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All night Events (7)
August 13Thursday
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Sarasota Java Users Group: Cigar Night
August 13, 2009 from 6pm to 10pm – Woody's River Roo Pub & Grill Its Cigar Night at the SunJUG. Thursday August 13. 6PM - ? We'll be meeting this month at Woody's River Roo. on the Manatee River in Ellenton. No presentations. No sponsors. just Cigars, Booze , an… Organized by David Moskowitz | Type: cigar, night
October 20Tuesday
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Forida Free Culture
October 20, 2009 from 6pm to 9pm – Racquet Club Florida Free Culture < http://uf.freeculture.org/ > Hello all, First off, it's that time again--the third Tuesday of the month. That makes tonight a CopyNight! We'll be at the Racquet Club th… Organized by Jennifer Griffith-Delgado | Type: copy, night
December 17Thursday
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Sarasota Java Users Group: Cigar Night at Woody's
December 17, 2009 from 6pm to 10pm – Woody's River Roo Pub & Grill Its the Christmas 2009 edition of Cigar Night at the Sunjug. Come out and enjoy the cool weather and river breezes at Woody's River Roo on the Manatee River in Ellenton. No presentations. No sponso… Organized by David Moskowitz | Type: cigar, night
April 15Thursday
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Sunjug Cigar Night
April 15, 2010 from 6pm to 10pm – Woody's River Roo Its Cigar Night at the SunJUG. We'll be meeting at Woody's River Roo. on the Manatee River in Ellenton. No presentations. No sponsors. just Cigars, Booze , and general debauchery. Java talk is optio… Organized by David Moskowitz | Type: cigar, night
August 19Thursday
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Sunjug Cigar Night
August 19, 2010 from 6pm to 10pm – World of Beer - Sarasota Join us for the Sarasota Java Users Group Cigar Night at the World of Beer in Sarasota. Besides the excellent beer, World of Beer has cigars for sale as well. See http://wobsarasota.com for more in… Organized by David Moskowitz | Type: cigar, night
December 15Wednesday
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Sunjug Cigar Night
December 15, 2010 from 6pm to 10pm – World of Beer - Sarasota Join us for the Sarasota Java Users Group Cigar Night at the World of Beer in Sarasota. Besides the excellent beer, World of Beer has cigars for sale as well. See http://wobsarasota.com for more in… Organized by David Moskowitz | Type: cigar, night
May 3Tuesday
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Sunjug Cigar Night
May 3, 2011 from 6:30pm to 10pm – Maduro Cigar and World of Beer It's time again for the next Sunjug Cigar Night. On Tuesday May 3, we will visit two of our favorite places. From 6:30-8PM we will light up at the new university parkway location of Maduro Cigar and… Organized by David Moskowitz | Type: cigar, night
Happy 10th year, JCertif!
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