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NEW YORK — A Roaring Twenties lawn party on historic and beautiful Governors Island was the destination for a two-part Parkerfest this year. The amazing scenery and lush grass, combined with hot jazz, made for a memorable pair of weekends for the Dorothy Parker Society in June and September 2008. It was the first Dorothy…
The weather report is not going to impact the Governors Island festivities. The rain appears to be going away in the morning. And Sunday looks good too. So come on out! www.dorothyparker.com
Can Parkerfest on Governors Island be rained out? We are thinking positive and dry thoughts about the weather this weekend, but in the event of rain: Drizzle or intermittent showers will not cancel the event. If heavy, continuous rain occurs on one of the days, that day’s rain date is Sunday the 21st. There is…
The Dorothy Parker Society started the annual Parkerfest in 1999. For 2008, it is doing something extra special: taking part in the Jazz-Age Lawn Party on Governors Island. It is Saturday and Sunday, September 13th and 14th, from 11:00 am to 5 pm. Admission is free and open to the public; all ages are invited….
NEW YORK — Parkerfest 2007 was another fantastic event that took place all across Manhattan: The East Village, Midtown, Upper West Side, Gramercy Park, and wound up in the shadow of the Brooklyn Bridge. It was a weekend of cabs and subways for the crowd, some of which came from Alaska. The Dorothy Parker Society…
Later this week is Parkerfest 2007. It will be held Oct. 4-6 in New York and is our 8th annual event. The Robert Benchley Society is going to join us too. For Saturday evening, we have broken the events into the separate banquet and the party. Both have open bars, so this is a combined…