Amendment 21 Grill & Sports Bar

NTA Cocktails on Virginia, Saturday 11/14 at 7pm

2009-11-06T10:45:00.000-08:00

The Reno Sparks Convention and Visitors Authority invites all attendees of the National Tour Association Convention ’09 in Reno to a unique tavern & grill tour of Reno’s downtown & midtown districts from 7pm – 11pm on Saturday evening, November 14. The event is free to attend with your badge, but is no-host. Enjoy food specials and $1 samples of award winning locally brewed beer from Brew Brothers, Buckbean, Great Basin, Ruby Mountain and Silver Peak

A map with instructions for the eight stop tour will be provided at the two starting locations. If you are staying at one of the downtown properties (Cal Neva, Circus Cirucus, Eldorado, Harrah's, Sands, Siena or Silver Legacy), your start location is Brew Brothers at the Eldorado. If you are staying south of downtown (Atlantis or Peppermill), your start location is Foley’s Irish Pub, located across the street from the Atlantis. If you are staying at the Grand Sierra Resorts, please email theamendment21@gmail.com and arrangements can be made for pick-up and drop off.

A complementary shuttle, provided by Amador Stagelines, will circulate every 15 - 20 minutes at the starting points and each of the following stops: Amendment 21 Grill & Sports Bar, Chapel Tavern, Clary’s Bar & Grill, Divine, Edge Nightclub at the Peppermill and Silver Peak Grill & Taproom.

If you have any other questions, please contact Mike at 775-786-0808 or theamendment21@gmail.com.

Reno Zombie Crawl II to benefit ALS Association & Spread the Peace

2009-10-28T00:56:00.001-07:00

Hundreds of zombies will invade downtown for Reno Zombie Crawl II on the eve of Halloween (Friday, 10/30). The event kicks off at Amendment 21 at 8pm and features 10 other downtown locations, all with $2-3 drink specials. At 9pm, the mob will be re-enact the "Thriller" video at Celtic Forrest installation on Sierra & Island, which is quite a site to see.

The bbbrrraaaiiinnnsss behind this event is Ed Adkins who last year on Valentine's week lost his father to Lou Gehrig's Disease (see his poignant account of his father's last day in his blog). In honor of his father, Ed Adkins II, he is donating the proceeds ($2,000) raised from the sales of 50 bracelets to the ALS Association. A bracelet (and ticket & cup) is $40 (check made out to ALS Association preferred) and entitles you to free drinks at all 11 locations on the zombie crawl. That's a great cause and a great deal! About half of the 50 bracelets have been sold already. If you are interested, please RSVP at theamendment21@gmail.com. They will go on a first come, first served basis. Those who do not purchase bracelets will also have an opportunity to contribute (proceed to the volunteer set up in the Amendment 21 board room).

Additionally, the folks at Spread Peace Reno, a group dedicated to feeding the homeless daily at bicentennial park, will have food bins set up at the entrance of Amendment 21. If you have their staples (bread, jelly, peanut butter) or other canned foods that you would like to contribute, please bring them to the start.

Happy Halloween! Hope to see you on Friday.

Free Park & Ride to/from Homecoming/Reno Beer Crawl

2009-10-21T17:28:00.000-07:00

Amendment 21 Grill & Sports Bar, located at 425 South Virginia Street in downtown Reno, is offering a free park & ride shuttle to and from Mackay stadium (for those attending the Idaho game at 1pm Saturday, 10/24) and the corner of 9th and Virginia for those of age participating in the Reno Beer Crawl at 2pm. The shuttle will run continuously from 12:30pm until 3pm and from the end of the 3rd quarter until 7:30pm.

The Halloween edition of the Reno Beer Crawl includes 18 diverse locally owned downtown Reno taverns. Purchase your 6-ounce glass & map for $5, then refill with craft beer at 18 Reno taverns for $1.

Amendment 21 is offering three great specials on Saturday: (1) champagne breakfast: add $4 to any breakfast entrée for unlimited refills of bubbly from 9am – noon, (2) bloody mary breakfast: add $2 to any breakfast entrée for your first bloody mary and (2) $10 for lunch & your glass to the Reno Beer Crawl. Virtually every college football game will be available in HD, including the Wolf Pack.

