 The Dorothy Parker Society of New York "Theatre Night" is Monday, Nov. 8, 2004, as The Peccadillo Theater Company presents The Talk Of The Town which is running now through Sunday, December 5. The musical is at the Bank Street Theatre, 155 Bank Street, in the West Village. Tickets are $19 (general admission) get 'em here. We will convene at the nearby White Horse Tavern for cocktails right after the show, which runs about 2 hours. If you want to attend the show a different night, or not at all, please join us at the White Horse around 10:15 p.m. (You'll know us as the smartest set in the room). Directions: A,C,E,L to 14th Street & Eighth Avenue, walk south on Eighth Avenue to Bank Street, turn right, walk to Westbeth Arts complex between Washington and West Streets, inside the courtyard. The White Horse is at 567 Hudson Street, corner of 11th.
Posted by Kevin Fitzpatrick on Thursday, October 28, 2004 at 10:57 AM | Permalink  
 Last night we had a good turnout attend the Bob Mankoff (cartoons editor of The New Yorker) talk at the Small Press Center. Then we hit the Blue Bar at the Algonquin and ran up a $200+ bar tab! Yeah! So here is the schedule for the rest of the series of "The New Yorker Here and Now" at their library at 20 West 44th, which resumes after the holidays: 1/18 - Hendrik Hertzberg (politics) 2/8 - David Remnick (he's the king, you know) New Yorker 70th anniversary cocktail party3/1 - Adam Gopnik (culture) 4/5 - Susan Morrison and Secret Talk of the Town Writers The talks are at 6 and cost $15. You can skip the talks and go straight to the bar (like Betsy & Jess did), which would be at around 7:30. But these talks are really terrific. And so is the Blue Bar. It's a perfect place to meet and talk, exchange wisecracks... Last night we met MaryAnn Johanson, better known as The Flick Filosopher. See you soon....
Posted by Kevin Fitzpatrick on Wednesday, October 27, 2004 at 5:01 PM | Permalink | Comments
Monday, Nov. 8, is the night we are going to organize the DPSNY into going en masse to The Talk Of The Town (all info on the show and tickets here). Performances will be at Bank Street Theatre (155 Bank Street) at 8 pm. Tickets are $19 and may be purchased by calling Smarttix at (212) 868-4444, or online at www.smarttix.com. Right after the show, we're going to convene for cocktails & wisecracks at the famous White Horse Tavern (567 Hudson St. at 11th St.). I know you've all been there, it is one of the few literary drinking establishments left in the West Village.
Posted by Kevin Fitzpatrick on Monday, October 25, 2004 at 6:44 PM | Permalink | Comments
The Peccadillo Theater Company, in association with William Repicci, will present the world premiere of the original musical The Talk Of The Town. Performances will be at Bank Street Theatre (155 Bank Street), and will begin on Thursday, October 28th, continuing through Sunday, November 28th. Info here.
Posted by Kevin Fitzpatrick on Sunday, October 24, 2004 at 7:56 AM | Permalink
In Mt. Kisco, NY, on Monday, October 25th at 7:30 PM the Award Winning Creative Arts Café Poetry Series at the Northern Westchester Center for the Arts will present the ninth annual Edgar Allan Poe and Company -- a selection of readings of the poetry of Poe hosted by “Dorothy Parker� followed by other special “Poet’s and Writers of the Past� and a “Dead Poets� OPEN MIKE. The community is invited to read favorite selections from “dead poets and writers.� The special pre-Halloween Evening is an annual family event. The evening celebrates Poe, master of the macabre, who virtually created the detective story and perfected the psychological thriller. Costumes are optional. The program will take place at the Flying Pig Farm Market Café located at the Mt. Kisco Train Station. For directions, log on to www.pigcafe.com or call Cindy Beer-Fouhy at 914 241 6922 ext 17. The café offers “lite fare� and wine before the reading, beginning at 6:30PM. Special feature “Poets and Writers of the Past� “guests� include: NWCA’s Jim Gerth as Mark Twain; NWCA’s Theatre Director Paul Andrew Perez as Garcia Lorca; Poetry Series Host Cindy Beer-Fouhy as Dorothy Parker and others. “Dorothy Parker� will read selections of her work between introductions to other “poets and writers of the past.� A surprise guest will appear as Edgar Allan Poe. Following the feature, the community is invited to attend and participate (in or out of costume!) and read a selection by their favorite poet or writer of the past. Participants are also invited to dress as a favorite literary character and read a selection of work in the voice of that character. A sign up sheet is available at the door. There is a 5-minute limit for each reader. The Creative Arts Café Poetry Series is funded in part by grants from the New York State Council on the Arts and the Bydale Foundation. Northern Westchester Center for the Arts is a non-profit organization dedicated to educating people of all ages, cultures, abilities, and income levels in the arts through arts education programs and multidisciplinary cultural events and performances. For more information, please contact Northern Westchester Center for the Arts, 272 North Bedford Road, Mt. Kisco, NY 10549; call (914) 241-6922, or visit nwcaonline.org.
