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9th Annual Michael Herklots Birthday Fundraiser To Support the Killingly High School Learning for Life Fund. SAVE THE DATES!!! Monday, April 29, 2013 The Carnegie Club 156 West 56th Street 6:00pm-10:00pm This is a free event! Cigars and Hors d'Oeuvres will be provided. There will be an incredible raffle, plus silent and live auction! Tuesday, April 30, 2013 The Grand Havana Room 666 Fifth Avenue 39th Floor 6:00pm Cocktails and Hors d'Oeuvres 7:00pm Dinner This is an elegant sit down steak dinner. Incredible wines will be served. The event features a Silent and Live Auction! $325 per person. Tickets must be purchased in advance. email mherklots@natsherman.com for more information. CLICK HERE FOR THE MOST RECENT LEARNING FOR LIFE NEWSLETTER! Check out Previous Birthday Party Coverage! 2012 Birthday Event Coverage 2011 Birthday Event Coverage  

The Dominican Republic is known as cigar country. If you have any doubt in the merrits of such a nickname, than clearly you have never visited. Located on the island of Hispanola, which it shares with Haiti, the Dominican Republic produces some of the finest cigars available anywhere in the world. In a continuing effort to drive this message home ProCigar, a consortium of 6 of the leading Dominican manufacturers, hosted its third annual ProCigar Festival. This year also marked the 3rd year I was fortunate enough to host a group to experience this incredible trip. The Festival begain on February 14 in La Romana with tours of Tabacalera de Garcia (home of Romeo y Julieta and Montecristo) as well as a golf competition. Unfortunately I was unable to participate in the first couple days, but the reviews from folks who attended said it was first class. Having had the pleasure of visiting Tabacalera de Garcia myself on prior trips and spending time with the great Jose Seijas, I'm sure ...