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649 N Fair Oaks Ave
#201
Pasadena CA 91103
(626) 247-4457
pasadenabridgeclub.com
I'm happy to report that Arnold Palmers are
back at the bridge club.
Parks Coffee has been snakebit with the
"Puritea" machines that serve the tea and
lemonade. They've had to replace ours a few
times with one that doesn't dribble water all
over the cabinet overnight.
The new machine looks like it's doing well, so
I'm hoping for the best.
More Office Hours!
We always have a crowd of friendly players in
the afternoon for Office Hours, Monday through
Wednesday.
Zachary has added Thursdays 3:00-5:00
for one more opportunity for unstructured,
casual bridge.
When you're learning to play, it's essential
that you actually play the game as much
as you can! Office Hours is the easy opportunity
to hang out with other new players and get your
bridge muscle memory in place.
Support Alzheimer's Research on the Longest
Day
We've designated Wednesday, June 19, 11:00
AM Open Pairs to be our benefit game for
the Alzheimer's Association.
Card fees will be $11, with the extra going to
Alzheimer's.
North American Pairs Qualifiers
June, July, and August are when players get to
earn a qualification to play in the District
Final for the North American Pairs.
We're planning to hold qualifiers for one full
week in each of the three months.
Our first qualifier week will be all of the
Open Pairs games from June 24 - 29.
These are special games, that pay half-red,
half-black masterpoints, and lots of them. The
stratification is preset at Open/2500/500.
The date for the District Final has not yet
been set. The top finishers from the District
Final will be invited to represent District 23
at the Spring NABC in Memphis, TN.
Classes this coming week
Individual classes are available to join for
$25. No need to sign up for a full course.
Mojo's pick: the Saturday morning class is
dynamite, "The Competitive Auction." Highly
recommended!
Here are the topics this week:
- Wednesday, 7:00 PM, class 4 of 6
Introduction to Declarer Play "The
trump suit, counting losers"
- Thursday, 7:00 PM, class 4 of 6 Two
Over One Game Force "The choice between
game and slam"
- Saturday, 9:30 AM, class 4 of 6 Bridge
Basics 2 - Competitive Bidding "The
Competitive Auction"
Coming up ...
Zachary and I are planning to close the bridge
club for three days, on July 2, 3, and 4,
Tuesday Wednesday Thursday, both so we can get a
chance to play in the regional ourselves, and to
encourage everyone with the time off to go enjoy
the big games. (And also enjoy the 4th of July
with family.)
The next Bridge Basics 1 - Introduction
is now open for enrollment on
the PCC Extension web site. The class will
meet on six Thursday evenings starting August 1.
Best regards,
Mojo, Jane, Zachary
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