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Kevin Godbee
- Jun 18, 2010
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We are a week away from the 11th Greater Kansas City Pipe & Tobacco Show.
The show will be held June 26th & 27th at the KCI-Expo Center (near KCI Airport). There will be over 60 tables of pipes, tobaccos and accessories.
Grand Raffle for pipes, tobaccos & accessories (mid day on Sunday, do not have to be present to win)
Door prizes every hour both Saturday and Sunday.
American Pipe Carving Contest display and raffle (someone will win a seven day set by America’s best carvers).
Neill Archer Roan as guest speaker for the Saturday night banquet ($45, please register in advance).
“Best of” Awards on Sunday
Central Region Slow Smoke Contest – Sunday at 10:00.
Register online
For more information, please go to the Pipe Show 2010 page on our website.
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Sorry Cortez. We will not be able to make this one this year, but we most likely will next year.
Too bad I am a few 1000 miles south… đ Would have loved to be there among all the other briar addicts đ
This show will be a good one. This years carver’s contest will have over 30 entries from a superlative list of carvers. Considering the amazing work done last year on the volcano design one can only wonder what great work the carvers will come up with on a panel pipe.