For more information, please visit www.theamendment21.com, e-mail theamendment21@gmail.com, or call 775-786-0808.

Volkstoberfest IV, Saturday 10/10 at 2pm

2009-09-14T15:21:00.001-07:00

Volkstoberfest IV, a Volkswagon show & shine mixed with an Oktoberfest celebration, is set to start at 2pm on Saturday, October 10, at Amendment 21 Grill & Sports Bar, 425 S. Virginia Street in downtown Reno.

The cost to park your VW and enter the show is $10 and includes a free drink (up to $5 value). Trophies will be given away in the following 6 categories: (1) best bug, (2) best bus, (3) best ghia, (4) best type 181- thing, (5) best buggie/baja, and (6) other. Winners will be determined by a combination of people's choice (each entrant in the event has a vote) and judges.

We have a great Oktoberfest beer special: try 6 ounces (Reno Beer Crawl size) of Oktoberfest offerings of Buckbean, Great Basin & Silver Peak + Spaten, all four for $5.

Our full menu is available. Plus, we will also have a bouncer and other games for the children.

This event is presented by the Volkskruzers of Reno.

Spread the Warmth: Pine Middle School Fundraiser

2009-09-14T13:39:00.001-07:00

Starting outdoors at 7pm on Thursday, September 17 and continuing indoors at 9:30pm, we are pleased to host Spread the Warmth, a benefit for the Pine Middle School Community Living Skills Project and Children in Need.

Enjoy live music from Rob McHaney & Friends & Ursula Kirch, fire shows from Controlled Burn, and performances from BohoBurlesque and Dragonfly Aerials. A $10 donation of cash or a gift card is requested (all proceeds benefit the program).

See the story in the RGJ.

Free Tailgate before the game at Notre Dame

2009-08-30T16:07:00.000-07:00

Amendment 21 will have a free tailgate for Nevada and Notre Dame fans headed back to Indiana for the Wolf Pack vs. Fighting Irish on Saturday, September 5. Join us for some free New Belgium beers & bratwursts.

The tailgate will be as indicated in the picture below in the Joyce Reserved parking area, just south of the Stadium, where Joyce Drive ends (to the North). Look for the Amendment 21 - New Belgium sign. We will be up and going early.

2009-2010 College & NFL Football Season

2009-08-23T16:53:00.000-07:00

Weekend Hours during Football Season: 8:30am - close

The free 2009 Amendment 21 College Football Pool administered in CBSSportsline.com is up and taking registrations. Visit our 2009 Football Season page for details of how to (1) get a free membership at CBSSportsline and (2) register for the football pool. We are giving away some great prizes.

The college football season kicks-off on Thursday, September 3, as the Oregon Ducks travel to Boise State. We are pleased to welcome back the Northern Nevada Oregon Alumni Association for official gamewatches. We have ESPN Gameplan, the Big 10 Network, the Mtn. (Mountain West Sports) and Fox Sports Extended with all of the related networks. It is the most college programming option on DirecTV.

The Nevada Wolf Pack start the season in high profile fashion as the team travels to Indiana for a showdown with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. At Amendment 21, we will have 2 for 1 breakfast from our football season weekend opening time of 8:30am until kickoff. Our breakfast menu features crab cakes benedict, huevos rancheros, made to order omelettes, and the regulars. On camups at Notre Dame, we will be hosting a free tailgater for all Nevada fans traveling to the game. Visit our 2009 football season page for instructions on how to find us.

We are pleased to offer free park & ride for all Nevada Wolf Pack football games. We will also be giving away limited tickets to the Missouri & UNLV games. We will have every single game available for viewing, home or away.

The NFL season kicks off on Thursday evening, September 10. The first full Sunday of games is September 13. We have NFL Sunday Ticket on DirecTv & the NFL Network, which, in addition to standard programming, will be every minute of the 2009-2010 NFL Season. We have happy hour all day every Sunday where you can enjoy 1/2 price pizzas, a $5 food menu, $1 off drafts and $3 wells. We also feature $2 Coors Lights & $3 Blue Moons when football is on.

