Reno Benefit Without Borders, Saturday 7/18

On July 18, several communities around the world (now including Beijing, China and Toronto, Canada) will be gathering, further building relationships, doing some partying, having fun, and raising funds for Burners Without Borders.

Reno will be celebrating much of that day and night at The Amendment 21 in downtown Reno...

Reno Benefit Without Borders
A Fundraising Celebration of Burners Without Borders
Saturday, July 18, 2009
The Amendment 21
425 South Virginia Street
(775) 786-0808
Event begins at 3pm
ALL AGES until 10pm / 21+ after 10pm
$10 with eyeglasses donation / $15 without

Please come join in Reno's celebration of Burners Without Borders, a unique fundraising adventure in community, entertainment, art, dialogue and fun -- an event accompanying similar benefits around the world on the same day.

Reno Benefit Without Borders is a collaborative project of individuals, groups, organizations, and businesses from many walks of life, whose common goals are to financially support Burners Without Borders through the July 18 benefit, educate the community on BWB’s philosophy and projects, and in so doing, nurture enduring local community relationships, development, and creativity, beginning at home.

Controlled Burn, Dragonfly Aerials, Mister Jellyfish's Fluffer, Shadowbots, Jahzilla, Jill Marlene, The Shames, Nick Ramirez, Truckee Tribe, The Green Mondays, Train of Thought, Dj's D6, Ryan, Ahn, Jeremy Curl, and Too Dread, The Hoop Group, Valkyrie Follies, Black Label Bike Club, fashion shenanigans, and a multi-city webcam and more are confirmed for this outdoors/indoors event.

Celtic Forest will also be lit up for that night, with a free shuttle c/o The Amendment 21 operating regularly between Reno Benefit Without Borders and Celtic Forest.

Several organizations will also be representing -- Burners Without Borders, Black Rock Arts Foundation, Earth Guardians, Black Rock Solar, Friends of Black Rock / High Rock, Reno-Host Lions.

There will be a Kidsville with fun, interactive activities primarily for the younger among us, as well as hoola hoop and poi workshops for all ages.

There will be a raffle/silent-auction of dozens and dozens of items and experiences from local theme camps, artists, organizations and businesses, many of which are best suited for your life in Black Rock City. Two tickets to Burning Man, a week's worth of coffee at the Burning Man Cafe, bicycles for the playa, and three home-made burning manish quilts, are among the many wonderful prizes.

Some local burner-owned businesses will also be vending at this benefit.

Net-proceeds to go to Burners Without Borders c/o Black Rock Arts Foundation.


For further information, please check out:
RenoBenefitWithoutBorders.Ning.com

And to see more about the international Benefit Without Borders, visit:
www.benefitwithoutborders.com

Miss Sexy Superhero Contest, 10pm, July 11, during the 3rd Annual Reno Superhero Pub Crawl

The Miss Sexy Superhero Contest will be held at 10pm on July 11 at Amendment 21, 425 S. Virginia Street, the starting point of the 3rd Annual Reno Superhero Pub Crawl (at 7:30pm). Miss Sexy Superhero will walk away with a $1,000 prize package which includes a ticket to the Burning Man Festival in 2009 ($300 value), $200 in gift certificates from Amendment 21 & the Reno Beer Crawl, $200 in pilates classes from Concrete Lotus, $100 in cash and $200 of additional swag and prizes.

The time of the contest coincides with the end of Pops on the River, the Aces game, and the Battle Born Derby Demon match. If you plan to attend any of those, you still have a great chance to join the hundreds of Superheros and Villains "out to save the world one drink at a time". The Superhero Crawl is such a great social event, it is being covered on national television by Art Mann Presents.

If you are interested in being a contestant, you can pre-register via email at theamendment21@gmail.com or be present 9pm the night of the contest (and ask for Metaphysical, the emcee of the contest). If you have any questions about the event, please visit theamendment21.com, email theamendment21@gmail.com, or call 775-786-0808.

Metromix pictures of the Reno Beer Crawl on 6/27/09

Alisha Funkhouser has some great shots of the Reno Beer Crawl: 1st Anniversary. See the link at: Metromix.

Downtown Reno Rib Cook-off, Saturday, July 25th from noon - 10pm

The inaugural Downtown Reno Rib Cook-off will be held on Saturday, July 25th from noon to 10pm at Amendment 21 Grill & Sports Bar, 425 S. Virginia St. The event will also be a starting point for the "Hawaiian-style" Reno Beer Crawl, sponsored by Kona Brewing, a popular monthly specialty beer tasting tour involving 21 diverse downtown Reno taverns.

