Bridge at Ginger Creek, Champaign IL

06/06/2026

We are saddened by the passing of Rea Jones on Monday, June 1. Visitation will be Monday, June 15 at 10 am at Faith United Methodist Church, 1719 S. Prospect, Champaign. Funeral at 11 am.
Obituary is here:

View Louis Rea Jones's obituary, contribute to their memorial, see their funeral service details, and more.

05/25/2026

Yes, there is a game tonight (Monday, May 25 -- 6:30).
♥ Happy Memorial Day! ♥

04/20/2026

♥ Monday, April 20 (6:30): Zero Birthday Party for Bob Sievers. Come early and join us for fun bridge, good food and bad puns.

04/07/2026

For many of us, this year's basketball season brought back memories of the 2005 team. Back then, I was inspired to write this article about bridge and basketball. It still feels relevant today.

This past winter was an unusual one at my local bridge club. With one exception, our games met as usual, but the atmosphere was a bit livelier. Our players were caught up in the excitement of another game, and nothing -- blizzards, bad bids, 35-percent scores -- seemed to affect their pervasive good...

03/31/2026

Please share with friends and family who might want to learn more about what you do with your brain:
♥ Want to learn the world's most popular card game?
You can become a bridge player in just one day in our Quick-Start Bridge workshop -- Saturday, April 11 at Bridge at Ginger Creek in Champaign.
Just $20 covers the full day of lessons and play, a light lunch, snacks and workbooks.
Details are here:

Home page of Bridge at Ginger Creek, the community duplicate-bridge center for Champaign-Urbana IL

12/11/2025

♥ Next week: Join us for a full week of Christmas parties and club championships.
♣ Monday, Dec 15 (6:30 pm) -- Stratified Open Pairs
♣ Tuesday, Dec 16 (12:30 pm) -- Intermediate Pairs
♣ Wednesday, Dec 17 (12:30 pm) -- Stratified Open Pairs
♣ Thursday, Dec 18 (12:30 pm) -- Stratified Open Pairs
♣ Thursday, Dec 18 (6:30 pm) -- 299er & Pro-Am Pairs

♥ NOTE -- NO GAME on Monday, December 22.

10/01/2025

♥ Next week: Silver Point Week
Win extra masterpoints -- all silver -- in the District-wide Sectional-at-Clubs.
♣ Monday, Oct 6 ( 6:30) -- Open Stratified
♣ Tuesday, Oct 7 (12:30) -- Limited Pairs (0-2000)
♣ Wednesday, Oct 8 (12:30) -- Open Stratified
♣ Thursday, Oct 9 (12:30) -- Open Stratified
♣ Thursday, Oct 9 ( 6:30) -- Limited Pairs (0-750)

09/10/2025

♥ Special: Swiss Teams on Wednesday, September 17 (12:30).
Need a partner and/or teammates? Contact Gabe at [email protected]

09/01/2025

♥ Yes, there will be a bridge game on Labor Day -- Monday, September 1 (6:30 pm).
Hope to see you there!

08/10/2025

This week: Three "last-chance" North American Pair qualifying games.
♥ Monday, Aug 11 (6:30)
♥ Wednesday, Aug 13 (12:30)
♥ Thursday, Aug 14 (12:30)