Stetson & Stiletto Standoff 2024

Date/Time

Saturday, March 2, 2024

5:30 p.m. Cocktails

6 p.m. Dinner and special performance by the Collin College Jazz Ensemble

7 p.m. Trivia Standoff!

Location: McKinney Campus Conference Center

2200 W. University Drive, McKinney, TX 75071

(Drop off is preferred at the circle drive.)

Featured performance by: Collin College Jazz Ensemble

Attire: "Havana Nights"

Have fun with the tropical inspiration of your choice. 

Think bright colors, Latin music, dancing, and/or the nightlife typical of Havana in the 1940s and 1950s. 

Wear your dancing shoes!

Menu       

Avocado Tomato Ensalada with Avocado Ranch Dressing

Havana Nights Carved Tenderloin Cured in Cuban Coffee Beans and Topped with Truffle Chimichurri

Verlasso Salmon, Rum Glaze and Confit Tomato Mojo

Arroz Congri (Cuban Style Rice)

Papas Bravas

Citrus Vegetable Medley

Maduros (Sweet Plantains)

Dessert: Courtesy of the Collin College Institute of Hospitality and Culinary Education students.

Signature Cocktails   

"Tropical Breeze" Pineapple Orange Rum Punch

"Linen Suit" Knob Creek Bourbon Old Fashioned

"The Cuban"  Classic Mojito

Trivia Categories     

Round 1  History, People & Culture of Cuba and Havana

Round 2  Art & Entertainment of Cuba and Havana

Trivia Competition: How it works

• Each table represents one team.
• Choose ONE player at your table to enter the answers for your team on mobile device.
• You must answer the questions using the collective knowledge at your table only. No looking up the answers on Google! (There are no Mulligans this year.)
• There will be two rounds of 15 questions each, and we will take a break after Round 1.
• Trophies will be awarded for first, second, and third place.
• The table/team with the best score at the end of Round 2 will be named the Stetson & Stiletto Standoff Champion. 

Havana Sponsors

Rumba Sponsors

Milton and Mary Kate Buschbom

PBK

Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano

Mojito Sponsors

Abernathy, Roeder, Boyd and Hullett P.C.

Amrit-Kanti Family Scholarship

Independent Financial

Medical City Plano

Page

Perkins&Will

RLK Engineering

Shep and JoeAnn Stahel

Tropical Sponsors

AECOM

ARTA Travel

Atmos Energy

The Beck Group

Ann Blackman

Braun Intertec

Glenn and Jean Callison and Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr

City of Celina and Celina Economic Development Corporation

Dr. Tim Chappell/Wendy Gartenberg Memorial Scholarship

Collin College Provosts and Leadership

Dr. J. Robert and Claude Ann Collins

CORE Construction

Credit Union of Texas

David and Chris Downs

Farmers Bank & Trust

Farmersville Economic Development Corporation

G2 General Contractors

Hilti

L.A. Fuess Partners

Joyce Martin/Irene Joyce Tevis and Lee Martin Memorial

McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.

McKinney Economic Development Corporation and

McKinney Community Development Corporation

Methodist Celina Medical Center

Fred Moses/Telecom Electric Supply

Jim and Rebecca Orr

RWB Consulting Engineers

Sam and Judy Roach

Jay Saad

Additional Supporters

C&S Media

Ennis Graphics

Scott Johnson

Roger Widmer

John and Mary McClure

Northern Trust