Pasadena Bridge Club Logo <https://pasadenabridgeclub.com> News from North Fair Oaks Mojo ABTA Master Teacher 649 N Fair Oaks Ave #201 Pasadena CA 91103 (626) 247-4457 pasadenabridgeclub.com <https://pasadenabridgeclub.com> So much going on this week! Three new bridge courses starting, NAP Qualifier games, and a new seminar series from Lulu Minter. Let's get right to it! Three great free seminars Monday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings this week, Lulu Minter will be offering free pre-game talks at 10:00 before the 11:00 Open Pairs games. These were a big hit last year! Here are the topics: * Monday, Aug. 25: "NT opening and beyond" * Wednesday, Aug. 27: "Do's and  Don't's" * Thursday, Aug. 28: "More Do's and Don't's" No reservations required! Just come and join the group in the classroom at 10:00 AM. NAP Qualifier week This is the last week to qualify for this year's North American Pairs district final game. The district final will be on Sunday October 26. To play in the final, you need to qualify in an NAP Qualifier club game. These games pay large masterpoint awards, 50% red masterpoints. The extra $1 card fee goes to help support sending our District 23 finalists to the national North American Pairs championships at the spring NABC in St. Louis. Classes Next Week For all of our courses, you're welcome to join a single class for $25. It's a great way to get a good bite of a subject without a six-week commitment. All three courses are having their first session this week. * Wednesday, 3:00 PM, /Two Over One Game Force/ "Introduction" * Wednesday, 7:00 PM, /Bridge Basics 2 - Competitive Bidding/ "Preemptive Opening Bids" * Thursday, 7:00 PM, /Bridge Basics 4 - Play of the Deal/ "Play of the Deal at Notrump" Club Schedule for Sectional There will be no regular club or unit games on Saturday or Sunday, August 23-24. Instead, the club will be hosting the Pasadena Sectional Tournament. They're holding two Pairs games on Saturday, and a full-day Team swiss game on Sunday. *In addition, so we can set up the club and the Community Room, Friday afternoon social/supervised play is cancelled!* Coming up ... PCC Extension has published their fall catalog, including "Bridge Introduction" on Wednesday afternoons at 3:00 PM starting October 8. This is our first time to offer Bridge Introduction during daylight hours! Get out the word for a big turnout. Best regards, Mojo, Jane, Zachary, Lisa