2025 Reservations
20 corporate sponsor premium level reservations available with payment due by October 1.
All other table reservation options available with payment due by October 23.
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Marquette School Playground
Thursday, October 23, 2025
Corporate Sponsors
- 3 complimentary cigars per guest
- Lighters
- Ash tray (table centerpiece)
- Complimentary bottles of wine for the table
- (bottles of wine as supplies last)
Premium Sponsors
- Premium seating
- 3 complimentary cigars per guest
- Jet lighters Ash tray (table centerpiece)
- Complimentary bottles of wine for the table (bottles of wine as supplies last)
- 1 Cigar Dinner XXI Humidor
Menu
Catered By Ludgers Catering & The Wine Cellar
Join for the best steaks, wine and, of course, your favorite cigars to raise money for Christ The King.
Grilled Shrimp
Crab Cakes
Man-Sized Prime Rib
Char-grilled 14 oz. prime rib steak with horse radish sauce
- Garlic mashed potatoes
- Seasoned green beans
Complimentary premium beer, liquor, and wine (while supplies last)
About The Cigar Dinner
The Cigar Dinner was born twenty-nine years ago, primarily through the efforts of Mark Mandeville and Tony Heckenkemper, whose combined goal was to provide an event for the men of our community to gather and to raise funds for the Christ the King Education Endowment Fund.
From its humble beginnings those 29 years ago in a small tent on the east side of the Christ the King gymnasium, the Cigar Dinner quickly became an annual favorite and graduated to a much larger multi-tent affair on the west side of the old Early Childhood Development Center. After a multi-year run in this location, the Cigar Dinner was then moved to its present location in the Rucker Warehouse.
Over its history, the Cigar Dinner has annually brought several hundred men, both from within and from outside the Christ the King community, together in a fun, albeit somewhat smoky atmosphere. In addition to the fun and the many stories for those who have attended regularly, the Cigar Dinner has raised well in excess of $500,000 for the CTK Education Endowment Fund. It has been a success from both a community and financial standpoint and it is hoped that it will continue for years to come.
From the annual raffle ticket buying frenzy to win the much sought after Hasty-Bake, to the women of the community who donate their time to help serve and sell us those tickets, to Mark Mandeville’s bad jokes and constant jabs, to Phil and Brent who so often entertained us, and to all who have consistently supported this event, we and the children of this community offer our sincere thanks.
Since the passing of Mark Mandeville in 2010, all proceeds are added to the Mark Mandeville Bursar of the Christ the King Education Endowment Fund. This action is in recognition of not only Mark’s contributions to the creation and evolution of this event, but to his wonderful spirit and ever positive faith that endured throughout his battle with ALS. Mark touched all of our lives with his courage in the face of this ruthless adversary that ultimately took his life.
We are all truly blessed and this event is an example of what, over time, the efforts of a small community can accomplish together.
Cigars
Mild-Medium
El Rey Del Mundo Shade Grown Toro
Mild-Medium
Crafted in Honduras using all Honduran Tobaccos, it features a unique Connecticut Shade tobacco variety grown in Honduras. Paired with tobaccos grown in the Talanga Valley, Jamastran, and Copan, it creates a silky-smooth smoke with roasted nuttiness, earthiness, and cream. Priced for everyday enjoyment, El Rey del Mundo Shade grown hits just right.
Perdomo Habano Connecticut Epicure
Mild-Medium
Perdomo Bourbon Barrel-Aged Connecticut uses an Ecuadoran Connecticut wrapper that was aged for at least six years prior to being aged in a bourbon barrel for an additional 6 months. The blend is completed with a mix of aged long-fillers from Condega, Jalapa, and Esteli Nicaragua delivering a mellow to medium-bodied profile. Expect a rich, creamy blend with the subtle influence of the bourbon barrel on the finish.
Herrera Esteli Habano Toro
Mild-Medium
Crafted by the same skilled team responsible for Liga Privada cigars using Nicaraguan and Honduran fillers beneath an Ecuadorian Habano wrapper, Herrera Esteli is an amazing medium blend offering smooth, rich flavors of cedar, oak, cream and spice.
El Rey Del Mundo Shade Grown Toro
Crafted in Honduras using all Honduran Tobaccos, it features a unique Connecticut Shade tobacco variety grown in Honduras. Paired with tobaccos grown in the Talanga Valley, Jamastran, and Copan, it creates a silky-smooth smoke with roasted nuttiness, earthiness, and cream. Priced for everyday enjoyment, El Rey del Mundo Shade grown hits just right.
Perdomo Habano Connecticut Epicure
Perdomo Bourbon Barrel-Aged Connecticut uses an Ecuadoran Connecticut wrapper that was aged for at least six years prior to being aged in a bourbon barrel for an additional 6 months. The blend is completed with a mix of aged long-fillers from Condega, Jalapa, and Esteli Nicaragua delivering a mellow to medium-bodied profile. Expect a rich, creamy blend with the subtle influence of the bourbon barrel on the finish.
Herrera Esteli Habano Toro
Crafted by the same skilled team responsible for Liga Privada cigars using Nicaraguan and Honduran fillers beneath an Ecuadorian Habano wrapper, Herrera Esteli is an amazing medium blend offering smooth, rich flavors of cedar, oak, cream and spice.
Mild-Full
Cain Daytona 6x46
Mild-Full
Deep notes of coffee and rich tobacco are complemented by the slightest hint of pepper and some sweet tones on the finish. Medium in body but full in flavor, Cain Daytona is a satisfying, anytime treat that'll delight the palate with genuine Nicaraguan boldness.exican San Andrés wrapper, a Connecticut River Valley broadleaf binder and Nicaraguan fillers are combined together to produce a medium to full-bodied profile that offers an incredible experience filled with some richness, spiciness, as well as some sweetness.
Undercrown 10 Lonsdale
Mild-Full
Housed inside of a beautifully dark Mexican San Andrés wrapper, a Connecticut River Valley broadleaf binder and Nicaraguan fillers are combined together to produce a medium to full-bodied profile that offers an incredible experience filled with some richness, spiciness, as well as some sweetness.
Punch Cigar City Magnum
Mild-Full
The Cigar City Brewing Maduro by Punch begins with a dark Honduran Habano maduro wrapper, which surrounds Honduran Habano leaves throughout the binder/filler. This combination is high in flavor and medium in body.
Cain Daytona 6x46
Deep notes of coffee and rich tobacco are complemented by the slightest hint of pepper and some sweet tones on the finish. Medium in body but full in flavor, Cain Daytona is a satisfying, anytime treat that'll delight the palate with genuine Nicaraguan boldness.
Undercrown 10 Lonsdale
Housed inside of a beautifully dark Mexican San Andrés wrapper, a Connecticut River Valley broadleaf binder and Nicaraguan fillers are combined together to produce a medium to full-bodied profile that offers an incredible experience filled with some richness, spiciness, as well as some sweetness.
Punch Cigar City Magnum
The Cigar City Brewing Maduro by Punch begins with a dark Honduran Habano maduro wrapper, which surrounds Honduran Habano leaves throughout the binder/filler. This combination is high in flavor and medium in body.
PREMIUM TABLE
Diesel Estelí Puro Robusto
The Diesel Estelí Puro is a full-bodied experience that is going to ensnare your senses with a robust earthy, woody flavor profile that showcases notes of chocolate and pepper.
Contacts
Holy Smokes Co-Chairmen
Mark Grossman
Geoff Evans
John Gotwals
Chris Bringaze