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Balto in Central Park

Balto, the Dog Sculpture Hero of Central Park

Posted on February 2, 2021February 2, 2021 by Kevin Fitzpatrick

Dorothy Rothschild as a girl walked her beloved dogs in Central Park and Riverside Park, both parks near her Upper West Side homes. But she also was a longtime writer about dogs as an adult. As a kid she and her father exchanged postcards about the health and doings of the family dogs, Rags and…

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Clare Sheridan

4 More “Lost” Dorothy Parker Poems Uncovered

Posted on February 3, 2020February 2, 2020 by Kevin Fitzpatrick

In the world of “lost” Dorothy Parker poems, there is no greater sleuth than Stuart Y. Silverstein. His groundbreaking 1996 book Not Much Fun: The Lost Poems of Dorothy Parker, uncovered more than 120 pieces that Parker had not collected in her lifetime. In 2020, four more are included to the realm of missing poems….

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15 Dorothy Parker Poems, 1 Classic Short Story, Enter Public Domain in U.S.

Posted on December 13, 2019December 13, 2019 by Kevin Fitzpatrick

Due to the strange machinations of U.S. copyright law, on January 1, 2020, more works of art, film, music, poetry, and writing will enter the public domain. This milestone will bring out work published in 1924 that copyrights have been lifted. Dorothy Parker makes the list with a few gems published 96 years ago, including…

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The St. Patrick’s Day Poem

Posted on March 7, 2018 by Kevin Fitzpatrick

With St. Patrick’s Day just around the corner, let’s remember the crossover Ireland-New York poem Dorothy Parker wrote for March 17. This was written 96 years ago when Dorothy was 28 years old and a member of the Algonquin Round Table. This gem, published March 16, 1922, in the old Life, came out when Dorothy…

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Audio Collection Update, Hear Mrs. Parker

Posted on February 16, 2018 by Kevin Fitzpatrick

The audio collection of Dorothy Parker reading her own work, plus some other pieces, are now migrated to the new server. Dorothy Parker made two full-length LP recordings of her work: 1956: Her first LP is from Spoken Arts, An Informal Hour with Dorothy Parker (Spoken Arts 726). 1964: Verve asked her to read her…

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Noël Coward

Noël Coward & Dorothy Parker Societies at the Algonquin Hotel Sept. 9

Posted on August 29, 2014May 3, 2016 by Kevin Fitzpatrick

The Noël Coward & Dorothy Parker Societies Invite You to a Private Party at the Algonquin Hotel. The Algonquin Hotel Celebrates The Return Of The Legendary Round Table With A Dinner Followed By A Cabaret Performance In The Oak Room!! Tuesday, September 9, 2014 6:30 PM 59 W. 44th Street Between Fifth and Sixth avenues…

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Great American Poets Day in the Catskills Celebrates Parker

Posted on August 20, 2014 by Kevin Fitzpatrick

It’s Dorothy Parker Day in the Catskill Mountains! Come out to Bright Hill Press & Literary Center. It’s in Treadwell, a hamlet located within the town of Franklin in Delaware County, New York. Saturday, August 23, 12-5:30 PM Bright Hill Literary Center 94 Church St. Treadwell, NY 13846 Bright Hill’s Second Great American Poets Day…

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2 Boroughs Required to Celebrate Mrs. Parker’s Birthday

Posted on August 7, 2014August 11, 2014 by Kevin Fitzpatrick

August 22 is Dottie’s birthday, and we always celebrate it in a style that would befit her. We have two events in two Boroughs that are open to all. Our third annual Dorothy Parker Birthday Party at the New York Distilling Company will be Thursday, Aug. 21, at 6-9pm. Of course, this is where Dorothy…

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Parker Posey, Hope Davis, Other Stars to Read Dorothy Parker Stories on May 21

Posted on May 15, 2014May 15, 2014 by Kevin Fitzpatrick

One of New York’s best cultural spots is Symphony Space, on the Upper West Side just around the corner from where Dorothy Parker once resided. So it’s special that Symphony Space decided to remember the former neighborhood resident with an evening of her best short stories, read by stars of stage and and screen. On…

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Dorothy Parker’s 120th Birthday Celebration Aug. 22

Posted on August 21, 2013August 25, 2013 by Kevin Fitzpatrick

Who doesn’t like a martini on her birthday? Dorothy Parker’s birthday is Thursday, Aug. 22, 120 years after she made her debut as Dorothy Rothschild in Long Branch, New Jersey. For the second year in a row the Dorothy Parker Society is holding its party at the New York Distilling Company in Brooklyn! This is…

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