Member News
Speed Networking, 6:30 pm Aug 11
August 9, 2010
Speed networking will be held at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 11, in the Holeman Lounge. Club members are invited to attend to meet colleagues and representatives from around the region. Bloomberg, Platts and Discovery Studios are among the organizations that will be in attendance. There will be a…
Read More"Easy Rider" at 7 pm Aug. 12
August 9, 2010
"Easy Rider" will be shown at 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 12, in the ballroom as part of "Screen on the Green Indoors" sponsored by the Events Committee. Free of charge. -- Dipka Bhambhani, [email protected]
Read MoreWomen Sought for Migraine Study
August 9, 2010
A sponsor of the 5K run/walk, Neurology and Headache Treatment Center, is in search of participants in a migraine study. If you suffer with recurring migraines, you are invited to volunteer for a clinical study involving 4,500 women who suffer from migraine headaches. The study will research the…
Read MoreDeadline to Submit Entries for Members' Photo Exhibit is Aug. 20
August 4, 2010
Entries are due by Friday, Aug. 20, for the NPC Members' Photography Exhibition. Photos may be dropped off in the NPC Membership Office beginning Monday, Aug. 9. Each member may submit up to four photos. The exhibit, sponsored by the Photography Committee, is open to all NPC members and is not…
Read MoreAndrew Price, 43 Years on NPC Staff
August 4, 2010
Veteran waiter Andrew Price reached a 43-year milestone at the Club this week. He has served meals to kings and presidents and movie stars, but what Price likes to do most is feed the media. "He picked the right job when he showed up for work one hot August day 43 years ago," Executive Director…
Read MoreFiction Writers Meet 1 pm Aug 5; Members Only
August 4, 2010
The Fiction Writers Workshop led by Joyce Winslow will meet in the Reliable Source Restaurant at 1 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 5. There is no charge. If you are unable to attend this inaugural meeting but are interested in joining the group, email [email protected].
Read MoreMember's Play at Greenbelt Arts Center
August 2, 2010
"Charleston Revisited," a play by Club member Anthony E. Gallo, will be presented at 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 6 and 13, and Saturday, Aug. 7 and 14, and at 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 8 and 15, at Greenbelt Arts Center, 123 Centerway. Greenbelt , Md. Reserve at 301-441-8770. Tickets are $15; $12 for seniors…
Read MoreGolden Owl Ann Ewing Dies
August 2, 2010
Ann E. Ewing, 89, a Club member since 1952, died July 24. The Washington Post obituary described her as a journalist who specialized in writing about science and who is thought to be the first to report on so-called black holes. Ms. Ewing wrote from the late 1940s to the late 1960s for Science News…
Read MoreFiction Writers Group Meets at 1 pm Aug. 5
July 28, 2010
The first meeting of the NPC Fiction Writers Group is at 1 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 5, in the Reliable Source Restaurant. Attendees should bring 10 copies of three to five pages of their fiction for others to see and comment on. The group will set a calendar for future meetings and begin workshopping…
Read MoreEarn $50 for Recruiting 5 Members
July 28, 2010
Need some talking points as you talk up the Club's benefits while recruiting colleagues and friends to join? We're here to help you earn a $50 Fourth Estate Restaurant gift certificate for recruiting five new Club members. Members enjoy networking opportunities with our 3,400-plus members with…
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