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Edney to be installed as Club president at General Membership Meeting, Friday noon
Andrea Snyder Edney, a breaking news editor at Bloomberg News, will officially take over the president’s gavel from current National Press Club President Jeff Ballou of Al Jazeera at the General Membership Meeting to take place at 12 noon this Friday, Jan. 19, in the Murrow, White and Lisagor rooms. Lunch will be served and all current members are invited to attend. Club members elected Edney as the Club's 111th president on Dec. 8. She promised that the Club would help “strengthen our journalism community” to respond to an “unprecedented time” in the profession during her acceptance remarks…
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All Club members invited to next Communications Roundtable Dinner, Jan. 31
The National Press Club Communicators Team invites all Club members -- both journalists and professional communicators -- to the next Communications Roundtable Dinner on Wednesday, Jan. 31. The dinner, latest in a quarterly series, will be held in the Winners’ Room at the Club. A three-course dinner with wine is served for $58 per person with a cash bar at 6 p.m., followed by dinner at 7 p.m. This event is open to National Press Club members first. While guests may be invited, please let Paul Minehart ([email protected]) know in advance if you plan to bring one. Guests will be on a…
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Coast Guard public affairs director plans to address American Legion Post 20, Jan. 30
Rear Admiral Peter Gautier, director of governmental and public affairs for the U.S. Coast Guard, will be guest speaker at a luncheon meeting of American Legion Post 20, which is associated with the National Press Club, at noon on Tuesday, Jan. 30, in the Club's McClendon Room in the Reliable Source. Gautier is responsible for engagement with Congress, the media and intergovernmental entities. He plans to discuss Coast Guard public affairs priorities and challenges, as well as its responses to the Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico hurricanes. All Club members are welcome to attend the speaker…
Type: News
Pooh Bear to show at Kids Night at Reliable Source, Jan. 18
National Press Club members and their guests -- and especially their kids --are invited to attend the Club's Kids Night next on Thursday, Jan. 18, at the Reliable Source at 5:30 p.m. The event will feature an appearance by Pooh Bear -- every kid knows him -- from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. to pose for pictures with kids. A photographer will be present. Reservations are recommended. To book space, contact the Reliable Source at [email protected] or call 202-662-744.Any child 10 years old or younger who comes to the dinner with a stuffed Pooh, Piglet, Kanga, Roo, Eeyore, Rabbit, Owl or Tigger --or in costume…
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Club members get discount for new non-fiction narrative writing course
Get a jump-start on your New Year’s resolution and learn a new craft with award-winning author and National Press Club member Peter Lovenheim. He is bringing back his popular narrative non-fiction writing course at the end of this month and is offering a few of the coveted spots at a discount for Club members. A new version of Lovenheim’s course, "Narrative Non-Fiction: Writing True Stories 2.0," will be offered Mondays from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. from Jan. 29 through March 5 (with no class on President’s Day, Feb.19) at the Edlavitch DCJCC, 1529 16th Street NW, Washingon, D.C. Club members can…
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Take a photo with Pooh Bear at Kids Night in the Reliable Source, Jan. 18
To celebrate author A. A. Milne’s birthday, the National Press Club's Reliable Source restaurant will host a Kids Night Thursday, Jan. 18, honoring Winnie the Pooh Day with a buffet fit for the Hundred Acre Wood - including an appearance by Pooh Bear himself. The buffet will be open from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., with Pooh being present from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. A photographer will be on hand to capture the spirit of the night Member tickets are $24; non-members $28; all children 10 years old and younger cost $10. The full menu will feature Pooh’s precious “Hunny,” Piglet’s beloved Haycorns…
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Fitness Center remains open during locker room renovations
National Press Club members can still keep that resolution of hitting at the gym even as the locker room renovations are underway on the 14th floor. The Club’s Fitness Center remains open during the regular Club hours of Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Fitness Center Director Terry Davis has personal training slots available for you to start a program, or pick up where you left off – all included as part of your Club membership. Email [email protected] for more details. We apologize for the inconvenience, as the showers and lockers are not…
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Vivian Awards ceremony set to honor top Club volunteers, Jan. 8
National Press Club President Jeffrey Ballou will recognize journalist and communicator members for outstanding service to the Club at the Vivian Awards ceremony at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 8, in the Holeman Lounge. The Vivians are named after former Club President Vivian Vahlberg and honor the Club's top volunteers.
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Exploratory committee meets Jan. 18 to discuss Palisades Parade participation
An exploratory committee will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 18, in the Truman Lounge to discuss the National Press Club potentially participating in the July 4 Palisades Parade in D.C. The one-hour meeting will by the piano in the lounge. The Palisades Parade is D.C.'s premier Independence Day civic parade, running up MacArthur Blvd, N.W., from Whitehaven Parkway to the Palisades Recreation Center. Check out the 2014 Palisades Parade here. The meeting welcomes both those interested in participating in the parade and those interested in helping organize Club participation. The meeting is open…
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First Friday Taco Night brings in 2018, Jan. 5
First Friday Taco Night is back at the National Press Club for 2018. If your New Year’s resolutions include “meet more people at the NPC,” we have the right way to kick it off. Taco Night runs from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. every Friday in the Reliable Source, including Jan. 5. As a reminder, Club members and their guests can still come to Taco Night every Friday as usual, nothing changes here. The first Friday of each month, for those interested, is designated to help newer Club members get acquainted with the Club’s decades-old tradition of Friday night tacos, as well as to remind veteran members…
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