The four participants in the inaugural rib cook-off are Carson City BBQ, Dickey's BBQ Pit of Reno, L&L Hawaiian BBQ of Reno, and Brothers BBQ of Sparks. In addition to fantastic ribs, the cook-off will feature other great BBQ items and live Hawaiian music.

If you have any questions about the event, please visit renocookoffs.com, email theamendment21@gmail.com, or call 775-786-0808.

Reno Lunch 2.0- 1st Thursday, 7/2 @ 12:30pm

Reno Lunch 2.0, a free, open to the public technology networking group, will have its next event on Thursday, July 2nd at 12:30pm at Amendment 21 Grill & Sports Bar located downtown at 425 South Virginia Street.

Ed Adkins and Colin Loretz of Reno Collective will be presenting “Personal Branding and Reputation Management: How to Monitor and Shape What the Web Says About You and Your Company.” After the presentation, attendees will be encouraged to engage in discussion on various methods for building a solid online presence.

If you have any questions about the event, please visit theamendment21.com or email theamendment21@gmail.com.

Metromix pictures of the Hellbound Glory: Rodeo After-party on 6/19

Justin Sullivan has some nice shots of the Hellbound Glory: Rodeo After-party on Friday, 6/19. See the link.

Reno Beer Crawl: 1st Anniversary this Saturday, 6/27 @ 2pm

The Reno Beer Crawl: 1st Anniversary, presented this month by Mammoth Brewing Company, will be held on Saturday, June 27th from 2 - 6pm in downtown Reno.

Purchase a glass, map and raffle ticket for the Reno Beer Crawl for $5 at Amendment 21, 425 S. Virginia St. If you have two glasses from prior crawls, turn them in and your entry is free. Other opportunities to attend for free will be available in the Reno Beer Crawl Facebook Group.

Enjoy 6 ounce servings of specialty beer (or half a beer) for $1 at the starting points and these downtown locations: Biggest Little City Club, Ceol Irish Pub, Divine, Doc Holliday's, Downtown Marketplace, 5 Star Saloon, Foxy Olive, Imperial, Jungle Vino, Men's Club, My Favorite Muffin, Pizza Reno, Red Rock Studios, Red Martini, St. James Infirmary, Sapphire at Harrah's, Se7en, Se7en at West Street, Strega, 3rd Street and The Waterfall. The raffle grand prize is a booklet of $25 gift certificates to all locations (a $550 value).

For more information on parking, participants, beers and general information for the Reno Beer Crawl, please visit renobeercrawl.com, e-mail renobeercrawl@gmail.com or call 775-786-0808.

Tour de Nez: Welcome Back to Downtown Reno

Tour de Nez: Welcome Back to Downtown Reno Celebration
Meet and Greet Riders, Live Music and a Cult Classic

(Reno, Nev.) – The Tour de Nez makes its triumphant return to its roots in downtown Reno with an outdoor “welcome back” party at 5pm on Wednesday, June 17, at Amendment 21 Grill & Sports Bar located at 425 South Virginia Street.

The free event kicks off at 5pm with meet and greet of riders and local bicycle clubs and organizations. Enjoy some Fat Tire, food and plenty of entertainment. Local roots, soul & funk artists Jelly Bread perform live at 8pm. A screening of the bicycle cult classic “Pee Wee Herman’s Great Adventure” is also planned outdoors when the sun goes down. Visit theamendment21.com, call 775-786-0808 or email theamendment21@gmail.com for more information.

Racing returns to Wingfield Park in downtown Reno late afternoon Friday, June 19. Visit tourdenez.com for the racing and event schedule.

Beauties & Beats fundraiser for Reno Collective, Saturday 8/1

The Black Rock City All Stars will perform an all ages show outside starting at 7pm. Bohemian Burlesque will have a 21+ show inside starting at 10pm. All proceeds from the door will be donated to Reno Collective, a start-up community organization based downtown. They are requesting a $10 for tons of entertainment and drink specials (which include $5 PB&J's).

Visit http://www.renocollective.com for details of the organization.

Reno Superhero Pub Crawl, Saturday 7/11

3rd Annual RENO SUPERHERO PUB CRAWL, Saturday 7/11
Hundreds of superheroes to save the world one drink at a time

(Reno, Nev.) – The third annual Reno Superhero Pub Crawl will converge on downtown Reno Saturday evening, July 11, 2009. Maps for this “super fun” event, brought to you by the organizers of the Reno Santa Pub Crawl, are available starting at 7:30pm at Amendment 21 Grill & Sports Bar (425 S. Virginia Street) and Imperial Bar & Lounge (150 N. Arlington). The official after-party takes place at 210 North (210 N. Sierra Street).

