E28: Thursday, november 8, 2012
events from page e27
music open mic session, so bring your musical instrument and join in. hosted by the talk of the town band led by larry villa. when: 2 p.m. nov. 11 where: hanahan city hall, 1255 yeamans hall road price: Free more info: 225-5365
Veterans Day Concert
The post and courier will perform a set of big band music reminiscent of the 1940s. when: 3 p.m. nov. 11 where: charleston southern university lightsey chapel auditorium, 9200 university Blvd. price: Free more info: 863-7966 or www. charlestonsouthern.edu
Film Festival
what: “starbuck,” directed by Ken scott. at 42, grubbily handsome david lives the life of an irresponsible adolescent. he owes money to the mob, works as a delivery man in a meat business, and maintains a complicated relationship with valerie, a young policewoman. just as she tells him she’s pregnant, david’s past resurfaces. twenty years before, he sold sperm to a fertility clinic. he
discovers he’s the father of many children, 142 of whom have filed a lawsuit to find their biological father, known as starbuck. when: 5 p.m. nov. 11 where: institute of psychiatry, musc, 67 president st. price: $5; students $3 more info: 556-8458 or www. afusa.org/af/charleston
Monday
are asked to contact marty Besancon at 740-5854 or mbesancon@ northcharleston.org. when: 9:30-10:30 a.m. nov. 12 where: Felix davis community center, 4800 park circle price: Free more info: 740-5850 or http:// bit.ly/culturalarts
Wednesday Laugh for a Lincoln
Veterans Story Swap
what: two to three acts of improv comedy. arrive by 7:30 p.m. for tickets. when: 8-10 p.m. wednesdays through dec. 26 where: theatre 99, 280 meeting st. price: $5 more info: 853-6687 or www. theatre99.com
1977 maybank highway price: $7 advance, $8 day-ofshow more info: 571-4343 or www.charlestonpourhouse. com
ave., Folly Beach
what: acoustic/country/folk. when: 8 p.m. wednesdays where: tommy condon’s irish pub, 160 church st.
where: trayce’s too neighborhood grille and pub, 2578 ashley river road price: no cover. more info: 556-2378
Henri Gates
Jimkata
Weigh Station
what: the csu wind ensemble and jazz Band will join forces to present a veterans day concert in lightsey chapel auditorium. the wind ensemble will perform a variety of music relating to americana, including arrangements of music from the american revolution, civil war, wwi, wwii and vietnam eras. the csu jazz Band
clubs from page e26
Carroll Brown
what: lead guitarist and backup vocalist of local roots rock band southwood. when: 8 p.m.-midnight nov. 14
what: electro-rock out of ithaca, n.y. when: 9 p.m. doors nov. 14 where: the pour house,
what: the city of north charleston cultural arts department will host a public story swap session prior to the official veterans day program. the story swap offers veterans an open opportunity to share memories and stories about their service. veterans interested in signing up to share their stories
what: self-described “dirty southern funk rock” jams. when: nov. 14 where: surf Bar, 103 w. cooper
Barstool Blackout
what: “lasers, fog, blacklights, strobes and everything that glows right in your eyeball.” when: 8 p.m. doors nov. 14 where: the music Farm, 32 ann st. price: $23 advance, $25 day of show
Big Something
what: self-described “alternative rock with a Big groove” out of Burlington, n.c. when: 9 p.m. doors nov. 14 where: the pour house, 1977 maybank highway price: $7 advance, $8 day-ofshow more info: 571-4343 or www.charlestonpourhouse. com
more games at postandcourier.com/ games.
ace’s on Bridge
By BOBBY WOLFF
Against three no-trump, West leads the spade queen. How do you plan to make nine tricks? Outsidethediamonds,youhave fivetoptricks.Soyouneedaminimum of four diamond tricks to makeyourcontract.Supposeyou win the spade lead with the ace and finesse the diamond jack. If thefinesseloses,thespadereturn will mean that you won’t make nine tricks unless the diamond 10 drops. This would be the case even when the diamonds were 3-3, for the entry to the diamonds has been removed. Accordingly, the best approach is to win the first spade (for fear of a club shift) and play a diamond to the king. Then continue by overtaking the diamond jack with dummy’s ace, even if West
has followed with a small card. Here, since the diamond queen has put in an appearance, you can simply dislodge the diamond 10 from East’s hand and make nine tricks: two spades, two hearts, four diamonds and a club. If the diamonds had been 3-3, the third round of diamonds would have established the suit, with the spade king as the entry to cash them. You will succeed when either defender begins with asingletonordoubletondiamond queen or 10. As we have seen, dummy’s 9-8-7 is then good enough to allow you to knock out the remaining diamond honor, letting you collect four diamond tricks and the contract. This gives you a better than twothirdschancetomakeyourgame.
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