Hey all -- here's a lot of good bridge news from Mojo. The Better Bridge curriculum from Audrey Grant appears to be a big hit. For the winter/spring class season I'll be doing all three of her Bridge Basics series. The thing I notice most about these classes is that they come much closer to the way bridge is actually played today by club and tournament players at all levels. The "Introduction" series is easier to follow and understand for brand new bridge students, while still having plenty of meat for folks who are already playing. The three classes will all run sequentially, on Wednesday evenings, held at Arcadia High School through PCC Extension. They cost $65 each plus $10 for each of the new workbooks from Better Bridge. My web site BridgeMojo has full descriptions of each of the three courses and links to register online with PCC Extension. http://bridgemojo.com --- Meanwhile, next week I'm off to the North American Bridge Championships in Orlando. The NABC is held three times a year, and wanders around the country. This fall the event is at Walt Disney World, at the Swan and Dolphin hotel. Along with playing, I'm going to be attending seminars on teaching and directing. If you want to follow along with my adventures, I plan to post regular updates on my Facebook page http://facebook.com/BridgeMojo and on the @BridgeMojo Twitter account. I'm not quite sure yet what events I'll be entering, or who I'll be playing with -- so it could be quite an adventure! --- Finally, I have a crop of new players from this past class session who might be looking for social games outside of the bridge clubs. I have a somewhat inactive email mailing list ("listserv") called "social(a)bridgemojo.com" where members (all past students) can offer to host a game and put together social bridge opportunities. The list has been very quiet for the past year or so, but it's about time to get it going again. If this sounds like it's right up your alley, you can join the list either by dropping me a note, or follow this link and sign yourself up for the list: http://mail.bridgemojo.com/mailman/listinfo/social --- So with that I'll be quiet for a while. I hope you have a great holiday season with family and friends, and get to play some bridge! Best regards, Mojo -- Morris Jones Monrovia, CA http://whiteoaks.com