JUNE 16-18, 2000
EuroTab 2000
European Tobacco Exhibition and Symposium encompassing manufacturing, distribution/wholesale, and retailing; Amsterdam RAI, Netherlands. Contact Lockwood Publications, (212) 391-2060, Email: eurotab@lockwoodpublications.com
AUGUST 2-5, 2000
68th Annual RTDA Convention
& International Trade Show
Marriott Rivercenter, San Antonio Convention Center, San Antonio, Texas. Contact: Retail Tobacco Dealers of America, Tel: (410) 628-1674, Fax: (410) 628-1679, Web: www.rtda.org, Email: rtda@msn.com
AUGUST 26, 2000
North American Society of Pipe Collectors Annual Show & Swap
Holiday Inn on the Lane, Columbus, Ohio. Featuring 93 dealer tables of pipe makers, smoke shops, and individuals. NASPC fund raising raffle, prizes. Hospitality suite Friday night, Aug. 25th. Contact: Bill Unger, NASPC, P.O. Box 9642, Columbus, Ohio 43209, Tel: (614) 252-2904, Email: naspc@naspc.org, Web: www.naspc.org.
OCTOBER 6-8, 2000
CORPS Pipe Smokers’ Exposition & Celebration
16th Annual Conclave of Richmond Pipe Smokers (CORPS), Richmond, Virginia. Contact: CORPS, P.O. Box 34023
Richmond, Va. 23234, Tel: (804) 342-0761; conclave@corpipesmokers.org, Web: www.corpipesmokers.org.
October 14, 2000
Nashville Pipe Show
Radisson at Opryland, Nashville, TN. Sponsored by the Nashville Association of Pipe Smokers. Free admission to the public; open 9am - 6pm. 60 exhibitor tables; $70 for collectors, $80 for retailers. Pre-show reception October 13, 7pm - 10pm with 20 exhibitor tables available free of charge. Contact: Todd Smith, Tel.: (888) 292-9576. Fax: (615) 263-2824.
January 5-6, 2001
Southern Pipe Expo
Sheraton Boca Raton Hotel, Boca, Raton, FL. Sponsored by the South Florida Briar Brotherhood. Pipe, tobacco and cigar show for smokers, collectors. 60 display tables, raffle prizes. Sponsorships available. Tables, $70. Reservations and information, contact: Grant Porter, PO Box 450967, Sunrise, FL 33345-0967; Tel: (954) 741-8595, pipesman@mediaone.net. Full details at www.se.mediaone.net/~pipesman.
February 3, 2001
13th Annual Gateway Area Pipe Show & Swap
Hilton St. Louis Airport, St. Louis, MO. Sponsored by the St. Louis Pipe Club. Free admission; display tables $35 each. Raffle drawings, door prizes. Information, table reservations, contact: Bob Callaway, Tel.: (636) 946-8555, 220 Pralle Lane, St. Charles, MO 63303.
February 19-23, 2001
Third Festival del Habanos
Havana, Cuba. International seminar, commercial fair. Contact: Habanos S.A., Mercaderes 21, Havana, Cuba, Tel: (537) 33 9509, Fax: (537) 33 8946, email: habanos@infocex.cu.
April 18-19, 2001
International Tobacco Expo
Rio Suite Hotel Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV. Tobacconists, tobacco outlets, distributors/wholesalers, mass and other merchandisers, catalogs/internet, related accessories. Free admission. Contact International Tobacco Expo: Tel.: (800) 859-9247 or (702) 893-9090, Fax: (702) 893-9293, email: info@internationaltobacco.com, Web: www.internationaltobacco.com.