[News] Spring cleaning

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> We had a lovely Unit Game this past Sunday. Sixty players filled fifteen tables, and the game featured the biggest Flight C (0-300) turnout for a Unit Game that we've had in recent memory. The Unit provided pizza, salad, beverages, and a chocolate sheet cake for dessert. (The cake said "2♣ Openers for Everyone" on top.) The unit board surprised all the players by making the card fee zero dollars for the game. At the meeting before the game, we elected a new unit board, and honored Mini McKinney and Ace of Clubs winners for 2023. Office Hours and Novice Games Zachary conceived the idea of offering time on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday afternoons when players could visit the bridge club and play casual bridge. Anyone is welcome, but the target audience is our students who need to play as much as they can and develop their bridge chops. If you've just been learning to play, we have lots of your peers on hand from 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM, Monday through Wednesday. If you have friends who are just curious about the game, have them drop in and see how it's played. Office hours are free. *Here's my pitch for the next step*: Once you've developed a feel for the rhythm of the game, consider joining us for the novice bridge game on Tuesday evenings. These are short fun duplicate bridge games (two hours), and a great way to try out the world of club and tournament bridge. The Saturday event "Workshop and Game" includes a 30-40 minute workshop on a bridge topic followed by a short game limited to novice/intermediate players. (For the $10 card fee it's the best bargain at the club!) Spring Cleaning The break room storage was getting a bit cluttered, as was the bookshelf area in the class room. I spent a couple of days getting things organized in both, added another bookshelf for keeping class book stock, with room for more board games and bridge books. As part of the tidying up, I have several copies of recent books and a couple of sets of duplicate boards (numbered 1-8) that are available for the first takers. Check it out on your next visit to the bridge club. Classes this week Individual classes are available to join for $25. No need to sign up for a full course. Here are the topics this week: * Wednesday, 7:00 PM, /Bridge Basics 2 - Competitive Bidding/ "The Takeout Double" * Thursday, 7:00 PM, /Improving Your Judgment - Opening the Biddin/g "Obstructive Opening Bids" * Saturday, 9:30 AM, /Two Over One Game Force/, "The Choice Between Game and Slam" For this week's Saturday Afternoon "Workshop and Game" we'll talk about "Defensive Carding: Attitude Signals." Coming up ... *Silver point games*: Districts 22 and 23 are sponsoring a Sectional Tournament at Clubs during the week of March 18-24. We'll hold games at the bridge club on Wednesday and Thursday, plus a limited 0-750 game on Saturday of that week. Our next *Bridge Basics 1 - Introduction* course will be on Saturday mornings starting April 6. The course is live on the PCC Extension <https://pasadena.augusoft.net/index.cfm?method=ClassInfo.ClassInformation&int_class_id=66999&int_category_id=0&int_sub_category_id=0&int_catalog_id=0> web site now and available for registrations. (16 students already enrolled!) *Save the date!* Robert Todd is returning to the Pasadena Bridge Club on *Sunday, April 14*, for a one-day seminar. Robert is one of my idols as a bridge teacher and player. Best regards, Mojo, Jane, Zachary