Harpo Marx' Son Bill Invites Everybody to Join CGH Society!

Harpo Marx's son Bill sent us this Membership form for the CGH (Chico, Groucho, Harpo) Society for which he serves as President. Bill invites everybody to fill out the form and send it back to him at cghsociety@gmail.com - Membership is FREE!

According to Bill, the only requirement for membership is a belief in the enduring power of laughter & humor in our lives! So please fill out the form & become a member today!

Cheers from Marx Brothers Place in NYC!

On The Waterfront: All Shiny & New? Written by American Author & Playwright Susan Kathryn Hefti

Nearly two full weeks after the publication of author - & 93rd Street Beautification Association co-chair - Susan Kathryn Hefti's column about NYC's plan to redevelop Gotham's 578 miles of waterfront with a ginormous fortress of high rises, casinos and other gilded spectacles, The NY Times takes pity on those poor oppressed real estate developers buzzing about the water's edge like hungry bees ready to suck dry whatever life may be left gasping for air along the city's historic waterfront: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/07/realestate/07cov.html

Read Susan Kathryn Hefti's column here:

The Preservation Diaries | News & Views from the Historic Districts Council

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Watch The Marx Brothers Place Doggy Movie Here!

Marx Brothers Place: The Doggy Movie is Launched to YouTube!

The 93rd Street Beautification Association proudly announces that its latest preservation movie short The Dignified Denizens of Marx Brothers Place (or...The Doggy Movie) - written by author and Association co-chair Susan Kathryn Hefti - has now been launched to YouTube!

We invite everybody to stop what you're doing for the next 9 minutes (as long as that won't jeopardize your job, of course!) and click on this link to watch The Doggy Movie! We really think you'll enjoy it!

Thanks again to all the intrepid folks who so bravely defied Dorothy-like tornado winds to come out for the special advance screening of The Doggy Movie on September 16th at the New York Public Library: We were thrilled to see everybody & so delighted that you all enjoyed The Doggy Movie! 

Special thanks go out to our masterful video editor Noah Diamond who so generously gave of his time & talent to this special preservation project! 

Thanks also to our very talented audio recording editor Cathy Amerling; the hilarious voice talents of Hollywood's Kurt Fuller & Judith Hendra and most importantly our neighborhood stars - Jackie the Boston Terrier and Victor the Black Russian Terrier - whose appearances make The Doggy Movie a little gem!

Thanks again for all your support! We hope everybody enjoys watching The Doggy Movie! 

And of course as always, please share this link with everybody you know to help save Marx Brothers Place!

To make a tax-deductible donation to help keep the preservation campaign alive, please just click on this link! Thanks again and we look forward to seeing you all soon! 

The Preservation Diaries: Penny Wise, Pound Foolish - by Susan Kathryn Hefti

Thank you all for taking the time to read The Preservation Diaries written by 93rd Street Beautification Association co-chair Susan Kathryn Hefti and published online by NY Theater critic, editor extradorinaire & Huffington Post contributor Leonard Jacobs at his popular website - The Clyde Fitch Report. We really appreciate your continued enthusiasm for the column!

                                         

We would now like to invite you all to read the latest installment Landmarking in Gotham: Penny Wise, Pound Foolish? which you can access by simply clicking on this link.  

                                         

And of course as always please do share this link with all your friends & colleagues!

                                          

Many thanks for your time & interest. We hope you enjoy the read and look forward to hearing your thoughts!

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Please send preservation news tips, story ideas & info to:

ThePreservationDiaries@gmail.com

Harpo's Son Bill Says Marx Brothers Place Movie Trailer is "Cute as hell!"

Harpo Marx's son Bill sent the 93rd Street Beautification Association a note saying that the sneak peek movie trailer for tonight's Marx Brothers Place film screening at the NYPL is "Cute as hell!"

See for yourself by just clicking on this link!

Hope to see you all at 6PM for the big event!

Leonard Jacobs Takes on Evil Forces Obstructing Marx Brothers Place

In his latest post about the 93rd Street Beautification Association's ongoing preservation campaign, NY theater critic and social commentator Leonard Jacobs untangles the political web of evil forces that persistently rise up to obstruct the lawful and inevitable landmarking of historic Marx Brothers Place - in opposition to the will of the very people who gave these politicians their jobs.

Please read the whole story about the forces of evil obstructing the landmarking of historic Marx Brothers Place on The Clyde Fitch Report.

To help fight these forces of evil & keep the historic preservation campaign alive, please consider making a tax-deductible donation today by simply clicking on this link.

Thanks!

Sneak Peek World Premiere of the Latest Marx Brothers Place Movie Short

The Dog Days of Summer may now be in the rear view mirror, but here on historic Marx Brothers Place in Carnegie Hill, the real Dog Days have just begun!

Please join us on Thursday, September 16 for the Sneak Peek World Premiere of the latest Marx Brothers Place preservation campaign movie short - The Dignified Denizens of Marx Brothers Place - in the Meeting Room at the New York Public Library, 112 East 96th Street from 6PM-7PM (movie begins at 6:15PM).

Starring Jackie Browning (Leslee & Fabio's Boston Terrier) as Jackie the sexpot and Victor Lazar (Pei & Paul's Russian Wolfhound) as Victor, the hilarious little movie is sure to brighten your day & put a smile on your face!

The 10 minute film - a.k.a. The Doggy Movie - got a big assist from Hollywood when Film & TV star Kurt Fuller (The Sherriff in the original Scary Movie; the TV director in Wayne's World; Woody the Coroner on Psych; Joel on ABC's new fall comedy Better With You and Mr. Woodcock in Woody Allen's new movie Midnight in Paris) donated his time & talent giving human voice to Victor while the delicious Brit Judith Hendra lets us all hear just what goes on in the mischievous mind of little Jackie!

This very special event will also include the World Premiere of Brothers a 10 minute film short by Noah Diamond who is currently working on a book about the Marx Brothers and American Comedy. Diamond also donated his services - as Video Editor - on The Dignified Denizens of Marx Brothers Place!

Admission to the Sneak Peek World Premiere Film Screening is free: To help the Association defray NYPL Room Rental costs, etc. - tax-deductible donations to the preservation campaign to save Marx Brothers Place can be made by simply clicking on this link. We greatly appreciate your continued generosity!

Many thanks to all who helped bring The Doggy Movie to life - especially Jackie & Victor!

We hope to see you all at the Sneak-Peek World Premiere of The Dignified Denizens of Marx Brothers Place on Thursday, September 16 at the NYPL, 112 East 96th Street (just upstairs from the 96th Street subway stop between Park & Lexington Avenues) from 6PM-7PM (The Doggy Movie begins at 6:15PM).

Please RSVP (with name & number of people in your party) at your earliest convenience to 93rdst.beautification@gmail.com.

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Thanks for your continued interest in historic Marx Brothers Place !

For more information about the 93rd Street Beautification Association or Marx Brothers Place, please contact us at 93rdst.beautification@gmail.com or 212.969.8138 or visit our other blogs at: Save Marx Brothers Place ; The Marx Brothers Place Report; or 93rd Street Beautification Association.

You can also follow Marx Brothers Place on Twitter @93rdStreet, Facebook @ SaveMarxBrothersPlace, YouTube @ Marx Brothers Place and on MySpace @ Marx Brothers Place.

To make a tax-deductible contribution to the preservation campaign simply click on this link.