Palo Alto Bridge

Lecture Series
2022-10-31 09:30 - 10:30, 2022-11-15 09:30 - 10:30, 2022-12-16 09:30 - 10:30, 2023-01-10 09:30 - 10:30, 2023-02-21 09:30 - 10:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Bridge Center, 432A Stierlin Rd, Mountain View, CA, 94043, United States
Our Unit provides a series of free lectures as part of our education program. These lectures cover areas of interest for new as well as intermediate players. Lectures are held on selected Tuesday mornings at 9:30 AM at our Bridge Center unless otherwise noted.
Information about the lectures an be found here. After the lecture you will also find any handout material provided in class at this link.
This free series is funded by the Peninsula Bridge Education Foundation. Please consider a tax-deductible donation to continue the mission of our foundation.
You do not need to register for this event.

Supervised Play Monday Evenings
2022-10-31 18:45 - 20:45, 2022-11-14 18:45 - 20:45, 2022-11-28 18:45 - 20:45, 2022-12-12 18:45 - 20:45, 2023-01-09 18:45 - 20:45, 2023-01-23 18:45 - 20:45, 2023-02-06 18:45 - 20:45, 2023-03-06 18:45 - 20:45
Kathy Harper
(650) 207-1816
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Beginning Bridge
2022-10-31 19:00 - 21:00, 2022-11-14 19:00 - 21:00, 2022-11-28 19:00 - 21:00, 2022-12-12 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-01-09 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-01-23 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-02-06 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-02-14 08:30 - 10:30 and 1 more date
Kathy Harper
(650) 207-1816
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Learn Bridge the modern way in this course designed by Pat Harrington! Each class includes both instruction and practice play. Start playing the very first day! Children & teens welcome.
For people who have never played bridge and those people who have played for years but want a refresher course or just to learn the basics.
Notes will be emailed for all classes. No make-up classes are offered for missed classes.
Our course instructor is ABTA Master Teacher Kathy Harper. Kathy and our wonderful volunteers give students individual attention which helps our students learn in a fun environment.
Please contact Kathy Harper for more information.

Polish Your Basics
2022-11-08 08:30 - 10:30, 2022-11-22 08:30 - 10:30, 2022-12-06 08:30 - 10:30, 2022-12-13 08:30 - 10:30, 2023-01-17 08:30 - 10:30, 2023-01-31 08:30 - 10:30
Kathy Harper
(650) 207-1816
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Review and refine your bidding in this class for second year students or players who have been away from the game. Expand your understanding of the new style of bidding as we explore auctions that are not discussed in many bridge courses. Written by Pat Harrington
This Basic-Intermediate Bridge Class builds upon our Beginning Bridge Classes and prepares our students for our Intermediate Classes.
Notes will be emailed for all classes. No make-up classes are offered for missed classes.
Our course instructor is ABTA Master Teacher Kathy Harper. Kathy and our wonderful volunteers give students individual attention which helps our students learn in a fun environment.
Please contact Kathy Harper at (650) 207-1816 email for additional information.

PLAY & LEARN Polish Your Basics
Dates

Categorize Your Strength! How declarer uses discards. Quick losers.
September 13, 2022

Which Suit do I bid first? Bidding distributional hands.
September 27

Bidding balanced Hands. Stayman.
October 11

When you don’t have game, stop at a reasonable LOW spot.
October 25

Help suit game tries with single raise in the majors.
November 8

Major suit limit raises. Why four-card support?
November 22

“Newplicate”, the “Weak Freak” and how to show a good major raise.
December 6

How to avoid rebidding a five-card suit. Reverses.
December 13

Responder’s only forcing bid.
January 17, 2023

When a New Suit by Responder is NOT forcing.
January 31

Supervised Play Tuesday Mornings
2023-02-14 08:30 - 10:30, 2023-02-28 08:30 - 10:30
