News from N Fair Oaks

All about those doubles!

I have an excellent course starting up for five sessions this coming Saturday morning, Feb. 25, 9:30 - 11:30 a.m.: Improving Your Judgment - Doubles from Audrey Grant and David Lindop.

I recommend this class for intermediate players. This is where you can learn how experts will use doubles in interesting and marginal situations -- and, more importantly, when they don't.

Click here for a full description and lesson plan: https://pasadenabridgeclub.com/course/iyj_doubles

If you'd like to sign up, you can just reply to this email, or use the "enroll" form on the web site here: https://pasadenabridgeclub.com/contact/course_enrollment

Following IYJ-Doubles will be Two Over One Game Forcing for six weeks. Add it to your calendar! April 1 start date.

Free novice game this Tuesday evening

The Monday evening novice game is now the Tuesday evening novice game.

We're kicking off the festivities with a free game on Tuesday, Feb. 21. Game time is 7:00 p.m., and we're always finished by 9:30 (if not a bit sooner!).

I have lots of friendly partners available. :)

Last Wednesday for Pizza and Educational Foundation points

This coming Wednesday, Feb. 22, will be our last (for the moment) pizza party, and last opportunity for the big points available.

We look to have a good game shaping up this Wednesday already. Drop me a note to reserve your seat, or sign up on RSVPBridge.

New at the bridge club

I've just added some nice face clocks to the walls, so we can always see the time of day (as well as the round timer!).

There's a bookshelf on the way that will be going in the classroom. I'm going to be populating it with many shelf-feet of bridge books, new and old. I'll also have several years of Bridge World magazine to peruse. If you have bridge books you'd like to add to the collection, bring 'em in!

The iced tea dispenser will change when the "sweet tea" side runs out (soon). I'm going to have lemonade on one side, and unsweet iced tea on the other. Perfect for Arnold Palmers. :)

I have two great classes starting up this week at the club:

On Wednesday evenings, Bridge Basics 2 - Competitive Bidding already has 5-1/2 tables.

On Thursday mornings, I'm starting a new series of Bridge Basics 1, 2, and 3, from 9:00 - 11:00. Four tables are signed up, and there are likely to be a few more students.

I'm planning to offer a new short novice game on Thursdays at noon. It may take a while to get a few players, but it already sounds like it will be fairly popular.

The future looks bright for face-to-face bridge. It will take a while to reboot bridge, but I have time. :)