Pasadena Bridge Club Logo <https://pasadenabridgeclub.com> Learn and play bridge! Mojo ABTA Master Teacher 649 N Fair Oaks Ave #201 Pasadena CA 91103 (626) 247-4457 pasadenabridgeclub.com <https://pasadenabridgeclub.com> We have three new courses starting up at the end of August, providing some great opportunities to level-up your bridge game. This newsletter goes to both our News and Classes lists. If you're only on the classes list, but would like to get the weekly newsletter, drop me a note! Bridge Basics 2 - Competitive Bidding Yes, this is the follow-up to Bridge Basics 1, but it's arguably the most powerful course in the curriculum for anyone playing in tournament or club games. Learn how to use the scoring table to your advantage and get your best results, taking advantage of new bidding language available when both sides are in the auction. * Six Wednesday evenings, 7:00 - 9:00 PM, starting Aug 27 * $120 includes textbook by Audrey Grant * Full lesson plan here <https://pasadenabridgeclub.com/course/competitive-bidding> * Register for the course here <https://pasadenabridgeclub.com/contact/course_enrollment> Bridge Basics 4 - Play of the Deal While the language of bidding changes quickly over time, the skills involved in playing the deal are unchanged. The new textbook by Audrey Grant won "Beginner Book of the Year" awarded by the American Bridge Teachers Association this year! * Six Thursday evenings, 7:00 - 9:00 PM, starting Aug 28 * $120 includes textbook by Audrey Grant * Full lesson plan here <https://pasadenabridgeclub.com/course/play-of-the-deal> * Register for the course here <https://pasadena.augusoft.net/index.cfm?method=ClassInfo.ClassInformation&int_class_id=69325&int_category_id=0&int_sub_category_id=0&int_catalog_id=0> Two Over One Game Force Learn the patterns and idioms of the bidding system that's currently the most popular and successful among tournament and club players at all levels. With one tweak to Standard American bidding, you'll find yourself better able to find the right game and better slam contracts. /Take advantage of our daylight Wednesday class schedule!/ * Six Wednesday afternoons, 3:00 - 5:00 PM, starting Aug 27 * $130 includes textbook by Grant and Rodwell * Full lesson plan here <https://pasadenabridgeclub.com/course/two_over_one_game_force> * Register for the course here <https://pasadenabridgeclub.com/contact/course_enrollment> Classes This Week This week we have great opportunities to practice play at two levels. Both sessions are practice hands for their topics! These are delightful single-session opportunities. * Wednesday, 7:00 PM, /Bridge Basics 1 - Introduction/ * Thursday, 7:00 PM, /Bridge Basics 3 - Popular Conventions/ 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. Join us *every Saturday morning* for a free workshop at 9:30, whether you stay for the game or not! We'll study a hand from Eddie Kantar's /Thinking Bridge/ series. Each hand has interesting bidding, play, and defense to learn from. Coming up ... The *Pasadena Sectional tournament* will take over the bridge club on the weekend of August 23-24. That will affect the club's schedule in two ways: * Saturday games on the 23rd will be canceled * Friday afternoon's social/supervised session will be canceled to set up the tournament. This month includes your last chance to qualify for this year's North American Pairs District Final at the club level. All of our Open Pairs games August 25-31 will be NAP Qualifier games. Students are /already enrolling/ for the *next Bridge Basics 1 course*, starting October 8, on Wednesday afternoons at 3:00 PM. This is our first time to offer the course on a daylight schedule! Click here to register <https://pasadena.augusoft.net/index.cfm?method=ClassInfo.ClassInformation&int_class_id=69937&int_category_id=0&int_sub_category_id=0&int_catalog_id=0> for the course with PCC Extension. Best regards, Mojo, Jane, Zachary, Lisa