Chicago Pipe Show Events 2013

[porshcigar]

For Charatan Collectors:
The International Charatan Collectors Society will meet at 4 PM, on Thursday, May 2nd 2013, in the Turquoise Room, on the second floor in the hotel. The International Charatan Collectors Society meeting will be moderated by Dennis H. Congos.
This will be a gathering of members of the International Charatan Collector’s Society (ICCS). All those with 5 or more Charatans to show are invited to attend. This is a chance for those interested to learn more about Charatan pipes and for current members to exchange Charatan information and lore. Some of the most beautiful Charatans will be on display. There will be judging and awards for the various qualities of Charatans and best collection.

 

[porshcigar]

Women are always welcome at the Chicago Pipe Show. We have many women table exhibitors, pipe smokers, and non-smoking wives who attend the Show. And we have events of interest for all women.
On Friday, May 3rd, from 9:30AM - 4:30PM we have Champagne Limousine rides for women and men to and from the Premium Outlet Mall. There is no charge for this event, but sign up early on the poster in the lobby to get your seat in the limo.

The location for this event is the Main Hotel Lobby entrance area for Departure.
At 9 PM on Friday the 3rd, we have a free craft project in the Ruby Room in the Tower at Pheasant run. This year’s Tobacco Related Craft: CPCC Necklaces and Bracelets. Linda Cobine will demonstrate the art of creating CPCC Necklaces and Bracelets. Each attendee will be given all materials necessary to create the necklace or bracelet of their choice. Each attendee will be able to take their creation home, free of charge, as a souvenir of the 2013 Chicago Pipe Show courtesy of Sutliff Tobacco Company. Limited to 40 participants on a first come, first served basis.

Location: Ruby Room, Tower
And on Saturday the 4th of May, at 12 noon, we present the Private Ladies Luncheon for Female Exhibitors. All female exhibitors, and wives of Exhibitors, are invited to a salad luncheon with wine and dessert. The lunch is served in the St. Charles Ballroom at Pheasant Run.

 

[porshcigar]

Lets Eat!
On Friday, May 4th, from 7PM - 10 PM The Chicago Pipe Show will serve the Welcome Dinner Buffet. Each year we serve dinner to about 600 people attending the Show.
This is a 7 course buffet meal, including salad and dessert. Coffee and tea are also included. And it is all FREE.
This is your chance to have dinner with 599 other pipe makers, pipe smokers, and pipe collectors in the lovely St. Charles Ballroom at Pheasant Run Resort. Everyone attending the Show is welcome. No reservations are required. Free tickets are distributed on Friday at the Pheasant Run Resort.
This dinner is sponsored by the Sutliff Tobacco Company, and the Chicago Pipe Show.
On Saturday, May 5th, The Chicago Pipe Show will host the annual Pipe and Cigar Banquet. This dinner is limited to the first 150 people who reserve a ticket. The cost of this dinner is $65 per person.
This banquet features an outstanding filet mignon dinner, including soup, salad, dessert, potatoes and vegetable. Red and white wines are also served at the table, all included in the ticket price.
This meal is well worth the $65, however, our many generous sponsors also provide every diner with a free “goody bag” filled with cigars, tobacco and accessories that have a retail value greater than the $65 cost of the dinner.
As of today, we have some Saturday night dinner tickets still available, reserve soon so that you don’t miss this great dinner and goody bag.
The Tent will feature a new menu this Year:
Thursday – Room Service Menus
Friday

11am to 11pm – Cold Sandwiches, Chips, Cookies

11am to 4pm - - Grilled Chicken, BBQ Pork and Hamburgers

8pm to 11pm – Fill your plate ($10) Chili, Nacho Chips, Jalepeno Peppers, Cheese Sauce, Sour Cream, Salsa
Saturday

11am to 11pm – Cold Sandwiches, Chips, Cookies

11am to 4pm – Grilled Chicken, Italian Beef and Bratwurst

6pm to 10pm – Fill your Plate ($10), Salad with Dressing, Choice of 2 pastas, Meat Sauce and Vegetarian Sauce, Garlic Bread
Sunday

11am to 11pm – Cold Sandwiches, Chips, Cookies

11am to 4pm - - Grilled Chicken, Hot Dogs and Hamburgers

6pm to 9pm – Fill your plate ($10) Taco Bar; Ground Beef, Black Beans, Shredded Cheese, Shredded Lettuce, Sour Cream, Salsa, Hard and Soft Taco Shells

 

[admin]

What? No Sushi!?!?!
Just kidding. :wink:

 

[donaldgelinas]

I hate to bring this up, but do you see any issues with the flooding in the St Charles area?

 

[winton]

Most of the water has gone away. Looking at the 10 day forecast on Weather.com shows scattered showers and temps between 36-65 over the show period. The tent is elevated a couple inches over the parking lot. I doubt there will be any problems. Don't forget to bring a light jacket.

