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Enjoy magic with dinner, Jan. 15
The third Wednesday of every month will be Magic Night at the National Press Club restaurants. Magician Noland Montgomery will perform walk-around, close-up magic tableside in the Reliable Source and Fourth Estate restaurants on Wednesday, Jan. 15 from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. Montgomery is president of the Society of American Magicians assembly that meets monthly at the National Press Club. He has performed at several NPC inaugurations, holiday parties and NPC picnics, and has been featured on the Kids Page of the Washington Post. He received the “Magician of the Year” title conferred by the…
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Save the date! Top Chef contender Carla Hall of ABC's "The Chew" to host dinner on April 8
Carla Hall, co-host of ABC's "The Chew" and a Top Chef contender, will host a dinner April 8 at the Fourth Estate restaurant. The multi-course meal will feature dishes created from recipes in Hall's soon-to-be-published cookbook, "Carla's Comfort Foods: Favorite Dishes from Around the World." Watch The Wire for an announcement about ticket sales. Hall is the owner of Alchemy by Carla Hall, an artisan cookie company that specializes in creating sweet and savory “petite bites of love.” She also won the hearts of the nation's foodies as a contender on Bravo's "Top Chef," winning "Fan Favorite"…
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Saturday brunch Louisiana favorites in the Fourth Estate
Mary Matalin and James Carville will discuss their book, “LOVE & WAR: 20 Years, Three Presidents, Two Daughters and One Louisiana Home,” in the National Press Club Ballroom this Saturday, Jan. 11, 2014, from 11 am to 12:30 pm. This portends to be a rousing, raucous, revealing discussion by two well-known, well-connected politicos. Before or after the presentation, enjoy a little taste of Louisiana in the Fourth Estate Restaurant. The restaurant will open early at 10 am and serve Beignets and Chicory Coffee from 10 am to 11:30 am. After the event, the restaurant will be open for lunch…
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Tonight is Jazz Night in the Fourth Estate
Tonight is “Jazz Night” in the Fourth Estate restaurant. After the Vivian Awards, stroll by to hear some great music provided by members of the Blues Alley Youth Orchestra. Musicians are graduates of top music conservatories and among the most talented instrumentalists in the DC area. The playlist is different each month. The quality of the music and the skills of these musicians are amazing. They will play from 6 pm to 8 pm during dinner as background music. Dinner is served during the performance and the menu will feature Jazz-cuisine favorites such as Chicken and Shrimp Gumbo and Red…
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Investigating Washington: One-day workshop on Jan. 11
Julie Rovner of National Public Radio, Tom Hamburger of the Washington Post and other top journalists will be among the speakers at a one-day workshop on investigating Washington co-sponsored by the National Press Club Journalism Institute, the club's Professional Development Committee, and Investigative Reporters and Editors. Club President Angela Greiling Keane will deliver closing remarks. Topics include following the money, investigating a member of Congress and covering national security and health care. The workshop will run from 9 am to 3 pm Saturday, Jan. 11, at the club. Members…
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Ghostwriters: Behind the scenes, on Jan. 15
American Women Writers National Museum event at the National Press Club on Jan. 15 features Nancy Dorman Hickson, Amanda Rooker, Joyce Winslow and Charlotte Reather, who will give tips on ghostwriting books, speeches & more. The event will be held in the McLendon Room of the NPC. All AWWNM events are free and open to the public. NO RESERVATIONS NECESSARY. Buffet lunch is available for purchase. 11:30 a.m. - noon: Meet & GreetNoon - 1:00 p.m. : Ghostwriters: Behind The Scenes program1:00 - 1:30 p.m.: Questions and Social 50-state Project: Honoring Women Writers from Utah, Vermont,…
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Setting business goals for 2014: Interactive workshop for self-employed professionals
A smart CEO (that is you freelancer and independent worker!) understands the value of setting goals for the New Year to move his or her business to the next level. The process involves a fair amount of introspection into values, visions, strengths and weaknesses. Serial media entrepreneur Hannes Luth of Wunderbar Media will help you map out your 2014 goals in a 3-hour interactive workshop sponsored by the NPC Journalism Institute on Jan. 17 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The session will provide an overview of business goal setting, how to identify and set realistic and attainable goals, and…
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Final days to reserve for NPC luncheon featuring Gen. Grass, head of the National Guard
Gen. Frank J. Grass, member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and chief of the National Guard Bureau, will explore issues facing the National Guard amid budget cuts and overseas mobilizations at a National Press Club luncheon Thursday, Jan. 9. As military wrestles with tight budgets and competition among branches for shrinking resources, Grass will highlight the National Guard's value to America as a proven force that is ready and accessible, at home or abroad, as needed by the states or nation. Grass, who took command Sept. 7, 2012, is responsible for ensuring that the more than 460,000 Army and…
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Ms. Quote: Panel to explore lack of female sources in coverage, Jan. 13
What are we missing when our reporting doesn’t adequately include women experts and women subjects? Why should we care and how can we increase women's voices in the news? Come explore these issues and engage in the debate with an expert panel at the National Press Club on Jan. 13, from 6:30-8 p.m. Registration (http://www.press.org/events/ms-quote-why-are-women-missing-news) -- $5 for Club members (login for code); $10 public -- is required. Panelists include Matt Winkler, editor-in-chief Bloomberg News; Sally Buzbee, AP Washington bureau chief; Ken Strickland, NBC Washington bureau chief;…
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Amtrak CEO Boardman at NPC Luncheon on Friday, head table seats available
Amtrak President & CEO Joseph H. Boardman will discuss passenger rail issues and federal transportation funding in a speech entitled “Bringing Transportation Funding into the 21st Century” at a National Press Club Luncheon on Friday, Jan. 10. Boardman was appointed to his current position in November 2008 after serving as Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration and a member of the Amtrak Board of Directors. Prior to his position at FRA, he was the longest serving Commissioner of the New York State Department of Transportation. Amtrak has enjoyed record ridership in 10 of the…
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