End, the best vintage society in the nation. On Saturday, March 29, in NYC, come to Wit’s End and celebrate Spring while you drink Prohibition era cocktails and dance to live hot jazz from Myriam Phiro’s Swing…
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Third Annual Food Book Fair Returns to Brooklyn April 25-27
I am going to be talking about cocktails and Dorothy Parker, along with my book Under the Table: A Dorothy Parker Cocktail Guide, at a fantastic event in Brooklyn. My event with other authors is on Saturday, April 26, time and place TBD. Below is the press release about the Third Annual Food Book Fair:…
Red Hook Ramblers to Play January Party
The Dorothy Parker Society doesn’t have meetings, it has parties. And our first one of 2014 is going to be a great one. We are back with another fun night with Wit’s End! Saturday Night, Jan. 25, Celebrate the Jazz Age! Come to the former speakeasy Flute Midtown, 205 West 54th Street (near Broadway). Our…
Parker Show Returns to South Africa with Longer Run
In 2008 we interviewed actress-playwright Emily Child about her South Africa show based on Dorothy Parker material. We are happy to report she is back, with a longer run with an updated version of her show. Below is the press release about A Certain Lady. Directed by Gregory Karvellas and performed by Emily Child, A…
Dorothy Parker’s Los Angeles Tour Dec. 14
Hollywood’s Golden Age comes alive during a special bus tour of Los Angeles locations connected to Dorothy Parker, New York’s wittiest woman who had a 30-year screenwriting career. The tour is open to the public; it begins and ends at Book Soup, 8818 W. Sunset Blvd (note bus pickup is across the street at old…
Los Angeles December 12-14 Events for Parker Fans
Dorothy Parker spent 30 years off and on living and working in Los Angeles. That’s reason to celebrate for the book tour for Under the Table: A Dorothy Parker Cocktail Guide for upcoming events in Los Angeles. A fantastic local podcast this week, hosted by Richard Schave and Kim Cooper, You Can’t Eat the Sunshine:…