 

[porshcigar]

The Smoking Tent. The Chicago Pipe Show will have a 6000 square foot smoking tent at the Pheasant Run Resort. The Tent will open in the morning on Thursday, May 2nd and remain open until the early morning on Monday May 7th.
On Wednesday the tent will be used as part of the Big Burn Chicago, the great new cigar event this year. Please visit www.bigburnchicago.com for information about this event and information on ticket purchase.
All are welcome to sit at one of the many tables, or in the comfortable lounge area, and enjoy a pipe or cigar. This is a very popular place to meet with friends or make new friends at the Show. The weather predictions are for daytime in the 70'5 and night time lows in the 50's. The tent will have heat to keep you warm on cool evenings. The tent will have heat to keep you warm on cool evenings. The atmosphere is relaxed and casual.
Pheasant Run provides a cash bar, stocked with beer, wine, hard liquor and soft drinks. The bar is open for business from 11 am until 1 am on most days. Food is also available in the tent 11 am to 11 pm on most days. Sandwiches, hot food, cold food, chips, cookies and soft drinks are available.
Come and smoke with us at the Chicago Pipe Show 2013.

 

[bigvan]

Just curious Craig... for those of us attending the pipe making seminar which begins Wednesday, will we NOT have access to tent until Thursday?

 

[porshcigar]

You will have access to the tent on Wednesday, but it will be shared with the Big Burn Chicago. Craig

 

[porshcigar]

The post for today will be about the Dunhill Focus Group.
Dunhill collectors and smokers gather at the show to talk, to display and to learn about Dunhill pipes. This year, the moderator of the Dunhill Focus Group will be the noted collector of Dunhill pipes, Bob Noble. Bob has been a great speaker at many Dunhill Focus meetings in prior years. We all look forward to Bob bringing this year’s group to a new level.
The Dunhill Focus Group 2013 will meet in the Ruby Room on the second floor in the Tower at Pheasant Run Resort. The meeting will take place at 5 pm on Thursday, May 2nd, 2013. Speakers, in addition to Bob Noble, may include Rich Esserman, Rob Cooper (Coopersark on eBay), Craig Cobine of DunhillCollector.com, and Mike Reschke, President of the CPCC and Assistant Show Director.
Everyone is invited to attend, and to bring a Dunhill pipe to show and/or to discuss, but it is not necessary to bring a pipe to the Dunhill Focus Group 2013.

 

[wcannoy]

You will have access to the tent on Wednesday, but it will be shared with the Big Burn Chicago. Craig

Maybe we can convert some cigar smokers to pipe smokers!

 

[nismo270r]

Craig, is there a consolidated list of all the events going on? I'm just trying to be able to plan out what seminars I would be able to attend since it looks like several are happening at the same time. Thanks!

 

[captainbob]

I plan on flying the club airplane pictured below to the show on Saturday or Sunday depending on the weather. If I am there, Chris Tarler, in the C&D booth, will know as I will visit him first before anyone else. I sure hope we have good flying weather as I really want to attend and I would consider it an honor to get to meet as many of my fellow Forum Members as possible! I hope to I have the privilege to meet some of you in person!

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[porshcigar]

Monday, May 6th, provides the last opportunity to buy, sell or trade a pipe at the 2013 Show. From 8AM to 12PM we hold our Post Show in the Terrace Café Area of Pheasant Run Resort. ½ tables are available FREE on a first come, first served basis. Many who attend the Show take this last opportunity to offer pipes for sale or trade while they await transportation to the airport. The area of the Post Show is a high traffic area where many people pass by as they leave the 2013 Show. If you have a few pipes left to sell or trade, or you have not yet spent your last dollar on pipes, visit the Post Show for your last chance to have fun at the 2013 Chicago Pipe Show.
Here is the full Show Schedule for 2013:
THE CHICAGOLAND INTERNATIONAL PIPE & TOBACCIANA SHOW

MAY 2013 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
WEDNESDAY MAY 1, 2013

9 am Pipe Making Seminar, Mega Center Annex, Pre-registration required

4 pm – 2 am Big Burn Chicago
THURSDAY MAY 2, 2013

9 am Pipe Making Seminar, Mega Center Annex, Pre-registration required

4 pm International Charatan Collectors Society, Turquoise Room (Tower)

5 pm Dunhill Focus Group, Ruby Room (Tower)

9 pm Friends of Bill, Turquoise Room (Tower)
FRIDAY MAY 3, 2013

9 am – 4 pm, Smoke and Swap, Tent (8 am vendor set up)

9:30 am – 4:30 pm Champagne Limo to Premium Outlet Mall, Hotel Lobby

12 pm – 5 pm Welcome Table, Mega Center

3:30 pm UPCA Annual Meeting, Ruby Room (Tower)

