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Experience boutique Cognac, Monday, Dec. 12, Fourth Estate Restaurant
The president of the French Cognac house A. de Fussigny will share the secrets the impeccably aged eau de vie at a wine dinner 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 12, at the Fourth Estate restaurant. The multi-course dinner costs $85 for members and their guests and $100 for non-members. Each diner will receive a full-size bottle of Fussigny Selection VSOP (a $35 value). A. de Fussigny's expert will guide diners through an elaborate tasting to discern the different notes in this unique beverage. Chef Susan Delbert will design courses to match. The menu will be available soon. To reserve, please call (202)…
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Journalists needed for Labor Department project
The U.S. Department of Labor is seeking journalists with at least five years experience to define the profession for the nation's occupations database. RTI International is administering questionnaires on behalf of the Labor Department to gather the information and has asked National Press Club members to participate. Chris Fine of RTI International says hearing from those in the field is vital to ensuring that the profession is presented accurately. "We try and gather feedback from experts,” Fine told the Wire. "Obviously, the National Press Club is at the forefront for where the experts are…
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Camp Better America co-founder to discuss helping returning veterans at Nov. 15 Newsmaker
Kathleen Gagg, co-founder of Camp Better America, will discuss how volunteer organizations can help returning veterans reintegrate into society at a National Press Club Newsmaker to be held at 10 a.m. Nov. 15 in the club's Zenger Room. Camp Better America is a volunteer organization that helps veterans and their families bond and reconnect after long, sometimes multiple deployments overseas. --- Contact: Keith Hill ([email protected])
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Awesome prizes in the NPC Library raffle. Buy your tickets now!
Buy Book Fair raffle tickets now and win exciting prizes on Nov. 15. You have to play to win, but you need not be present at the book fair to win. Tickets are $10 each or 3 for $25 Cash, Checks or Credit cards only! Stop in at the NPC Library to purchase your Book Fair raffle tickets NOW - so you have a chance to hear your winning number called during the drawing at 8 pm on Nov. 15. Your ticket may be THE ticket that wins one of these exciting prizes: Dining at a favorite restaurant – The NPC Fourth Estate, dinner for two; Clyde’s, $100 dinner for two; Old Ebbitt Grill, $100 dinner for…
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Silver Owl Attlee finds art and journalism in photography
A photograph of an Underwood typewriter symbolizes writing and journalism for Silver Owl Tracey Attlee. Her picture “Dream Maker” of an Underwood she found in a railroad museum in Montpelier, Va., won her an honorable mention in the Art League of Alexandria’s October show. She dedicated the picture to her father, a high school English teacher, and her colleagues. “I associate this piece of equipment with him and other writers and journalists,” she explains, adding, “I think the Underwood typewriter is beautiful visually and symbolically. To me it evokes grandeur, mystery and power and is a…
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Serve the Club! Run for a Board seat. Unexpired term now open. Immediate action needed.
Theresa Werner, a candidate for President of the National Press Club, has submitted her resignation effective Jan. 3, 2012 from her unexpired term on the Board of Governors, in accordance with the Club's bylaws. This creates an additional vacancy on the Board of Governors. Journalist members wishing to run for the seat will need to submit a nominating petition, signed by 15 journalist members, not later than 5 p.m. on Nov. 9, 2011. For further information, please contact Sarahanne Driggs at [email protected]. The full list of those running for all offices will be announced via The Wire Nov…
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Get your 3 p.m. coffee buzz at the Club
Every weekday at 3p.m. in the Truman Lounge the National Press Club offers complimentary coffee service. The Club is the perfect spot for an afternoon meeting with a source or can serve as a quick escape from work. For more information about your membership benefits please email [email protected].
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Charbonneau receives Berny Krug Award, accepts post in Afghanistan
Melissa Charbonneau, who is stepping down as chair of the National Press Club’s Speakers Committee to take a job as a public affairs specialist with the U.S. Army in Kabul, Afghanistan, leaves Washington with the Club's highest honor for service to the NPC _ the Berny Krug Award. “One of the most difficult things about taking this job besides leaving my family is leaving the Press Club,” Charbonneau told the Wire NPC President Mark Hamrick tapped Charbonneau as the Club’s outstanding volunteer for 2011 at an NPC Speakers Luncheon featuring TMZ.com's Harvey Levin on Oct. 24. “Those of you who…
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How to Write Short: From the Ten Commandments to Twitter featuring Poynter's Roy Peter Clark, Nov. 16
Writing for the Internet, especially for social networks, requires a special kind of discipline. From posting a breaking news story on Facebook to summarizing entire news articles in 140-character tweets, reporters are being asked to do it all. Roy Peter Clark, Poynter Institute’s writing coach, and Vanessa Fox, author of “Marketing in the Age of Google” and creator of Google’s Webmaster Central, will discuss the most effective techniques and strategies for making your work stand out at a professional development seminar from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the Zenger Room on Nov. 16. Space is…
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Buy books, work up an appetite and hit the roast beef buffet, Nov. 15
Celebrate all your terrific finds at the NPC Book Fair by dining on roast beef at the Reliable Source on Thursday, Nov. 15. The restaurant will feature the annual Reliable Source Book & Author/Roast Beef Buffet night beginning at 5:30 p.m. The buffet will be $17 and reservations are required in advance. Check out the amazing menu: Iceberg Lettuce Wedges with Ranch Dressing Arugula Salad, Cilantro marinated Mushrooms, Goat Cheese & Herb Dressing Green Salad, Tomatoes, Carrots, Asiago Cheese, & Peppercorn Vin Spinach Salad with Bacon, Red Onions, Eggs, & Poppyseed Dressing…
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