We know how Mrs. Parker loathed her life in the City Angels, but something kept her there for 30 years. Money, perhaps? But the LA Chapter of the DPS is busy and having a gathering in August: Parkerfest LA on Dorothy’s actual birthday on Sunday, August 22nd. Let’s have an informal picnic at Coldwater Canyon…
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Plaque Unveiled at Parker Teenage Home for Parkerfest
On August 22, the 116th anniversary of Dorothy Parker’s birth, a magnificent bronze plaque was unveiled at her teenage home, 310 West 80th Street, by members of the Dorothy Parker Society and local residents. Parker lived in the apartment house with her father, J. Henry Rothschild, around 1909-1910. The plaque was unveiled by Kevin C….
Governors Island Ferry Links Brooklyn in Time for Parkerfest
In Brooklyn? Want to go to Parkerfest? Now you do not have to go to Manhattan to catch the free ferry over to Governors Island. A new route connects Brooklyn. This week State Senator Daniel Squadron’s office sent out the following letter: I am writing to share some exciting news- this summer there will finally…
Parkerfest June 6-7 Update
June 6 & 7 – The 11th Annual Parkerfest. This will be on Governors Island (June 7 is also the anniversary of Mrs. Parker’s death in 1967). Come attend a huge Roaring Twenties weekend, with vintage clothes, automobiles, live jazz and outdoor cocktail parties. The Governors Island Jazz Age Lawn Party is produced by Michael…
Dreamland Gala is Sunday, May 24
Members of the Dorothy Parker Society know that some of the best times we had last year were on Governors Island with Michael Arenella & His Dreamland Orchestra. The Parkerfest held on the grass was such a fantastic time. We are planning on having Parkerfest on June 6-7 on Governors Island as part of the…
I Like New York In June, How About You?
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…