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Fixed link: Club members can attend Folger's "Gaming Table" for free, Jan. 29
National Press Club members are eligible to receive up to two complimentary tickets to attend the press night performance of the comedy "The Gaming Table" at Folger Theatre on at 7 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 29. To request free tickets for the Jan. 29 performance, please send an e-mail to Tim Swoape at [email protected] no later than 5 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26, and include your name and number of tickets. You will receive an email confirming your reservation. If you are unable to attend the press performance, you may purchase tickets at the discounted rate of $25 for Tue/Wed/Thu/Sun evening…
Type: News
Fixed link: Club members get discount to "Time Stands Still" at Studio Theater
National Press Club members can receive an exclusive ticket discount for The Studio Theatre’s production of "Time Stands Still." To purchase tickets visit the Studio Theater website. Use the discount code TSSNPC and receive $8 off each ticket! This special offer is valid for all performances except Saturday nights. Please contact Hunter Styles in Group Sales at 202-232-7267 with any questions. "Time Stands Still," starring renowned local actress Holly Twyford, delves into the aftermath of a terrible accident and examines how one woman wounded in war grabs hold of a rare opportunity to re-…
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Club member John Donnelly joins Standing Committee of Correspondents
National Press Club member John M. Donnelly has been selected for a seat on the Standing Committee of Correspondents. The Standing Committee of Correspondents handles accreditation of reporters in the House and Senate daily press galleries and represents the media before Congress. Donnelly, CQ Roll Call reporter, begins his two-year term on Feb. 3. Donnelly is a senior writer who covers defense and editor of the Executive Briefing-Defense, a CQ premium blog. He is a former chairman of the Club's Board of Governors and continues to serve on the board. “John has a deep understanding of the…
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Figure skating champion Yamaguchi introduces children's book, 2 pm March 10
Figure skating superstar Kristi Yamaguchi will discuss her new children’s book, "It’s a Big World, Little Pig!," at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 10, in the National Press Club ballroom as part of the Club's Book & Author series. Tickets are free for Club members and $5 for all member guests and non-members. Tickets can be purchased here. Poppy, the adorable, persistent, dreaming-big pig, has a new adventure in store for her – the World Games ice skating championship in Paris! Poppy is nervous about meeting so many new people in a new place. But, ever courageous and supported by her family,…
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How secure are we? DHS Secretary Napolitano delivers "State of America's Homeland Security," Jan. 30 luncheon
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano delivers the second annual "State of America’s Homeland Security" address at a National Press Club luncheon on Monday, Jan. 30. Lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m. with the speech beginning at 1 p.m. and ending at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $19 for Club members, $30 for guests of members and $37 for general admission. To reserve tickets, please e-mail [email protected] or call 202-662-7501. Tickets must be paid for at time of reservation. To submit a question in advance, put NAPOLITANO in the subject line and email to [email protected]…
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Eleanor Herman, King Peggy of Ghana launch new book, 6:30 pm Feb 22
Eleanor Herman and King Peggy of Ghana will discuss their new book "King Peggy: An American Secretary, Her Royal Destiny, and the Inspiring Story of How She Changed an African Village" at a Book and Author event 6:30 p.m. Feb. 22 "King Peggy" chronicles the astonishing journey of an American secretary who suddenly finds herself king of a town of 7,000 souls on Ghana's central coast, half a world away. Reservations are required for and may be made at [email protected] or by calling 202-662-7523. This event is free for Club members, $5 for all non-members. Upon arriving for her crowning ceremony…
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Dinner and a Movie, Feb. 2: "Crazy Stupid Love" goes great with a Reliable Source pizza
Learn the finer points of picking up girls at bars when the Events Committee's Dinner & a Movie series screens "Crazy Stupid Love" at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2. In the film, starring Steve Carrell, Ryan Gosling and and Julianne Moore, a middle-aged husband's life changes dramatically when his wife asks him for a divorce. He seeks to rediscover his manhood with the help of a new-found friend Jacob, learning to pick up girls at bars. The movie will start at 7 p.m. in the McClendon Room. Dinner and drinks will be available for purchase from the Reliable Source. Members and their guests may…
Type: News
Election Coverage Boot Camp: Prepping for polls, 9:30 a.m. Feb. 2
The National Press Club Journalism Institute and the Regional Reporters Association are kicking off a yearlong series of programs for reporters covering the 2012 campaign with a panel discussion on covering polls at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 2. Please reserve at [email protected] The program will be held in the Club's Bloomberg Training Center. Topics will include: How campaigns and the media use polls for different purposes How to read the numbers and find stories that are not in the press release How to avoid being played, and to tell good…
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Bloomberg's Hughes to chair BOG; Kiplinger's Wojno is vice chair
The 2012 Board of Governors elected John Hughes of Bloomberg News to be its chairman and Marc Wojno of Kiplinger to be vice chairman. In other action, the board, which met briefly following the general membership meeting Friday, approved a proposed constitutional amendment that would require candidates for communicator based upon being a news source must be a regular news source, not a one-time source.
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