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Mojo
ABTA Master Teacher
649 N Fair Oaks Ave #201
Pasadena CA 91103
(626) 247-4457
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We do have a "lost and found" area, though it's not really marked! If
you look next to the coat rack on a spare side table, you'll see a
collection of sunglasses, water bottles, a watch, and convention cards
that need to make their way back home.
At some future date, we'll refresh the area by discarding the lost
items, so give it a look next time you visit!
NAP qualifiers last chance
This week our Open Pairs games will all be NAP Qualifiers. The
masterpoint awards are huge, and paid as 50% black and 50% red points.
The $1 extra card fee goes to help pay some travel reimbursement for the
pairs qualifying from District 23 to compete at the spring nationals
next March in Memphis.
There are three strata, non-Life Masters under 500 points, players under
2500 points, and the Open championship strat. Your qualification for a
strat is determined by your masterpoint holding on May 6, 2024, when
masterpoints were compiled from events through April 30. If you went
over 500 or over 2500 since then, you're still eligible for the lower
level. Check the back of your June /ACBL Bulletin/ to be sure.
For all the details about the North American Pairs in District 23,
including game reservations for the district final on October 27, visit
the NAP information page here: https://nap.bridgemojo.com/
Are you curious if you've already qualified? Look for your name on the
District 23 qualifier list here
<https://web2.acbl.org/documentLibrary/play/NAP_Qualifiers/NAP_D23.htm>.
(Note that the list is sorted by unit number.)
Open for Labor Day weekend!
Come hang out for our games on Saturday, the Unit Game on Sunday, Sept.
1, and the club game on Monday, Sept. 2, Labor Day!
Upcoming courses
Our bridge curriculum features eight different courses for players of
all levels! We currently offer courses on Wednesday and Thursday
evenings, from 7:00-9:00 PM, rotating through the catalog of courses as
best possible.
The next courses will be:
* /Improving Your Judgment - Doubles
<https://pasadenabridgeclub.com/course/iyj_doubles>/, starting Sept. 11
* /Bridge Basics 2 - Competitive Bidding
<https://pasadenabridgeclub.com/course/competitive-bidding>/,
starting Sept. 12
Each course runs for six meetings. The $120 course fee includes an
excellent textbook. You can save your seat in either course at this
link: https://pasadenabridgeclub.com/contact/course_enrollment
Classes this coming week
Individual classes are available to join for $25. No need to sign up for
a full course!
The defense course is especially good for drop-ins! Send me a note and
let me know you're coming.
* Wednesday, 7:00 PM, /Introduction to Defense/, "Signaling against
suit contracts"
* Thursday, 7:00 PM, /Bridge Basics 1 - Introduction/ "Practice hands"
Coming up ...
The Pasadena San Gabriel Unit (ACBL 559) will be hosting three games in
September. The club will host unit games on Sept. 1 and 15.
We also have our fan favorite "Over/Under" game scheduled for Sunday,
Sept. 29. Newer players will be assigned to ppartner for the day, and
get a taste of a true club tournament game with an experienced partner.
More about that soon!
The next silver point week will be October 7-12.
/Bridge Basics 1 - Introduction/ will begin again on Wednesday evenings
starting October 23. Enrollment is open now at PCC Extension
<https://pasadena.augusoft.net/index.cfm?method=ClassInfo.ClassInformation&i…>!
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Best regards,
Mojo, Jane, Zachary
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Mojo
ABTA Master Teacher
649 N Fair Oaks Ave #201
Pasadena CA 91103
(626) 247-4457
pasadenabridgeclub.com <https://pasadenabridgeclub.com>
These are our last couple of days to get the 5-game discount card.
Thursday is August 15, and the final day to buy some future games for
$10. We'll sell you as many as four cards for $50 each, and a lot of
people have been buying as many as they can. That's commitment!
Games at the club are now $12. Next Monday we have a week of silver
point games with the Western Conference Sectional Tournament at Clubs,
and following that will be the last chance to get your qualifier for the
North American Pairs tournament. Those games will be $13 to cover the
extra sanction fee from the ACBL.
For the special games, you can still use your punch cards, but we'll ask
you to kick in a buck.
Our coffee service, Parks Coffee, is discontinuing the sale of lemonade
and iced tea, and will stop supporting the dispensers like the one I
have in the club. Admittedly the dispenser has been a bit unreliable!
