BRIDGE LESSON LUNCH & PLAY IN PERSON IN TORONTO 
FRIDAY OCTOBER 22nd: 9.30 am - 3 pm
ARMOUR HEIGHTS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 105 Wilson Ave. Toronto
You must be double-vaccinated to attend.
Email PROOF OF DOUBLE VACCINATION to barbaraseagram@gmail.com
or show forms at the door (but before is best).
MASKS ARE REQUIRED TO BE WORN
Space is limited. Sign up soon!
Alex Kornel & Doug Cowan will direct the game at 12.15 pm. Thank you, Doug!
- 9.30 am - 11.30 am HANDS-ON LESSON
IMPROVE YOUR PLAY OF THE HAND by Barbara Seagram
- 11.30 am - 12.15 pm: LIGHT LUNCH
- 12.15 pm - 3.00 pm: DUPLICATE GAME with MASTER POINTS
Come and see all of us before you head south!
Barbara & Alex, Pani Lee, Josee Hammill, Enid Roitman, Ann Katz will all be present to welcome you & have a visit in person! We will sell books and scarves that day also!
$40.00 for the full-day. $7.00 will be retained 10 cover costs (Feel free 10 donate more)
Remaining proceeds will all go to Armour Heights Church. Tax receipt will be issued.
Cheque made out to: ARMOUR HEIGHTS PRESBYERIAN CHURCH
and mailed to: Barbara Seagram, 220 Lawrence Ave East. Toronto ON M4N 1T2
Or email transfer to AKORNEL@SYMPATICO.CA
Specify Oct 22 in your email transfer and email Barbara barbaraseagram@gmail.com to hold your spot.
NEED A PARTNER? LET BARBARA KNOW
 FALL CLASSES WITH JOSÉE ON ZOOM
Basics Beginners Bridge Series
- Tuesdays 9:30 am to 11:30 am (EST) beginning on September 21st for 8 weeks
Learn the basic elements of the game of bridge: how to take tricks, how to work with a partner, how to open the bidding in a suit and in No Trump, how to respond, how to compete and more. Opportunities to play and practice online will be provided. Lessons are recorded and can be watched on your own time.
$240 CDN ($188 USD). Price includes taxes and Barbara Seagram Basic Bridge textbook. See the below for payment instructions.
Intermediate I Bridge Series
- Tuesdays 4 to 6 pm (EST) beginning on September 21st for 7 weeks.
For those who feel rusty and need a refresher and for those moving up from Basic lessons. Opportunities to play and practice online will be provided. Lessons are recorded and can be watched on your own time.
$210 CDN ($165 USD). Price includes taxes and Barbara Seagram Intermediate I textbook.
Intermediate III Bridge Series
- Wednesdays 4 to 6 pm (EST) beginning on September 22nd for 6 weeks.
Intermediate III is a full course on Defence and Conventions!
- DEFENCE: Third Hand Play, Second Hand Play, Suit Preference Signalling, Strategy on Defence, Lead Directing Doubles, Discarding.
- CONVENTIONS: Negative Doubles, Jacoby 2 NT as a forcing raise, Jacoby Transfers, Texas Transfers, Splinters, Roman Key Card Blackwood, Cue Bids, Slam Bidding and lots more!
$180 CDN ($142 USD). Price includes taxes and Barbara Seagram Intermediate III textbook.
PRE-REGISTRATION FOR ALL CLASSES IS REQUIRED
Contact Josée preferably by email at mjhammill@rogers.com, indicating your choice of course or by phone at 416-300-9140
Include First and Last Name, email address, mailing address if you require mailing of the textbook.
Canadians:
Payment by etransfer to email address mjhammill@rogers.com
Otherwise, a cheque to:
Josee Hammill, 418-1717 Avenue Road, Toronto, Ontario M5M 0A2 Canada
How do I get my book?
- Pick it up at the address above, in Toronto (two weeks before the class starts).
- By mail: add the postage costs to the course fee ($5.74 CDN). Please allow for 3 weeks delivery to avoid delays.
For Students Outside of Canada:
Please mail your check to:
Josee Hammill, 418-1717 Avenue Road, Toronto, Ontario M5M 0A2 Canada
Alternatively, you may choose to pay in US dollars via PayPal to email address mjhammill@rogers.com
and also by clicking on this link, http://bit.ly/JoseePaypal.
See https://www.bridgewebs.com/josees for DETAILED PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS
Please contact Josee to find out correct amount including postage of text book* and Pay Pal admin fees.
*Textbook included & shipped by regular mail. Please allow for 3-4 weeks delivery. Post offices in USA and Canada are very slow at this time.
Keep checking Josée's website, https://www.bridgewebs.com/josees for future updates on games for novice players and course packages to be purchases.
Contact Josée preferably by email at mjhammill@rogers.com or by phone at 416-300-9140.
