March 10, 2001
New York Pipe Club's 9th Annual Pipe Convention
Ramada Hotel, Newark International Airport. Sponsored by the New York Pipe Club; open to the public. Welcome reception Friday, March 9, 7pm. Show hours: 10am - 7pm. Tables available for retailers ($65), and collectors ($50). Contact: Rich Esserman, 238 Aycrig Ave., Unit D, Passaic, NJ 07055.
March 26-31, 2001
Tobacconists’ Association of America (TAA) Annual Convention
Fairmont, Bermuda. Open to TAA retail and associate members only. Contact: TAA, Suite 121, Eastland Mall, Evansville, IN 47715, Tel: (812) 479-8070.
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.
April 20-21, 2001
James B. Russell 1st Annual Pipe & Tobacco Sale / Seminar
Saddle Brook Marriot Hotel, Saddle Brook, New Jersey. Open to the retail trade only. Cocktail reception, April 20; pipe seminar April 21, guest speakers Richard Carleton Hacker, Erik Nording, Michael Adler. Information: www.jamesbrussell.com.
April 28-29, 2001
Chicagoland Pipe Collectors’ Club Pipe & Cigar Show
Indian Lakes Resort, Bloomingdale, Illinois. Over 200 tables of briars, cigars, tobaccos, and related smoking accessories. Pre-show activities, awards for briar and antique pipe collectors. Information: www.naspc.org. Contact: Bill Amato, 2947 Edison Street, Blue Island, Il. 60406, Tel: (708) 388-5118, or Mike Reschke, 540 S. Westmore, Lombard, Il. 60148, Tel: (630) 889-0453.
June 2, 2001
New York Pipe Club's 2nd National Pipe Convention
Ramada Hotel, Newark International Airport. Sponsored by the New York Pipe Club; open to the public. Welcome reception Friday, June 1, 7pm. Show hours: Saturday, 10am - 7pm.Tables available for retailers ($65), and collectors ($50). Contact: Rich Esserman, 238 Aycrig Ave., Unit D, Passaic, NJ 07055.
June 23, 2001
OPPC 1st Annual Pipe Show
Best Western Inn Suites Hotels, Tucson Catalina Foothills, Tucson, Arizona. Sponsored by the Old Pueblo Pipe Club, Tucson, Arizona, Saturday, June 23, 2001, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Table fees: $40 for Sales, $25 for Displays. First come, first served. Contact: Carl Armstrong, president, Tel: (520) 748-1501 or Sheldon Osborne, secretary/treasurer: Tel: (520) 889-9355, email: shel74@azstarnet.com. Club Web Page: shadow.zedcor.com/bigjack/Pipes/OPPC .
July 21, 2001
Milwaukee Area Pipe Society Inaugural Pipe Show/Swap
Pistol Pete's Neighborhood Grill, Brookfield, WI. Sponsored by the Milwaukee Area Pipe Society. Welcome reception Friday, July 20, 8:30 - 11pm, Jack's Tobacco, Brookfield, WI. Show hours: Saturday, 10am - 5pm. Sales/display tables, $30. Contact: Robert Schrap, PO Box 511, Elm Grove, WI 53122, Tel: (414) 771-6472, e-mail: rscrap@aol.com, Web: www.execpc.com/~perique.
August 15-18, 2001
69th Annual RTDA Convention & International Trade Show
Marriott Waterside, Tampa, Florida. Contact: Retail Tobacco Dealers of America, Tel: (410) 628-1674, Fax: (410) 628-1679, Web: www.rtda.org, Email: rtda@msn.com.
August 25, 2001
North American Society of Pipe Collectors Annual Show & Swap
Columbus, Ohio. Pipe makers, smoke shops, individual collectors. NASPC fund raising raffle, prizes. Contact: Bill Unger, NASPC, P.O. Box 9642, Columbus, Ohio 43209, Tel: (614) 252-2904, Email: naspc@naspc.org, Web: www.naspc.org.
August 31, 2001
New York Pipe Club's 6th Annual International Pipe Swap
Ramada Hotel, Newark International Airport. Sponsored by the New York Pipe Club; open to the public. Welcome reception Friday, August 31, 7pm. Show hours: Saturday, 10am - 7pm. Tables available for retailers ($65), and collectors ($50). Contact: Rich Esserman, 238 Aycrig Ave., Unit D, Passaic, NJ 07055.
