The National Arts Program for the encouragement and development of artistic talent in conjunction with the Events Committee will hold its 3rd Annual Exhibit and Awards for National Press Club members, employees, and their families. It will be held this year in the lobby from November 9 - 20 each day the club is open. Prizes will be awarded for the three adult classifications of amateur, intermediate, and professional as well as the two youth/teen classifications of youth under 12 and teen 13-18. The cash prizes for each classification range from $300 for adult first place to $100 for third place, and comparatively $75 for first and $25 for third in the youth/teen classifications. Applications can be picked up at the front desk, at the Reliable Source, or online by visiting the online calendar on the date November 9th at www.press.org. Registration deadline for participants is October 30th by the close of business. Artwork is to be submitted on November 6th at the front desk from 8am until 9pm or on Saturday, November 7th from 10am and 1pm. Rules and regulations can be found on the application or at www.nationalartsprogram.org. Completed applications can be hand delivered to the front desk at the National Press Club or mailed using the integrated mailer on the application. The program was brought to the club in 2007 by Silver Owl and founder of the National Arts Program Leonard Andrews. Mr. Andrews passed away in 2008 and the club is pleased to continue his legacy through the participation in the National Arts Program. Click HERE to see the registration form and rules

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NATIONAL RELIGIOUS LEADERS TO RELEASE
HISTORIC DECLARATION OF CONSCIENCE

WHAT:  Orthodox, Catholic & evangelical Christian leaders will release the Manhattan Declaration at a Washington, D.C., press conference.  Addressed not only to Christians, but to the president, Congress, and civil authorities, the 4,700-word document—signed by more than 125 religious leaders—addresses the sanctity of life, traditional marriage and religious liberty.

WHERE: National Press Club, Lisagor Room
 529 14th Street NW
Washington, DC 20045

WHEN: Friday, Nov. 20, at noon ET

WHO: Manhattan Declaration Drafting Committee:
- Robert George, Professor, McCormick Professor of Jurisprudence, Princeton University
- Timothy George, Professor, Beeson Divinity School at Samford University
- Chuck Colson, Founder, Prison Fellowship and BreakPoint

Signers of the Manhattan Declaration scheduled to attend include:
- Justin Rigali, Archbishop of Philadelphia, Diocese of Philadelphia
- Donald William Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington, Diocese of Washington, D.C.
- Harry Jackson Jr., Bishop, Hope Christian Church
- Ron Sider, Professor, Palmer Theological Seminary and Director of the seminary’s Sider Center on Ministry & Public Policy
- George Weigel, Distinguished Senior Fellow, Ethics and Public Policy Center and Founding President of the James Madison Foundation
- Tony Perkins, President, Family Research Council
 
MEDIA NOTE:  The 4,700-word text of the Manhattan Declaration with a list of the 125+ signers will be posted at noon on Friday, Nov. 20, at DeMossNews.com/ManhattanDeclaration.

Jim Leach, the chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities and a former Republican congressman who represented Iowa for 30 years, will talk about the need to bridge different cultures at an NPC Luncheon on Friday, Nov. 20. Leach was among just six Republicans to vote against the 2002 Iraq war resolution and broke party ranks last year to endorse Democrat Barack Obama for president. Obama returned the favor in June when he nominated Leach to head the NEH, which supports scholarship and teaching in the areas of history, literature and philosophy. By then, Leach had left the House and was teaching at his alma mater, Princeton University, and serving as interim director of the Institute of Politics and Lecturer at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. The luncheon begins at 12:30 p.m. Reserve at (202) 662-7501. Cost of luncheon is $17 for National Press Club members, $28 for their guests and $35 for the general public.