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Reliable Source Irish Buffet, March 17
March 4, 2020
National Press Club members and their guests are invited for a St. Patrick’s Day buffet and celebration on Tuesday, March 17 starting at 5:30 for food and music by popular guitarist Mat Palombo at 6:30 p.m. There will be a special drinks and buffet items for this occasion. The price of the buffet…
Read MoreHouse and Bar Team meets Monday, March 9
March 4, 2020
The National Press Club's House and Bar Team will meet at noon Monday, March 9, in the 14th floor Cosgrove Lounge. The agenda includes the start of a discussion of the team's 2020 priorities. The gorup is responsible for reviewing the Club’s House Rules on an annual basis and for making …
Read MoreProfessional Development Team seeks new members
February 26, 2020
The National Press Club's Professional Development Team is being revived and rebuilt with a new mission tailored for 2020: how to help the press improve its coverage of the elections. And it's looking for new members to make it a reality. Following the late 2018 hiring of Julie Moos as the National…
Read MoreGet out your green: Club's St. Patrick's Day buffet, celebration coming up
February 26, 2020
The National Press Club's annual St. Patrick's Day celebration -- always a gala event -- is around the corner. Featuring a sumptuous buffet plus Irish music by popular guitarist Matt Palombo, the event is slated for Tuesday, March 17, in the Reliable Source restaurant. The food comes out starting…
Read MoreDeadline today for application to join Headliners Team
February 25, 2020
Headliners is seeking members to fill five recently opened slots on the team. The Headliners Team, the only National Press Club committee whose members are appointed by the Club president, books and organizes Headliner luncheons, Newsmakers and Book Raps at the Club. Recent speakers have…
Read MoreMembers get discount to screening of 'The Hoy Boys' at Independent Film Festival, March 6
February 25, 2020
National Press Club members can receive discount tickets to a screening of "The Hoy Boys," a film documenting working class twin brothers rose to become noted White House news photographers, at the D.C. Independent Film Festival Friday, March 6, at 5:45 p.m. at the Carnegie Institute for Science.…
Read MoreClub’s indie authors to hear how to turn a manuscript into a book, March 12
February 25, 2020
Katherine Pickett, owner of POP Editorial Services, will be guest speaker at the next meeting of the independent authors group of the National Press Club Thursday, March 12, from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the McClendon Room. Authors who have published via the independent route (sometimes called self-…
Read MoreClub softball team readies for 2020 season, seeks players
February 20, 2020
The National Press Club softball team (aka “The Big Blue Machine”) is gearing up for the 2020 season and is looking to add new players. The team competes in the Metropolitan Media Softball League (MMSL) against teams from ABC News, POLITICO, Bloomberg, NBC News, The Wall Street Journal, The…
Read MoreFollow Democratic drama tomorrow at Club's Super Tuesday Watch Party, March 3
February 20, 2020
Be a part of the excitement on Tuesday, March 3, at the National Press Club's Super Tuesday Watch Party. This event starts at 6 p.m. and is open to the public and media. It includes food, drinks and, of course, live coverage of the primary election results as they come in. Tickets are $25 for Club…
Read MoreSmith Jackson Band to highight Presidential Dinner & Cocktails, tomorrow
February 19, 2020
The Smith Jackson Band, a local duo performing an eclectic mix of folk, rock, and bluegrass music, will entertain at the Presidential Dinner and Cocktails tomorrow evening, Thursday, Feb. 20, in the Reliable Source. Band members Steve Patterson and Louise Wise -- originally hail from Fort Smith,…
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