APM: Need ideas for YAPC Arrival Dinner

[Jack Lupton]

Stubbs Barbecue or Threadgills which is a short and easy bus ride to the
otherside of the river come to mind. I think they could accommodate 100,
but not sure. I'll call them tomorrow.


On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 11:35 AM, Lynn Bender <linearb at gmail.com> wrote:

> Does it need to be a proper sit-down dinner? If you go with drinks and
> appetizers/snacks, you'll have greater flexibility. You can reserve the top
> floor of Buffalo Billiards for $1000 in food/drink purchases. There are a
> variety of venues around town that offer similar arrangements.
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> On Fri, Apr 5, 2013 at 6:55 AM, Todd Rinaldo <toddr at cpanel.net> wrote:
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>> Austin Perl Mongers,
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>> Typically on Sunday before the conference, an informal "Arrival Dinner"
>> is held. It usually ends up with ~100 attendees. In the past, this has been
>> managed not by the conference, but by URI Guttman. URI may not be in town
>> on time this year, so we're trying to organize it as part of the conference.
>>
>> I need some venue ideas from you guys that might fit our needs.
>>
>> Criteria:
>> 1. Low noise (no loud band playing as it blocks conversation)
>> 2. Reasonable menu prices + beer. Alternatively we did a buffet last year
>> and this could work too.
>> 3. Doesn't need to be on top of campus, but needs to be "In Town"
>>
>> We've tried and thrown out:
>> 1.  Iron Cactus - Too expensive to book the roof and the menu's a little
>> pricey.
>> 2. Scholtz Garten - Prices are good, but they've booked a Sunday Night
>> band that would be right on top of us. They have an alternative, but it's
>> kinda a closed room.
>>
>> My question to YOU: Do you have any ideas where we could get ~100 people
>> together with the above criteria?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Todd
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