Search
Displaying results 3731 - 3740 of 4534
Tee off on winter; sign up for Club golf tournament, April 25
Had enough of snow and traffic? Studies show you can release that tension by signing up to play in the National Press Club Journalism Institute’s annual golf tournament on Friday, April 25. Prizes include: A “stock- your -bar basket” of premium liquor Golf shop certificates $50 gift certificates for lunch or dinner at the Club’s 4th Estate Restaurant Exclusive beer tasting bash Private golf lessons A chance to win a 2014 Toyota Prius V Green fees include: practice balls, continental breakfast, lunch at the turn and award reception buffet. More details about the tournament can be found here.…
Type: News
Military historian John McManus to recount Omaha Beach invasion as D-Day anniversary approaches, 7 p.m. May 5
Acclaimed historian John C. McManus will give a white-knuckle account of the 1st Infantry Division’s harrowing D-Day assault on the eastern sector of Omaha Beach in a reading from his new book, “The Dead and Those About to Die,” on May 5. The discussion and book signing will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the conference rooms. This is a ticketed event, and registration is required. This event is a fundraiser for the NPC Journalism Institute. Books must be purchased through the Club. No outside books or memorabilia permitted. All sales are final. This year marks the 70th anniversary of the…
Type: News
Brush up campaign data skills with Federal Election Commission staff, 9:30 am April 7
The ongoing 2014 Campaign Boot Camp program continues at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, April 7, with the Federal Election Commission staff providing a refresher on how to find disclosure data on the agency's website. The program is free, but registration is required. The program runs from 9:30 to 11 a.m. and will be held in the Bloomberg Room. This year's course is timed to take place a week before the filing deadline for the first of this year's quarterly disclosures of candidate contributions and expenditures. The FEC staff will take you through the campaign map tool, the candidate/committee viewer…
Type: News
Bill Jenkins and the Virginia Mountain Boys bring signature bluegrass music to Club, 6:30 pm March 28
Bill Jenkins and the Virginia Mountain Boys, who have been wowing audiences for more than 40 years with bluegrass, old-time mountain music, will return to the National Press Club for a 50th anniversary show on Friday night, March 28. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m., with show time at 7:30 p.m. Order tickets online. Truly unique harmonies, captivating arrangements and a rollicking good time are the hallmarks of Jenkins and his band, which has some of the finest string musicians and vocalists in the United States. In its long history, the group has performed the White House, the National Press…
Type: News
Professionalize your freelance business, 6:30 pm April 3
Are you using all the tax breaks available for your business? Do you know how the DC government can help you with business planning? How can your style reflect your brand as a freelancer? You can find answers to these questions at a panel sponsored by the Freelance Committee, "How To Professionalize Your Freelance Business," from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, April 3, in the First Amendment Lounge. Registration is free for members and $10 for the general public. Members should login to get the discount code. Participating on the panel: Meisa Bonelli, a Wall Street finance and tax professional…
Type: News
Magicians set to appear at Club, April 16
It’s time once again for the annual magic show sponsored by the Society of American Magicians Assembly 23. This year’s show will be held at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 16, in the National Press Club conference rooms. Five magicians will perform family-friendly magic in the onference rooms. Another magician will do walk around magic in the Reliable Source for diners who want to get a bite before the show. The show is free, but please let us know if you are coming by calling 662-7501 (no e-mails please.) To reserve a table at the Reliable Source, call 662-7443 or go to the Club’s website.…
Type: News
Actress Marlo Thomas featured at afternoon book rap on May 2
Join us at the National Press Club for a special afternoon book rap on May 2 at 12:00 p.m. featuring Marlo Thomas. Thomas will talk about her new book "It Ain't Over... Till It's Over: Reinventing Your Life - and Realizing Your Dreams - Anytime, at Any Age." A book signing will follow the discussion. This is a ticketed event and registration is required here. All attendees must have a ticket. This event is a fundraiser for the NPC Journalism Institute. Books must be purchased through the NPC. No outside books or memorabilia permitted. All sales are final. We’ve heard it all before:“If at…
Type: News
Get it Online: Google Glass demonstration Friday, April 4
NPC member Thomas Sanchez, a Google Explorer, will give a show-and-tell with his new pair of Google Glass and discuss how the new wearable computer has the power to shape the future. To the naked eye, Google Glass appears to be an ordinary pair of eyeglasses or sunglasses, but it has computing power and functions similar to a smartphone. With the lenses acting as tiny computer displays, users can check email and calendars, search the web, listen to music and even make video calls. The "Get It Online" lunch series is open to National Press Club members free of charge. Lunch may be purchased in…
Type: News
Noted neurosurgeon Ben Carson to speak at NPC luncheon on May 28
Dr. Ben Carson, noted neurosurgeon and author of the new book "One Nation: What We Can All Do to Save America's Future," will be the guest speaker at a National Press Club luncheon on May 28. Dr. Carson was director of pediatric surgery at Johns Hopkins University Hospital until he retired last year. In 2008, he was awarded the Medal of Freedom by President George W. Bush, and has received 38 honorary degrees and dozens of merit citations. He now works as a columnist, author and speaker. Dr. Carson finished third, with 9 percent, in the 2016 Republican presidential straw poll conducted at the…
Type: News
March 26 Anthony Williams Newsmaker CANCELLED
The March 26 event featuring Pennsylvania Democratic State Senator and leading Philadelphia Mayoral candidate Anthony Williams has been cancelled. Williams bowed out, citing a change in travel plans. He was originally scheduled to speak at a NPC Newsmakers news conference.
Type: News