All of the proceeds contributed by the 20+ participating bars will go towards the purchase of a dog for the Washoe County School District Canine Drug Task Force.

Anyone of age is welcome and the event is free to attend. Pick a popular superhero costume or make up a character theme. No superhero or super villain name is too great or too dorky and no costume is too skimpy, provided it is legal.

This year we are proud to welcome Art Mann back to downtown Reno. He will be featuring the Reno Superhero Pub Crawl in his popular original series, Art Mann Presents, broadcast nationally on HDNet (http://www.hd.net/artmann.html).

For more information, please visit www.superherocrawl.com or email superherocrawl@yahoo.com

Art Slaves 2009 Show and Sale

Amendment 21 is pleased to be the host of the Art Slaves 2009 Show & Sale on exhibit at 425 S. Virginia St. the entire month of July as part of Artown. A "Masquerade" themed artist reception will be held from 5 - 9pm on Thursday, July 9. The closing event will be held 5 - 9pm on Thursday, July 30.

Nevada Sagebrush coverage of the College Beer Pong Championship

Nicole Dion of the Sagebrush covers the College Beer Pong Championships at CBPC. We will be having a special edition of the Reno Beer Crawl to run in association with the tournament.

Partnering with the Reno Bike Project

Amendment 21 & the Bud Light Bullpen are partnering with the Reno Bike Project to promote riding bicycles to Reno Aces games. See the post at the Reno Bike Project at RenoBikeProject.

A21 is thrilled to work with the Tour de Nez

Amendment 21 will be part of the Tour de Nez's return to downtown Reno this June. Our park and bike program to Reno Aces' games will be in full effect on Wednesday, June 17th (even though the article says the 17th). Read the details of the race and its events at VeloNewsTourdeNez.

Metromix pictures from St. Patrick's Day

The California Avenue / Virginia Street triangle has established itself as the destination for St. Patrick's Day. See the Metromix pictures at: MetromixStPats.

Channel 2 News covers WAC Semifinal

Nick Montes & crew cover the Wolf Pack's victory over LaTech to advance to the finals. It's always good to see you, Nick. Watch the story at: Channel2News.

St. Patrick's Day party on Reno Passport

Reno Passport includes the St. Patrick's Day Event on its entertainment block. Thanks Steve, Tommy, Baldo & crew. Visit the blog at: StPaddysDayRenoPassport.

St. Patrick's Day Guide by Standley White

Standley White has his annual run down of St. Patrick's Day events in Reno up on renotahoe.about.com. It is up near the top of google searches for a reason. Thanks for including our little shin dig, Standley! Cheers to you and St. Patrick. See his feature at: StPaddysDay.

Metromix produced a great Reno Beer Crawl Guide!

Erin Granat & team produced a great quality guide to the Reno Beer Crawl. Watch this great feature at: MetromixGuide.

...by daphne book signing

Krystal Bick has a very nice article on the release of "...by daphne". We are very happy for Carmen and wish her the best with her first original work. Visit the story at: SparksDaphne.

Amendment 21 makes Reno Magazine Top 101

A link to the issue is available in print. See the link at RenoMag.

Nevada Sagebrush Happy Hour Run Down

Amendment 21 is item #3 on the happy hour run-down. They left out the 1/2 price pizzas and $5 happy hour menu from 3 - 7pm daily, but the summary was good. See the link at SagebrushHappyHour.

Metromix covers the Vampire Bar Crawl

Amendment 21 was the starting point of the Valentines Vampire Bar Crawl held Saturday, February 14. See photos of the event at VampireMetromix. Stay tuned for the Superhero Crawl coming to downtown Reno on Saturday, 7/11.

Vampire pictures by Justin Sullivan

Jusin Sullivan did a great job capturing images at the Valentines Vampire Bar Crawl held Saturday, 2/14/09 in downtown Reno. Follow the link: JSVampires

Battle Born Derby Demons Fundraiser

Hunter Blackburn, in a special to Metromix, has a great featurn on Tough Love III: My Bloody Valentine and its beneficiary, the BBDD: MetromixLink

Coverage of the Inauguration Party

We had an inauguration party with a champagne toast on Tuesday, 1/20. We were thrilled to have television coverage from Channel 4 and Channel 2 and the RGJ.

the home of the Reno Zephrys

We are the host of the after party celebrations for all Reno Zephyr rugby matches this year. The US Rugby Division III National Champions move up to Division 1 this season. See the link at: Zephrys.

