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649 N Fair Oaks Ave
#201
Pasadena CA 91103
(626) 247-4457
pasadenabridgeclub.com
This past Thursday evening we started a new
session of Bridge Basics 1 - Introduction,
our six-week course for non-players to learn
bridge. The course is offered by PCC Extension
(Pasadena City College) and appears in their
catalog.
When we opened the club, I negotiated an
agreement with PCC to hold Bridge Basics 1 at
the Pasadena Bridge Club, where their students
would be well served by our comfortable
environment. (Previously the classes were held
in a history teacher's room at Arcadia High
School. It was a spooky place in the dark after
hours!)
I set a limit of 28 students for the course.
When this session was filled a couple of days
before the first class, I offered to clear the
waiting list, and added five students for a
total of 33. One dropped out shortly after,
leaving 32.
Imagine my surprise when all 32 enrolled
students appeared before class time, in their
seats, ready to learn at 7:00 PM! I'm looking
forward to our second meeting this week on
Thursday evening!
This past month our great friend of the club
and Grand Life Master Becky Clough lost her long
time life and bridge partner Roger. They are
holding a Celebration of Life on Sunday, April
26.
When you visit the bridge club, you'll find a
poster on the bulletin board with more details.
If you plan to attend, please honor the request
on the poster to RSVP.
Bridge Basics 4 - Play of the Deal
We have new courses under way for this session
of classes. Improving Your Judgment - Doubles
has met for one session on Wednesday evenings,
and Bridge Basics 1 - Introduction is
underway on Thursday evenings.
Our third course this session is Bridge
Basics 4 - Play of the Deal, starting this
Wednesday (tomorrow) April 8 at 3:00 PM.
Here's the
lesson plan, and if you'd like to join in,
reply to this email and let me know.
Next Course Schedule Set
We've set dates for our next session of
courses, with three favorites starting the week
following Memorial Day.
- Wednesday afternoons: Introduction to
Defense, May 27
- Wednesday evenings: Two Over One Game
Force, May 27
- Thursday evenings: Bridge Basics 2 -
Competitive Bidding May 28
I also have a two-week opportunity on May 14
and 21, Thursday evenings, for a two-session
course on Opening the Bidding. These two
sessions will add some guidelines and subtlety
to your decision to open the bidding that you
won't hear anywhere else. I'll have more
information as the dates approach.
Here's where you
can find out about all of our courses.
Classes This Week
Our classes are best in the context of a full
course, but they also stand alone very nicely.
If you can't take a full course, you can always
drop in for a single class on any topic for $25.
Here are this week's individual classes:
- Wednesday 3:00 PM Bridge Basics 4 - Play
of the Deal "Play of the Deal at
Notrump"
- Wednesday 7:00 PM Improving Your
Judgement - Doubles "Responding
(Advancing) Takeout Doubles"
- Thursday 7:00 PM Bridge Basics 1 -
Introduction "One Notrump Openings and
Responses"
The Saturday morning 9:30 workshop is on as
usual, with another great hand from Eddie
Kantar's Thinking Bridge series. (Attend
the workshop for free, even if you don't play in
that morning's game!)
Coming up ...
Let's have some Club Championship games! April
20-25 all Open Pairs games will be Club
Championships, paying lots of extra black
masterpoints and featuring "overall" scoring.
Best of all — no extra charge!
I'm planning to keep the new Bridgemate III
scoring terminals. The players have been giving
positive feedback. For me the deciding factor
is that they appear to cut down on the number of
scoring errors that need to be corrected.
We've set dates for the next Bridge Basics
1 - Introduction session. It'll be on
Wednesday evenings starting July 15.
Best regards
Mojo, Jane, Zachary, Lisa, Susan
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