Posted by Kevin Fitzpatrick on Friday, October 22, 2004 at 12:17 PM | Permalink
The next gathering of the Dorothy Parker Society of New York is Tuesday, October 26, 2004, 6pm to hear Bob Mankoff, Cartoon Editor of The New Yorker, at the Small Press Center. Right after his talk we'll head to the Blue Bar of the Algonquin Hotel. All are welcome to attend; per our charter, you do not need to do anything to become a DPSNY member. You will need to RSVP to attend the lecture. For reservations or more information, please call the Society at 212.840.1840. Mention the Parker Society. The Small Press Center has monthly lectures featuring New Yorker staffers; when we can attend en masse and meet afterwards we will (through April). See the schedule here.
Posted by Kevin Fitzpatrick on Tuesday, October 12, 2004 at 3:41 PM | Permalink
 Parkerfest 2004 was a smashing success! We finally have photo documentation of the festivities from the first Dorothy Parker Bathtub Gin Ball & Speakeasy Cruise. Thanks to all who sent in photos! Read the recap and see the pix. We can't wait until 2005!
Posted by Kevin Fitzpatrick on at 3:33 PM | Permalink
 Natalie Ascencios, our favorite painter in the whole world since she did the beautiful Round Table painting that hangs in the Algonquin Hotel, is having a gallery show. If you live around Los Angeles, maybe you can attend the opening, which is Thursday, Oct. 7, at 7 pm. The show runs for three weeks and Natalie has 18 works in the show (but not the Vicious Circle, which we just saw Sunday at the Gonk -- its still there). She is an amazing painter who is often in the New Yorker. Natalie also dropped by Parkerfest 2003. Juliette Borda will also have her works on display. Info: Storyopolis (310) 358-2500 116 N Robertson Blvd Plaza Level A Los Angeles, CA 90048
Posted by Kevin Fitzpatrick on Wednesday, October 06, 2004 at 10:49 AM | Permalink | Comments
 Attention Chicagoland: The Chicago Humanities Festival is scheduled to present You Might As Well Live on Nov. 7, 2004. This one-woman musical play, featuring Broadway and cabaret star Karen Mason, uses Mrs. Parker's poetry and one short story, "The Waltz," as lyrics for a tuneful and jazzy score. In the play, a middle-aged Dorothy Parker is attempting to put together a collection of her poetry, which is already well past deadline, while fielding calls from her ex-husband Alan Campbell, who wants her to come to Hollywood to write a screenplay for Marilyn Monroe. In the process of sifting through her work, she confronts the demons of her past and her disappointment that she wasn't taken more seriously as a writer. Info here.
Posted by Kevin Fitzpatrick on at 10:18 AM | Permalink
The Ladies Of The Corridor a staged reading of the 1953 Dorothy Parker stage classic. Part of the Theatre West Sunday Classics Reading Series. Theatre West, 3333 Cahuenga Blvd. West, in Los Angeles. This is between Universal Citywalk and the Hollywood Bowl. Sunday October 24, 2004 at 2 p.m. Info here.
Posted by Kevin Fitzpatrick on Monday, October 04, 2004 at 7:59 AM | Permalink
The Peccadillo Theater Company is doing a staged reading of Dorothy Parker's final Broadway play The Ladies of the Corridor on Thursday, November 18, at 8:00 pm at NYU's Skirball Center. Tickets are $30 for the general public, $12 for NYU students, and $20 for seniors and non-NYU students. More info.
Posted by Kevin Fitzpatrick on Sunday, October 03, 2004 at 11:27 AM | Permalink | Comments
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