On July 7,2021, the Arlington County DBC will have its grand reopening at St. Andrews Episcopal Church, 4000 Lorcom Lane on that Wednesday at 10:350 .
There will be a 0-1000 game and an open game held at the Church. Bring your vaccine cards or identification with you. Only vaccinated people will be allowed to play.
You will also be asked to sign a Covid waiver once you arrive.
Coffee and water will be served with plenty of hand sanitizer available. A prepackaged snack in its own package will be available one per person.
Other days Monday, Thursday, and Friday are in negotiations with both St. Andrews and Knights of Columbus. As of now games are online Monday, Wed-Friday for those who are not ready to return to face to face as an alternative to play.
Gene Schuyler Biography
Gold life master duplicate bridge player, private instructor, ACBL certified teacher and ACBL certified director.
I have been playing bridge since 1982 seriously (first master points recorded in 1968 from duplicate games)… although I played with my father at 13 ….. and earned my first master points at that time. I have earned several blue ribbon and red ribbon qualifications by winning regional pair and team events, as well as placed in the national mixed pairs in the past.
I run my own bridge clubs Carlin Springs, Arlington DBC, and Lyon Park during the week and am the director for those clubs. I am the NVBA Unit Direct for the Thursday night game at Beth El .
Having worked as a marketing and advertising professional for most of my career, I always look to promote the game of bridge to all levels. At the junior levels this game offers mathematical challenges and the use of logic. During a working career, bridge can be a good escape from the stresses of work and when you are semi-retiring or actually going to retire bridge can be a passionate pastime!
Bridge to me is a stimulating game and we all can continue to thrive and develop life long learning in this sport. There is learning from teaching, playing, books reading and from actual players interacting with you. The social aspects are fantastic for this sport and can’t be understated.
Whether you play party bridge, flight bridge with church groups, club groups, or duplicate there is always a fascination, competitiveness and enjoyment from this game.
So let the game of bridge begin!!!!