I still love my Arnold Palmers, and would like to serve iced tea and
lemonade. I'll be looking for some alternatives. We have enough supply
to last another month or two.
Classes this coming week
Individual classes are available to join for $25. No need to sign up for
a full course!
The defense course is especially good for drop-ins! Send me a note and
let me know you're coming.
* Wednesday, 7:00 PM, /Introduction to Defense/, "Third-hand play to
the first trick"
* Thursday, 7:00 PM, /Bridge Basics 1 - Introduction/ "Major Suit
Opening Bids and Responses"
Coming up ...
*Silver point games, August 19-24*. The Western Conference is hosting
this Sectional Tournament at Clubs. Clubs throughout California and
Nevada are eligible to participate, so the overall awards are
potentially pretty big!
*North American Pairs Qualifiers, August 26-31*. As well as paying huge
masterpoint awards (half red, half black), if you earn at least 50% in
these games you qualify to compete in the NAP District Final on October
27. And that could lead to competing in the NAP finals in Memphis next
March!
These NAP Qualifiers are your last chance for the 2024-25 NAP. August 31
is the last day for club qualifiers. For lots more information about the
North American Pairs, drop in here: https://nap.bridgemojo.com/
Finally, our next courses will be I/mproving Your Judgment - Doubles/
starting Sept. 11, and /Bridge Basics 2 - Competitive Bidding/ starting
Sept. 12. All the information is available here
<https://pasadenabridgeclub.com/available_courses>.
Best regards,
Mojo, Jane, Zachary
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Mojo
ABTA Master Teacher
649 N Fair Oaks Ave #201
Pasadena CA 91103
(626) 247-4457
pasadenabridgeclub.com <https://pasadenabridgeclub.com>
We have a great new group of students in /Bridge Basics 1 -
Introduction/ on Thursday evenings. Michael Blottin and Jane Winer will
be hosting practice sessions for them (and anyone else interested) on
Saturday mornings at 9:30 at the club in our classroom.
It's also great to see the new students popping in for Office Hours,
Monday through Thursday at 3:00 PM.
One of the hurdles that new players have to overcome is holding and
seeing 13 cards at once, while trying to sort them into suits and rank.
I just made a short video called *Sort a bridge hand
<https://youtu.be/7tolBTlo74Q>* and posted it to the club's YouTube
channel. It shows how I do it, which is probably one of a thousand ways
to sort a hand. You can see it here: https://youtu.be/7tolBTlo74Q
Still time to buy discount cards
Card fees for games at the bridge club are now $12 for regular games,
$13 for special games (STaC, NAP, fund games, etc.).
To ease the transition, we're selling punch cards of five games for $50.
You can buy as many as four if you like (that's commitment!). We'll have
them for sale through August 15.
They've been going quickly! I need to go make some more right after I
finish this newsletter. :)
Saturday intermediate/novice (299er) game
Our first Saturday morning game for the I/N players had a great turnout,
with seven tables. Everyone came for the 9:30 workshop, and it was very
well received.
The lessons will consist of a single hand with interesting bidding,
play, or defense problems. Following at about 10:00 we'll play a
matchpoint duplicate game of 14 boards.
Everything will be done by 12:15, with the rest of your Saturday still
available. (Or have some lunch and play in the Open Pairs game at 1:00,
like Carol and Terri did last week!)
Classes this coming week
Individual classes are available to join for $25. No need to sign up for
a full course!
The defense course is especially good for drop-ins! Send me a note and
let me know you're coming.
* Wednesday, 7:00 PM, /Introduction to Defense/, "Opening Leads
against Trump Contracts"
* Thursday, 7:00 PM, /Bridge Basics 1 - Introduction/ "1 Notrump
Opening Bids and Responses"
Coming up ...
*Silver point games, August 19-24*. The Western Conference is hosting
this Sectional Tournament at Clubs. Clubs throughout California and
Nevada are eligible to participate, so the overall awards are
potentially pretty big!
*North American Pairs Qualifiers, August 26-31*. As well as paying huge
masterpoint awards (half red, half black), if you earn at least 50% in
these games you qualify to compete in the NAP District Final on October
27. And that could lead to competing in the NAP finals in Memphis next
March!
