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| Anne Arundel Extra The Washington Post This Week 3 Church Circle Annapolis, Md. 21401 Fax: 410-267-6972 E-mail: fannings@washpost.com | Howard Extra The Washington Post This Week 10490 Little Patuxent Pkwy. Suite 650 Columbia, Md. 21044 Phone: 410-772-2300 Fax: 410-772-2330 E-mail: hocoextra@washpost.com |
| Montgomery Extra The Washington Post This Week 51 Monroe St., Suite 500 Rockville, Md. 20850 Phone: 301-294-2600 Fax: 301-279-5665 E-mail: mocoextra@washpost.com | Prince George's Extra The Washington Post This Week 14402 Old Mill Rd., Suite 201 Upper Marlboro, Md. 20772 Phone: 301-952-1391 Fax: 301-952-1397 E-mail: pgextra@washpost.com |
| Southern Maryland Extra The Washington Post This Week 100 North Oak Avenue LaPlata, Md. 20646 Phone: 301-934-3513 Fax: 301-934-1088 | |
Virginia Extra
Please note: Although there are separate city and county extras, "This Week" listings are the same in all of them. You need only send your event listing to the address for your local bureau, and it will appear in "This Week" in all of the Virginia Weekly sections.
| Arlington/Alexandria/ Falls Church Weekly The Washington Post This Week 526 King St., Suite 515 Alexandria, Va. 22314 Phone: 703-518-3000 Fax: 703-518-3001 | Fairfax Extra The Washington Post This Week 4020 University Dr., Suite 220 Fairfax, Va. 22030 Phone: 703-352-2560 Fax: 703-273-2836 E-mail: mackj@washpost.com |
Listings must be received at least 14 days before the publication date. Include the event name and/or a brief description, dates and times, the exact address, the fee (if any) and a publishable contact phone number.
Loudoun Extra
The Washington Post
Calendar Listing
305 Harrison St. SE
Leesburg, Va. 20175
Phone: 703-771-4102
Fax: 703-777-8437
E-mail: maucks@washpost.com
Prince William Extra
Each Sunday, the Prince William Extra section, which is delivered to Prince William County subscribers, publishes the Prince William Calendar, a listing of community events held by public and nonprofit organizations. In addition, the Virginia Weekly column "This Week" includes some listings that appear in the Prince William Calendar.
Listings must be received at least 14 days before the publication date. Include the event name and/or a brief description, dates and times, the exact address, the fee (if any) and a publishable contact phone number.
Prince William Extra
The Washington Post
Calendar Listing
13662 Office Place #102
Woodbridge, Va. 22192
Phone: 703-670-5877
Fax: 703-670-7197
Weekend
The Weekend section, which is printed in the newspaper every Friday, includes a news calendar of educational, cultural, recreational and sports events in the Washington area. The listings editor suggests that you look at an issue or two of Weekend before sending in your event to get a sense of whether the event is appropriate for Weekend and under which category it might fall.
Your listing must be received at the newspaper at least 10 days before the Friday on which it should run. Send a complete description of the event, including date, time, street address, cost (if any) and a publishable contact phone number. Be specific about addresses and intersections, opening and closing times, admission prices (including the age limit for children's discounts) and other details that a reader will need to know.
Listing Category [What's Doing, Weekend's Best,
On the Town, On Exhibit, etc.]
Weekend Section
The Washington Post
Washington, D.C. 20071
Religion Events
Each Saturday, The Post prints Religion pages inside the Metro section that include a list of coming events. All items must be submitted two weeks before the date of the event. Include the date, time, street address, a description of the event and a contact number for publication. Festivals, bazaars and services that take place during normal worship hours will not be considered.
Religion
The Washington Post
1150 15th St. NW
Washington, D.C. 20071
Weekend
The Weekend section, which is printed in the newspaper every Friday, includes a news calendar of educational, cultural, recreational and sports events in the Washington area. The listings editor suggests that you look at an issue or two of Weekend before sending in your event to get a sense of whether it is appropriate for Weekend and under which category it might fall.
Your listing must be received at the newspaper at least 10 days before the Friday on which it should run. Include a complete description of the event, including date, time and street address cost (if any) and a publishable contact phone number. Be specific about addresses and intersections, opening and closing times, admission prices (including the age limit for children's discounts) and other details that a reader will need to know.
Listing Category [What's Doing, Weekend's Best,
On the Town, On Exhibit, etc.]
Weekend Section
The Washington Post
Washington, D.C. 20071
Guide to the Lively Arts
The Guide to the Lively Arts appears in the newspaper daily. On Mondays through Thursdays and Saturdays, the Guide appears in the Style section; on Fridays, it appears in the Weekend section; and on Sundays, it appears in the Arts section. Announcements in the Guide are paid advertisements and include theater, opera, dinner theater, music, play reading and rehearsal listings. The deadline for receiving ads depends on the day the ad will run.
For Friday's Guide: Tuesday noon
For Sunday's: Thursday 3 p.m.
For Monday's: Friday 3 p.m.
For Tuesday's: Monday noon
For Wednesday's: Tuesday noon
For Thursday's: Wednesday noon
For Saturday's: Friday noon
You can submit your ad over the phone, via fax or in the mail. If you fax or mail your ad, be sure to include your billing information: the name of the group or individual, an address and a phone number. There is a $250 credit limit when placing ads.
Guide to the Lively Arts
The Washington Post
1150 15th St. NW
Washington D.C. 20071
ATTN: Classified Advertising
FAX: 202-334-6724
Phone: 202-334-7063
The Food section, published every Wednesday, includes listings of food-related events on Page 3, under the heading "To Do." Your listings should include the event name, date, time, cost, street address, a contact person and a phone number for the Food section staff, and contact information that can be published. Space is limited, and not all events will be listed. Preference is given to unusual events and charity events. Each week, the Food section strives to list a variety of events and locations in the metropolitan area.
