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The Algonquin Hotel, N.Y. announces Round Table return
The Algonquin Hotel, N.Y., Autograph Collection has announced the return of the original Round Table following a six-month restoration.
Since its inception over 100 years ago, the Round Table has hosted literary juggernauts such as Dorothy Parker, Franklin Adams, Robert Benchley, Edna Ferber, Harold Ross, Robert Sherwood, Alexander Woollcott and more.
Beginning in 1919, this group of New York City writers, critics, actors and tastemakers, who dubbed themselves members of “The Vicious Circle," would meet for lunch seated at the Round Table at The Algonquin Hotel to engage in witty banter, original thought and community connections. The newly refurbished Round Table will once again play host to societal disruptors and tastemakers who will encourage cultural conversation and champion an array of diverse voices.
The Rap Dad’s Show, a podcast interview series hosted by seasoned music producer Esteban Serrano in collaboration with executive producer, radio personality and journalist, Sway Calloway. This series will feature hip-hop artists and industry pioneers who will discuss the most important role they play in life, fatherhood, in an effort to correct the narrative around Black fathers.
The podcast Soberness with Cat Greenleaf, creator and host of the long-running television talk show Talk Stoop. Cat will bring her interviewing style and ten years of sobriety to conversations with celebrities and notable people who have been on their own sober journeys—including Hillary Sheinbaum, Stefanie Wilder-Taylor, Stacy London, Tim Daly, Steve Earle, Moby and Tracy Bonham.
The Round Table
A Mics of the Round Table series will bring together rappers, songwriters, authors, journalists, and other artists to explore their impact on society, the messages they are sending and the audiences they are reaching. The intersection of these different art forms will lead to powerful, thoughtful discussions about creative processes and the larger cultural narratives each guest is shaping. Just as the original Algonquin Round Table was a hub for literary voices that shaped their time and were part of New York City’s social fabric, this new series will aim to carry that torch forward with modern-day poets and lyricists.
Intuitive Tarot Card readings from Cardsy B—an energy alchemist and a go-to energy reader for celebrities and tastemakers alike. With her help, guests of The Algonquin Hotel can plot their best fall yet in Tarot, Energy Healing, and Numerology, with customized readings and experiences based on the guests’ needs.
The Algonquin will officially kick off the Round Table’s return on Monday, September 23rd with a moderated salon entitled, “Celebrating Fearless Women: A Return to the Round Table,” in partnership with Literati Spirits, a vodka brand created by book lovers for book lovers, that will be served at the hotel’s legendary Blue Bar. This salon will feature author and renowned pop artist Ashley Longshore, brand and business innovator Cindy Gallop, and author Carrie Courogen. The panel will be moderated by Literati Spirits Founder/CEO, entertainment entrepreneur Brisa Carleton. With a lineup of all female panelists, The Algonquin continues in the tradition of elevating female literary voices which all began with the hotel’s original muse, Dorothy Parker.
The Round Table’s return is also part of Autograph Collection Hotels’ first-ever Mark Week celebration which invites both travelers and locals alike to see, hear, and experience Autograph Collection properties’ stories through "The Mark”—a signature moment within the guest experience designed to attract attention and spark conversation. Every Autograph Collection Hotel has a distinctive Mark, inspired by the hotel's unique brand and brought to life through a space, person, or object within the hotel.
Created to spark conversation and inspired by the properties' unique heritage, locale, and identity, The Mark presents a fun and engaging opportunity for hotels to connect with guests in a new way. In continuation with Mark Week, Cat Greenleaf will kick off her Round Table residency with interviews with Hillary Sheinbaum, Stefanie Wilder-Taylor, Stacy London and Tracy Bonham all filming on September 24th.
