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Napa Valley winemaker to host Chimney Rock wine dinner April 30
Chimney Rock winemaker Elizabeth Vianna will guide diners through a tasting of one of Napa’s finest wines at a wine dinner at 6:30 p.m., April 30 at the National Press Club’s Fourth Estate restaurant. The vineyards of Chimney Rock, situated on the fabled Silverado Trail in Napa Valley’s renowned Stags Leap District, produce wines that compete with the best of Bordeaux and is recognized as one of the world’s premier fine wine producers. Chef Susan Delbert will pair the wines with four luxurious courses. The wine dinner costs $75 for a member single ticket and $105 for a member couples ticket.…
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NPC Members receive special price for gala luncheon honoring Barbara Walters May 17
Broadcast journalist Barbara Walters will receive the American News Women's Club Excellence in Journalism Award for 2013. Walters is being recognized for her lifetime of groundbreaking professional accomplishments. The award will be presented at a gala luncheon at the National Press Club on Friday, May 17, to benefit scholarships for aspiring journalism students. She joins other icons in her field who have received this award, including Walter Cronkite, Helen Thomas, Bob Schieffer, Cokie Roberts, Judy Woodruff and Candy Crowley. For 80 years the American News Women's Club has been serving…
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Learn how to navigate campaign finance filings April 12
Just before a big week of campaign finance filings at the Federal Election Commission (FEC), a panel of political data experts will offer tips on navigating the records and ideas for stories from them between 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. Friday, April 12. Representatives of the FEC, the Center for Responsive Politics, Bloomberg News and the Sunlight Foundation will lead the discussion. The cost is $5 for Club members, $10 for non-members. Register here. Here's what will be landing at the Federal Election Commission the week of April 15: Campaign finance reports from all campaign committees (filers on…
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This week In National Press Club history
April 2, 2012: Jim Lehrer, founder of the PBS Newshour, appears on the 76th Kalb Report at the National Press Club, and insists that the program’s mission is more relevant than ever as the public tries to make sense of a flood of information. “It takes courage to be serious,” he said. Since the day of President Kennedy’s assassination, as a young reporter in Dallas, he revealed, “I have never gone to work unprepared for a calamitous, earth-shaking event." April 4, 1968: Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee, five days before he was scheduled to appear April 9…
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Author to discuss foreign correspondents' effect on international relations April 29
Giovanna Dell'Orto, former AP journalist in Italy and the United States will discuss her new book, "American Journalism and International Relations:Foreign Correspondence from the Early Republic to the Digital Era," at 6 p.m. Monday, April 29, in the Zenger Room. The event, sponsored by the International Correspondents Committee, is open to the public, but reservations, including professional affiliation, should be made at em>[email protected]. Shedding new light on the debate over the importance of foreign news to America's international relations, Dell'Orto unearths the history of U…
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Iceland’s President Grimsson to tackle Arctic controversy at April 15 luncheon
Iceland’s President Olafur Grimsson will address the global race for resources in the Arctic on April 15 at a National Press Club Luncheon. Grimsson, who is serving a record fifth term as the island nation’s president, has organized a group to promote collaboration among Arctic nations. Arctic Circle will convene for the first time in Reykjavik in October to discuss the impact of sea ice melt, concerns about security, managing the fisheries, shipping and mapping Arctic resources. Grimsson’s long career in politics began after he became the first person from Iceland to earn a Ph.D. in…
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Club works to become a home for freelancers
National Press Club members trying to survive in the competitive freelance market may see their lives become a little easier this year. Amid concerns posed by some members that freelancers aren’t getting enough value out of their membership, the Freelance Committee is taking a series of steps aimed at making the Club more attractive to writers working outside of established media outlets. “The one most important thing that I think we can do is to put together some opportunities for freelancers to get more business,” said Freelance Committee Chair Tam Harbert. “A lot of other organizations…
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Sponsor of gun tracking legislation to provide 'reality check' April 2
Rep. Elijah Cummings,D-Md., will present a National Press Club Newsmaker, “A Reality Check on Congressional Gun Legislation,” at 10 a.m.,Tuesday, April 2. Cummings, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee and former Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, is the prime sponsor of bipartisan legislation on gun trafficking legislation, which now has 100 co-sponsors. Cummings will discuss the state of congressional action and substance of the gun trafficking legislation as well as other pending bills. For more information, contact Bob Weiner at 301-283-0821 or…
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Vatican observer to analyze papal choice April 3
Thomas Reese, a Jesuit priest, will analyze the selection of Argentina’s Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio as the new pontiff at a National Press Club Newsmaker at 10 a.m., Wednesday, April 3. Reese will comment on the ways this papacy may reshape the Catholic Church. Reese, an author and popular speaker who leads the Woodstock Theological Center’s work on Religion and Public Policy, spent most of March in Rome covering the election of the new pope for The National Catholic Reporter. Holder of a doctorate in political science, he has written a series of books analyzing the politics and…
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First Wednesday jazz nights in the Fourth Estate debut April 3
Jazz is coming to the Fourth Estate restaurant Wednesday, April 3, 2013. The restaurant will host a “Jazz Night” with Blues Alley, Georgetown’s home for jazz, the first Wednesday of every month. April is Jazz Appreciation Month in Washington, D.C., and the Fourth Estate will join the celebration with playing by members of the renowned Blues Alley Youth Orchestra. The orchestra will play background music for dinner from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., and will be available to answer questions afterwards. The Fourth Estate will offer its seasonal dinner menu. All attendees will receive 10 percent off their…
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