QuickTricks expects to offer its beginner lesson series again in fall 2026.  

Send an e-mail to QuickTricks club manager Kim Fanady at [email protected] to be added to the pre-registration list.  Check back here for updates and scheduling.  

Class description:

Each class will start with a short lecture followed by supervised play.  Our instructors are Bob Schwab, Anne Derbes, and Andrew Straus.  All three are longtime members of QuickTricks, and American Contract Bridge League Gold Life Masters.  Bob is a professor emeritus at the University of Maryland and Anne is a retired professor at Hood College.  All three have extensive bridge and teaching experience. 

This class is suitable for people who are complete beginners who have never played bridge, or who have some familiarity with bridge and need a refresher.  No previous bridge experience is required.  

You do not need a partner to join the class; singles will be matched up.  All materials will be supplied.  

The class offers a fun, interactive way to learn the greatest card game in the world!  You will play bridge in your very first session.  The first class is free -- try it and see if you like it!  The series cost is $150, payable in full at the second class.   

The class website is here:  https://sites.google.com/umd.edu/quicktricksclassseptember2025