The Bridge Club Is Closed until Further Notice

Social distancing measures are a way to minimize COVID-19 transmission in the community. This means minimizing close contact with others during the peak of an outbreak. We all need to do our part to keep the most vulnerable people safe, so the Toronto East Bridge Club will be closed until further notice. We will be monitoring what the health experts are saying and follow their advice accordingly. In the meantime, we hope you and your family stay safe. Please check the website as we will post any changes there as well.  

The TEBC team

Come Join Us 

Killing Defence with Barbara Seagram

Saturday, October 17, 2020

9:30 am -3:30 pm

Scarborough Bluffs United Church, 3739 Kingston Road, Toronto

(Parking lot is on Crestwood Drive behind the church)

Registration Fee $65.00 Tickets available online at Killing Defence with Barbara Seagram

Includes workshop, hot lunch, and a sanctioned game 0-299 points. 

If you have already purchased your ticket for this event, no worries, you are automatically scheduled for this event. 

About the workshop

Killing Defence with Barbara Seagram

The messages you can give your bridge partner are so exciting, it ought to be illegal! Learn how to beat your opponents’ contracts. Defence is the most exciting part of the game and also the most challenging. 

About Barbara Seagram 

Barbara Seagram owns and runs Toronto’s School of Bridge. Each year, tens of thousands of students of all levels come to learn bridge and improve their skills. 

Barbara has won the Kate Buckman Award, given to the person who has contributed most to others’ enjoyment of the game and the Audrey Grant Award for excellence in teaching. She is a Sapphire Life Master and a frequent speaker at National American Bridge Championships. She is on the list of the top 52 bridge personalities that have most influenced the game.  

Barbara is the co-author of 29 published bridge books, the most well-known being “25 Bridge Conventions You Should Know.” It is now in its 18th printing and has been translated into French, German, Japanese, and Danish. Portuguese is on its way! The book is one of the top five best-selling bridge books of the last 60 years. 

Another passion of Barbara’s is her work in underdeveloped countries, in Africa, Cambodia and, Laos. Through her charity work, she and her friend, Patti Lee, along with the bridge communities in Canada and USA have built and sustain five schools in Cambodia as well as setting up outreach programs for victims of landmine accidents. Her fundraising efforts have supplied thousands of water filters to citizens of Laos. She also works in Laos through the non-government organization, Adopt a Village in Laos.  

Barbara loves to support local bridge events and community causes. More than anything, she loves to play bridge. Her favourite partner is her husband, Alex.

Welcome to the Toronto East Bridge Club website.

The Toronto East Bridge Club is ready to play at the following times and location

• Mondays: 7:00 pm- 10:00 pm (come early for the free lesson at 6:45 pm) 
• Wednesdays: 12:30 pm- 3:30 pm (come early for the free lesson at 12:15 pm) 
• 16 Lockwood Road, Toronto (nearest intersection Queen and Woodbine)
• Cost: $10.00

Need a partner? We have one waiting for you! Guaranteed! Just come out!

TEBC now offers three games

• Limited from 0-299 masterpoints. (Monday and Wednesdays)
• Beginner 0-5 masterpoints supervised game (Monday evenings only)*

*The Beginner Game is designed for new players with a basic bidding knowledge to come out and get familiar with duplicate bridge. During this game you will be able to use your cheat sheets and notes! You can ask the supervisor questions during the bidding and play! You can change your bid, change your mind, change your played card!  Learn the value of keeping score and comparing your results with others in the group. 

You do not have to be an ACBL member to join in the game but we require players to have at least a minimum basic bridge foundation that includes knowledge of bidding.

Please note: Our club is a fragrance free space! Thank you for your consideration.

If you are interested in learning how to play bridge please email us at torontoeastbridgeclub@gmail.com for more information. Lessons are available at the Momiji Centre and Community Centre 55.

Our director is Glenna Richardson and she can be reached at 416-419-3089 or glennarichardson@bell.net.

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