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Opportunities to play bridge in English in Berlin in the second half of 2024 and first half of 2025

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Last updated: 09 December PM. Will be changed and updated regularly.

BREAKING: I SEE THAT THERE ARE NEW MEMBERS IN BOTH THE GROUP ON NEBENAN AND IN THE FACEBOOK GROUP. PLEASE DO GET IN TOUCH IN CASE YOU ARE INTERESTED IN PLAYING BRIDGE OVER THE HOLIDAYS WHEN WE ARE ALL BETWEEN VHS COURSES. ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE UNDECIDED WHETHER TO COMMIT TO ONE OF THE VHS COURSES, THIS WOULD BE A GREAT INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSES, TO THE TEACHER, AND TO THOSE OF US WHO HAVE BEEN PLAYING FOR A LITTLE WHILE.

This autumn’s VHS courses are running and coming to an end soon. Below is information on the opportunities to play privately during the holidays, as well as information on the VHS courses due to start in the middle of January:

WHEN VHS IS CLOSED, THERE IS STILL THE OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY AT MY PLACE, AND THE EARLIER I KNOW IF THERE IS INTEREST, THE BETTER:

Below is a week-by-week overview, including the weeks where for one reason or the other there is no bridge course at VHS. Where nothing else is stated, we aim at arrivals from 18.15, ready to start playing at 18.30, but for those who can only come later, that is also OK. We’ll start playing as soon as enough people have arrived.

The occasional opportunities to play bridge privately during autumn, in the weeks where VHS is closed, are marked with *** below.

***Week 50: As replacement for the Wednesday course which is now finished, Agata, Susanne, Ute, Rob and I played at my place on Monday, 9 December..

Also this week: The last Friday class 13 December VHS 10/10.

***Week 51: So far, Agata, Quincy, Rob, Susanne, Teresa, and I will be playiing on 20 December at 18.15. (I have one suggestion to start at 17.00, and indeed 18.15 is not carved in stone on this day, so please let me know which suits you best. If I don’t hear from anybody, I will assume 18.15.

NOTE: For 20 December it would be great to find one, ideally two, more.

***Week 52: For now, any time, as far as I am concerned. I will be staying in Berlin and do not celebrate Christmas, so if you are interested in playing, please speak up and feel free to suggest dates, including daytime, holidays and weekends, and more than one date if you are available to play more than once that week (but NOT in the evening of 24 December, and NOT during daytime on 28 and 29 December).

What we know so far: Agata is available 26, 27, 28 and 29 December. Rob, Susanne and Teresa are available most days. Quincy is available on 28 and 29 December. I am available 25, 26, 27 after 13.00, 28 after 17.00, and 29 after 17.00.

2025 courses now online for registration:

Course starting Wednesday 15 January: https://www.vhsit.berlin.de/VHSKURSE/BusinessPages/CourseDetail.aspx?id=743390

Course starting Friday 17 January: https://www.vhsit.berlin.de/VHSKURSE/BusinessPages/CourseDetail.aspx?id=725702

***Week 1: 30 December to 5 January: For now, any time day or evening, as far as I’m concerned, (but 4 and 5 January only from late afternoon).

***Week 2: 6 to 12 January: Possibility to play either Thursday 9 or Friday 10 January. NOTE – on 9 January, I have a zoom course 18.45-20.00 – everybody is still welcome to come and play, but we would need at least four people in addition to myself.

Week 3: Wednesday 15 January VHS 1/10, and Friday 17 January VHS 1/10

Week 4: Wednesday 22 January VHS 2/10, and Friday 24 January VHS 2/10

Week 5: Wednesday 29 January VHS 3/10, and Friday 31 January VHS 3/10

***Week 6: The option to play at my place on either Wednesday 5 or Friday 7 February

Week 7: Wednesday 12 February VHS 4/10, and Friday 14 February 4/10

Week 8: Wednesday 19 February VHS 5/10, and Friday 21 February 5/10

Week 9: Wednesday 26 February VHS 6/10, and Friday 28 February 6/10

Week 10: Wednesday 5 March VHS 7/10, and Friday 7 March 7/10

Week 11: Wednesday 12 March VHS 8/10, and Friday 14 March VHS 8/10

Week 12: Wednesday 19 March VHS 9/10, and Friday 21 March VHS 9/10

Week 13: Wednesday 26 March VHS 10/10, and Friday 28 March VHS 10/10

Week 14:

Week 15:

Week 16:

Week 17:

Week 18:

Week 19: New courses now available for registration: Course starting Wednesday 7 May here, and course starting Friday 9 May here.

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