Member News
Club lease remains unchanged after National Press Building sale
June 30, 2011
Affiliates of AEW Capital Management L.P. and Quadrangle Development Corp. bought the National Press Building this week for $167.5 million from the previous owner, Quadrangle. The new ownership structure should have little impact on tenants in the building, including the National Press Club,…
Read MoreDiscount tickets available to Budapest orchestra performance at Kennedy Center
June 30, 2011
National Press Club members and their guests can obtain special discounted tickets en bloc to the Kennedy Center performance of the world-renowned Budapest Festival Orchestra for a performance at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 26. The orchestra, under the direction of founder Ivan Fischer, is on a world…
Read MoreMissed Gaiman event but want to buy signed book? Contact library
June 28, 2011
Weren’t able to make it to the Neil Gaiman event earlier this week? A limited number of signed copies of “American Gods,” “The Graveyard Book,” “Neverwhere,” “Anansi Boys,” “Coraline” and “Smoke and Mirrors” are still available for sale through the Eric Friedheim National Journalism Library until…
Read MoreLearn about Civil War photography at June 29 Photo Committee meeting
June 28, 2011
Carol M. Johnson and Helena Zinkham of the Library of Congress will discuss the Library's new photo exhibit, "The Last Full Measure: Civil War Photographs from the Liljenquist Family Collection," and will describe the exhibit's unique photographic processes, at the monthly luncheon meeting of the…
Read MoreMembers visit hallowed Civil War ground
June 28, 2011
Early on Saturday morning, June 18, a luxurious bus picked up 52 people in front of the National Press Club and transported us to the horrors of the Civil War. It has been 150 years since the First Battle of Manassas. The tours of the battlefields, sponsored by the Civil War Trust, are remarkable…
Read MoreStrap on your lobster bib for the last time until fall, June 29
June 27, 2011
Enjoy the final Lobster Night on Wednesday, June 29, at the Fourth Estate Restaurant. As of June 30, the scrumptious crusteans go on hiatus to swim and dance and party in cool Maine waters during July and August. The popular Club event will return September 28 on its regular last Wednesday of the…
Read MoreKazakhstan Embassy Night, June 28, 6:30pm
June 27, 2011
There are 25 spaces available for Club members to attend Kazakhstan Embassy Night, which has been arranged by the International Correspondents Committee at the embassy from 6:30pm on Tuesday, June 28. This event is for members only to allow a maximum number of NPC members to attend. Here’s your…
Read MoreGet the scoop on the Board of Governors
June 23, 2011
Minutes from the May Board of Governors meeting have been posted at http://press.org/membership/board-minutes.
Read MoreGoing to Miami? Or Brussels? Or perhaps New Zealand? There's a Club for you!
June 23, 2011
The Board of Governors approved reciprocal club relationships with three clubs – the Bankers Club of Miami, Fla., the National Press Club of Wellington, New Zealand and the Brussels Press Club Europe. The Bankers Club (http://www.thebankersclub.com/) provides a range of services similar to those…
Read MoreCheck your pulse at Club's Health Fair
June 23, 2011
Sign up now for personalized fitness testing, yoga demonstrations and health screenings at the National Press Club & Washington Sport Club onsite health fair on Tuesday, July 26 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Early registrants will get a one-week pass to Washington Sport Club. Email Fitness Director…
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