97 Luncheon Crowds Entertainers were the biggest attractions at the Club's luncheons in 1997. Whoopi Goldberg and tenor Placido Domingo, the new director of the Washington Opera, drew the biggest audiences. Guests thus made up 57 percent of the luncheon audience in 1997. There were 71 luncheons during the year, and the average attendance was 196. Goldberg drew 417 listeners and Domingo 416.
Tickets are free but space is limited.
Call 202 662-7501 to reserve. Guests who will be present include Andrew Heyward, President of CBS News, and Eason Jordan, President of CNN International. Marvin Kalb will be host. The show will be broadcast on CBS Radio, News Channel 8 and other all-news cable affiliates. It will also be used on the Knowledge Network, which is available now to 30 million cable subscribers.