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Screensize: 640 x 480 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1280 x 1024 UserName: Password: Format Mode: Basic  Help  Prompt  Format: Font Andale Mono Arial Arial Black Book Antiqua Century Gothic Comic Sans MS Courier New Georgia Impact Lucida Console Script MT Bold Stencil Tahoma Times New Roman Trebuchet MS Verdana   Size 1 2 3 4 5 6   Color Black Red Yellow Pink Green Orange Purple Blue Beige Brown Teal Navy Maroon LimeGreen Message: Smilies [quote][i]Originally posted by Koli[/i] [br]Dorothy Parker (who among other things wrote screenplays) died on 4 June 1967, so this Monday is the 40th anniversary of her death. New Yorkers may be interested in an event on Monday that's open to all. For details see the following, taken from the latest newsletter of the Dorothy Parker Society: "Welcome to the Dorothy Parker Society Newsletter. This is a very important month for the Society, because we are marking the 40th anniversary of Dorothy Parker�s death. She passed away on June 7, 1967, at her apartment on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. We are having an event to mark the anniversary in New York on June 4 (details below), but if you cannot join us, here are some suggestions: 1. Buy a Dorothy Parker book for a friend. Share your interest in Mrs. Parker with someone by giving them a collection of her poems or stories. One of the missions of the DPS is to spread the word about Mrs. Parker�s work, and this is the best possible way, by increasing her fans, one at a time. 2. Gather your friends together this week and toast Mrs. Parker in any way possible. Reading her work, sharing stories, or just having a drink after work. If you can find a round table, bonus points for you. 3. Mrs. Parker loved dogs more than people. Do something for animals this week, either at a shelter or giving some cash to an animal charity. If nothing else, walk a friend�s dog for him or her. 4. Get politically active. Mrs. Parker belonged to close to 30 left-wing causes in her lifetime, campaigning for social justice and protesting political injustice. If you need one more reason to stand up and be counted this week, it could be because you too admire Dorothy Parker. "Finally, if you are just too damn lazy to do anything on the above list, you could really be like Dorothy Parker and procrastinate, miss deadlines, and lie to your editor that the work is almost done. She would appreciate the thought. [b]Dorothy Parker Society News[/b] "Monday, June 4, the DPS is marking the 40th anniversary of Mrs. Parker�s death with a unique and engaging event that is free and open to the public. We are holding the event at Revolution Books, 9 West 19th Street (between 5th and 6th avenues). The event is from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. We can announce now who the readers are. Leading off is Tony Award winning actress [b]Tonya Pinkins[/b], currently starring in August Wilson�s Radio Golf at the Cort Theatre. Also reading is [b]Xanthe Elbrick[/b], who just wrapped up in Coram Boy at the Imperial Theatre, and is nominated for a 2007 Tony Award for best performance by a featured actress in a play. We are also very happy that [b]Hilda Rodgers[/b], an executive with the NAACP, is going to be with us; Mrs. Parker�s estate is managed by the organization. "The same week we remember the 40th anniversary of her death, Penguin Books has a 20th anniversary edition of �[maroon]Dorothy Parker: What Fresh Hell Is This?[/maroon]� coming out. Author [b]Marion Meade [/b] will give a talk and be signing copies of the new edition. And if you need one more reason to come to Chelsea, how about [green]free cocktails[/green]? Plymouth Gin is providing free cocktails to all; this is the same company that was voted �best gin� by the Times in its martini study last month. The first 50 attendees get a gift. So be on time�" [/quote]    -  HTML is OFF | Forum Code is ON   Check here to include your profile signature.