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Silver Owls' Spring Hoot
John Eaton, the great jazz pianist and one of the legendary interpreters of American popular music, will entertain at the April 26 Silver Owls "hoot" in the Ballroom. Eaton, who regularly performs and lectures at such venues as the Smithsonian Institution's Performing Arts jazz series, the Kool Jazz Festival, and Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts, is an old friend of the Silver Owls, the organization of National Press Club members who have belonged to the organization for 25 or more years. He is a past recipient of their highest honor, the Order of the Owl. A Yale graduate, Eaton…
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The Kalb Report
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NPC Freelancer Group
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Super Tuesday in the Truman Lounge
Super Tuesday Comes to the Truman LoungeMarch 6, 2012 isn't just another Tuesday. It's Super Tuesday! That means 10 states will hold their primaries or caucuses--more than any other day of the presidential campaign year. Join fellow members of the Press Club in the Truman Lounge from 7-9 p.m. as we watch the voter returns come in from all 10 states. There will be state themed appetizers, drinks, team trivia, and a challenge to guess which GOP candidate will win in each state. Prizes will be awarded to the trivia and primary challenge winners and include: a $25 Gift Certificate to The Fourth…
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NPC Luncheon with Former Reps. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) and Jim Ramstad (R-MN)
Former Reps. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) and Jim Ramstad (R-MN) will discuss the Mental Health Parity Act at a National Press Club luncheon Wednesday, March 14. Authors of the legislation named after the late Sen. Paul Wellstone, they will talk about the challenges surrounding its implementation. The law prohibits health insurance companies from discriminating against those who have a mental illness. Lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m. Remarks will begin at 1 p.m., followed by a question-and-answer session ending at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $19 for Club members, $30 for guests of members and $37 for…
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Baratunde Thurston "How to Be Black"
Baratunde Thurston, of Jack and Jill Politics and The Onion, will discuss his new satirical book, “How to Be Black.” Thurston shares his 30-plus years of expertise in being black, with helpful essays like “How to Be the Black Friend,” “How to Speak for All Black People,” “How To Celebrate Black History Month,” and more, in this humorous guide to race issues. This fun read is also critiques the media's portrayal of blackness as one-dimensional. Through humor, Thurston teaches readers how to be black by reminding them that there really is no one way to do it. Baratunde Thurston is the director…
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Chasing Aphrodite: Investigative Journalists Track Down Looted Antiquities
Please note: Online ticket sales have ended, but tickets will be available at the door for $5. Investigative journalists to analyze looted antiquities, and museum transparency Jason Felch and Ralph Frammolino, investigative journalists and authors of "Chasing Aphrodite: The Hunt for Looted Antiquities at the World’s Richest Museum" will join Gary Vikan, director of the Walters Art Museum and Arthur Houghton, a former curator at the Getty Museum, to discuss looted antiquities and transparency in American museums at 6 p.m. Jan. 24 in the National Press Club ballroom. The event will be moderated…
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NPC Luncheon with Jim Cantore, meteorologist, The Weather Channel
The Weather Channel’s Jim Cantore to Discuss 25 Years Covering the Weather at a Dec. 14 LuncheonWASHINGTON, November 7, 2011 -- Jim Cantore, on-camera meteorologist for The Weather Channel, will share highlights from his 25 years of covering severe weather during a National Press Club Speakers Luncheon on Dec. 14. Cantore, who started his career at The Weather Channel, has become one of the most recognizable meteorologists on television. Pushing weather coverage to the next level, Cantore has reported on wild weather - from snow storms to tornados and hurricanes, such as Hurricane Katrina…
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