March 22-23, 2003
West Coast Pipe & Cigar Expo
Armitage Banquet Hall, Hollywood, Ca. Sponsored by the Southwest Pipe & Cigar League. Sat., March 22, 10am-5pm, Sun., March 23, 10am-4pm. Banquet Sat. night, $45. Contact: Robert Vance, Tel: (626) 396-9827, Email: rwv52@earthlink.net, Web: www.swpcl.org.
March 26-27, 2003
NATO Conference & Exposition
Rio Hotel, Las Vegas, Nev. Tobacco and related merchandise for tobacconists, tobacco outlets, distributors/wholesalers, mass and other merchandisers. Free expo admission; optional paid seminars. Contact NATO, Tel (702) 263-3919, Toll-free: (800) 915-5334, Fax: (702) 263-8231, Email: info@natoexpo.com, Web: www.natoexpo.com.
March 29, 2003
3rd Annual Memphis Pipe, Cigar, & Blade Show
Hollywood Casino Hotel, Tunica, MS. Sponsored by Memphis Area Pipe Smokers Club (MAPS). Exhibitors include pipe collectors, dealers, distributors & carvers, blade and knife collectors and makers and cigar distributors. Contact: Bob Doney, MAPS, Show Chairman, Tel: (901) 386-4869, Email: info@pipeclub, Web: www.pipeclub.org.
April 6-10, 2003
Tobacconists Association of America (TAA) Annual Convention
Don Cesar Beach Resort & Spa, St. Petersburg, Fla. TAA retail, associate members only. Contact: TAA, Burkhardt Corner, 1211 N. Tutor Ln., Evansville, IN 47715, Tel: (812) 479-8070.
April 19, 2003
4th Annual TSPTC Pipe Buy/Sell/Swap Show
Don Halls Guesthouse, Ft. Wayne, Indiana. Sponsored by the Tri State Pipe and Tobacco Club. Contact: Robert Rhodes, Tel: (260) 749-9534, j.rhodes30@verizon.net, Web: www.tsptc.org.
May 16-18, 2003
Chicagoland International Pipe & Tobacciana Show
The Mega Center, Pheasant Run Resort, St. Charles, Ill. (630-584-6300 for room reservations). Golf tournament and pre-show buy, sell, trade event on Friday, May 16, 9am-5pm. Main exhibit area open 10am-5pm, Saturday May 17 and 9am-3pm Sunday, May 18. Optional Pipe & Cigar Dinner, May 17, $60/ticket. Show information, contact: Frank Burla (630) 271-1317, or Mike Reschke (630) 889-0453, Email: info@chicagopipeshow.co, Web: www.chicagopipeshow.com.
July 26, 2003
MAPS 3rd Annual Pipe Show/Swap
Pistol Pete’s Neighborhood Grill, Brookfield, Wi., Contact MAPS, PO Box 174, Elm Grove, WI 53122-0174, Web: homw.wi.rr.com/perique, Email: jharb@wi.rr.com.
August 2-6, 2003
71st Annual RTDA Convention & International Trade Show
Opryland Hotel, Nashville, Tenn. Contact: Retail Tobacco Dealers of American (RTDA), Tel: (410) 928-1674, Fax: (410) 628-1679, Email: info@rtda.org, Web: www.rtda-org.
August 23, 2003
NASPC Swap/Sell Show
Ramada Plaza Hotel, Columbus, Ohio. Sponsored by the North American Society of Pipe Collectors. Sat., 9am-5pm, free to the public. Features dealer tables, smoke shops, pipe makers, fund-raising raffle. Contact: Bill Unger, Secretary, NASPC, P.O. Box 9642, Columbus, Ohio 43209-9642, Tel: (614) 252-2904, Email: bill@naspc.org.
