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Save the Date: Dinner to center on new recipes from Russian cookbook by Darra Goldstein, March 26
Author Darra Goldstein returns March 26 to the Fourth Estate restaurant for a dinner featuring recipes from her new Russian cookbook, “Beyond the North Wind; Russia in Recipes and Lore.” Goldstein, an expert in Eastern European cuisine tackles Russian home cooking with more than 100 recipes, including an array of pickles, infused vodkas, pies and seasonal vegetable soups. Watch The Wire for a menu and for an opportunity to reserve your seat. The event begins at 6:30 p.m. on March 26 with hors d'oeuvres. Dinner begins at 7 p.m. Tickets cost $95 per person and include one copy of the book.…
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Tonight: Expert panel discusses how to cover coronavirus
Journalists with questions about how to responsibly and proactively cover the coronavirus epidemic are invited to attend an educational panel discussion at 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 10, at the National Press Club, where they will hear from top health care journalists, risk communication experts and senior public health officials. The event, organized by the NPC Journalism Institute and the Club's Professional Development Team, will last until 7:30 p.m. and take place from in the Club's conference rooms. Attendance is $5 for Club members and $10 for nonmembers. Register online. Confirmed speakers…
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Menu set for five-course 'goddess of pastry' brunch, Feb. 29
Chef Claudia Fleming, known as "the goddess of pastry" for her groundbreaking desserts, will share her sugary secrets at a five-course cookbook brunch Saturday, Feb. 29, at the Fourth Estate at the National Press Club. Dishes included a lobster salad served with a roasted pineapple, pink peppercorns and a roasted pineapple-champagne gastrique, a caramel chocolate tart, and blini Florentine. All courses will be paired with appropriate beverages. Brunch begins at 10 a.m. with passed nibbles. The program and seated meal begin at 11 a.m. Tickets cost $75 per person and include a copy of the…
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Today: VA Secretary Wilkie to outline new initiatives
Following President Trump’s State of the Union Address Tuesday evening, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie will speak at a National Press Club Newsmaker at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 5, to announce new initiatives designed to better serve America’s veterans and their families. Wilkie will discuss the Trump Administration’s plan to prevent veteran suicide and will outline how the VA will implement the kinds of sweeping organizational changes needed to optimize new technologies and innovations and provide veterans with modern services. This news conference will take place in the Club’s…
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Nearly six dozen restaurants join Night Out for Austin Tice, May 2
Nearly six dozen restaurants throughout the United States will participate in a “Night Out for Austin Tice” later this week, exceeding the expectations of National Press Club organizers. The restaurants, which totaled 70 as of Sunday, have agreed to donate a portion of their proceeds from their May 2 operations to a fund that would augment the $1 million FBI reward for information that leads to the safe return of Tice, an award-winning journalist who was taken hostage in August 2012 while covering the civil war in Syria. “We were sure in November that we would have two restaurants and were…
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Debra Tice plans to announce 2nd 'Night Out,' Jan. 27
Journalist Austin Tice has been detained in Syria since 2012. Journalist Austin Tice has been detained in Syria since 2012. Debra Tice, the mother of detained journalist Austin Tice, plans to hold a news conference at 10 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 27, at the National Press Club to provide an update and to be part of the announcement of the second annual Night Out For Austin Tice, a national awareness campaign. Unjustly detained in Syria since August 2012, Austin Tice is a freelance journalist who worked for both McClatchy and The Washington Post. Debra Tice, who spent 83 days in Syria looking…
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NPR editor joins ‘Fixers & Journalism’ program
If you read an international news story today, it likely was reported with the aid of a fixer -- a local, on-the-ground guide who worked with American journalists abroad. On Thursday, Jan. 30 from 3-4:15p.m., join a discussion about the vast network of locally-based media employees who serve as guides to foreign journalists operating in unfamiliar terrain. Their intimate knowledge of local communities and relationships make fixers an essential part of the news-gathering process overseas. The event is free for members and $5 for non-members. Registration is open. Fixers take great risk to…
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Pastry chef Claudia Fleming headlines brunch on Feb. 29
Chef Claudia Fleming, known as "the goddess" of pastry for her groundbreaking desserts, plans to share her sugary secrets at a cookbook brunch Saturday, Feb. 29, at the Fourth Estate at the National Press Club.. Brunch begins at 10 a.m. with passed nibbles. The program and seated meal begin at 11 a.m. Watch the Wire for details on the menu. Tickets cost $75 per person and include a copy of the book, The Last Course. Couples tickets cost $140 and include one copy of the book. Club members receive a 15% discount ($63.75 per person/$119 per couple). Members must be signed in to the website to…
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Learn how to use Library's database to find sources, Feb. 12
It’s all about who you know, and potential sources for your stories are everywhere. Learn how to use the Leadership Connect database at a Library How-To seminar on Wednesday, Feb. 12, at 8:30 a.m. at the National Press Club. The training is sponsored by the National Journalism Institute, the nonprofit affiliate of the Club. It is free for members and $5 for non-members. Register online. Walk-ins are welcome. Leadership Connect is a database designed to find correct contact information for people and organizations. Whether you are trying to find the policy director for a member of Congress,…
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Army Secretary McCarthy headlines Club luncheon, Feb. 14
Secretary of the Army Ryan McCarthy will address the Army's budget priorities at a Headliners luncheon Feb. 14 at the National Press Club. McCarthy, a combat veteran and former Lockheed Martin executive, assumed the top post on Sept. 30. He had served since 2017 as the 33rd under secretary of the Army. His speech is entitled: "New Budget, New Leaders, Steadfast Priorities." Click here to reserve your ticket. Lunch will be served in the Holeman Lounge at 12:30 p.m., with remarks beginning at 1 p.m., followed by a question-and-answer session ending at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $25 for Club…
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