NEW: NOVICE BRIDGE PLAYERS:
If you have 0-20 master points, OR know someone new to the game, note that Josee and Lee are now running games for new players:
Wednesdays 10:00 am and 7:15 pm,EASTERN TIME. For MORE information, click here
NOW AVAILABLE - JUNE 2021 LESSONS
- Big Hand Bidding and Play
(2 hour Recorded Video Lesson + Notes)
- Judgement at Bridge
(2 hour Recorded Video Lesson + Notes)
If you do not know how to evaluate and revalue your hand, you will miss a whole lot of games and you will also miss lots of slams. You simply have to get a few realities cemented right now, if not sooner. Avoid errors in judgement and improve your bidding, declarer play and defense.
Click here to purchase!
ONLY $55.00 CDN (approx. $44.00 USD)
The site will automatically convert to USD on your credit card
if you are in USA.
FULL access to the lesson recording for an unlimited time
 MY NEW BOOK: HOT OFF THE PRESS!
BARBARA'S QUIZZES
$20.00 CAD but on special for $18.00 CAD
or $16.00 USD
plus postage (if you cannot pick up in Toronto)
Pick up in Toronto is at 220 Lawrence Ave East (between Bayview & Mt Pleasant)
I cannot tell you how excited I am about this new book. SO much work has gone into it. This is the preface:
When I first began to learn this wonderful game of ours, it was explained to me by my teachers that the key to successful bridge is not being more brilliant than your opponents. In the long run, you will win more games by making fewer errors than they do. If you and your partner are communicating effectively (making bids that state your shape and values accurately) then your partnership will reach the right contract (and, even better, keep your opponents from theirs) more often.
Time and time again, in my bridge career, I have found this advice to be proved only too true. But how do you make sure your bidding is up to scratch?
The answer is easy:
1. You buy this book, and
2. You do the quizzes
And, because you are serious about your bridge, you score 100% (well done!)
And then...and this is the important part... you make sure partner does the quizzes as well. (I would suggest buying partner another copy of this book because I know you will not want to risk losing this one!)
You may have to work with partner until partner does as well as you. But, I promise, this journey will be worthwhile.
All kidding aside, I've written this book so you have a fun way of finding out how much of modern bridge bidding fundamentals you have mastered. It is also a tool that will help you identify and improve any areas of your game that may need some work. I suspect (and am hoping) you will want to share this with your regular partner.
There is some similarity to some of the Covid quizzes but these have all been completely revised, and reworked. The answers are far more comprehensive and this is now such a great learning tool.
I urge you not to write the answers in the book but to use a scrap of paper because you will want to return to the book time and time again to see how much your bridge has improved.
2 Ways to ORDER
Order by emailing Barbara
- In Canada, you may pay by etransfer to AKORNEL@SYMPATICO.CA.
But email me so that we have all your details
- Americans, you can mail a check to:
Barbara Seagram, 220 Lawrence Ave East, Toronto, ON M4N 1T2 CANADA.
But email first so we can get the book on the way to you.
OR you may order from our online store but above is best for us.
 NOW AVAILABLE - LESSON WITH BARBARA OPENING LEADS
Click here to purchase!
ONLY $25.00 CAD (approx. $20.00 USD)
The site will automatically convert to USD on your credit card
if you are in USA.
FULL access to the lesson recording
for an unlimited time
The opening lead is so very important. It communicates so much to partner and often sets the tone for the entire contract.
This one card can explain the triumphs or the disasters for the defenders on any given hand.
2 hour bridge training + Barb's Notes!
Purchase and watch anytime afterwards.
 TWO HOUR LIVE LESSONS
Defensive Thinking & Strategy
Click here to purchase!
ONLY $50.00 CAD (approx. $40.00 USD) total
for both recordings. (i.e. $25.00 CAD each)
FULL access to the recordings for an unlimited time
Receive a full set of notes too!
Purchase and watch anytime afterwards.
Each lesson has some guiding principles, followed by play of hand with commentary all the way.
  JUST OUT:
Barbara’s
Bridge
Tips
Whether you have been playing for a while or you’re not very experienced, this book will help you to move your game up to the next level.
The tips cover all aspects of bridge — bidding, play and defense. Advice and examples are drawn from material Barbara Seagram has developed for her students over the last twenty years — it’s like having your own personal bridge coach sitting beside you!
$22.00 CAD + postage
Or
$20.00 USD + postage
Email Barbara ( ) to order
or
pick up from Barbara in Toronto!
TWO 1 HOUR RECORDINGS
1. Balancing
2. Michaels Cuebid & Unusual NoTrump
 ONLY $25.00 CAD
(approx. $19.00 USD) total
for both recordings.
(i.e. $12.50 CAD each) CLICK HERE TO BUY
THESE RECORDINGS
Unlimited access and notes will be provided.
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Barbara's first book in this series (also co-authored by David Bird) won Book of the Year Award by the American Bridge Teachers' Association: Planning the Play of a Bridge Hand. 
The Pocket Guide to Even More Bridge Conventions
Says Seagram,
