GOSSIP FROM KELSEY'S KORNER
VOLUME 4, No. 1
A sometimes newsletter from
The Portland Eastside
and South Waterfront Bridge Clubs
| Sun | Jan 01 | 1 pm | Membership Game | Pairs |
| Sun | Jan 08 | 1 pm | Long Live the King | Teams |
| Wed | Jan 11 | 7 pm | GNT Qualifying Game | Teams |
| Mon | Jan 16 | 11 am | He slud into third Birthday | Pairs |
| Fri | Jan 20 | 7 pm | Game of the Century | Pairs |
| Tue | Jan 31 | 11 am | #42 Birthday | Pairs |
| Wed | Feb 08 | 11 am | Devil's Footprint | Pairs |
| Tue | Feb 14 | 11 am | Valentine's Day | Pairs Membership Game |
| Sun | Feb 19 | 11 am | Walker Memorial Swiss | Teams 2-Session Unit Championship |
| Wed | Feb 29 | 11 am | Leap Year | Pairs Membership Game |
| Fri | Mar 2 | 11 am | Texas Independence Day | Pairs |
| Sun | Mar 4 | 1 pm | Sunday Swiss | Teams |
| Thu | Mar 15 | 11 am | Club Appreciation | Pairs |
| Sat | Mar 17 | 1 pm | Eirinn go Brach | Pairs |
| Mon | Mar 19 | 11 am | Nevada Gambling Legalization | Pairs |
| Wed | Mar 21 | 7 pm | Moondog Coronation Ball | Pairs |
- Tuesday Lessons: Beginners Part II
- Lessons will cover common conventions the modern duplicate player needs to know - Stayman, Jacoby Transfers, Negative Doubles, and Forcing Raises - as well as focus on basic defensive conventions and plays. Cost is $95 for eight lessons. The class will meet Tuesday evenings at 7 pm for eight weeks beginning January 17.
- Saturday Lessons: Bidding In Competition
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Lessons will cover actions both when we open the bidding and they intervene; and when the opponents open the bidding and we intervene. Specifics will include:
Overcalls and Responses Doubles and Redoubles Balancing Cuebids Fitting Jumps And More!Saturday lessons will begin January 22 and will meet every other Saturday (more or less -- the tournament schedule may dictate changes; exact dates will be announced) at 10 am and run until noon. The fee is $95 for the eight lessons or $15 for individual lessons.
- Sunday Workshops
- March 25 – $25 includes Lesson, Lunch, and a Sanctioned Game
Join us for our next Sunday Workshop - The Engineer Bill Workshop. Learn the differences between "Red Light" and "Green Light" (not to mention "Yellow Light") bids. The workshop begins at 10:30; we will break for lunch about 12:30, and hold a game after lunch. Cost for the day -- lesson, lunch and a game -- is $25. - Keep Sniffing Around
- Well, there it is! If I've forgotten anything, you'll just have to go to the website and … CLICK ON THE DOG!