Tickets Now on Sale for Journopalooza III

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Jan 06, 2011, 01:52 ET

Reporters Become Rockstars to Raise Money for Media Charities Friday, January 21 at the National Press Club

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Tickets are now on sale for the most outrageous rock & roll spectacle ever planned for the National Press Club. Ballroom walls will tremble as McClatchy's Jonathan Landay blazes through blues riffs. As in previous years, Pulitzer-prize-winning Washington Post political cartoonist Tom Toles will expect screaming groupies to slingshot lacy undergarments in his direction. By the end of the ferocious battle, audience members will have voted to anoint "DC's Best Media Band."

A record-breaking lineup of seven musical acts has been confirmed for Journopalooza III. Four notorious veterans of the Journopalooza stage return by popular demand: Charm Offensive, Dirty Bomb, Nobody's Business, and Suspicious Package. Preparing for their debut appearances at the annual event, Journopalooza welcomes: The Stepping Stones, a Monkees cover band fronted by two Washington Post reporters; the folky eclectic sounds of Rebecca Christie & Peter Fields, whose talented singer spends her days at Bloomberg; and classic rockers NRBK, whose members have a combined professional history of more than 50 years in media.

The evening will be hosted by DC's Funniest Journalists, co-winners of Commedia dell Media II, Military.com's Jamie McIntyre and FOX Business Network's Rich Edson. Flying Dog beer will be flowing from five cash bars after doors open at 7. Additional fun and fabulosity made possible with the generous support of the Recording Industry Association of America, BAE Systems, and the Brunswick Group. Proceeds from Journopalooza benefit three great media causes: The Committee to Protect Journalists/Journalist Assistance Program, The Eric Friedheim National Journalism Library, and Reporters Without Borders.

General admission tickets are $25 in advance, and $30 at the door. Tickets, including an exclusive VIP package with an open bar meet-and-greet with the media/rockstars, are available at www.Journopalooza.com.

JOURNOPALOOZA III EVENT DETAILS

When: Friday, January 21, 2011

Doors and Bar: 6:30

Show starts: 7:30

Where: National Press Club ballroom

529 14th Street, NW, 13th Floor

How much: $25 in advance, $30 at the door

VIP Package: $35 in advance

See www.journopalooza.com for additional info on the performers, or contact [email protected] to arrange for an interview.

SOURCE National Press Club