Havana, IL Cigar Festival

There's just one month left in the Top 10 Reasons To Smoke Cigars contest sponsored by the Havana Cigar Fest & Beach Bash. Entries can be reviewed at www.havanacigarfest.com. We've got some good ones, but not sure if there's 10 winners just yet. The top 10 will be selected June 1 and the winners' slogans will be printed on the back of the festival t-shirt, along with their name and city. The Cigar Fest will be July 23 in Havana, IL, about an hour south of Peoria and an hour nortwest of Springfield. The event will be free on the riverfront, with a Jimmy Buffett cover artist during the evening. There will be plenty of food (Cheeseburgers in Paradise, etc.), cold beverages, cigars (but bring your own as well), a small art show and walking tours of Havana's cigar-making past. Did I mention it's FREE!