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Local Bridge Classes

Intermediate Seminars

 

Learn what to think about at the bridge table.  Play your conventions correctly, and add judgement and discipline.  Bruce Sokol will lead a group beginning Tuesday, April 24, 2012 Tuesday afternoons, 1:30- 3:30pm.  Hands on; student participation is expected.   Bruce is an experienced tournament player, Club Director, and Silver Life Master.

 

ACBL Bridge Series

 

Classes are normally conducted Wednesday afternoons, starting promptly at 1:30 p.m., in the lower level auditorium of the St. Joseph Public Library, 500 Market St., St. Joseph, MI. The classes are open to the public. 

 

The fee for participating in each ACBL course is $50.  Textbooks are required for these courses.  Tuition does not include the cost of the required textbook, available from Baron Barclay Bridge Supplies.  As a convenience to students, Twin City Bridge will place a bulk order about a week ahead of the start of classes, which will normally result in a volume discount from  the list price.

Please register in advance if possible. Class sizes will be limited as requested by the instructor. To register or for more information about Beginner Bridge Classes, email twincitybridge@gmail.com.

Beginner Bridge: Club Course

 

Bidding in the 21st Century, the first course in the ACBL beginner bridge series will run April 25, 2012 – June 20, 2012, Wednesday afternoons, 1:30-3:30.  Alina Grier and Carol Purdy will lead the classes.  Both are ACBL-certified bridge instructors: Alina is also an experienced tournament player and Silver Life Master; Carol is a Club Director and Bronze Life Master.

 

Learn to play bridge; no prior experience is required.  We’ll cover rules and mechanics of the game, and then turn our attention to playing it well, with elementary bidding and play of the cards.  In bidding, we’ll focus on the most common situations, discussing how to open the bidding, respond, and rebid.  In play, we’ll discuss the most common types of hands, and how to make a plan for winning the most tricks, whether declaring or defending.

 

The required textbook for this course is Bidding in the 21 Century, the ACBL Club Series textbook.

 

Beginner Bridge: Diamond Course

Play in the 21st Century, the second course in the ACBL beginner bridge series has ended.

Beginner Bridge: Heart Course
Defense, the third course in the ACBL beginner bridge series has ended.

Bridge Practice

 

Bridge practice has ended.  Watch this space for your next opportunity for supervised play.

  

Each practice session consists of 8 hands.  The structure is: play, discuss, repeat.  The idea is that you will learn at the table to recognize common patterns, and to choose appropriate bids and play.  

  

Tuition is $6 per session. 

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Twin City Bridge Club
Welcome to Twin City Bridge Club!
ACBL District 12, Unit 195
500 Market St., St. Joseph, MI 49085
 
Twin City Bridge Club provides ACBL-sanctioned duplicate bridge games, open to the public. We also promote the game of bridge through education and outreach. 
 
We play bridge at the St. Joseph Public Library.  Any Monday or Thursday that the library is open, we are there.
 
All of our games start at 12:45 p.m.; we ask players to check in by 12:30. There is a small fee to play. Please pre-arrange your partnerships for these games; singles are not guaranteed a partner at any session. Players new to our games may request help finding partners via our email address: twincitybridge@gmail.com.
 
Our Monday skill-building session is a place to practice and improve at duplicate bridge. Players may ask bidding and play questions of the director or "coach of the day". Rules and etiquette are explained as appropriate. Life Masters at this game are asked to play with non-Life-Master partners, and to maintain a helpful demeanor. Note: special events preempt the Monday game; it becomes a traditional open game, at which all partnerships are welcome and coaching is not available.
 
Our Thursday session is an open duplicate game. All bridge players are welcome.
 
Berrien Youth Bridge is our community service project, currently operating at Upton Middle School in St. Joseph.  We introduce mini-bridge to 6th-graders in an after-school club setting.  Helpers are welcome: contact us at twincitybridge@gmail.com to get involved.  Click to see rules of mini-bridge.