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 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 <https://pasadena.augusoft.net/index.cfm?method=ClassInfo.ClassInformation&int_class_id=67198&int_category_id=0&int_sub_category_id=0&int_catalog_id=0>. The class will meet on six Thursday evenings starting August 1. Best regards, Mojo, Jane, Zachary