KODAK, Tenn. - Current Cubs' Chairman Tom Ricketts and fellow board member Laura Ricketts will be at Smokies Park as the Tennessee Smokies' guests this Tuesday, May 24. The Ricketts' will be in attendance at the team's 1:00 p.m. luncheon in their honor at the Double Play Café restaurant inside the stadium.

The Ricketts' will be in attendance on the 24th at a luncheon hosted by the Smokies for the general public inside the stadium's Double Play Café restaurant. Tickets for the luncheon are $25 for adults, $20 for Smokies season ticket holders and corporate partners and $15 for children 12-and-under. A silent auction will also be taking place at the event, featuring both Chicago Cubs and Tennessee Smokies memorabilia. Net proceeds from the luncheon will go to benefit the United Way of Sevier County.

Luncheon tickets for the 24th can be purchased by calling the Smokies ticket office at (865) 286-2300. Interested parties are encouraged to RSVP as soon as possible due to limited space. Smokies game tickets can be purchased via the team's Web site at www.smokiesbaseball.com, by calling the Smokies front office at (865) 286-2300 or at the Smokies Park ticket office.

ABOUT THE TENNESSEE SMOKIES The Tennessee Smokies are the minor league Class AA affiliate of the Chicago Cubs. Members of the 10-team Southern League, Smokies baseball has been entertaining families and fans of America's national pastime in the East Tennessee region for 100 years. To learn more about the Tennessee Smokies, visit www.smokiesbaseball.com.