Family Friendly Bridge Club
St Camillus Church, 1175 Concord Turnpike
(Route 2, Exit 132 (Formerly 57)), Arlington
BRIDGE CLASSES
Lessons
Lessons
Bob Gaudet:
Free Beginner Bridge Lessons (in person) –
Tuesday mornings, 9:30 to 11:30 AM;
Tuesday evenings, 7:00 to 9:00 PM;
Designed for players with little or no experience, and for people who once played and would like to re-enter the bridge world. Classes start on June 2 – at St Camillus Church. 1075 Concord Turnpike (Rte 2, Exit 132), Arlington, MA
8-week session is “FREE” (optional textbook is an additional $15).
Note: Course emphasizes Bridge fundamentals, including modern bidding style, “play of the hand” and defensive tactics. Each class consists of 1 hour of instruction on a specific topic- followed by 1 hour of playing bridge hands that cover the material presented. Come with a partner or as an individual. To register, please contact: Bob Gaudet, (339) 223-6484, bridgeleader@gmail.com
EasybridgeBridge Subjects (8 Weeks) with Textbook
Week 1 – Review of Bridge Basics p. 1-30
Week 2 – Bidding to Win (Part 1)
Week 3 – Bidding to Win (Part 2)
Week 4 – Defensive Bidding – Overcalls, etc p. 32-35
Week 5 – Opening Leads – Defensive Play --- Handout
Week 6 – Opening NT Bids and Responses p. 47-53
Week 7 – Opening Preemptive Bids p. 61-62
Week 8 – Bidding to Slam p. 64-66
Mine Usluel has classes at St Camillus Church on Fridays
Hi ,
I'm excited to announce that I'll be offering bridge lessons on Friday mornings from 9:30-11:30 AM at the Family Friendly Bridge. These 2-hour sessions are designed for advanced beginners and will cover a variety of topics.
Details:
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When: Fridays, 9:30-11:30 AM
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Start June 12 - Aug 28
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Where: Family Friendly Bridge Club
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Cost: $20 per session (cash, Venmo, check, or Zelle)
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Website: BridgeMine.com
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Questions? Email mineusluel@yahoo.com
June 12 - Practice Session: Doubles - Takeout Doubles, Responder’s Double, Penalty Double
June 19 - Practice Sessions: Defense – Attitude Signals, Dummy on the right vs left, leads in the middle of the hand
June 26 - Intermediate Convention - Inverted Minors (new)
July 3 - Declarer Play – Avoiding the Dangerous Opponent (new)
July 10 - Practice Sessions: NT Tools – Stayman, Jacoby Transfers, Texas Transfers, Gerber, Quantitative Invite
July 17 - Bidding Fundamentals - Reverses and Jump Shifts (new)
July 24 - Adv Beginner Bidding - Balancing – Overcalling with light hands in 4th seat (new)
July 31 - Adv Beginner Bidding - Overcalling with very strong hands, Power Doubles (new)
Aug 7 - Intermediate Convention - Jacoby 2NT (new)
Aug 14 - Intermediate Bidding: Intro to 2/1 (new)
Aug 21 - Intermediate Bidding - 1430 and control bidding
Aug 28 - Practice Session: Overcalling with distributional Hands - Unusual 2NT, Michael’s Cuebid, DONT
You can check my website BridgeMine.com for the lesson dates and topics.
Have a specific topic in mind? Email me your suggestions – I'm open to requests!
Looking forward to seeing you at the tables!
2026 Bridge Classes
- Kim Gilman
Lesson
The link is:
website www.bridgewithkim.com.
Bridge Lessons (on line and face-to-face) - Kim Gilman has taught 1,000’s of Bridge players using Zoom and Shark Bridge as her classroom!
In these classes students learn by actually playing, not just listening to lectures. For all the details: go to https://www.bridgewithkim.com/classes
Free Online Bridge for New Players: American Contract Bridge League offers many options to learn and play bridge – and most offerings are at NO Cost.Go to: https://www.acbl.org/learn/