Evening Dinners
Join us Friday May 19 and/or Sunday May 21 at 6:30pm after talks for great food, great company, and great speakers.
If you are new to PyCon, this is a great opportunity to make new friends early on in the conference. Both dinners have an audience participation aspect designed to get people talking — which we hope will be especially valuable to first-timers at PyCon, which was 60% of attendees last year based on the post-conference survey.
If PyCon is already an annual event for you, then you know that the conference continues with great conversations long after the talks end for the day — so pull up a chair!
<strike>Friday, May 19, 2017 - McMenamins Crystal Ballroom</strike> SOLD OUT<br />
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* Cost: $35 per person
* Location: [McMenamins Crystal Ballroom](http://www.crystalballroompdx.com/), 1332 W. Burnside, Portland OR 97209
* Time: 6:30 – 11:00 PM
* Speaker: Brandon Rhodes, running three rounds of Python Trivia
* Menu: Buffet Style
* Herb Roasted Turkey Breast, Spinach Gratin, Yukon Gold Mashed Potatoes
* Grilled Portobello Mushrooms, roasted garlic-white bean puree (Vegan / GF)
* Basket of Dinner Rolls Sliced Fresh Fruit Tray Fresh Vegetable Platter Mixed Green Salad
* Dessert Tray
* One drink ticket will be included and a cash bar will be available
* Buy a ticket: You can add a ticket to your conference registration: [https://us.pycon.org/2017/registration/register/](https://us.pycon.org/2017/registration/register/)
<strike>Sunday, May 21, 2016 - Portland Art Museum</strike> SOLD OUT<br />
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* Cost: $45 per person
* Location: [Portland Art Museum](http://portlandartmuseum.org/), the Mark Building at 1119 SW Park Ave , Portland, OR 97205 - Fields Sunken Ballroom
* Time: 6:30 – 9:30 PM
* Speaker: Adrienne Lowe is a former personal chef from Atlanta turned Python developer who shares stories, conference recaps, and recipes at her cooking and coding blog Coding with Knives (http://codingwithknives.com). Adrienne works as a Software Engineer at Emma, Inc., and as Director of Advancement for the Django Software Foundation. In our community, Adrienne organizes PyLadiesATL and Django Girls Atlanta. She prefers a handwritten letter to email and has been building out her stamp collection since childhood.
* Includes access to two floors of the Portland Art Museum Gallery next door to the ballroom!
* Menu: Buffet Dinner
* Hors d'Oeuvres: Cucumber w/ goat cheese & pistachio, Zucchini Parmesan Stuffed Mushroom Caps (VE/WF), caprese skewer w/ creamy pesto sauce (VE/WF)
* Catalan Salmon (WF)
* Grilled Chicken w/ Cabo Sauce (DF/WF)
* Bell Pepper Stuffed w/ Coconut Curry Quinoa (VG/WF)
* Salad, basmati rice pilaf (VG/WF), sauteed zucchini (VG/DF/WF), french baguette (VG)
* Dessert Platter
* One drink ticket will be included and a cash bar will be available
* Buy a ticket: You can add a ticket to your conference registration: [https://us.pycon.org/2017/registration/register/](https://us.pycon.org/2017/registration/register/)
**Note**: Vegetarian, vegan, and gluten free meals will be provided at both dinners for those that request such meals on their registration form.