8/17/08
Dear Members,
Friday night is going to be huge (sorry for channeling
Donald Trump) at the Denver Press Club, with the annual
Clambake, the opening of a 1908 photo exhibit themed to
the Democratic National Convention, and the honoring of
Jim Sheeler and Todd Heisler as we add another duplicate
of the Pulitzer Prize to the club's walls in the
Pulitzer Lounge.
Please make your
Clambake reservations by noon Wednesday (see listing
below, with the blacktie-colorado.com listing). Please
DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE, and note that we
won't be able to accept walk-ins. In order to properly
plan and to ensure that we prepare enough food, it is
imperative that we have all reservations in hand by noon
Wednesday. Thank you.
Other notes:
Several new listings are
below, all related to the DNC. One talks about watching
Sen. Barack Obama's acceptance speech at the club on a
special large-screen HD TV that will be on loan to us.
We are selling great logoed
items for the DNC: polo shirts (about one-third already
have been sold), coffee cups and pens. They have a
double inscription, "Democratic National Convention
2008" and "Denver Press Club." Come get your collectors'
items at the club, or place an order with club manager
Carmen Green at 303-571-5260.
We'll also be selling these items during the half-dozen or so convention-related events that will be held at the club during the week of August 25, so don't get shut out.
Thanks
Bruce Goldberg
President, Board of
Directors
Denver Press Club
Buffet dinner this week:
Summer Special Happy Hours
4:30-7:30 p.m.
$4 margaritas, $5 glasses of
wine and $5.50 martinis.
Benefit DPC! Make your favorite dish for members and friends.
Call Carmen 303-571-5260.
Elements Catering and the DPC
present:
Monday, Aug. 25, 9-11 p.m.,
Colorado-style BBQ pork sandwiches, onion
rings, baked beans, $10.
Tuesday, Aug. 26, 9-11 p.m., mini buffalo
burgers, macaroni and cheese, tossed salad,
$10.
Wednesday, Aug. 27, 9-11
p.m., late-night breakfast of Belgian waffles,
hash browns, scrambled eggs, sausage, bacon, $10.
THIS WEEK'S EVENTS
Monday, Aug. 18, 8 a.m., SPJ
breakfast event -- part of the Helen Verba
Lecture Series, co-sponsored by The Denver Post -- with
author Thomas Frank, a Wall Street Journal columnist,
who will talk about his new book, "The
Wrecking Crew: How Conservatives Rule."
Frank is the author of "What's the Matter with
Kansas?" and "One Market Under God." The founding editor
of "The Baffler" and a contributing editor at Harper's,
Frank has received a Lannan award and been a guest
columnist for The New York Times. He writes a column for
the Wall Street Journal called The Tilting Ground.
Tickets are $15. This event, which starts with a
continental breakfast, takes place in the lobby
auditorium of the Denver Newspaper Agency, 101 W. Colfax
Ave.
RSVP GO TO
Thursday, Aug. 21, 6:30 p.m., monthly
meeting of the DPC Board of Directors. Members are
welcome to attend.
Friday, Aug. 22, Clambake. Friday, Aug.
22, will be a huge night at the Denver Press
Club, with three events:
The annual
Clambake, 6 p.m. We'll have clam chowders,
clams Italiano, clams casino, teriyaki salmon,
Mediterranean baked sole, steamers, raw bar, homemade
French fries, garden salad, rolls & butter, assorted
desserts. Cost: $36 per person.
FREE BEER, plus giveaway of promo items, thanks to a new sponsor, Warsteiner Importers, "Germany's finest brew!".
RESERVATIONS ARE MANDATORYRSVP
6:30 p.m. reception, 7 p.m. unveiling of the
Pulitzer Prizes for reporter Jim Sheeler and
photographer Todd Heisler; they each won a
Pulitzer for their 2006 Rocky Mountain News series,
"Final Salute." Sheeler, who now teaches at the
University of Colorado Boulder, won for feature writing.
Heisler, who now works at The New York Times, won for
feature photography. This event is free and no
registration is needed.
FREE
(and no reservations needed), at 6 p.m., opening of a
special photo exhibit, titled "1908" and in honor of the
Democratic National Convention coming to town for the
first time in 100 years. The DPC building was
barely 3 years old then. Come see what journalism looked
like back then through an exhibit that will be on
display through Sept. 26.
