[News] Closures this week

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> I'm doing well, thank you! This week I got a really good pathology report, and that may be the end of this ordeal. We'll see what the future holds when I meet with my oncologist next week. Meanwhile Jane has been taking great care of me, and I'm feeling better every day. We've been doing puzzles and watching classic movies. Club closed Thursday-Saturday this week Zachary is taking care of family this week and playing in Palm Springs, Lisa is playing in Palm Springs, and Susan is traveling on vacation. I'm still recovering from my surgery. Paula Olivares is generously covering the bridge games on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. We won't have games on *Thursday, Friday, or Saturday of this week,* that's December 11, 12, and 13. The Tuesday evening game on Dec. 9 will not meet, and the 3:00 PM workshops are cancelled for Monday and Tuesday. On either Thursday or Friday, the property management company will be replacing our lobby door that's been broken for a few weeks. They need to block the door for a full day, so this is a lucky closure date for them. Practice Class Hands Jane Winer wants to claim the empty space on Monday through Wednesday 3:00-5:00 next week if there is interest, specifically to practice hands from the various courses we offer. She's definitely going to make hands from the 2/1GF class on one of those days, but also has hands available from the first four Bridge Basics and Defense classes. She has three days, and several classes to choose from, so what she'd really like to know is what day you would like to attend and which class you want to practice the most. Please drop Jane a note at jane.b.winer(a)gmail.com with "I'd like to come on [Mon Tue Wed] and would really love to practice {Defense, BB2, 2/1, etc.]" Club Championships next week Let's play Club Championship games during the week of Dec. 15-20. No extra charge, lots of extra masterpoints with overall awards for each game. Teams for New Year's Eve We have a bit of a tradition to hold a special team game on New Year's Eve during the day. Let's do it again this year to wind up our third year of operation. The format will be teams of four, in a swiss team format, with a limit of 16 teams. Each team is constrained in its membership to the "Eight is Enough" format, in which the total for the team members must not exceed eight points, as follows: * Players with 0-200 masterpoints: 1 point * Players with 200-1000 masterpoints: 2 points * Players over 1000 masterpoints: 3 points (Of course any team is welcome to have fewer "points!") The objective is to attempt to level the playing field so all teams have a good chance of winning some matches during the event. We'll start the game at 11:00 AM, include plenty of party fare, food and drink, and finish probably around 3:00 or 3:30 PM -- in plenty of time to have your own real New Year's Eve dinner out or entertainment event. Coming up ... *5-game punch cards* will continue on sale for $55 through December 31, and you can purchase as many as you wish. You can buy as many as you like, but be careful not to lose them! We certainly don't want to benefit from unused punches. The January schedule of classes is posted! We'll be offering /Bridge Basics 2 - Competitive Bidding/ on Wednesday afternoons, /Bridge Basics 4 - Play of the Deal/ on Wednesday evenings, and /Improving Your Judgment - Doubles/ on Thursday evenings. This link goes to our current course schedule and descriptions: https://pasadenabridgeclub.com/available_courses The next session of /Bridge Basics 1 - Introduction/ is scheduled for Thursday evenings starting April 2.  If you know folks looking for new player bridge classes before then, the 750 Club in Woodland Hills will be starting an Easybridge series on Saturday, January 17th at 9:30.Here's some information about their classes <https://www.bridgewebs.com/cgi-bin/bwoq/bw.cgi?club=750&pid=display_page9>. Best regards Mojo, Jane, Zachary, Lisa, Susan