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Still time to reserve for dinner with Newshour's Jim Lehrer, tomorrow, 6 p.m.
A few seats still remain for the next "Legends of Broadcasting" dinner tomorrow evening, March 29, featuring National Press Club Fourth Estate winner Jim Lehrer, the former executive editor and anchor of the "PBS Newshour." The event, sponsored by the Club's Broadcast Committee in the Winner's Room, is strictly limited to 30 people. Price is $55 and includes a steak or fish dinner. A cash bar will be available at 6 p.m., with introductions and dinner at 6:45 p.m. To register, click here. Lehrer will take Q&A in an intimate setting. The evening is scheduled to conclude at 8:30 p.m..
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Ex-ambassador to address Club's American Legion Post 20, April 21
Veteran U.S. diplomat Joseph DeTrani will discuss national security and foreign policy challenges facing President Obama's successor at a luncheon address on Thursday, April 21, to National Press Club's American Legion Post 20. All Club members are welcome to attend the speaker portions of Post 20 meetings beginning at noon in the McClendon Room. DeTrani is president of the newly established Daniel Morgan Academy, a D.C. graduate school serving the national security community. He is a former president of the Intelligence and National Security Alliance and a former director of the National…
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Jazz Night, April 21, headlines April events at Reliable Source
It almost April! And, as usual, the new month will bring a fun round of events at the Club's Reliable Source restaurant. Topping the calendar will be a return, by popular demand, of New Orleans Jazz and dinner night on Thursday, April 21. National Press Club members and guests are invited to hear the acclaimed U Street Collective Jazz group that evening, with the music starting at 6:30 p.m. in the Truman Lounge. Want to get an early start on dinner? Servings of a special, New Orleans-themed menu will start at 5:30 p.m. (Stay tuned for a listing of menu items.) A special drink menu also will…
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At tonight's Taco Night, and weekday nights, Reliable Source offers a specialty cocktail
Just in time for the Club's weekly Friday night Taco Night, the Reliable Source restaurant has begun mixing and shaking up some new specialty cocktails. Tonight and every weekday the bar will feature one signature cocktail along with other classics like the Manhattan, Moscow Mule and Old Fashioned. With tonight's specialty, you can celebrate the cherry blossoms, now in peak bloom, by sipping on a Cherry Blossom Margarita while noshing on spicy beef tacos with your friends and colleagues.
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A few tickets left for Tuesday's dinner with Newshour's Jim Lehrer
Only a few seats remain for the "Legends of Broadcasting" dinner next Tuesday, March 29, with National Press Club Fourth Estate winner Jim Lehrer, the former executive editor and anchor of the PBS Newshour. Price of the event, strictly limited to 30 people, is $55 and includes a steak or fish dinner. A cash bar will be available at 6 p.m. with introductions and dinner at 6:45. To register, click here. Lehrer will take Q&A in an intimate setting and the evening is scheduled to conclude at 8:30.
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Watch 'Sweet 16,' rest of March Madness with $3 beer and wine, special menu at Reliable Source
March Madness continues at the National Press Club! The original 68 teams that began competing in the NCAA men's basketball tournament last week has been pared to the "Sweet Sixteen," and they begin playing in the tournament's quarterfinal round that starts today. Watch the action -- as well as the rest of the tournament's concluding rounds -- through April 4 in the exciting atmosphere of the Club's Reliable Source restaurant. The games will be shown in the restaurant's Truman Lounge on six large plasma screens. Members and their guests can root for their favorite teams while enjoying $3…
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Practice public speaking at next meeting of Club's Toastmasters group, March 28
Do you want to become a better speaker or feel more at-ease when speaking in front of a group? If your answer is yes, or even maybe or you're just curious, then join the National Press Club’s Toastmasters International group at its next meeting Monday, March 28, at 7 p.m. at the Club. The group offers a comfortable and friendly environment in which to develop your speaking and listening skills while having fun. The group also has contests. Grace Jiaying Li and Leslie Kingsley recently won the club’s international contest in the speech and speech evaluation categories respectively. They will…
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Did You Know? You and a guest can sit up front at Club luncheons
Did you know that the Club reserves the two, front tables for members and their guests to each NPC speaker’s luncheon? We want to provide our members with the opportunity to be up close to all of our marquee speakers who visit the Club. The seats at these tables are on a first come, first serve basis so make sure you arrive early. The cost of each luncheon is $24 for National Press Club members. Each member is allowed one guest at the member price. Upcoming luncheons include the IRS Commissioner John Koskinen tomorrow -- Thursday, March 24. To reserve your ticket please click here. The member…
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Members invited to symposium on spa industry at Club, tomorrow
Member Bernard Burt, co-founder of the Washington Spa Allaince, invites fellow National Press Club members to an all-day symposium on the future of the spa industry tomorrow, March 22,in the Holeman Lounge. Entitled “The New Language of Spa” and sponsored by the alliance, the event will run from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Keynoter will be Philippe Bourguignon, senior vice president at the Revolution Group, an investment firm founded by AOL founder Steve Case. Speakers will discuss topics such as how the Watergate Hotel plans to position its Argentta Spa; a report on the Global Wellness Summit; and…
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Author talks about Mary McGrory biography as part of Women's History Month
John Norris will speak on March 22 at 6:30 p.m. to the Society of Professional Journalists D.C. chapter about his book on journalist Mary McGrory, in honor of Women’s History Month. The event runs until 8:30 p.m. and includes a cold-dinner buffet. It takes place at the American News Women's Club, 1607 22nd St. NW, Washington, D.C. Books about McGrory, the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for commentary, will be available for signing by Norris. He currently is executive director of the Center for American Progress’ Sustainable Security and Peacebuilding Initiative. Event attendees must…
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