'Round Manhattan
Wondering what to do in the city on a Saturday or Sunday afternoon? How about doing as we did yesterday and partaking in the Algonquin Round Table Walking Tour.
Presented by the Dorothy Parker Society of New York in the person of society president Kevin C. Fitzpatrick, the two-hour tour covers a 30-block vicious circle that includes visits to more than 40 Round Table-related locales: speakeasies, hotels, homes, offices, and theaters frequented by the likes of Dorothy Parker, George S. Kaufman, Robert Benchley, Edna Ferber, Harpo Marx, and more.
Fitzpatrick, who wrote the book A Journey into Dorothy Parker's New York and conducts the tour several times a year, makes the jaunt fun and informative - and, as a bonus along the way, recommends some of New York's best bars. Beginning and ending at the Round Table's headquarters, the Algonquin Hotel, he'll let you in on the ins and outs of the New York literary scene gone by but, thanks to his efforts, not forgotten.
Fitzpatrick proves wrong Parker's famous quip: "You can lead a horticulture, but you can't make her think."
Presented by the Dorothy Parker Society of New York in the person of society president Kevin C. Fitzpatrick, the two-hour tour covers a 30-block vicious circle that includes visits to more than 40 Round Table-related locales: speakeasies, hotels, homes, offices, and theaters frequented by the likes of Dorothy Parker, George S. Kaufman, Robert Benchley, Edna Ferber, Harpo Marx, and more.
Fitzpatrick, who wrote the book A Journey into Dorothy Parker's New York and conducts the tour several times a year, makes the jaunt fun and informative - and, as a bonus along the way, recommends some of New York's best bars. Beginning and ending at the Round Table's headquarters, the Algonquin Hotel, he'll let you in on the ins and outs of the New York literary scene gone by but, thanks to his efforts, not forgotten.
Fitzpatrick proves wrong Parker's famous quip: "You can lead a horticulture, but you can't make her think."