These NAP Qualifiers are your last chance for the 2024-25 NAP. August 31
is the last day for club qualifiers. For lots more information about the
North American Pairs, drop in here: https://nap.bridgemojo.com/
Finally, our next courses will be I/mproving Your Judgment - Doubles/
starting Sept. 11, and /Bridge Basics 2 - Competitive Bidding/ starting
Sept. 12. All the information is available here
<https://pasadenabridgeclub.com/available_courses>.
Best regards,
Mojo, Jane, Zachary
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Learn and play bridge!
Mojo
ABTA Master Teacher
649 N Fair Oaks Ave #201
Pasadena CA 91103
(626) 247-4457
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I have three great opportunities to learn and improve your bridge game.
It all starts this week!
I'm really excited about the return of the Saturday morning workshop.
Read on for more ...
And don't forget our Monday through Thursday "Office Hours" sessions
from 3:00 - 5:00 PM. Drop in whenever you like and play some casual
bridge with other bridge players at your level.
Introduction to Defense
This course introduces the essentials of good defense, helping you work
with your partner to win as many tricks as you can. Good defense
requires imagination, logic, communication, and puzzle solving skills.
Two-thirds of your bridge play will be on defense!
The textbook is by Eddie Kantar, updated by Barbara Seagram in 2019. The
style is delightful, sometimes whimsical, easy to read and understand
* Six Wednesday evenings, 7:00-9:00 PM, starting July 31.
* $120 includes textbook
* Full description and lesson plan
<https://pasadenabridgeclub.com/course/intro-to-defense>
* Click here to reserve your seat
<https://pasadenabridgeclub.com/contact/course_enrollment>
Bridge Basics 1 - Introduction
This is the starting point for folks who've never played bridge, and a
great way to get back into the game if you've been away from it for a while.
The first class teaches all of the mechanics of the game (you can't miss
this one if you've never played!). The following classes introduce ways
to win more tricks and find better contracts.
As of this email, we only have a handful of seats left for this session.
* Six Thursday evenings, 7:00-9:00 PM, starting August 1.
* $85 + $15 for textbook
* Full description and lesson plan
<https://pasadenabridgeclub.com/course/bridge-basics-introduction>
* Click here to reserve your seat
<https://pasadena.augusoft.net/index.cfm?method=ClassInfo.ClassInformation&i…>
through PCC Extension
Saturday morning workshop and game
The Saturday workshop is back with a new starting time and a great new
series of lessons.
We'll meet at 9:30 for the workshop, and follow at 10:00 with a 14-15
board bridge game that /awards masterpoints/. The game will be finished
by 12:15, leaving your Saturday afternoon free. If you need more, play
in the Open Pairs game at 1:00!
Our workshop will focus on hands from Eddie Kantar's excellent "Thinking
Bridge" series. We'll start by bidding and playing a hand. Each hand
will have interesting bidding, declarer play, and defense problems to solve.
Every hand is a great example of /how to think/ about a bridge hand, and
not just blindly follow the guidelines you've learned.
Next Bridge Basics 1 - Introduction ...
The next offering of Bridge Basics 1 will be held on Wednesday evenings
starting October 31. The course is already available for registration
<https://pasadena.augusoft.net/index.cfm?method=ClassInfo.ClassInformation&i…>
in the PCC Extension catalog. For all your friends curious about bridge,
let them know!
Come learn and play bridge!
Mojo
While I'm away (or Zachary is away) at any time, we may be reasonably
well connected, but might not be able to respond to requests in a timely
fashion.
If you're accustomed to TXTing or emailing my personal phone number or
email address, it will reach me, but won't reach Zachary. It may not get
attention this week.
So to send game reservations or information, here's what you can do to
be sure we both will see it (and any future staff):
* Email: staff(a)pasadenabridgeclub.com
* Telephone and voice mail: (626) 247-4457
* TXT message: (626) 247-4457
* Web site: Click the "Contact the bridge club" link and write a note
I'll be back soon!
Best regards,
Mojo
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Mojo
ABTA Master Teacher
649 N Fair Oaks Ave #201
Pasadena CA 91103
(626) 247-4457
pasadenabridgeclub.com <https://pasadenabridgeclub.com>
I think the bridge club caught the leading edge of the most recent COVID
wave. Those who received the most recent booster probably managed to
skip this wave.
It's still worth testing regularly. Los Angeles hasn't quite crested the
curve of cases, but hopefully we're past the peak at the bridge club!