We look forward to serving all of you football fans out there. Please email us at theamendment21@gmail.com with any questions.

Rideshare Program during Burning Man Project

2009-08-13T16:57:00.000-07:00

In conjunction with the Reno Tahoe International Airport, Amendment 21 is providing a free shuttle from RTO to Burner Rideshare Bases at Trader Joes, Whole Foods and Save Mart (off 80 & Keystone) from August 31 - September 2, 2009. Hours and other details of the pilot program are are provided in the transportation section of the Burning Man website.

We encourage those of you with extra room to stop by the Rideshare Bases and offer rides to the many national and international travelers attending the festival on a limited budget.

Beauties & Beats: A Reno Collective Fundraiser, Saturday 8/1 @ 7pm

2009-07-27T06:55:00.001-07:00

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 $5 for tons of entertainment and drink specials (which include $5 PB&J's).

Visit http://www.renocollective.com for details.

Hot Air Cooled Nights, Saturday, August 8 @ 3pm

2009-07-26T08:01:00.000-07:00

The 2nd Annual Hot Air Cooled Nights, a Volkswagon-only car show & shine in downtown Reno during Hot August Nights, is set to start at 3pm on Saturday, August 8th, 2009.

Park at Amendment 21 (425 S. Virginia St) and enjoy an outdoor beer garden (with the Miller Girls at 4pm), games, entertainment for the kids, and live music from classic rockers The Stately Gentlemen at 5:30pm.

This event is presented by the Volkskruzers of Reno. For additional details, please visit http://www.volkskruzers.com.

"Hawaiian-style" Reno Beer Crawl this Saturday, 7/25 @ 2pm

2009-07-21T12:33:00.001-07:00

The Reno Beer Crawl, presented this month by Kona Brewing and Firestone Brewing, will have a Hawaiian-flavored theme on Saturday, July 25th from 2 - 6pm in downtown Reno.

A glass & map may be purchased for $5 at Amendment 21 (425 S. Virginia St) or The Waterfall (134 W. Second St.). Enjoy a 6 ounce serving of specialty beer (or half a beer) for $1 at the starting points, the Downtown Reno Rib Cook Off, Compression! A Fire & Performance Art Festival, and these 15 downtown Reno taverns: Divine, Doc Holliday's, Downtown Marketplace, 5 Star Saloon, Foxy Olive, Jungle Vino, Men's Club, Pizza Reno, Red Rock Studios, Red Martini, Sapphire at Harrah's, Se7en, Se7en at West Street Market, Strega, and 3rd Street.

We will also have a “solve the Reno Beer Crawl mystery” competition during the event. Submit your email address (needed to win) and receive your first clue and the location of the next clue at the starting locations. Additional clues are available if you follow the event on Twitter. The first person who solves the mystery receives a collection of $25 gift certificates to all participating taverns (a $475 value).

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

Bastille Day on CalAve, Tuesday 7/14

2009-07-12T15:34:00.000-07:00

On Tuesday, July 14, on the national holiday of France, Amendment 21 is one of fourteen California Avenue Merchants with French culture on display. We will be offering a French-themed menu and French beer, wine and drink specials, playing French music and the Tour de France, and hosting a performance of French Burlesque by Bohemian Burlesque at 9pm. The cost of attendance of the show is $5.

Maps with descriptions of offerings from all 14 places will be available along CalAve and on its website: http://www.calave.org.

Reno Benefit Without Borders, Saturday 7/18

2009-07-07T19:12:00.001-07:00

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

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

2009-06-29T09:45:00.000-07:00

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

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

2009-06-25T10:06:00.000-07:00

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

2009-06-23T09:36:00.001-07:00

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

2009-06-22T13:36:00.000-07:00

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

2009-06-10T13:21:00.000-07:00

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.

Reno Superhero Pub Crawl, Saturday 7/11

2009-06-07T11:14:00.000-07:00

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

2009-05-01T17:21:00.000-07:00

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

2009-04-28T20:00:00.000-07:00

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

2009-04-14T18:53:00.000-07:00

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

2009-03-26T13:21:00.000-07:00

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

2009-03-20T09:25:00.000-07:00

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

2009-03-14T09:31:00.001-07:00

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.