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NPC Virtual Book Event: Jake Tapper, “The Devil May Dance”
Jake Tapper, CNN anchor and chief Washington correspondent, will discuss his book “The Devil May Dance: A Novel” at a National Press Club Headliners virtual book event at 1pm on Thursday, June 3. This one-hour program will stream live on the Club’s website and YouTube Channel as part of the National Press Club’s Virtual Headliner series, and is accessible to both the press and general public free-of-charge. Viewers are invited to submit their questions for Tapper in advance or during the live program via email to [email protected], with “Tapper” in the subject line. “The Devil May Dance”…
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POSTPONED: NPC Virtual Book Event: Karen Tumulty, “The Triumph of Nancy Reagan”
THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN POSTPONED AND WILL BE RESCHEDULED FOR A LATER DATE.
Washington Post columnist Karen Tumulty will discuss her new book “The Triumph of Nancy Reagan” at a National Press Club Headliners virtual book event at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, June 9. This one-hour program will stream live on the Club’s website and YouTube Channel and is accessible to both the press and general public free-of-charge. Viewers can submit their questions for Tumulty in advance or during the live program via email to [email protected], with “Nancy Reagan” in the subject line. Drawing on overlooked archives, letters, memoirs, and White House records, as well as four years of…
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NPC Virtual Book Event: Former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, “Resolved”
Former United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will discuss his new book “Resolved: United Nations in a Divided World” at a National Press Club Virtual Headliners Book Event at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 17. Ban, a South Korean diplomat and former foreign minister, served as the eighth Secretary General of the United Nations from January 2007 to December 2016, a tumultuous period that included the Arab Spring, nuclear proliferation in Iran and North Korea, the Ebola epidemic, and brutal new conflicts in Central Africa. In Resolved, Ban offers a personal account of his decade at the…
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“Meet the Transportation Media” Lunch & Learn Program
On Thursday, June 17, from noon to 1 p.m., the National Press Club’s Communicators Team will host a virtual Lunch and Learn program featuring a panel of reporters who cover transportation and infrastructure issues. Transportation and infrastructure has gone from a running Capitol Hill punchline to a leading national public policy debate. Beyond the Beltway, transportation impacts everyday people and businesses in myriad ways, making a prime topic for local news coverage. From COVID-19 response to driving children to school, the way we travel and the infrastructure we use to get there matters…
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NPC Communicators Lunch and Learn: How Wikipedia Can Help or Hurt You
Wikipedia, the free multi-lingual online encyclopedia written and maintained by a community of some 200,000 editors and contributors, is accessed by 1.4 billion unique devices every single day and is one of the 15 most popular websites (as ranked by Alexa so far this year). While Wikipedia has received praise for its enablement of the democratization of knowledge, the extent of coverage, unique structure, culture, and reduced amount of commercial influence, it has been criticized for its perceived unreliability and for exhibiting systemic bias. This Lunch and Learn program, which is hosted by…
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Blues Alley Jazz Night with Marcus Johnson
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Blues Alley Jazz- The Eric Byrd Trio
The Eric Byrd Trio celebrates its 20th anniversary with its new release “Twenty”. This recording of original compositions and arrangements continue to cement their status as a formidable jazz piano vocal group. For almost two decades, The Eric Byrd Trio (EBT), pianist/vocalist Eric Byrd, bassist Bhagwan Khalsa, and drummer Alphonso Young, Jr., have traveled the world as enthusiastic ambassadors of jazz. Rooted in swing and be-bop, The Trio also embraces gospel and the blues as core elements of their expansive performance style. Their body of work spans seven unique studio and live…
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Blues Alley Jazz- Tamara Jade
Soul of the Super Woman: Come and enjoy a night of eclectic-soul with National recording artist and entertainer, Tamara Jade! BUY TICKETS HERE: https://www.bluesalleylive.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.event&eventid=45E92F01-BB35-49AE-EACD0FFB6AEA7A7F
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Blues Alley Jazz-Cairo Fred - CD Release for "Freedom Street"
CD Release Event for Cairo Fred and their New Recording "Freedom Street" this Friday for Blues Alley at The National Press Club BUY TICKETS HERE-https://www.instantseats.com/?fuseaction=home.artist&VenueID=3&artistid=22143 Desson Thomson – vocals Bradford Heck – guitar, keys, vocals Andris Plavnieks – guitar, vocals John Dawson – bass, vocals Buddy Griffin – pedal steel guitar Brian Riordan – drums Longtime performers in a musical metropolis that has run the gamut of genres and musical stylings from Roberta Flack to Bad Brains, and Shirley Horn to the Slickee Boys, Desson…
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NPC Communicators Lunch and Learn: Meet the Education Media (Online Event)
The evolution of the media and education landscapes over the last year have created both challenges and opportunities for journalists covering education in the United States, at the national and the regional/local levels. On Thursday, July 22 at 12 noon, the National Press Club Communicators Team brings together a panel of education media experts to discuss the coverage of trending topics such as safely returning students to classrooms after the pandemic, school board politics and critical race theory. They’ll also look at the state of the education beat, including what’s changed in the…
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