Silver Point Week
This week, Monday - Saturday, is a Sectional Tournament at Clubs. This
one is hosted by Districts 22 (Southern California) and District 23 (Los
Angeles County).
Clubs who decide to participate throughout Southern California will be
playing the same hands and combining their results to make overall
awards. These can be quite large because they're based on the total
number of tables in play!
Card fees for all STaC games will be $11, which covers the extra
sanction fee added by ACBL.
Sectional Tournament July 27-28
Our local Pasadena San Gabriel bridge unit (Unit 559) will be taking
over the bridge club at the end of the month, Saturday and Sunday.
They'll be using the main club and the community room down the hall.
The schedule includes two pairs games each day, starting at 10:00 and
3:00, with games for Open Pairs, and games limited to players under 500
masterpoints (499ers).
Click here for the tournament flier
<https://web2.acbl.org/Tournaments/Ads/2024/07/2407323.pdf> with all the
information, and this link to join the RSVP Bridge system
<https://www.rsvpbridge.com/join/PasadenaSectional2024> for reservations.
Classes this coming week
If you didn't sign up for a full course, you're still welcome to join
any individual class for $25. Nearly all of our classes stand alone
nicely for a one-time visit.
Here are the topics this week:
* Wednesday, 7:00 PM,//class 6 of 6/Introduction to Declarer Play
/"Ruffing in the short hand"
* Thursday, 7:00 PM,//class 6 of 6 /Two Over One Game Force/ "Practice
Hands"
Mojo's pick for this week: If you're a newish 2/1GF player, I'd pick the
"practice hands" session on Thursday evening. Since hands using 2/1GF
are not all that common, it's great to practice several in concentration.
Coming up ...
Saturday morning early Jane and I are flying to Toronto. We're early for
the nationals -- each summer that's when the American Bridge Teachers
Association holds it's annual convention. It's great to spend time with
other bridge teachers, and I hope to get in a few games at the start of
the NABC as well. We'll be back on the 23rd.
The next /Bridge Basics 1 - Introduction/ is open for enrollment on the
PCC Extension web site
<https://pasadena.augusoft.net/index.cfm?method=ClassInfo.ClassInformation&i…>.
The class will meet on six Thursday evenings starting August 1.
Best regards,
Mojo, Jane, Zachary
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Mojo
ABTA Master Teacher
649 N Fair Oaks Ave #201
Pasadena CA 91103
(626) 247-4457
pasadenabridgeclub.com <https://pasadenabridgeclub.com>
We had a strange thing happen before this week's Saturday game. Someone
who needed a computer mouse, I suppose, decided to take the one from our
director's desk. Of course they needed the USB dongle that goes with it,
so they took that too.
Luckily when Zach let me know what happened, I was able to rush over
from home with a spare mouse and keyboard, and everything went fine.
We'll have spares on hand from now on.
Changes to card fees starting August 1
One of the goals in building the Pasadena Bridge Club is to make it a
viable endeavour for the long run. In order to do that, it has to be
financially successful for future owners and employees. I expect that at
some point the business will be transferred to a non-profit, but even
then it will have to be able to attract and pay directors and teachers.
I'll also never compromise on the quality of the playing and learning
experience. I built the club to be as close as I could come to a "bridge
palace," comfortable and attractive to non-players who would see the
place and think "I'd like to spend time here and learn to play this game."
We're also charging less than every other major bridge club in LA county
or nearby.
Starting August 1st, all regular duplicate games will have a card fee of
$12. Special games such as STaCs, NAP Qualifiers, most charity games,
will be $13 to cover extra sanction fees.
To help ease the transition, we will be selling five-game punch cards
for $50 each. We'll have them on sale through August 15, and you'll be
able to buy as many as four of them (20 games). (We don't have the cards
yet, but should by the end of the Regional around July 7.)
August changes for the Saturday 299ers
If you've played on a Saturday afternoon the past few weeks, you know
it's been a very complex pair of games to set up and complete. The
popularity of both games means we could potentially reach the capacity
of the club very quickly.
We've also been unable to have the popular pre-game bridge workshop
before the 299er game.
Starting with the August 3 game, the 299er game will begin at 10:00 AM,
with a pre-game 20-minute bridge workshop at 9:30. We'll be able to use
the main room for our workshop and game, and not have to use the small
classroom (unless the game gets huge!).
