ClassesCatalogueFALL 2019 • The Village Club 190 EAST LONG LAKE ROAD, BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MI 48304 l 248-644-3450 l THEVILLAGECLUB.ORG Invitation to Classes at The Village Club Contents Fall 2019 classes offer you opportunities almost daily to pause, learn, listen, and Bridge and Mah Jongg ................2 share with friends. Three new instructors join popular returning faculty. Topics range from Detroit’s historic Pewabic Pottery to awarding-winning foreign Film and Books ............................4 language films, from decluttering and downsizing to bourbon’s founding fathers History and Art ............................6 and Vincent Van Gogh. Bridge and fitness classes cater to multiple skill levels. Food and Drink ...........................7 And there are four hands-on workshops. Find a class to fit your calendar and interests. Join us at the Club! House and Garden.......................8 Self-Expression ............................9 Wellness ......................................10 The Village Club Mission Statement Provide a unique private club experience and gracious, friendly environment Instructor Highlights ................11 for its members while offering cultural, educational, social and philanthropic Registration Information ..........12 opportunities, as well as casual and fine dining. Registration Form......................12 Class Calendar .....................insert CLASSES CHAIR: COMMITTEE MEMBERS: Trish Stoltz Margie Burch Joyce MacDonald Debra Partrich Kay Duncan Kathi McWilliams Tina Rowley YOUR PARTICIPATION Janice King IS YOUR SUPPORT THE VILLAGE CLUB 2019 FALL CLASSES Bridge and Mah Jongg Beginning Bridge Spotlight Bridge Seminars CLASS #100 Four bridge seminars with Lynn Root give intermediate and in- This class is for new bridge players. Participants are intro- termediate plus players the opportunity to deepen knowledge duced to the beginning basics of bridge with an emphasis on and increase effectiveness in four critical areas. Each seminar bidding. Each session includes a lecture and group activities, is designed to stand alone—take any or all. The class consists including playing of hands to reinforce topics covered. No of lecture, discussion, and questions in the first hour—feel bridge knowledge is required. free to bring your questions to class—followed by the play of pre-dealt hands in the second hour. Prior bridge knowledge is Instructor: Laura Burke expected. Class Dates: Wednesdays, September 25; October 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 (6 sessions) Instructor: Lynn Root Class Times: 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. Class Dates: Tuesdays, October 1, 8; November 5, 12 Fee: $90 Member, $120 Nonmember Class Times: 10:00 a.m. – Noon Fee for Defense in Bridge Each Class: $15 Member, $20 Nonmember CLASS #101 SEMINAR 1: TWO-OVER-ONE BIDDING – CLASS #106 This class focuses on the defensive aspect of bridge. Topics Seminar 1 focuses on the very popular two-over-one bidding covered include opening leads against no-trump and suit systems used today. This class covers 1NT forcing and 9-card contracts, defensive signaling, developing defensive tricks, major suit trump bids, including Jacoby 2NT and splinter bids. and second- and third-hand play. Each session consists of a lecture and group activities, including playing of hands to Class Date: Tuesday, October 1 illustrate topics covered. Participants should be familiar with the gen-eral concepts of bridge bidding and play of the hand. SEMINAR 2: SUIT BIDDING AND OVERCALLS – CLASS #107 Instructor: Laura Burke Seminar 2 focuses on describing the strength required to open Class Dates: Wednesdays, September 25; October 2, 9, 16, 23, a suit contract at the one level as well as responses to that 30 (6 sessions) opening bid. This class also covers overcalls in the second and Class Times: 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. fourth seat. Fee: $90 Member, $120 Nonmember Class Date: Tuesday, October 8 Sanctioned Duplicate Bridge SEMINAR 3: BIDDING AND PLAYING NO TRUMP – Monthly ACBL-sanctioned bridge games include a mini lesson CLASS #108 by Lynn Root at 12:30 p.m. followed by play at 1:00 p.m. Games Seminar 3 covers different levels for opening NT bids and are open to players with fewer than 200 master points. Players responses. This class also covers playing a no-trump hand MUST register BEFORE the game, through either The Village effectively. Club or the instructor ([email protected]). Each game Class Date: Tuesday, November 5 requires a separate registration. Instructor: Lynn Root SEMINAR 4: DEFENSE—LEADS AND SIGNALING – Class Times: 12:30 – 4:15 p.m. CLASS #109 Seminar 4 covers key defensive bridge techniques, including Fee: $10 for each class, leads, signaling, and card play. The bidding discussion focuses Member and Nonmember on bidding in the balancing seat. SEPTEMBER CLASS #102 Class Date: Tuesday, November 12 Class Date: Tuesday, September 24 OCTOBER CLASS #103 BRIDGE NOTE: The Village Club bridge program goes Class Date: Tuesday, October 22 well beyond classes. Members participate in weekly duplicate bridge games, Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m. and NOVEMBER CLASS #104 Fridays at noon, throughout the year. The Club also Class Date: Tuesday, November 19 sponsors “marathon bridge,” in which players set their own schedule of rubber bridge games, competing in DECEMBER CLASS #105 leagues in a more casual atmosphere. Options include Class Date: Tuesday, December 17 leagues for couples and for snowbirds. To learn more or sign up, contact Wendy Beck (248-891-3909 or 2 l THEVILLAGECLUB.ORG [email protected]). ClassesCatalogue Barometer Game Supervised Play SERIES #110 CLASS #117 This is a supervised, ACBL-sanctioned game for This class is designed for players relatively new intermediate and intermediate plus players. Each to the game of bridge who want to play and week participants play 12 pre-dealt hands; all improve in a friendly and supportive setting with tables play the same hand at the same time. After access to guidance and feedback. Hands are ran- each hand, the instructor leads discussion of the domly dealt, and advice is available on the spot bidding and the play of the hand. Bridge scoring related to bidding, defense, and declarer play. is also covered. Partnerships are encouraged but Participants should have some basic knowledge not required; teams move tables and play with of bridge and some experience playing bridge. other teams in a duplicate style. It is a great way Instructor: Laura Burke to learn new bidding styles, get an introduction to duplicate play, and meet new players. For your Class Dates: Wednesdays, November 13, 20; December 4 convenience, register once for the whole series of six (3 sessions) classes or for each class individually. Players MUST register BEFORE the game through either Class Times: 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. The Village Club or the instructor (lerooty@ Fee: $36 Member, $48 Nonmember gmail.com). Instructor: Lynn Root Beginning Mah Jongg Class Dates: Tuesdays, October 1, 8, 29; CLASS #118 November 5, 12; December 10 Mah Jongg is an ancient Chinese game played (6 sessions) with colorful tiles. Introduced in the West in the Class Times: 2:00 – 4:45 p.m. 1920s, it is a popular table game of strategy, Fee for Series calculation, and chance. It’s not as hard as it of 6 Sessions: $90 Member, $120 Nonmember looks! This class is designed for beginners and those who want a refresher. Continue by playing Fee for at The Village Club with the Mah Jongg Club. Each Class: $15 Member, $20 Nonmember (Limited to 8 participants; sign up early.) BAROMETER GAME 1 – CLASS #111 Instructor: Marilyn Cohen Class Date: Tuesday, October 1 Class Dates: Tuesday, October 15, and Wednesday, October 16 (2 sessions) BAROMETER GAME 2 – CLASS #112 Class Times: 10:00 a.m. – Noon Class Date: Tuesday, October 8 Fee: $40 Member, $50 Nonmember (2019 official scorecards available at BAROMETER GAME 3 – CLASS #113 the first session for $8) Class Date: Tuesday, October 29 BAROMETER GAME 4 – CLASS #114 Class Date: Tuesday, November 5 BAROMETER GAME 5 – CLASS #115 Class Date: Tuesday, November 12 BAROMETER GAME 6 – CLASS #116 Class Date: Tuesday, December 10 FALL 2019 l 3 THE VILLAGE CLUB 2019 FALL CLASSES Film and Books FILM 101: Oscar-Nominated Film 101: Cold War CLASS #201 Foreign Language Films Cold War (Poland, 2018), directed by Pawel At the 91st Academy Awards, the nominees for Pawlikowski, starring Tomasz Kot and Joanna Best Foreign Language Film were arguably the Kulig. In the 1950s, a music director falls in love most accomplished set of films in any category. with a singer and tries to persuade her to flee Representing Mexico, Japan, Poland, Germany, communist Poland with him for a new life in and Lebanon, the films Roma, Shoplifters, Cold France. In addition to its Best Foreign Language War, Never Look Away, and Capernaum moved Film nomination, Cold War was nominated for beyond their Foreign Language Film label to Best Director and Best Cinematography. compete in multiple categories up (Best Picture, Best Director) and down (Best Cinematography, PLEASE SEE NOTE BELOW Best Sound) the ballot, combining for a total of Class Date: Thursday, October 10 17 nominations and 3 Oscars. Join Dr. Tara Hayes for a series dedicated to showcasing the best of Film 101: Never Look Away cinema around the world. Register separately for CLASS #202 each class. Never Look Away (Germany, 2018), directed by PLEASE SEE NOTE BELOW Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, starring Instructor: Dr. Tara Hayes Tom Schilling and Sebastian Koch. German art- Class Dates: Thursdays, September 12; ist Kurt Barnert has escaped East Germany and October 10; November 14; now lives in West Germany. Free in body but December 12 not in mind, he is tormented by memories of his childhood under the Nazis and the GDR-regime. Class Times: 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. Never Look Away was also nominated for Best Fee for Cinematography. Each Class: $20 Member, $30 Nonmember PLEASE SEE NOTE BELOW Film 101: Roma Class Date: Thursday, November 14 CLASS #200 Roma (Mexico, 2018), directed by Alfonso Cuarón, Film 101: Shoplifters starring Yalitza Aparicio and Marina de Tavira.