Thanks for the complement, Gary

We love seeing our names in local blogs. Thanks Gary. Best of success with the February cover. See the link at: NexuSix.

Great review by Brad Bynum in RN&R

Thanks for starting with us in the "new bar exam", Brad. Glad you had a great visit. See the link to his final grades at: BarExam.

Metromix covers Repeal Day events on 12/5/08

Metromix has a nice summary of Amendment 21 events for the 75th anniversary of the end of prohibition at at RepealDayMetro.

Justin Sullivan covers the Turkey Crawl

See some great shots of the Turkey Crawl held on Wednesday, 11/26 at TurkeyCrawlJS.

Metromix covers the Turkey Crawl 2008

Amendment 21 was the starting point of the Turkey Crawl 2008, held Wednesday November 26. See photos of the event at TurkeyCrawl. See future specialty crawl events at www.renobarcrawls.com

Southwest Airlines Spirit Magazine

Amendment 21 gets a small shout out as a place for a "low key" evening in RSCVA's advertisement in the November issue of Southwest Airline's Spirit Magazine. It is a pretty good high end summary of stuff to do in the area.

Metromix covers the Dead Rockstar Halloween Party

A slideshow of the Dead Rockstar Halloween Party featuring Man the Clap, DJ JDUB and DJ MD is at DeadRockstarbyMetromix

Press from Debate Watches

Amendment 21 has hosted both the Obama and McCain campaigns for the first three debates.

We were the official Obama campaign local debate watch for the First Presidential Debate and the VP debate.

We were the official McCain campaign local debate watch for the second Presidential Debate.

Feature on Reno Beer Crawl in Metromix

David Hegle features the 4th installment of the RBC at: METROMIXRBC.

Reno Beer Crawl story in Nevada Sagebrush

Casey O'Lear has a great story on the Reno Beer Crawl at: SAGEBRUSHRBC.

Official Gamewatch: Oregon Ducks Alumni Association

A21 is happy to be the official Reno game watch spot for the University of Oregon Alumni Association. See a list of other spots nationally at: UOALUMNI.

Amendment 21 profile on Metromix

Metromix is a new social emphasis website, and a sister project of rgj.com. See our profile at: METROMIX.

Reno Beer Crawl on front page of rgj.com

David Hegle posted some nice images and narrative of the 3rd installment of the Reno Beer Crawl. Thanks, David! See the link at: RGJ.COMIMAGES.

Reno Beer Crawl makes RGJ "A" list

Food critic extraordinaire Johnathan Wright puts the Reno Beer Crawl on his “A” list. Thanks, Johnathan! See the link at: ALISTRBC.

Reno Beer Crawl featured in Reno@play

Reno.com has a nice feature on the Reno Beer Crawl. See the link at: RBC@PLAY.

Hot... Air Cooled Nights in RGJ

Hot... air cooled nights was mentioned on the front page of the RGJ, as part of the paper's hot august nights series. See details of VW's joining the party at: VWS.

A21 is the location of X lunch on Friday, 8/1

See details of the X lunch at the following link: XLUNCH. It will be held 11:30am to 1:00pm.

Good Food Review from RGJ

Laura Longero writes a very good food review of A21. Visit this link for the story: RGJFOODREVIEW. Thanks, Laura!

A21 listed as #1 of top 69 "best hot spots" in Reno

Reno Passport has some very kinds words of our staff and our establishment. We very much appreciate the honor, and I know the fine men and women of A21 do as well. Follow the link below to the passport blog, you will not be dissaponted in the images... you have to love boho's style RENOPASSPORTBOHO.

Decompression Car Wash Fundraiser nets over $500

The Boho Crush group held an "anything on wheels" wash as an afterburn fundraiser at Amendment 21 on Friday evening, July 11. The group raised over $500.

If you are looking for an event for your charity, call A21 to discuss.

A21 Featured in Ride for July/August 2008

Bethany Drysdale's article of Northern Nevada Biker Bars includes a nice feature on Amendment 21. Visit RIDERAG and download the July/August issue. Thanks Ride magazine!

Top Local Finish- 3rd Place Overall at The Great International Chicken Wing Cook-Off

Reno Passport covered the unveiling of the awards at the 7th Annual Great International Chicken Wing Society Cook-off held July 5 - 7, 2007. A21 took third with a spicy BBQ sauce. It is not on the menu currently, but ask for it if you are curious. Read the link to the article at RENOPASSPORTTGIWF.

RGJ covers TGI Chicken Wing Cook-off

Martha Bellise covered the Great International Chicken Wing Society Cook-off for the RGJ. Read the link to the article at TGICWFESTIVAL.