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NEW YORK — One of Dorothy Parker’s friends, New York World editor Herbert Bayard Swope, once said, “I can’t give you a sure-fire formula for success, but I can give you a formula for failure: try to please everybody all the time.” Swope knew a thing or two about hosting big parties, and he would…
NEW YORK — If you’re judging the success of the fourth annual Parkerfest, maybe try this as the qualifier: None of the attendees from the Friday evening Speakeasy Night at Flute were able to drag themselves up to attend the 1 p.m. luncheon at the Algonquin Roundtable the next afternoon. There was a familiar pattern:…
Parkerfest 2002 was a big, big hit. So was the bar bill: BIG. We were at Flute, the Algonquin and elsewhere. Click here to read more.
Parkerfest stretched to three days this year, and it was a great time. Read about it by clicking here. We were joined by some VIPs for 2001: Mrs. Parker’s great nieces. They brought some family scrapbook letters that knocked us all out. Also in attendance was Stu Silverstein, the editor of “Not Much Fun: The…
NEW YORK — The third annual Parkerfest retraced the footsteps of Dorothy Parker for three days, Aug. 10-12. We had surprise guests who made it extra special, and celebrated the life of the Algonquin Round Table’s greatest writer. The highlight of the weekend was twofold. First, we were joined by Mrs. Parker’s great nieces. Susan,…
The Dorothy Parker Society of New York is taking reservations for the third annual Parkerfest, to be held Aug. 10-12 in New York. We all know its going to be HOT in the city this weekend! Then what better reason than to slip into a chilly old speak on Friday Night? Or have lunch at…