The
show includes some classic front pages, including one
with a Damon Runyon story as well as photographs of the
convention hall, presidential candidate William Jennings
Bryan and early work by the legendary photojournalist,
Harry Rhoads. There also will be digital copies of some
of the cartoons and stories that appeared in the Rocky
Mountain News as part of the 1908 DNC coverage.
FUTURE EVENTS
(Reservation deadline is 24 hours in advance at www.blacktie-colorado.com, unless otherwise indicated. Lunches start at noon, unless otherwise indicated. Lunch events cost $17 for DPC members, $20 for nonmembers. No-shows will be charged.)
Elements Catering and the DPC
present:
Monday, Aug. 25, 9-11 p.m.,
Colorado-style BBQ pork sandwiches, onion
rings, baked beans, $10.
Tuesday, Aug. 26, 9-11 p.m., mini buffalo
burgers, macaroni and cheese, tossed salad,
$10.
Wednesday, Aug. 27, 9-11
p.m., late-night breakfast of Belgian waffles,
hash browns, scrambled eggs, sausage, bacon, $10.
Monday, Aug. 25, noon TOM HAYDEN, co-founder of the Students for a Democratic Society, will be the speaker for the next edition of the Denver Press Club/Denver Athletic Club Speaker series, to be held AT THE DENVER ATHLETIC CLUB.
Hayden, a former California state legislator, will talk about his new book, "Writings for a Democratic Society - A Tom Hayden Reader." The book is a collection of his writings from the turbulent 1960s to the Iraq War.
The cost is $17 for members, $20 for nonmembers. Reservations are required. To RSVP, call the DAC at 720-931-6751 (there will be NO signup through blacktie-colorado.com for this event).
NEW LISTING Monday, Aug. 25, 9 p.m. and 11 p.m., Bar Standard, 1037 Broadway, club member Rima Sinclair is helping to present the "Axis of Evil Comedy Tour," a standup comedy tour featuring Middle-Eastern comedians Ahmed Ahmed, Aron Kader and Maz Jobrani, with special guest Dean Obeidallah. The Tour started in November 2005, and was named after President Bush dubbing Iraq, Iran, and North Korea, as the "Axis of Evil." The group jokes about terrorist groups along with being Middle-Eastern in America. Kader is Palestinian-American, Jobrani is Iranian-American, Ahmed Ahmed is Egyptian-American, and Obeidallah is Palestinian-American. Tickets: $25; info GO TO ; 303-829-5848
NEW LISTING Tuesday, Aug. 26, 8:30 a.m.
breakfast at the DPC, with Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell,
talking about "A View of the Election,"
presented by the John Hopkins University Center for the
Study of American Government and the Financial Times.
With Robert Guttman, director, Center on Politics and
Foreign Relations, and Chrystia Freeland, U.S. Managing
Editor, Financial Times.
CLUB MEMBERS ARE INVITED TO
THIS FREE EVENT, BUT SPACE IS LIMITED, SO PLEASE MAKE
RESERVATIONS ASAP, AND NO LATER THAN AUGUST 22, AT cpfr@jhu.edu and
write "Governor Ed Rendell, August 26th" in the subject
line.
NEW LISTING Thursday, Aug. 28, 8 a.m. breakfast at the DPC, with former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, talking about "Foreign Policy and the Election," presented by the John Hopkins University Center for the Study of American Government, and the Financial Times. With Robert Guttman, director, Center on Politics and Foreign Relations, and Lionel Barber, Editor-in-Chief, Financial Times. CLUB MEMBERS ARE INVITED TO THIS FREE EVENT, BUT SPACE IS LIMITED, SO PLEASE MAKE RESERVATIONS ASAP, AND NO LATER THAN AUGUST 22, AT cpfr@jhu.edu and write "Secretary Madeleine Albright, August 28th" in the subject line.
NEW LISTING Thursday, Aug. 28, OBAMA NIGHT - Struck out trying to get tickets to Invesco Field at Mile High? Then come watch the acceptance speech of Sen. Barack Obama on the club's temporary, high-definition, 6-foot flat-screen TV, and enjoy the dinner buffet.
