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Did You Know? Club offers monthy trivia nights
Did you know that the National Press Club hosts a monthly trivia night? Test your knowledge at the next edition of Pub Quiz at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 8 in the Reliable Source's Truman Lounge. No need to reserve. Bring your own team or show up and join one. Pub Quiz is open only to Club members and their guests. For more information about your membership benefits, please send an email to [email protected].
Type: News
Club hosts Democratic debate watch party, 7:30 pm Oct. 13
The National Press Club will host its third Debate Watch Party of the 2016 campaign at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 13 in the conference rooms. With huge TV audiences for the two Republican debates so far, the Club events have sold out quickly. Now it's the Democrats' turn. Tickets -- $10 for Club members and $15 for non-members -- can be purchased online. We will wristband ticket holders, who get access to snacks and a first drink ticket. You can make an evening of it by making a dinner reservation at the Reliable Source or Fourth Estate restaurants before the event begins. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. to…
Type: News
Education Secretary Duncan advocates shifting money from prisons to teacher salaries
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan urged states and local communities to break the “school-to-prison pipeline” by cutting in half the number of non-violent offenders sent to prison. The estimated $15 billion in annual savings should be used to give 50 percent salary increases to teachers in high-poverty schools, Duncan said at a National Press Club luncheon on Sept. 30. Duncan joined President Barack Obama and other administration officials in deploring the nation’s large prison population, which is disproportionately comprised of African Americans. He said his proposal to shift funds…
Type: News
Are you a trivia maven? Come to Pub Quiz, 7 pm Oct. 8
The next National Press Club Pub Quiz will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8, in the Truman Lounge. Join veteran Pub Quiz emcee Marc Wojno for a fun-filled evening with friends and colleagues to win great prizes and enjoy delicious food and drink from the Reliable Source. Don’t have a team? No worries. We always have solo players, and we can team you up. The event is yet another great way to make new friends and connections at the Club. Space fills up quickly, so be sure to arrive early to grab a table for your group, or contact Mesfin Mekonen at 202-662-7521 or [email protected]…
Type: News
Club plans to commemorate historic C-SPAN telecast
Along the corridor on the National Press Club's 14th floor is a small room that was used as a makeshift studio for an historic C-SPAN telecast. At a recent Club Broadcast Committee Legends Dinner, C-SPAN founder Brian Lamb recalled that the first thing that happened was the lights went out -- not good for television. After a quick fix, the C-SPAN's first call-in show continued. The 35th anniversary of that event is coming up next week, and the Club will mark the occasion by installing a plaque in the room. The exact wording is still being worked out, but it will read something like this: "In…
Type: News
Baseball commissioner Manfred promises Rose decision, explores expansion to Mexico
A decision on reinstating Pete Rose to Major League Baseball will be made by the end of the year, Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred told host Marvin Kalb Sept. 28 on the latest edition of "The Kalb Report." “His requests, or various requests, for reinstatement have been out there for a long time, and he’s entitled to a definitive decision, and I'm going to give him one,” Manfred said of one of the most contentious, long-standing controversies of the game. Rose, one of the great ball players of all time, was drummed out of Major League Baseball in August 1989 amid accusations that he gambled…
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Workshop teaches 'true story' process for creative nonfiction, 9 am Oct. 26
Learn how to harness the “true stories” process to write creative nonfiction stories that are informative and compelling at a National Press Club professional development workshop at 9 a.m. Monday, Oct. 26 in the Zenger Room. Tickets are $5 for Club members and $10 for the public. Club members must login in for the promo code. Register online. Lee Gutkind will lead participants through a workshop that will highlight writing techniques like flash descriptions and inner point of view for your creative nonfiction work. Copies of Gutkind's book, "You can't Make This Stuff Up: The Complete Guide…
Type: News
Club offers workshop on branding, websites Friday, Oct. 9
In today’s world, branding and websites are essential, especially for freelance journalists. That’s why the National Press Club Freelance Committee is hosting a workshop on these topics from 1 to 5 p.m. Oct. 9 in the conference rooms. The event is free for Club members and $15 for non-members. Register online. The panel on branding and marketing, starting at 1 p.m., will feature Beth Lawton and Ray Sidney-Smith, both extensively versed in helping individuals and small businesses with marketing. Lawton is founder of Canoe Media Services, a company focused on helping small businesses,…
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Middle East Issues
Ambassador Maksoud addressed several issues, including the impact of Soviet Jewish immigration and the Arab summit resolutions.
Type: Media
National Endowment for the Arts launches initiative to show how arts catalyze creativity
The arts are for everyone, and the National Endowment for the Arts plans to make sure that’s the case through a new initiative called “Creativity Connects,” which NEA Chairman Jane Chu unveiled at a National Press Club breakfast on Monday. “When it comes to the arts, there is no such thing as a marginalized population,” she said. Visiting the Club a day before the NEA’s 50th birthday, Chu said the Creativity Connect initiative will be a key part of her organization’s future. Its objectives are to show how the arts are essential to creativity in America, to investigate how support for the arts…
Type: News