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Club members can get discounted tickets to STC's 'Much Ado About Nothing' Press Freedom Night on Friday
The new production of "Much Ado About Nothing," which opens Nov. 10 at the Shakespeare Theatre Company (STC), is set in a cable TV newsroom. The co-anchors trade barbs behind the desk. Love is in the on-air light. STC has planned a press freedom evening for Friday, Nov. 18, starting at 6:30 p.m. with a VIP reception followed by a performance of the Shakespeare classic at 8 p.m. Members of the National Press Club are invited to participate, with a $25 discount off the $150 tickets. Use this link to access the information, and enter the code PRESSCLUB25 to have $25 taken off the ticket price…
Type: News
Books & Brunch plans to discuss latest Anne Tyler book, 'French Braid,' Saturday, Nov. 19 at noon
Books & Brunch plans to meet via Zoom at noon on Saturday, Nov. 19, to discuss French Braid by Pulitzer Prize-winning Baltimore author Anne Tyler. The new novel follows the Garrett family over six decades from a family vacation in the summer of 1959 through the COVID-19 pandemic present. The New York Times writes: "For all its charm, French Braid is a quietly subversive novel, tackling fundamental assumptions about womanhood, motherhood and female aging." To RSVP and receive a Zoom link, please email Fay Iudicello at [email protected] by Thursday, Nov. 17. Those who RSVP should…
Type: News
NPC Book Event: Owen Ullmann, "Empathy Economics"
Veteran Washington journalist Owen Ullmann shared insights about Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, the subject of his new biography, "Empathy Economics: Janet Yellen's Remarkable Rise to Power and Her Drive to Spread Prosperity to All," at a National Press Club Headliners book event on Nov. 16, 2023.
Type: Media
A World Within Reach Through Affordable Internet
A World Within Reach Through Affordable Internet Live at the National Press Club Join us for this event in-person or virtually You’re invited to attend an exclusive event about the importance of affordable and accessible internet. The discussion will focus on how to ensure positive outcomes through programs such as the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) to help close the digital divide across America. Speakers will include leaders from Boys & Girls Club of America, Cox Communications, and a Super Bowl Champion who has made his life’s work focused on our youth’s success. This…
Type: Event
Get your tickets for the 2022 Fourth Estate Award Gala, Wednesday, Dec. 7
Tickets to the 2022 Fourth Estate Award Gala on Wednesday, Dec. 7, honoring Clarissa Ward of CNN are available for purchase by National Press Club members and their guests. Tickets to the in-person gala at the National Press Club are $150 for Press Club members (maximum four per member) and $300 for the public. Tickets can be purchased here. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m., with dinner and the program starting at 7:30 p.m. Clarissa Ward of CNN is this year's Fourth Estate Award winner. The Fourth Estate Award, given by the Club’s Board of Governors, recognizes journalists who have made…
Type: News
Have you had dinner in the Reliable Source since service expanded to Thursdays, Fridays? Beat the Thanksgiving closing.
Dinner service is waiting for you at the National Press Club's Reliable Source restaurant, if you can make it on a Thursday or Friday. And you'll have a table waiting for you and the bartender standing by if you just simply reserve ahead. Make a reservation online. Lunch is available Monday through Friday. The dinner service expanded over the summer to include Thursday evenings as well as the popular Friday Taco Night and dinner service. As was discussed at the General Membership Meeting last month, if you want dinner service on other nights of the week, you need to be dining when the…
Type: News
Journalist Jemele Hill Discusses Her Life, Career And New Memoir
If you're a sports fan you've probably seen Jemele Hill on TV, listened to her podcast or read one of her articles. For this edition of the National Press Club's Update-1 podcast, the club's 110th President Jeff Ballou interviews the journalist, Spotify podcast host and The Atlantic contributing writer. Ms. Hill released her vivid and compelling memoir in October entitled, "Uphill: A Memoir." The book covers her hardscrabble Detroit childhood, storied rise as a journalist, her very public management and presidential clashes, finding love and evolving into one of the faces centering race,…
Type: Media
Santa schedules guest appearance at Club on Dec. 17
Santa is headlining the National Press Club's Children's Holiday Party and Toy Drive on Saturday, Dec. 17 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The party includes kid-friendly food, music, activities, a holiday magic show, and holiday photos with Santa. Tickets cost $15 per person. Click here to register. For those who wish to contribute to the toy drive for Children's National Hospital, please review the guidelines for Dr. Bear's Closet Wish List & Guidelines. All gifts must be unwrapped and can be dropped off at the Club up until the event.
Type: News