Search
Displaying results 731 - 740 of 3959
Membership inquiry: What's your beat or area of expertise?
The National Press Club’s Membership Team wants to know: What do you cover? The Club is looking to start some "beat groups" of members who cover or handle similar issues, and having some updated information on what members cover can help with seats at a head table or invitations to special events. For example, Club members who cover Capitol Hill and the Senate Press Secretaries Association mingled at the co-hosted “Recess Rendezvous” in the Club’s Holeman Lounge Aug. 2 - a part-networking, part-social event. Do you cover regulatory agencies? Are you a travel writer? Do you handle…
Type: News
New chairs update the Club with bow to tradition and history
The new chairs and bar stools that have just been added to the Reliable Source Dining Room, Cosgrove Lounge, McClendon Room, and Truman Lounge and Bar are a perfect example of an upgrade that allows for all of the conveniences of modern manufacturing without sacrificing our traditional look. The National Press Club’s history is important to our culture and traditions, and is even evident in our décor. For members and visitors alike it is our sense of history that is most appealing and charming, so when upgrades and changes are needed, we take great care in ensuring that our historic identity…
Type: News
Toastmasters meets Monday, Aug. 14, at 7 p.m.
Are you developing a public persona? Want to be a better leader or facilitator? If so, come join the National Press Club Toastmasters Monday, Aug. 14, at 7 p.m. in the McClendon Room. You'll have fun while polishing your skills with like-minded people. The NPC Toastmasters Club meets the second and fourth Mondays of each month at 7 p.m. Visits are free and pre-registration is not required.
Type: News
Eat, drink and karaoke Thursday, Aug. 17
Let's sing all the night to the best songs ever! Join the National Press Club Events Team in the Cosgrove Lounge on Thursday, Aug. 17, from 5:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. for a fun night of karaoke. This event is free for members and $10 for non-members*. Reserve here. *Non-members must be invited by a Club member.
Type: News
Pub Quiz is on vacation in August
The Truman Lounge will NOT host teams of trivia champions this Thursday. But take heart! The Lounge and the Reliable Source will continue to offer drinks, food and fellowship to see members through these dog days of August.
Type: News
You have only two more days to submit print and digital images for the photo show
You can now enter your best images in this year's National Press Club two photography exhibits through Friday. Entries for the print exhibit can be delivered to the Club's membership office and electronic exhibit images can be sent in by e-mail. Both the print and electronic images will be on display in the Club's main lobby from Aug. 31 to Sept. 29. The exhibit is the Club's celebration of members' visual story-telling talent. It is not a contest. There are no judges or prizes awarded. Mark your calendars as well for the gala opening reception on Wednesday, Sept. 6, from 6:30 p.m.- 8 p.m.…
Type: News
Kaky Turpin's memorial service scheduled for Sept. 9
Kaky Turpin's memorial celebration is scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 9, at the National Press Club. There will be a reception following the memorial. Turpin was a long-time member of the Club, and her celebration will include plenty of humorous and happy stories as befitted her personality. Please RSVP by Aug. 22 with an email to her husband, Giorgio Gnugnoli, at [email protected].
Type: News
Come to Taco Night Friday for a fishy story
Fish tacos will be on the menu Friday for the Club's next First Friday Taco Night. While the Club's famous taco bar will be available as always, the first Friday of every month also is a time to welcome new members, meet one another, and invite all members to check out Club facilities and perhaps get involved in committee activities. Interested in learning more or to RSVP? Email Suzanne Struglinski, the Club's director of member engagement, at [email protected].
Type: News
Press Club softball team caps season with impressive playoff run
The National Press Club co-ed softball team entered the Metropolitan Media Softball League playoffs as the seventh seed after finishing the regular season with an 8-6 record. Then Big Blue caught fire. After splitting its first two games in the double-elimination tournament July 8-9, the Club softball team defeated three higher-seeded opponents to reach the finals of the losers' bracket against Comcast Sports Net. A victory would put the Club into the championship game. But it was not to be. After leading most of the way, the team gave up the lead to Comcast in the last of the sixth inning.…
Type: News
Something fishy about this month's First Friday Taco Night
This month's First Friday Taco Night will feature Executive Chef Susan Delbert’s special fish tacos, a fresh summer fruit salad and cole slaw, along with some summer cocktails. It will be held this Friday in the Reliable Source. The First Friday Taco Night is designed to help newer National Press Club members get acquainted with the decades-old tradition of Friday night tacos, remind veterans about the member benefit, and introduce one another in the process. The regular taco night takes place as scheduled, but the first Friday of each month has been set aside to introduce potential…
Type: News