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Independent authors get advice from booksellers, Sept. 12
Is there a book in your future? Are you seriously considering making the leap from reporter or communications pro to author? Or perhaps you’ve already independently published one or more books. If so, you’re invited to attend the next meeting of an informal group of National Press Club members who are independent authors/publishers. The next session is set for Thursday, Sept. 12, from 9:30 to 11 a.m. in the McClendon Room. If you are seriously considering independent authorship, contact Ed Barks in advance at [email protected] to reserve your seat. September’s gathering will feature…
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Club sponsors fall softball team; sign up today
Join the Press Club Bombers. The National Press Club is sponsoring a fall softball team. It will play Monday nights in Columbia Heights. For more information, email Del Wilber at [email protected]. The season starts Sept. 23. The Club originally was going to play in a Montgomery County league, but we switched it up.
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Club Events Team sponsors Karaoke Night, Friday
The National Press Club Events Team invites you to warm up your vocal chords and start refining your greatest hits while enjoying the weekly free tacos. Yes, Karaoke Night is coming back to the Club at 6 p.m. this Friday, Aug. 30, in the Cosgrove Lounge. Club karaoke is perfect for all ages, including first-time performers and people who would like someone to encouragingly shout "whoo!" once or twice during their song. Choose from thousands of songs to belt out either solo or with a friend (but no Nickelback, please.)
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Alfred Friendly Fellow journalists from around world highlight Sept. 5 event; discount tickets available for Club members
National Press Club members are invited to join an engaging and enlightening evening celebrating this year’s Alfred Friendly Fellows and the 35th Anniversary of Alfred Friendly Press Partners at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 5, at the Club. Former U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Stuart Eizenstat serves as honorary gala chair. He will host a lively conversation with journalist Fellows from Afghanistan, China, Ghana, India, Moldova and Russia. CBS News Chief Washington Correspondent Major Garrett will be master of ceremonies. Friendly was a former top editor and Pulitzer Prize winner at The…
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Club member publishes book on climate change
National Press Club member John McCormick has published a non-technical book about preparing for inevitable climate change. The book emphasizes that it is too late to stop changes before 2050 and avoids the touchy subject of anthropogenic cause. It also asserts that there is a gigantic real estate scam underway involving the sale of soon-to-be-wet coastal properties. The book is available in paperback and as an ebook.
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Club member participates in Glen Echo art show; reception tonight at 7:30 pm
National Press Club members are invited to a public reception for the 49th annual art show and sale at Glen Echo Park from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 30, in the Spanish Ballroom, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo, Md. The show runs through the weekend until Monday, Sept. 2. More than 200 artists will be represented with work that includes ceramics, fibers, furniture, jewelry, painting and photographs. Club member Carol Morgan will be one of the participants, showing three figurative sculptures. For more information, contact Morgan at [email protected].
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Correction: Nominations open in October for Club officers, board members
Correction: An earlier version of this article misstated the dates for the National Press Club Election Calendar. Nominations for this year’s National Press Club elections for officers and board members will open in October. Please watch The Wire for exact dates. Candidates interested in running for office are required to gather signatures from Club members based on the rules outlined in the Club bylaws. The petitions will be placed on the tables outside the president's office for members to sign when the nomination period opens next month. Vetting of the candidates will take place after the…
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National Press Club membership survey draws record participation
A survey completed by 577 National Press Club members found that nine in 10 believed the Club had a good reputation in both Washington and nationally, saying that it is seen as prestigious. More than nine in 10 said they were likely to renew their membership, with 72 percent saying they were “very likely.” They said that the Club performed best at what mattered most to them – providing access to newsmaking events and informal networking. The survey was commissioned by President Alison Fitzgerald Kodjak and the Club’s Board of Governors to help develop a new five-year strategic plan under the…
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Casting call for NPC members to perform with McLean Drama Company on Oct. 4
The National Press Club Events Team is looking for Club members who want to unleash their inner thespian and perform in one-act plays with professional actors from the McLean Drama Company on Friday, Oct. 4, at 6 p.m. NPC/MDC Theater will feature a series of award-winning 10-minute plays performed by Club members alongside actors and directors from the McLean Drama Company. The event will allow Club members to try their hand at acting with and being directed by professional dramatists. This will be a casual evening of drinks, conversation and acting, and is being held in conjunction with the…
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Wilson Center plans invites Club members to media briefing on cybersecurity on Oct. 29
National Press Club member Linda Roth, vice president of external relations for the Wilson Center, invites other Club members to a media briefing on Cybersecurity, Disinformation and Disruption on Tuesday, Oct. 29, at 8:30 a.m. at the Wilson Center. The event is free. To register, contact Ryan McKenna at [email protected] or 202-691-4217. Cybersecurity, online disinformation and disruption have become commonplace, seeded and spread by both foreign and domestic actors and amplified by social media. The briefing is part of an ongoing series of quarterly events. Breakfast is expected…
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