Beginner/Intermediate. Returning to bridge after a life hiatus? This is the class for you! This is a class for students who want to be comfortable opening the bidding and responding to the opening bid of their partner. We will learn how to compete when our opponents get in the “auction”. Overcalls, Preemptive Bidding, and Takeout Doubles will be introduced. The most popular bridge conventions-Stayman and Jacoby Transfers-will be covered. Textbooks: Audrey Grant’s “Bridge Basics 1: An Introduction,” Bridge Basics 2: Competitive Bidding,” Bridge Basics 3: Popular Conventions,” and Bridge Basics 4: Play of the Deal” will be used. Students are responsible for the purchase of the texts although purchase is not a prerequisite for the class.