OCTOBER 19-22
CigarExpo 98 Geneva
Palexpo Exhibition and Congress Centre, Geneva, Switzerland. Europe's first specialized cigar and trade exposition. Presented in conjunction with Tabexpo 98. For information contact: Carlton International Trade Exhibitions, Tel: (44) (1306) 88 58 29.
OCTOBER 22-25
World Class Cigar Expo 3 New York
Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. Thursday, October 22: regional/industry
trade only. Friday-Sunday, October 23-25: open to public and trade. Contact
World Class Cigar Expo, 621 Chestnut St., Garden City, NY 11530. Exhibitor
info: (888) 922-3976. All others, Tel: (888) 239-7209 or (516) 783-1311, Fax:
(516) 783-5639, e-mail: info@cigarexpony.com.
OCTOBER 29
Le Cigar Noir
Chicago, Illinois. Contact: Perelman Pioneer &Co.,
Tel: (213) 965-4905.
NOVEMBER 12-15
Cigar Association of America (CAA) Annual Meeting
Ocean Reef Club, Key Largo, Florida. CAA members contact (202) 223-8204.
DECEMBER 5-6
South Florida Cigar Show
Coconut Grove Convention Center, Coconut Grove, Florida. Booth reservations: (800) 876-8463. Info, Tel: (305) 865-5880.
DECEMBER 9
Le Cigar Noir
Cleveland, Ohio. Contact: Perelman Pioneer & Co.,
Tel: (213) 965-4905.
JANUARY 9
Southern Pipe Expo (formerly Gold Coast Pipe Show)
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Sponsored by the South Florida Briar Brotherhood. Contact: Skylar Rupp, SFBB Pipe Show Committee, 3509 N.W. 25th Way, Boca Raton, FL 33434, Tel: (561) 482-2694, Email: skylar@aksi.net
FEBRUARY 6
11th Annual Gateway Area Pipe Show & Swap
Harley Hotel, St. Louis, Missouri. Presented by the St. Louis Pipe Club. Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. For information or to reserve tables contact: Jay Milton, 4775 State Rt. 157, Edwardsville, IL 62025, Tel: (618) 656-7584 or Bob Callaway, 220 Pralle Lane, St. Charles, MO 63303, Tel: (314) 946-8555.
FEBRUARY 24-27
AWMA National Winter Convention & Candy Exposition
Orlando, Florida. Contact: American Wholesale Marketers Association, 1128 16th Street N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036-4808, Tel: (800) 482-2962.
MARCH 27-30
Tobacconists' Association of America (TAA) Annual Convention
Hilton Head, South Carolina. Contact: TAA, Suite 121, Eastland Mall, Evansville, IN 47715, Tel: (812) 479-8070.
APRIL 6-8
1999 International Tobacco Expo
Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada. Contact: ITE, 3690 South Eastern Ave., Suite 201, Las Vegas, Nevada 89109, Tel: (800) 859-9247 or (702) 893-9090, Fax: (702) 893-9293
APRIL 24-25
Chicagoland Pipe Collectors Club International Pipe & Cigar Show
Ramada Inn Hotel, Harvey, Illinois.
Annual show sponsored by the Chica-goland Pipe Collectors Club. Contact: Frank Burla, Tel: (630) 271-1317.
JULY 12-15
67th Annual RTDA Trade Show & Convention
Hilton Hotel/Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada. Contact: Retail Tobacco Dealers of America, 107 East Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD 21202. Tel: (410) 547-6996, Fax: (410) 727-7533, Web: www.rtda.org, E-mail: rtda@msn.com.