Author Archives: Kevin Fitzpatrick

Algonquin Round Table Walking Tour May 26

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Kevin Fitzpatrick

Find out how Prohibition impacted the Vicious Circle on the walking tour.

[/caption]The first 2012 Algonquin Round Table Walking Tour
 will take place just after the hotel completes a multi-million dollar renovation and refurbishment. Saturday, May 26, … Continue reading →

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Tour of the Algonquin Hotel Reveals Changes and Improvements

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Kevin Fitzpatrick

One of the new guestrooms in the renovated Algonquin Hotel

[/caption]I took a private tour of every floor of the Algonquin Hotel—conducted by general manager Gary Budge—where we talked about everything from plumbing to wallpaper. I was … Continue reading →

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Voting Begins for Subway Poem

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Kevin Fitzpatrick

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Allen Katz gave the group a tour and explained how gin and whiskey are distilled.

Emily was the hostess for the kickoff event and is wearing the new Novel-T shirt.

The campaign to … Continue reading →

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Sad Demise of Dorothy Parker’s Uncle on the Titanic

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Kevin Fitzpatrick

Martin and Elizabeth Rothschild lived in house that was here on West End Avenue, between W. 96th and W. 97th Streets, in 1912. Photo by Kevin Fitzpatrick.

[/caption]The sinking of the RMS Titanic 100 years ago this … Continue reading →

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Subway Ride With Dorothy Parker: Launch Event April 30 in Brooklyn

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Kevin Fitzpatrick

Graduation by Dorothea Tanning is currently in the New York City subway system.

[/caption]April has been designated National Poetry Month in the United States by the Academy of American Poets and the Dorothy Parker Society is going … Continue reading →

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Walk in Dorothy Parker’s Footsteps on April 28 Walking Tour

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Kevin Fitzpatrick

Dorothy Rothschild's former school on West 79th Street.

[/caption]The campaign to get Dorothy Parker into the New York City subway system’s Poetry in Motion program will be part of the walking tour on April 28, with the … Continue reading →

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Monthly Party April 28 Features Baby Soda

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Kevin Fitzpatrick

Baby Soda

[/caption]We have a really terrific monthly party planned for this month. As you may be aware, the Dorothy Parker Society doesn’t have meetings, it has parties. This month’s party promises to be extra amazing. Wit’s … Continue reading →

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Noel Coward One Acts in NYC

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Kevin Fitzpatrick

One Act Gems

[/caption]We got this message from DPS member Shela Xoregos about 1920s-1930s Noel Coward one acts that are being performed around the city in April and May. Dorothy Parker fans would probably be interested in … Continue reading →

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Live Video Chat About Parker’s NYC on March 29

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Kevin Fitzpatrick

Live Video Chat is Thursday, March 29, 6 p.m. Eastern Time (3 p.m. Pacific)

[/caption]The Dorothy Parker Society is pleased to announce that it has been picked to be the first literary society to have a live … Continue reading →

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Upper West Side Walking Tour March 31

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Kevin Fitzpatrick

Upper West Side in 1900, when Dorothy Rothschild was a kid, West 72nd Street and Broadway.

[/caption]Announcing the Dorothy Parker’s Upper West Side Walking Tour, Saturday, March 31, 12:00 p.m. Meet at Riverside Park, West 72nd Street … Continue reading →

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