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> Greetings from Minneapolis! Jane and I arrived Sunday night, and we'll be attending the American Bridge Teachers Association annual conference Monday through Wednesday. Yesterday at the conference I introduced Robert Todd for his presentation. This morning at 11:00 I did a presentation of my own. I showed the teachers how I do the Saturday morning workshops using the hands from Eddie Kantar's "Thinking Bridge" collection. It seemed to go really well. One of the players last Saturday morning suggested, "Maybe you should just keep that to yourself and have it be our own special thing." Naaah, but duly noted! On Wednesday morning they'll announce the winner of the Teacher of the Year award. I'll have my fingers crossed, and let you know! Lulu Minter seminar July 20 Monday, July 20, we're holding a special game in memory of Rosario "Charo" Holdo. The game will be free of charge, and scored as an "Upgraded Club Championship." The unit is graciously providing a Mexican lunch from Vallarta. It's going to be a bit longer game than usual, so plan to stay later! (We may postpone the "Workshop with Zachary.") Lulu Minter will be offering a seminar on "Defense Topics" at 10:00 before the game! I've reserved the Community Room down the hall, so there will be plenty of room for people to attend before our game starts. Lulu says that Charo was one of his favorite students. For all of these reasons, we expect the bridge club to be completely full that day. As of right now, there are 11 tables reserved. We will probably reconfigure the club to hold 19 tables, so it will be a little crowded. No classes this week We have a great new lineup of courses starting next week, July 15. I'll be sending an email with all the details in the next couple of  days. /Bridge Basics 1 - Introduction/ is starting up on Wednesday evening, July 15. If you know someone who would like to attend, have them register with PCC Extension at this link <https://pasadena.augusoft.net/connect/ClassInfo/ClassInformation?int_class_id=71634&int_category_id=0&int_sub_category_id=0&int_catalog_id=0>. Coming up ... The week of July 21-25 will be NAP Qualifiers. (The Monday game will /not/ be an NAP game, but an upgraded club championship instead.) Win 50% red points, and earn your "Q" for the the District Final game on October 4. Best regards Mojo, Jane, Zachary, Lisa, Susan