JUNE 12-13, 1999
12th Annual Deep South Classic Pipe Show
Sponsored by the Carolina Briar Friars, Sheraton Airport Plaza Hotel, Charlotte, No. Carolina. Contact: Fletch Groben, P.O. Box 11942, Charlotte, NC 28220, Tel: (704) 523-8554, E-mail: fletch@vnet.net
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.
AUGUST 7, 1999
Nashville Pipe Show
The second annual Nashville Pipe Show, The Inn at Opryland, Nashville, Tennessee, 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. Contact: (888) 292-9576.
AUGUST 28, 1999
North American Society of Pipe Collectors (NASPC) Swap/Sell Show
Holiday Inn on the Lane, Columbus, Ohio. Information, table rental reservations, contact: Bill Unger, NASPC, P.O. Box 9642, Columbus, OH 43209, Tel: (614) 252-2904, E-mail: ohio@pipes.org.
OCTOBER 1-3, 1999
Millennium 2000
Cigar extravaganza at the New York City Passenger Ship Terminal, single day pass $25, weekend pass $60. Call (800) 331-6177.
OCTOBER 8-10, 1999
15th Anniversary Pipe Smoker's
Exposition & Celebration
Sponsored by the Conclave of Richmond Pipe Smokers (C.O.R.P.S.), Holiday Inn Select/Koger South Conference Center, RIchmond, Virginia. Exhibits of pipes and smoking related tobacciana; pipe smoking contest; Wm. F. Porter Memorial Pipe Rack Auction (proceeds go to children's charities); awards, door prizes. Contact: C.O.R.P.S., (804) 342-0761, E-mail: conclave@corpipesmokers.org, Web: www.corpipesmokers.org
NOVEMBER 6-7, 1999
Kansas City Pipe Show
Kansas City’s pipe and tobacco expo hosted by The Greater Kansas City Pipe Club, American Inn, North Kansas City, MO. Antique, briar, and meerschaum pipes, tobaccos, accessories, and collectibles. Saturday 10 am - 5 pm, Sunday 9 am - 3 pm. Contact: Mark Wilson (816) 525-1137 or Mike Sull (913) 362-7864.
JANUARY 8, 2000
2nd Annual Southern Pipe Expo
Sheraton Boca Raton Hotel, Boca Raton, Florida. Hospitality room Friday, Jan. 7; 60 display tables; pipe related seminars; hourly raffles; silent auction; special demonstrations. Contact: Grant Porter, PO Box 450967, Sunrise, FL 33345, Tel: (954) 741-8595, Fax: (954) 741-7233, E-mail: pipesman@mediaone.net
FEBRUARY 5, 2000
12th Annual Gateway Area Pipe Show & Swap
Presented by the St. Louis Pipe Club, Sheraton Hotel of St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri. Saturday, 9 am to 5 pm; Friday afternoon and evening open house. Collector and dealer awards, door prizes, raffle drawings. Free admission; display tables, $35 each. Contact: Jay Milton, (618 ) 656-7548 or Bob Callaway (314) 946-8555.
MARCH 28-30
International Tobacco Expo
Rio Hotel Convention Center, Las Vegas. Contact ITE, (800) 859-9247, Web: www.internationalcigar.com