These workshops will not be what you're used to — no teacher standing at
a white board talking bidding conventions! Instead, I have a collection
of 300 interesting bridge hands with bidding, play, and defense problems
from Eddie Kantar. We'll play the hand, then talk about what could have
happened. It should be great fun!
Next classes
*Introduction to Defense* will help you work with your partner to take
as many tricks as possible on defense.
* Wednesday evenings, starting July 31, 7:00 - 9:00 PM
* Six sessions, $120, includes textbook
* Full course description here
<https://pasadenabridgeclub.com/course/intro-to-defense>
* Enroll here <https://pasadenabridgeclub.com/contact/course_enrollment>
*Bridge Basics 1 - Introduction* is the starting point for non-players.
Learn the mechanics and basics of the game and start to enjoy playing
bridge.
* Thursday evenings, starting Aug 1, 7:00 - 9:00 PM
* Six sessions, $100 with textbook
* Full course description here
<https://pasadenabridgeclub.com/course/bridge-basics-introduction>
* Enroll here
<https://pasadena.augusoft.net/index.cfm?method=ClassInfo.ClassInformation&i…>
through Pasadena City College Extension
Coming up ...
Jane and I will be traveling to Toronto on July 13. I'll be presiding
over the American Bridge Teachers Association convention, and hopefully
getting in a couple of games at the Toronto NABC. We'll be flying home
on July 22.
Paula Olivares will be helping out for the Wednesday game, and Zachary
will be busy working the other weekday and Saturday games.
Hopefully we can settle into some time of healthy players, great
classes, and fun bridge games for the rest of the year!
Best regards,
Mojo, Jane, Zachary
Folks, the club has been having a cluster of COVID cases this week.
Fortunately we're in a time where this is just a nuisance for most of
us. Nevertheless, please:
* Take a COVID test
* If you have symptoms, please stay home from the game
* Please mask while at the club. I'll have a supply of masks available
I just tested negative again, but I'll mask up for the rest of the week.
Please let me know as soon as you can if you change your plans to play.
Best regards,
Mojo
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Mojo
ABTA Master Teacher
649 N Fair Oaks Ave #201
Pasadena CA 91103
(626) 247-4457
pasadenabridgeclub.com <https://pasadenabridgeclub.com>
I'm so delighted to be on the back side of my pneumonia, cleared by the
doctors to work, and enjoying being back in the bridge club.
I know it will take a few weeks to get all my energy back. Right now I'm
at about 0.7 Diane Gulbrandsens in energy level. But my appetite is
back, and my coughs are mostly just ordinary coughs now.
North American Pairs
The North American Pairs is one of two annual "grass roots" tournaments
held by the ACBL.
It begins at the club level each year in June, July, and August. Club
managers are allowed to hold up to two NAP Qualifier games for each
sanctioned club session each month. (We'll have NAP Qualifier weeks in
July and August as well.)
Players who earn a "Q" (Qualified) are invited to compete in the
district final. Some of the larger districts also hold a unit final.
District 23 is fairly small and compact compared to most of the other
districts.
Our District Final is tentatively scheduled for Sunday, October 27.
It'll be a two-session (full day!) event, with the top finishers earning
an invitation to represent District 23 at the Spring Nationals.
One of the cool things is that the top finishers are able to receive
some reimbursement for their travel to the nationals.
The NAP is really three different tournaments! There's the A Flight, or
Open, where the winner at the nationals earns a coveted national
championship (one of the requirements for Grand Life Master).
Then there's the B flight which is restricted to players with fewer than
2,500 masterpoints (as of June 1, 2024). And Flight C, perhaps the most
fun event, limited to non-Life Masters with fewer than 500 masterpoints.
All Open games this week will be NAP Qualifier events! The additional
sanction fee helps support the travel expenses for our winning pairs.
Card fees for the games will be $11. The masterpoint awards for these
games are huge, and they're half-black, half-red!
Classes this coming week
If you didn't sign up for a full course, you're still welcome to join
any individual class for $25. Nearly all of our classes stand alone
nicely for a one-time visit.
