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Freelancing made simple at NPC workshop
Learn the key to freelancing – including how to make money – at a two-panel workshop Friday, Nov. 18 from 9:30 a.m. to noon at the National Press Club. PANEL I: Two successful freelance journalists Katherine Reynolds Lewis and Hazel Beker will share their experiences and wisdom about making money as a freelancer: thinking like a business owner, tracking income and expenses, budgeting, setting rates, contracting, and managing your clients. PANEL 2: Editors of well-known publications, including Foreign Policy magazine, IWatch, investigative news for the Center for Public Integrity and The…
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Book Fair Nov. 15: It was Col. Mustard in the drawing room with a candlestick
Mystery and Sports buffs will have plenty of choices at the 2011 Book Fair & Authors’ Night on Tuesday, Nov. 15 from 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. Former Sen. Bob Graham, D-Fla., will be there with “Keys to the Kingdom” along with April Smith and her newly released “White Shotgun: An FBI Special Agent Ana Grey Novel,” the fourth in her best-selling series. NPC members Paul Dickson and Len Shapiro will be in the Sports section along with James Andrew Miller and Tom Shales. They will be among close to 100 nationally known writers autographing and selling their books at the festive event. Jim Lehrer…
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Something for every literary bent at NPC Book Fair, Nov. 15
You’ll find something for everyone on your literary holiday list at the 34th annual Book Fair & Authors’ Night on Tuesday, Nov. 15, especially in the Literature and Memoir & Bio sections. From Chad Harbach’s best-selling first novel The Art of Fielding to Diplomacy and Diamonds: My Wars from the Ballroom to the Battlefield by Joanne Herring, the Houston socialite portrayed by Julia Roberts in the film “Charlie Wilson’s War.” Former "Morning Joe" producer, Chris Licht will be there with What I Learned When I Almost Died: How a Maniac TV Producer Put Down His BlackBerry and Started to…
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Classic prime rib done as you like it at the Fourth Estate Restaurant, Nov. 18
Enjoy a class prime rib with the traditional accompaniments at the Fourth Estate Restaurant on Friday, Nov. 18. The restaurant, on the National Press Club's 13th floor, will offer classic prime rib slow roasted on the bone and served to your specifications _ rare, medium or well done. Prime rib will be served with a Yorkshire pudding, a traditional English popover, horseradish sauce and spinach soufflé. Price is $27 for members; $32 for non-members. Tax, gratuity and drinks are extra. Dinner is served from 5:30 to 8:30 pm. The Prime Rib special is offered in addition to The Fourth…
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Russian businessmen and former government officials at Newsmaker, Nov. 18, to discuss U.S. relations
To mark the 70th anniversary of the Soviet-American alliance in World War II, a panel of high-level Russian businessmen and former goverment officials will tell a 3 p.m. Newsmaker November 18 of their Washington meetings with American counterparts to discuss cooperation in political, business, economic, defense and other areas. They will also discuss what they see as new challenges and threats facing both countries. The panelists will be David Yakobashvili, Chairman of the Russian-American Business Council; Evgeny Savostiyanov, Vice Chairman of the Center for Rusisia-USA Rapprochement; and…
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Experience boutique Cognac, Monday, Dec. 12, Fourth Estate Restaurant
The president of the French Cognac house A. de Fussigny will share the secrets the impeccably aged eau de vie at a wine dinner 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 12, at the Fourth Estate restaurant. The multi-course dinner costs $85 for members and their guests and $100 for non-members. Each diner will receive a full-size bottle of Fussigny Selection VSOP (a $35 value). A. de Fussigny's expert will guide diners through an elaborate tasting to discern the different notes in this unique beverage. Chef Susan Delbert will design courses to match. The menu will be available soon. To reserve, please call (202)…
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Camp Better America co-founder to discuss helping returning veterans at Nov. 15 Newsmaker
Kathleen Gagg, co-founder of Camp Better America, will discuss how volunteer organizations can help returning veterans reintegrate into society at a National Press Club Newsmaker to be held at 10 a.m. Nov. 15 in the club's Zenger Room. Camp Better America is a volunteer organization that helps veterans and their families bond and reconnect after long, sometimes multiple deployments overseas. --- Contact: Keith Hill ([email protected])
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Awesome prizes in the NPC Library raffle. Buy your tickets now!
Buy Book Fair raffle tickets now and win exciting prizes on Nov. 15. You have to play to win, but you need not be present at the book fair to win. Tickets are $10 each or 3 for $25 Cash, Checks or Credit cards only! Stop in at the NPC Library to purchase your Book Fair raffle tickets NOW - so you have a chance to hear your winning number called during the drawing at 8 pm on Nov. 15. Your ticket may be THE ticket that wins one of these exciting prizes: Dining at a favorite restaurant – The NPC Fourth Estate, dinner for two; Clyde’s, $100 dinner for two; Old Ebbitt Grill, $100 dinner for…
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How to Write Short: From the Ten Commandments to Twitter featuring Poynter's Roy Peter Clark, Nov. 16
Writing for the Internet, especially for social networks, requires a special kind of discipline. From posting a breaking news story on Facebook to summarizing entire news articles in 140-character tweets, reporters are being asked to do it all. Roy Peter Clark, Poynter Institute’s writing coach, and Vanessa Fox, author of “Marketing in the Age of Google” and creator of Google’s Webmaster Central, will discuss the most effective techniques and strategies for making your work stand out at a professional development seminar from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the Zenger Room on Nov. 16. Space is…
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Be on your best behavior! Emily Post's great-great grandson on the scene at NPC Book Fair Nov. 15
NPC members Arthur Rowse and Vicky Moon will join Roy Peter Clark, Sen. Joe Lieberman and Daniel Post Senning, the great-great grandson of Emily Post in the Language & Writing and Lifestyle sections of the 2011 Book Fair & Authors’ Night on Tuesday, Nov. 15 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. They will be among close to 100 nationally known writers autographing and selling their books at the popular event. Jim Lehrer will serve as the honorary chair of the event and will be one of the authors featured in the Politics and Current Affairs category, along with Pamela Constable, Ronald Suskind and…
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