Aventura, Fla. — Larry Karel shuffled his market deck slightly to come up with his lineup of shows for 2004.
The Las Vegas card is out. Karel Exposition Management, based here, is dropping the show that had been held there in May. But a growing show, the one held in Long Beach, Calif., is getting a second card. The year's first show there will be held in May at about the time of the former Las Vegas show. The fall show again will be held in Long Beach in November.
Karel, president of KEM, said the Las Vegas show was overlapping with business done at the Long Beach show. So he decided to put all of his West Coast efforts into the thriving Long Beach show.
Here's the slate of shows for 2004:
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Feb. 1–3: Edison, N.J. Furniture and Accessory Market, New Jersey Convention Center.
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Feb. 27–29: Tampa, Fla. Furniture and Accessory Market, Pinellas Expo Center.
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March 28–30: Fitchburg, Mass. Furniture and Accessory Market, Royal Plaza Trade Center.
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May 23–25: Long Beach, Calif. Furniture and Accessory Market, Long Beach Convention Center.
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Aug. 1–3: Edison, N.J. Furniture and Accessory Market, New Jersey Convention Center.
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Aug. 27–29: Orlando, Fla. Furniture and Accessory Market, Orange County Convention Center.
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Sept. 12–14: Fitchburg, Mass. Furniture and Accessory Market, Royal Plaza Trade Center.
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Nov. 7–9: Edison, N.J. Holiday Furniture and Accessory Market, New Jersey Convention Center.
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Nov. 21–23: Long Beach, Calif. Furniture and Accessory Market, Long Beach Convention Center.
