Member News

Silver Owls install Wiese at Saturday Holeman Hoot

November 7, 2011

Wise Owls filled the Holeman Lounge Saturday, Nov. 5 for the first-ever Silver Owls noon-time Hoot. The event celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Club-within-the-Club, honoring its founder Berrnie Goodrich and 1961 NPC President John Cosgrove, who have served as Head Hoots during the period.…

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Former N.J. Gov. Whitman to be honored at NPC by United States Club of Rome, Nov. 14

November 7, 2011

The United States Club of Rome will hold a luncheon Nov. 14 in honor of former New Jersey Gov. Christine Todd Whitman. Whitman, former administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and current board member of the Council on Foreign Relations, will receive the USA Club of Rome Lifetime…

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Look over the shoulder of social media managers, noon Nov. 18

November 6, 2011

Journalists and communicators grappling with issues related to social media can learn some best practices from public-sector social media managers at noon, Friday, Nov. 18, in the McClendon Room. Practitioners will share share real-life stories of how they get their jobs done and measure success.…

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Silver Owls set for 25th Anniversary Hoot, noon Nov. 5; $25

November 3, 2011

All that glitters is not silver but that precious metal will be the focus at noon Saturday, Nov. 5, when the National Press Club's Silver Owls gather at the Club for their fall hoot to celebrate -- what else? -- the silver anniversary of their creation. The reception and buffet luncheon also will…

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Last chance to register for Nov. 5 Smithsonian tour and free lunch

November 2, 2011

Today is the last opportunity for National Press Club members to register for the Nov. 5 tour of the Smithsonian's American History Museum and free lunch. The tour begins at 10 a.m. The museum is located at 12th and Constitution Avenue. Lunch will be served in the Stars and Stripes Café on the…

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Panama, Morocco, Baltics, London and Scotland: Travel with Club in 2012, 7 pm Nov. 14

November 2, 2011

The National Press Club Travel Committee will hold a reception at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 14, to review upcoming trips for members, their families and friends. Presentations will be made on scheduled 2012 trips to Panama over the Martin Luther King, Jr., weekend, to Morocco in March, to the Baltics in…

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Catch 'Captain America' at Dinner and Movie Night, 7 pm Nov. 17

November 2, 2011

Dinner and a Movie Night will feature the blockbuster "Captain America" at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 17, in the McClendon Room. "Captain America," starring Chris Evans, Tommy Lee Jones and Hugo Weaving, depicts its hero as the ultimate weapon against evil during World War II. The globe's greatest…

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Save the date for some high-class hootch; Cognac dinner, Dec. 12

November 2, 2011

Learn the secrets of fine French brandy from the president of A. de Fussigny Cognac at a wine dinner Monday, Dec. 12, at the Fourth Estate restaurant. More details will be available soon. To reserve, please call (202) 662-7638 or email [email protected] A. de Fussigny, established on the banks…

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Like politics? How about a double? Sirius XM broadcasts from Truman Lounge, 7 pm Nov. 4

November 2, 2011

How do you take your politics? Shaken? Stirred? How about on the rocks? Sirius XM’s 24-hour politics channel, P.O.T.U.S., returns to the Truman Lounge at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 4, for Politics on the Rocks, kicking off the one-year countdown to the 2012 election. Hosts Tim Farley and Adam Belmar…

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Club member posts new website

November 1, 2011

Marilou Donahue has posted a new version of her website, Artistically Speaking. Click here to read about art events in the Washington area.

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