First hosted in the winter of 1996 in Spokane, Washington by Kimberly Skok, née Charvet, and Rylee O’Brien, Señor Froggy was created as an opportunity to gather an eclectic group of randos, wisecrackers, ne’er do wells, and smarty pants together to enjoy an evening of companionship and frivolity – usually in an awkwardly small location – during a three course meal experience.
All in honor of a dead frog.
Over the course of the next eighteen years 16 more Señor Froggy dinners were hosted in Seattle, Washington and Portland, Oregon.
Millions of laughs. Thousands of bottles of wine. Hundreds of attendees. Dozens of toasts. Two introductions that led to marriages, and one proposal with an impromptu ring made of a gummy frog and pipe cleaners. It was a wild ride.
Originally retired in 2014, Rylee, and her very patient husband, Corey Branstrom continued to host offshoot Tadpole Dinners for much smaller guest lists. And in 2024 Señor Froggy made his Resurrection in Portland, Oregon with eighty-five in attendance.
Now, thirty years after the first, Señor Froggy will once again invite something unforgettable to unfold.