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The Kalb Report - Anchoring 9/11: The Day and the Decade
The Kalb Report - Anchoring 9/11: The Day and the Decade Some of the leading journalists who were on the air during the 9/11 terrorist attacks will talk to host Marvin Kalb about "Anchoring 9/11: The Day and the Decade." With Marvin will be ABC's Charles Gibson, CBS' Dan Rather, Fox's Brit Hume and Frank Sesno, who was CNN's Washington bureau chief that day. They will talk about what happened on 9/11 and the subsequent decade that changed the world. The show will be in the Club's ballroom on Friday, Sept. 9 at 8:00 p.m. Please plan to arrive a few minutes early to get seated before the…
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Panel Discussion: "Women Report The Civil War"
Panel Discussion: “Women Report The Civil War” The History & Heritage Committee presents this event in observance of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, as well as the 40th anniversary of the admission of women to the National Press Club. A panel of distinguished scholars and journalists will cover the topic “Women Report The Civil War” from an unusual variety of perspectives: the war coverage and careers of several prominent women journalists, including Jane Swisshelm and Laura Redden (aka Howard Glyndon); the contrast in war coverage between women’s and children’s monthly…
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ZUMBA! With Certified Instructor Nicolle Brown
NPC members and guests are invited to dance away the pounds at a Zumba class on July 22nd at 6:30 p.m. in the Holeman Lounge. Zumba certified instructor, Nicolle Brown, will lead us in the latest Zumba moves that combine Latin, Hip-Hop and Indian dancing to a driving beat. The cost is $5 for members and $10 for non-members and guests of members. All fitness levels are welcome. Participants must sign a waiver to take the class. Register Today!!
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Disney Lands at the Press Club
Disney Television Animation visits the Press Club on July 13 at 7:00PM. At the event, a Disney Television Animation executive will present Disney Channel's current two top series, Phineas and Ferb and Fish Hooks. The stars, creators and animators of both of those shows will be in attendance. The current panelists include: From Phineas and FerbDan Povenmire (creator and executive producer) Jeff "Swampy" Marsh (creator and executive producer) Alyson Stoner (voices Isabella Garcia-Shapiro), Jack McBrayer (voices Irving), Bobby Gaylor (voices Buford) and Maulik Pancholy (voices Baljeet). From…
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"Scenes from the Suburbs" Film Screening
On June 30, 2011, at 7 pm in the Holeman Lounge, the Young Members committee is showing the film "Scenes from the Suburbs." Acclaimed director Spike Jonze teamed with the wildly-popular indie rock band Arcade Fire to create a 30-minute short film inspired by their critically acclaimed album, the Suburbs, and its themes of war and coming of age in suburbia. Co-written by Jonze & Arcade Fire’s Win Butler & Will Butler, this companion piece to the album follows the narrator, living in a suburban dystopia, trying to piece together fragmented memories from when he was a teenager, and his…
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Austrian Embassy Night
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Meet the Press Club
It’s not Sunday, but it’s time to Meet the Press Club. Mingle with your fellow members, new or veteran, print or broadcast, reporter or communicator, all are welcome. Meet the Press Club is an exclusive, for members only, event and is specifically designed as a forum for Club members to network and establish business contacts among fellow members. While there is no formal program for this “Happy Hour” gathering, members will be encouraged to bring forward ideas for better ways to network within the Club. That includes interactions among journalists and communicators as well as those focused…
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Documentary Screening of "Lift Up"
Lift Up A documentary about Haiti, directed by Huguens Jean and Philip Knowlton. After last year's earthquake, Huguens Jean and his brother Clifford Muse returned to Haiti to honor their grandfather who died a month after the quake. Their film tells the stories of Haitians coping with the aftermath of the quake. www.liftupmovie.com
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Media On Tap with Thom Loverro
ESPN 980 AM radio personality and Washington Examiner columnist Thom Loverro will speak at the Young Members committee's Media On Tap. Loverro, who co-hosts "The Sports Fix" on 980 weekdays from 12-2pm and makes appearances on 980's "The Sports Reporters" weekdays 4-7pm, was named Maryland Sports Writer of the Year in 2009 as a sports reporter at the Washington Times, where he worked from 1992-2009. According to his website, Loverro has won 27 national, regional and local journalism awards over his career, including a first place in the National Society of Newspaper Columnists and a three-…
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NPC Games Night - Sponsored by the NPC Events Team
NPC Independent Authors
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