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Ivy League deals for members at the Harvard Club this summer
If you're looking for great overnight rates in Boston this summer, the Harvard Club of Boston has a deal for you. Reciprocal club guests pay just $179 per night plus tax in July and August. For more information, or to make reservations, please call the Front Desk at 617-536-1260. Be sure to mention this offer when making your overnight reservations! (This special rate applies to standard rooms and is valid for new reservations only. Rooms are based on availability, and blackout dates will apply.)
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Veteran sports event manager to handicap World Cup finals, July 11
With popular support for USA Soccer at an all-time high and the World Cup semi-final and final matches set for this weekend, World Cup Soccer fever is sweeping the nation. Veteran sports events manager Bill Knight will offer some predictions and perspective on Brazil’s success with the 2014 games – and discuss Washington DC’s Olympic bid and the biggest multi-sport event to hit the DC metro area – at a Newsmakers news conference on Friday, July 11 at 10 a.m. in the Zenger Room. Knight served for three years as vice president of venues for World Cup Soccer, managing nine venues across the U.S…
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Trivia and World Cup fun in the Truman Lounge, July 10
Drop by the Truman Lounge at 7 p.m. Thursday for an evening of trivia, food, drinks and prizes. Pub Quiz, sponsored by the Events Committee, is a great opportunity to gather with friends over food and drinks and to meet new friends and members. Veteran Pub Quiz emcee Marc Wojno will serve as quiz master and he has a round or two of World Cup questions for you. Gather a team of four(at least one teammate must be a Press Club member) and come to the Reliable Source’s Truman Lounge on Thursday, July 10th. The game starts at 7 p.m. and space fills up quickly, so be sure to arrive early to grab a…
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Democratic Values & Future of Dem. Party
Type: Media
Former "Hanoi Hilton" POW to share experience at NPC Post talk, July 17
All NPC members are invited to join NPC American Legion Post 20 members for a talk by retired Navy Commander Everett Alvarez, Jr., the longest-held U.S. prisoner during the Vietnam War, at the Post's meeting at noon Thursday, July 17, in the McClendon Room. Alvarez, who spent more than eight years in North Vietnam's infamous "Hanoi Hilton" after being shot down in the first days of the U.S. strikes against the North, served as deputy administrator of the Veterans Administration and Deputy Director of the Peace Corps after retiring from the Navy. He is CEO of the Washington-based business…
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Show your best photos at member exhibition: Entries due Aug. 15
It's time to grab your camera and take some stunning shots that will impress your family, friends, colleagues and Club visitors -- and then enter them in the 15th Annual National Press Club Members' Photography Exhibition Aug. 28-Sept. 30. Entries are due by Friday, Aug. 15. Entries may be submitted beginning Monday, Aug. 4, to the NPC Membership Office. There will be a sign-in sheet. You will need to register your photos with contact information, including your NPC membership number. The exhibition, sponsored by the Club's Photography Committee, is open to all NPC members and will be held…
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Meet #1 New York Times bestselling thriller author Brad Thor at July 9 book talk
#1 New York Times bestselling author Brad Thor will discuss his new book "Act of War" at a 12 p.m. book rap on July 9 in the Conference Rooms. Tickets are $5 for NPC members and $10 for members of the public. To attend, please register here. This event is a fundraiser for the NPC Journalism Institute. Books must be purchased through the NPC. No outside books or memorabilia permitted. All sales are final. After a CIA agent mysteriously dies overseas, his top asset surfaces with a startling and terrifying claim. There’s just one problem — no one knows if she can be trusted. But when six…
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Did you know the National Press Club hosts a monthly trivia night?
Test your knowledge at the next edition of Pub Quiz, Thursday, July 10 at 7 p.m. in the NPC's 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, send an email to [email protected].
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Watch the Washington Kastles play at special NPC member price; Season opens July 7
The Washington Kastles are offering club members a special ticket price to all of their upcoming matches. Their season opens on Monday, July 7 against the Boston Lobsters at Kastles Stadium at the Smith Center. Club members can purchase tickets at $8 each, no discount code needed. Please click here to buy tickets. The Kastles will extend an additional 10% discount for purchases of 10 or more tickets. Availabilty varies on a match-to-match basis. For more information about the Washington Kastles, click here. To learn more about ticket options contact Dan Costa at [email protected]…
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NPC Members Encouraged to Apply for Cafe.com Openings
Startup media website cafe.com, whose executive editor is a former National Press Club member, is hiring and wants NPC members to apply. The site is being built around its writers and has $5 million in backing to start. The founder is Vinit Bharara, who built and sold his last company, Quidsi, to Amazon for $545 million. The site is looking for staff writers to work out of its offices in Manhattan, contract contributors worldwide who would be interested in having a steady outlet that pays well, and a few one-off contributors. If you know any truly phenomenal writers who might be interested,…
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