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Reliable Source readies Irish menu, music for annual St. Patrick's Day buffet, March 17
Dig something green out of your closet. March 17 -- the day when everybody is Irish -- is nearing, and the National Press Club will celebrate it with its annual St. Patrick's buffet in the Reliable Source restaurant. The festive event is on a Friday this year. It will start at 5:30 p.m. with Irish-themed food. Music, by popular guitarist Matr Palombo, will begin at 6:30 p.m. Special drinks will be announced soon for the occasion. The price of the buffet is $24 for Club members, $27 for nonmembers, plus tax and gratuity. Reservations are encouraged, for the event usually sells out. To book,…
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It's March! Time for another month of fun events at the Reliable Source
The beginning of another month brings a new round of events at the National Press Club's Reliable Source restaurant. Here's what awaits you: Thursday, March 9 -- NPC Pub Quiz Night, 7 p.m., Truman Lounge. Tuesday, March 14 - Monday, April 3 -- March Madness. The 2017 NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament starts Monday, 14, and ends Monday, April 3. Games will be aired on wide-screen television in the Truman Lounge when the Club is open. Special food and beverage available for this occasion. Friday, March 17 -- St. Patrick’s Irish Buffet, music by guitarist Mat Palombo. Special drinks…
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Something new: 'First Friday Taco Night' debuts this Friday
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 that Taco Night is a great member benefit – and to introduce one another in the process -- the Club will kick off a special "First Friday Taco Night" starting this Friday, March 3. Don’t worry, nothing is changing! Members and their guests can still come to Taco Night every Friday as usual. But on the first Friday of each month, for those interested, First Friday Taco Night can be a designated night to connect with other members, introduce potential…
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Toastmasters Club meets tonight in the McClendon Room, 7 p.m.
National Press Club members who want to improve their speaking skills by practicing in a friendly and non-intimidating environment are welcome to attend the the NPC Toastmasters Club meeting tonight from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the McClendon Room. The Toastmasters Club meets in the McClendon Room on the second and fourth Mondays of each month. Admission is free.|
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A snippet from National Press Club history: Senators Goldwater, Tower duel in chili cookoff
"Chili cook-off: Sizzling home-made chili has been a delicacy on the National Press Club menu for decades. And the Club has been the scene for some memorable chili-cooking contests. None was more uproarious than a 1974 cook-off featuring Congressional chefs. That well-seasoned, well-fueled event ended in a warmly disputed tie between two Southwestern senators-Barry Goldwater of Arizona and John Tower of Texas. The National Press Club--where news (some of it red-hot) is made in the Nation's capital." This snippet was one of many put together by the late Art Wiese, who served as Club president…
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Next Communicators Breakfast to showcase Club’s video services, March 10
National Press Club members and their guests can learn how the Club’s state-of-the-art Broadcast Operations Center may help meet their communications needs at the next Communicators Series Breakfast on Friday, March 10, at 8 a.m. in the Cosgrove Lounge. A presentation, followed by a tour of the television studio and production facilities on the National Press Building's fourth floor,is free to Club members. Guests are admitted for $10 per person and must be accompanied by a member. Register here. The Club has full-time professional staff of engineers, editors and videographers as well an…
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Club chefs make hit with 'chicken on a stick' -- call it what you will -- at cancer fundraiser
National Press Club chefs Susan Delbert and Moe Aguilera joined 50 other Washington-area chefs and mixologists to serve unique food and drink to more than 400 guests at the 12th annual “Turn Up the Heat – a Celebration of Women Chefs” fundraiser for the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund Alliance at the Ronald Reagan Building Feb. 22. Delbert, the Club’s executive chef, and Aguilera, sous chef, treated the indulgent guests at the Club’s food station to Japanese Coconut Strips with Mango Sauce and Asian pear slaw. By the time guests came back for a third or fourth sample, however, “they were more…
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Reliable Source to offer its version of Mardi Gras -- with New Orleans food, drink and jazz -- next Tuesday
Maybe you can't be in New Orleans when the city celebrates Mardi Gras next Tuesday (Feb. 28). But you need not miss out on the food, drink and jazz that mark the festival. It'll all be happening at the National Press Club's Reliable Source restaurant that evening. The popular Club hangout will serve a special New Orleans-style/Mardi Gras food and drink menu starting at 5:30 p.m. Then, starting at 6 p.m. the U Street Collective Jazz will perform in the Truman Lounge. To reserve space, contact the Reliable Source at [email protected] or 202-662-7443. Here’s what awaits you on the special menu:…
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Job opportunity: Washington Institute for Near East Policy seeks multimedia editor
The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, the world’s leading research organization devoted exclusively to the study of the Middle East, seeks an individual to create video and other multimedia content to advance our research program as well as our development efforts. The individual will also manage the Institute’s in-house audio-visual productions. The Multimedia Editor will work with our world-renowned staff of foreign policy professionals to produce videos and other multimedia content based on live events and policy papers for display online and at Institute conferences. The…
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Get rid of 'ums' and 'uhs' at NPC's Toastmasters Club; next meeting is Monday
Is it a challenge for you to develop cogent responses to questions quickly? Is your message lost in a field of ums and ahs? Or are you already an adept speaker but aspire to give a TED talk? If so, you can get help from NPC's Toastmaster Club, which meets at the Club on the second and fourth Mondays of each month. Next meeting is next Monday (Feb. 27) from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the McClendon Room. Admission is free. The NPC’s Toastmasters Club consists of many seasoned professionals who continue to find value in practicing in this safe and friendly environment. Current club President…
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