7 pm – 10 pm Welcome Buffet Dinner, St. Charles Ballroom

7:30 pm presentations at Welcome Dinner

8:45 PM Makers Forum, Meike Huijssen, Ebonite – Marsalis Room

9:00 pm Frank P. Burla “Display and Discussion of Several Rare Antique Tobacciana Accessories” Mega Center

9 pm Ladies’ Tobacco Related Arts & Craft Program, Ruby Room (Tower)

9 pm Pipe Repairmen Roundtable, Sapphire Room (Tower)

9 pm Kevin Godbee and Brian Levine Pipes Magazine Presentation, Tent
SATURDAY MAY 4, 2013

7 am Exhibitor Set up, Mega Center

10 am – 5pm Chicago Pipe Show, Mega Center

11 am – 3+ pm Silent Auction, Mega Center

12 pm Private Ladies’ Luncheon for Exhibitors, St Charles Ballroom Salons 5 & 6

2 pm PipesMagazine.com Meet Up table, tent

3:30 pm Winner Announced for 2 free nights at Peasant Run, Mega Center

4 pm Smokers Forum Meet Up table, Tent

5 pm – 7 pm EVENTS IN THE TENT

5 pm Mr. Fred Hanna The Nicotine in Your Pipe:

Drug of the Devil or Gift of the Gods, Tent

6 pm Mr. Rob Cooper, The CHANGING State of the Estate Market, Tent

6:30 pm Cocktails, Pipe & Cigar Banquet at 7 pm, New Orleans Ballroom

9:00 pm Doctor of Pipes Meeting, Arnold Palmer Suite (Tower)
SUNDAY MAY 5, 2013

6:30 – 9:30 am Pipe Show Breakfast, St Charles Ballroom, Salons I, III, IV

8 am Exhibitor Set up, Mega Center

9 am – 5pm Chicago Pipe Show, Mega Center

12 pm Show Awards Presentation, Mega Center

1 pm UPCA United States of America National Pipe Smoking Championship, Tent

9 pm Friends of Bill, Turquoise Room, Tower
MONDAY MAY 6, 2013

8 am – 12 pm Post Show, Terrace Café Area

 

[ocpsdan]

This is going to be amazing!! Can't wait for the show.

 

[winton]

Around Christmas, I bought a plug of tobacco from Shawn of this forum. If anyone would like to try some, find me at the tent. I will be glad to share.
Winton

 

[porshcigar]

I’m packing up to go to the Show. I hope to see you all at Pheasant Run Resort for the 2013 Chicago Pipe Show! There are a few cigar dinners still available, email me for reservation at: porshcigar@aol.com

 

[nismo270r]

Packing up to head out to the show as well. I'll see anyone attending the seminar tomorrow morning!

 

[kcghost]

I guess I will pack either tonight or tomorrow night. My sidekick and I will be heading for Chicago Thursday morning.

 

[estumpf]

I attended my first "Chicago Pipe Show." Wednesday I went to the Charatan Collectors Club meeting. I had my required five. They are all good smokers and special to me. I was not aware of the specialized extra large behemoths carved by Charatan. Today I went for the Smoke and Swap. Tables were available for free for those who wanted to sell their pipes. Some were carvers, some where divesting their extras, and some were in business. Some were selling old cans of famous tobaccos. A tin of "Three Nuns" was priced at $50. I could not tell how old it was, but if you order the current blend from Denmark or Switzerland and include the shipping it is pushing $25. I'm a newbie to Pipe shows. There were several things that struck me. First, BIG is in, small is out or just isn't there. Whether estate pipes or new pipes, big is where it's at. And I am talking huge. I was chatting with one smoker who showed me his purchases. He pulled out three with bowls that filled my hand, and I wear an XL glove. I noticed that he did not hold his pipe in his mouth by his teeth, but held it in hand as he puffed. I know personally I'm just not sold on the "Bigger is Better" idea. Maybe it just takes some time to get use to it. The second thing that struck me was unconventional shapes are in. Classic shapes are for the Estate Pipe crowd. There were new pipes that had some variations on the classic style, but bold, wild, crazy, and unconventional are the spirit of the times. It also made me think of its parallel with many other social ideas. Ideas about absolutes is out, do your own thing is in. Classic ideas are old ideas, we can reinvent the wheel, think outside the box, let's go in the opposite direction of flow to seek out new worlds. I've always associated pipe smoking with a certain tried and true conventional view of life. But it seems the spirit of the times has made it's mark on this area of life as well. There were some pipes that were avant garde, they were exploring the Zomby theme. Another had huge blocks of carved brier and what looked like deer antlers worked into the design. I would be afraid I could harm myself while having a bowl. It was all very educational. My best moments were conversations with other pipe smokers just sharing likes in pipes, tobacco, and things of life. I'm looking forward to Saturday.