Tuesday, Sept. 9, 6:00 p.m. The National Press Club 100TH YEAR CELEBRATION
The National Press Club is bringing a very special two-part program
to the Denver Press Club as part of the NPC's 100th birthday celebration. This free event is open to the general public, and we especially welcome journalism students, members of the media and Denver Press Club members.
NPC representative Gil Klein will present a portion of the NPC's centennial documentary, "A Century of Headlines,"
then conduct a panel to discuss the First Amendment, freedom of the press, and to look at where
the journalism profession is heading.
Gil will give each attendee one FREE COPY of the documentary.
Gil is a veteran national correspondent, a past NPC president and the author of the NPC's centennial history, "Reliable Sources: 100 Years at the National Press Club."
PANELISTS
Patty Calhoun, editor and founder, Westword
Mark Cardwell, managing editor digital media and strategic development, Denver Post
Brian Maass, investigative reporter, CBS 4 (KCNC-TV)
Deb Hurley, retired journalism professor, The Metropolitan State College of Denver
RSVP
Thursday, Sept. 11, social hour 7 p.m., dinner 8 p.m., the Rocky Mountain chapter of the Mystery Writers of America will host ATF special agent Carrie DiPirro. The bad guys keep coming up with weapons and explosives, smuggling cigarettes to avoid taxes, making a little moonshine, and guarding their pot fields with explosive booby traps. Meantime, the ATF is out to stop them. Find how all this is working out these days. DiPirro has been an ATF Special Agent for 22 years starting in New York City, and has been an explosives specialist since 1992. She is now the new public information officer, the face of ATF for the Denver Division.
RSVPs ARE MANDATORY. The reservation deadline is noon Monday, Sept. 8. RSVP to Colleen Collins, cocowrites2@gmail.com . No-shows will be expected to pay.
Thursday, Sept. 18, 6:30 p.m., monthly meeting of the DPC Board of Directors. Members are welcome to attend.(8) Thursday, Sept. 25, Denver Book Club June Meeting, 7 p.m., and it's FREE. The book selection is The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett. For more details, see the full listing: GO TO Info: Judah Freed, 303-722-2110.
About the book, from Publishers Weekly: Set in
12th-century England, the narrative concerns the
building of a cathedral in the fictional town of
Kingsbridge. The ambitions of three men merge, conflict
and collide through 40 years of social and political
upheaval as internal church politics affect the progress
of the cathedral and the fortunes of the protagonists.
"Follett has written a novel that entertains, instructs
and satisfies on a grand scale," judged PW. 
Annual Golf Tournament, Friday, Sept. 26, (changed from Sept. 12), annual golf tournament, teaming with the Colorado Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America and PR Newswire. At Arrowhead Golf Club, 10850 W. Sundown Trail, Littleton, with a 1:30 p.m. shotgun start, followed by a barbecue buffet dinner. Only $75 per person before Sept. 5, $85 after. Details: GO TO
Thursday, Oct. 2, cash bar
reception at 5:30 p.m., event at 6:30 p.m., we present
"Bad Press Release Theater - or, Whose Press Release is
it Anyway?" The Bad Press Players (a group of
journalists and public relations professionals) will
reverse their normal roles in a series of humorous,
improvisational skits aimed at exploring the
relationship between the press and the publicists. This
event is free, but reservations are required.
RSVP
Friday, Oct.
3, 6 p.m. reception, 7 p.m. dinner,
the club hosts its
13th Annual Denver Press Club Hall of Fame Banquet.
The inductees are Denny Dressman, Gil Spencer,
Joan White, Dick Woodbury and, posthumously, Jack
Foster. The cost is $60. RSVP
Wednesday, Oct. 8, 17th Annual Colorado Book Awards,
presented by the Colorado Center for the Book.
Info: Colorado Center for the Book
Sunday, Oct. 26, 6 p.m. dinner, 7 p.m. showtime: The DENVER PRESS CLUB GRIDIRON SHOW
at the Denver Marriott City Center Hotel, 1701 California St. More details TK.
(13) Friday, April 17, 2009: The 15th Annual Damon Runyon Award Banquet, with Rick Reilly as honoree and guest speaker. More details to come.