Stephanie Sedgwick/To Do
The Food Section
The Washington Post
1150 15th St. NW
Washington, D.C. 20071
Fax: 202-334-5059, Attn: Stephanie Sedgwick
The Health Calendar, which is printed every Tuesday in the Health section, includes support groups and meetings of special interest; classes, workshops and seminars; lectures; blood drives and health screenings; special events; and resources. Priority is given to free and low-cost events. The Health Calendar does not publish information about fund-raisers or large conferences. Include the date, time, description, street address, fee (if any) and publishable contact phone number. Calendar submissions must be received two weeks before publication.
Nicole Lewis
Health Calendar
The Washington Post
1150 15th St. NW
Washington, D.C. 20071
Home, Design & Gardening-Related Events
"Watch This Space" and "Coming Up" are printed every Thursday in the Home section. "Watch This Space" includes designer showcase house tours; art/antique/collectibles museum shows and events; and lectures, classes and other events related to the practical and aesthetic issues surrounding architecture and the home. Priority is given to events accessible to the greatest number of people (i.e., a class for 30 rather than five participants, or an event that costs $15 rather than $75). Include a title or a brief description of the event, the street address, date, time, fee (if any) and a publishable contact phone number. The deadline is two weeks before publication.
"Watch This Space" or "Coming Up"
Home Section
The Washington Post
1150 15th St. NW
Washington, D.C. 20071
Fax: 202-334-5059
The Literary Calendar, which is printed in the Book World section on the last Sunday of the month, includes book signings, author readings and other gatherings of literary interest open to the public.
Listings must be received by the 15th of the month before the event. Priority is given to free events. Include the name of the author who is speaking, the event's title and/or a brief description, the street address, date and time, and a publishable contact phone number.
The Washington Post Book World
ATTN: Literary Calendar
1150 15th St. NW
Washington, D.C. 20071
Fax: 202-334-5059
E-mail: ruffc@washpost.com
Promotions, appointments and personnel moves in the Washington area are listed every Monday in the Washington Business section. It takes about a month from receipt of an announcement for it to appear in the newspaper.
Please include the name of the person being recognized and his or her former and current titles and organizations. You may include a photograph, but not all are used and they will not be returned.
Appointments
Business News Department
The Washington Post
1150 15th St. NW
Washington, D.C. 20071
E-mail: business@washpost.com
Wedding, Engagement, Anniversary and Birth Announcements
Wedding, engagement, anniversary and birth announcements are paid advertisements that appear in the Style section on Sundays. To place an announcement, you must include your name, address, home phone, daytime phone and/or fax number. The deadline is the Tuesday before Sunday publication. Black and white glossy photographs offer the best reproduction, but The Post will work with any photo you send and will strive (but not guarantee) to return all photos.
The Washington Post Wedding and Announcement Desk
1150 15th St. NW, 6th Floor
Washington, D.C. 20071
Fax: 202-334-5966
Phone: 202-334-5736 or 1-800-627-1150, Ext. 5736
Death Notices
Death and in memoriam notices are paid advertisements that appear in the Metro section every day. Anybody can place a death notice of any length.
The cost is $9.21 per line, with a minimum charge of $64.47 (which includes up to seven lines). Some funeral homes include a death notice as a service for the family. If someone other than the funeral home or crematorium provides a death notice, the death must be verified through the funeral home, the crematorium or, in the case of organ and cadaver donors, the hospital to which the body was donated.
You can phone in a death notice to 202-334-4122 (Monday-Friday 8:30a.m.-5p.m., Saturday and Sunday noon-5 p.m.) or send it by fax to 202-334-7188. Faxed death notices must be received by 3 p.m. and must include billing information (name, address, home and daytime phone numbers, and a fax number if possible). You will be contacted by phone or fax to verify the cost of your advertisement before its final approval to run in the newspaper.
You can also file a death notice in person, at The Post's front counter, at 1150 15th St. NW, until 5 p.m. weekdays. You can pay in person with cash, a check (no starter checks), Visa, MasterCard, American Express or a money order.
Obituaries
Obituaries are news stories. Unlike death notices, you do not pay for obituaries.
Obituaries are written about people who have lived in the Washington area for a substantial part of their lives. Families should call as soon as possible. Obituaries can be printed up to 30 days after the death, but we need to hear from you well before that deadline. You must include the deceased's age, medical cause of death, place of death, place of birth, town of residence, and length of time lived in the Washington area. Also needed are a work history, information about any military experience, the name of the college from which the deceased matriculated, the name of the local high school (if applicable) and information about membership in local organizations and volunteer work. List the names and towns of residence of all spouses (if there was a divorce, it will be identified as such, and if the spouse is deceased, please include the year he or she died), and the names and towns of residence of all surviving children and siblings. Include the numbers, but not the names, of any grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Finally, please give the name of the mortuary, although it will not be published. No funeral or memorial service/donation information is included in obituaries.
Please fax this information to 202-334-6553. After sending your fax, you must call 202-334-6477 to confirm that it was received and to answer questions, if there are any. The newspaper tries to print all obituaries the day after it has received information, but it does not guarantee that this will happen.
You can also send your information in the mail; again, you must call 202-334-6477 to confirm its receipt and to answer questions. If you have any questions about these or other requirements, call the obituary desk at 202-334-6477.
Obituaries/Newsroom
The Washington Post
1150 15th St. NW
Washington, D.C. 20071
Fax: 202-334-6553
Phone: 202-334-6477
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