Bridge classes for 2018

It's a new year, and a lot of folks are already signing up for my classes through PCC Extension. If you're interested in the later classes, you might want to grab a seat early. I'll give a little introduction here; the full schedule and lesson plans are on my bridge class web site: BridgeMojo class information

Bridge Basics I — Introduction

Five Wednesday evenings, starting Jan. 17, 7:00 p.m.
PCC Extension (Arcadia High School)
$65 plus $10 materials fee
Enroll online here

This is the class for players who are discovering bridge for the first time, and a great class for players who've dabbled a bit but want to refresh the fundamentals.

Bridge Basics II — Competitive Bidding

Six Wednesday evenings, starting Feb. 21, 7:00 p.m.
PCC Extension (Arcadia High School)
$69 plus $10 materials fee
Enroll online here

This second class in the Better Bridge series introduces modern competitive bidding, adding more excitement and playfulness to the game.

Bridge Basics III — Popular Conventions

Six Wednesday evenings, starting Apr. 11, 7:00 p.m.
PCC Extension (Arcadia High School)
$69 plus $10 materials fee
Enroll online here

Here we will introduce and practice the most popular bidding conventions used all over the world: Stayman, Jacoby Transfers, strong opening bids, and slam bidding.

Monday Night game

The Monday night bridge game is going dark for three Mondays for the holidays, plus I'm travelling to Sea Island, Georgia, to direct games for Audrey Grant at her festival there Jan. 6-11.

The game will reopen on January 15. (My wedding anniversary, which just shows what a special woman I'm partnered with!)

The game has been a big surprise for me. I had hoped to have four or five tables on Monday nights. Instead, I've been having to buy tables, bidding boxes, and scoring devices to keep up with the demand. The first three games averaged 13 tables each. I'm ordering a couple more of everything next week.

LA Holiday Regional

This is the first year for L.A. to host a regional bridge tournament during Christmas week. End-of-the-year tournaments are a little bit special in bridge.

I just added a feature article to the web site: the New Player Guide to the LA Regional. Big tournaments are great for newer players. I hope to see you there!