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Who needs overpriced theaters? Catch a movie at the Club every month
Did you know that once every month the Club sponsors Dinner and a Movie Night? Join fellow Club members at the movies. Enjoy a delicious dinner at The Reliable Source and then catch a recent release or an all-time great. Screenings this year have included "True Grit," "The Kings Speech" and "All the President’s Men." This event is exclusively for Club members and their guests. To make reservations for next month’s Dinner and a Movie, please email [email protected]. For more information about your membership benefits please email [email protected]
Type: News
Musicians Joel, Ludacris, Eaton visit Club this week in '08, '09
This Week in National Press Club History October 23, 2008: Pop star Billy Joel reminisces about his life and career and performs some of his biggest hits to a sold-out luncheon. October 23, 2009: Hip-hop icon Ludacris, a Grammy-Award-winning musician, actor and philanthropist, appears at a luncheon while in town raising funds for his foundation, which gives grants to community groups and special youth programs. October 29, 2009: Legendary pianist John Eaton, a member of the Order of the Owl, performs at the Silver Owls Fall Hoot, which features the history of how the Club has acquired and…
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House Committee seeks dramatic photo of Oct. 31 luncheon for Club entrance
The National Press Club House and Bar Committee is asking Club-member photographers to submit photos of the bank of broadcast cameras expected to cover the Oct. 31Herman Cain luncheon. The committee will choose a suitable photo for framing under the motto "News Happens Here" on the east wall of the Club lobby on the 13th-floor of the National Press Building near the elevators. "We're seeking a dramatic wide-angle horizontal photo capturing the excitement and newsworthiness of our Club's activities," said House and Bar Committee Chair Lou Priebe. A framed example of the "cinemascope"-type…
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Hamrick explores 'digital transition' in Kansas visits, highlights Oct. 24 luncheon speaker, TMZ's Levin
Journalism students, practitioners and news consumers are all concerned about the digital transition in the media industry, National Press Club President Mark Hamrick found during a recent visit to his native Kansas and his alma mater, the University of Kansas. "It became clear to me that the tremendous shifts in technology we're all experiencing are also causing more than just a little stress," Hamrick writes in his latest blog post, which can be found on the Club homepage (www.press.org) in the From the President's Desk section. "Where's the stress occurring? It is certainly among the young…
Type: News
Election Night Party
Type: Media
Times Square 'Eat In' launches nationwide push for healthier diets, sustainable food production
An "eat in" in Times Square at noon Oct. 24 will launch a nationwide campaign to promote healthy eating and an environmentally sustainable food industry, Michael Jacobson, executive director of the Center for Science in the Public Interest, said at an Oct. 19 Newsmaker. The event, Food Day, will be proclaimed by mayors in more than 30 cities, including San Francisco, Boston, Washington, D.C., Chicago, Los Angeles, St. Louis and Seattle. More than 1800 events are scheduled for the day, which will become an annual event. Although Americans have an "extraordinarily abundant and affordable food…
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Club Member Connie Lawn updates autobiography
National Press Club member Connie Lawn has revised her autobiography, "You Wake Me Each Morning, 2010 Edition." Originally published by Harper Collins New Zealand, Lawn is self-publishing periodic updates. Her book launch was held last year at the Club. Reviewers and reporters who discuss the book, a best seller in New Zealand, can get a free copy by contacting [email protected] or calling 1-800-288-4677. The Club library also carries a copy. The book can be purchased online, and Lawn recommends buying it through Kindle or other electronic readers, where costs are generally lower. A…
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Natalie Cole leads battle against Hepatitis C
Nine-time Grammy winner Natalie Cole appealed to an Oct. 19 National Press Club luncheon audience to join her and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Gregg Allman in their battle against chronic Hepatitis C. The Los Angeles-born daughter of the late legendary musician, Nat King Cole, branded herself a victim of the hippie drug culture of the 1970s, which engaged in "doing things we thought were fun." She said it took more than 20 years before she learned from a medical examination that she had the Hepatitis C virus (HCV) that infects more than four million Americans. "I had no idea what I was…
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Bjerga analyzes food security in new book, "Endless Appetites"
Alan Bjerga stood at the podium many times at National Press Club events during his tenure as president last year. But for the first time he addressed a Club audience as an author on Oct. 17, when he introduced his new book, "Endless Appetites: How the Commodities Casino Creates Hunger and Unrest," at a Club Book Rap. His reading of chapter one encompassed the Chicago Commodities Exchange, Ethiopia, Kenya, the rice paddies of Thailand, a rocky road to an isolated farm in Nicaragua and Tunisia, where the price of bread compared to "what it’s worth" helped catalyze the Arab Spring uprisings. “…
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Spouses can join Club for $10 per month
Your spouse or domestic partner can be a member of the Club for only $10 a month. The Spouse/Partner membership includes the same privileges offered to all the other categories of membership, including use of both restaurants, the fitness center, the library and the business center. In addition, Spouse/Partner members can serve on any of the Club’s committees. To set up the membership for your spouse or domestic partner, please email [email protected] or call (202) 662-7511. The annual cost for the Spouse/Partner membership is $120 and is pro-rated. There are no additional fees. For more…
Type: News