Here are the topics this week:
* Wednesday, 7:00 PM,//class 5 of 6/Introduction to Declarer Play
/"Creating extra winners, and long-suit establishment"
* Thursday, 7:00 PM,//class 5 of 6 /Two Over One Game Force/ "Practice
Hands"
* Saturday, 9:30 AM, class 5 of 6 /Bridge Basics 2 - Competitive
Bidding/ "Practice hands"
Mojo's pick for this week: If you're a newish 2/1GF player, I'd pick the
"practice hands" session on Thursday evening. Since hands using 2/1GF
are not all that common, it's great to practice several in concentration.
Coming up ...
Zachary is enjoying a family vacation this week, and I'm so happy I can
cover for him! He's been covering for me while I was out sick, and will
be again while I attend the ABTA Convention in Toronto next month.
Zachary and I are closing the bridge club for three days, on July 2, 3,
and 4, Tuesday Wednesday Thursday, both so we can get a chance to play
in the regional ourselves, and to encourage everyone with the time off
to go enjoy the big games. (And also enjoy the 4th of July with family.)
(Would you like to partner with us for a team game in Long Beach? We're
looking for teammates for the Tues-Wed "Mini-Soloway" event. We need a
pair who's available for both days, of course.)
The next /Bridge Basics 1 - Introduction/ is open for enrollment on the
PCC Extension web site
<https://pasadena.augusoft.net/index.cfm?method=ClassInfo.ClassInformation&i…>.
The class will meet on six Thursday evenings starting August 1.
Mojo and Dragon getting work done
Dragon helps proofread the newsletter.
Best regards,
Mojo, Jane, Zachary
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Mojo
ABTA Master Teacher
649 N Fair Oaks Ave #201
Pasadena CA 91103
(626) 247-4457
pasadenabridgeclub.com <https://pasadenabridgeclub.com>
It's been a long ordeal, and I'm truly seeing the light at the end of
the tunnel.
Probably the most frustrating thing is that the clues were there quite a
bit earlier than when we finally discovered the pneumonia. All that time
I was told and thought I was "getting better" in a normal process, I was
actually getting quite worse. But we did catch it, finally.
I'm on the last day of my antibiotics. Today I had the energy to start
doing more. I've been walking the treadmill for three minutes every
hour, and have stamina to get lots of administrative things done for the
Sectional, the District NAP, and of course the club.
My wonderful friends and partners are barring me from leaving home this
week until Saturday. We're going to hold every game and class though. It
will be great.
Support Alzheimer's Research on the Longest Day
We've designated *Wednesday, June 19, 11:00 AM* Open Pairs to be our
benefit game for the Alzheimer's Association.
Card fees will be $11, with the extra going to Alzheimer's.
North American Pairs Qualifiers
June, July, and August are when players get to earn a qualification to
play in the District Final for the North American Pairs.
We're planning to hold qualifiers for one full week in each of the three
months.
Our first qualifier week will be all of the Open Pairs games from *June
24 - 29*. I'm adding five additional in July in the week running up to
the John Waken Pasadena Sectional. We'll also have a week of qualifiers
in August.
These are special games, that pay half-red, half-black masterpoints, and
lots of them. The stratification is preset at Open/2500/500.
I'm close to finalizing the date of the District Final. I'll let you know!
Classes this coming week
Let's meet class this week. I'm giving it a try. These are the classes
that were originally scheduled last week. We have a week to get in the
sixth class of each of these courses during the week after 4th of July
(tournament) week.
Lisa Walker is going to cover the Thursday 2/1GF class, and I have
someone special coming to cover the class on Wednesday.
Here are the topics this week:
* Wednesday, 7:00 PM,//class 4 of 6/Introduction to Declarer Play
/"The trump suit, counting losers"
* Thursday, 7:00 PM,//class 4 of 6 /Two Over One Game Force/ "The
choice between game and slam"
* Saturday, 9:30 AM, class 4 of 6 /Bridge Basics 2 - Competitive
Bidding/ "The Competitive Auction"
Coming up ...
Zachary and I are closing the bridge club for three days, on July 2, 3,
and 4, Tuesday Wednesday Thursday, both so we can get a chance to play
in the regional ourselves, and to encourage everyone with the time off
to go enjoy the big games. (And also enjoy the 4th of July with family.)
The next /Bridge Basics 1 - Introduction/ is now open for enrollment on
the PCC Extension web site
<https://pasadena.augusoft.net/index.cfm?method=ClassInfo.ClassInformation&i…>.
The class will meet on six Thursday evenings starting August 1.
Best regards,
Mojo, Jane, Zachary
