Service Industry Bachelor/Bachelorette Auction – APRIL 16th
Cocktails for a Cause brings their Annual Service Industry Bachelor/ette Auction to The Republic! Join us to raise money for Connor’s Heroes, a local non profit organization made up of volunteers, parents of children with cancer, and other caring individuals and companies who want to conquer childhood cancer through direct assistance, awareness, and research. Local service industry staff will be auctioned off including some awesome date packages. Last year’s event went so well, we are very excited to be a part of this great cause!
Hardywood Park Beer Dinner 2/23/12
Hardywood Park Brewery and Chef Auggie Lopez have finalized the Beer Dinner Menu! Check it out! Tickets are $35 per person, and includes 4 courses. Buy your tickets today at The Republic!! This will be a dinner to remember!
Valentine’s Day Dinner
Show that special someone you care with an inspired menu in a relaxed environment!! Chef Auggie has cooked up quite the menu for you love birds out there…and the cost is just as tempting as the menu! Enjoy a 4 Course Meal for TWO plus a bottle of Wine for just $70! Make your reservations TODAY!
Hardywood Park Beer Dinner
Hardywood Park Brewery is teaming up with The Republic to bring you a Beer Dinner!! When these two local tastes come together, it’s a symphony of perfect proportions. Tickets are $35 per person, and includes 4 courses. Buy your tickets today at The Republic!!
The Republic Announces Biker Night!
Are you a motorcycle enthusiast? If so, The Republic is looking for you!
We are introducing Bike Night here every Wednesday starting at four.
Bring in your helmet to enjoy the following specials:
Half-off Appetizers
$1.50 Genesee Cream Ales
$3.50 18 oz. Budweiser, Bud Light, Miller Lite and Coors Light
We will also be offering blocked-off parking along Broad and Allison, as well as parking in Pleasant’s parking lot.
Come on and try yummy foods made by our very own Auggie Lopez (quite the car and bike enthusiast himself)!
Don’t forget to bring your helmet with you to take advantage of the specials!!
Fantoberfest!
Thank you to EVERYONE who came to our Inaugural Fantoberfest last weekend. And a huge thanks to the bands who did such an awesome job entertaining us all day! There were performances from No BS Brass Band, Half Jeffersons, Spillsheet, Kids in Qual, The Big Payback, Peoples Blues of Richmond, Audio Ammo, Long Arms, Aparallax, Kings of Belmont and Less than Jake. Starr Hill did an awesome job of sponsoring this event and serving up delicious beer throughout the day.
And the very best thing about Fantoberfest? The event raised a ton of money for Connor’s Heroes, a charitable organization which benefits childhood cancer. Please take a perusal through the photos below to look for any familiar faces!
Lastly, we would love to get some feedback! Were you there? Did you have a good time? What would you have done differently? You rock RVA!
Thanks to Brown Distributing for the photos!
We <3 Richmond in the Fall! And Big News!
Seriously, what’s not to love? Changing leaves, crisp air and drinking Irish Coffees on our patio. But most of all, we love all the activities that are happening around the city. And we are PUMPED to announce the lineup of our very own Fantoberfest!
Fantoberfest: We will have our cross street Alison closed down for The Republic’s first ever festival! We are going to bring local companies together with vendors and bands for an all day, all-around good time.
Nothing says Richmond like everyone working together to have fun! October 15th 
Less Than Jake
Kings of Belmont
River Rock contest winner
No BS Brass Band
Good Birds
Big Payback
Audio Ammo
Long Arms
People’s Blues of Richmond
This is going to be an AWESOME event, so clear out that weekend and plan to be with us all day!
And don’t forget about the Keep Virginia Beautiful Golf Tournament: If you play golf and you care about Virginia’s environmental well-being, this is your event! We still have some spots open to play and they’re still looking for volunteers. It will be a fun day including all-day food and drinks from us, so sign up!
Will you be coming to any of these events? We hope so! (Especially to our Inaugural Fantoberfest!)
Why is a Local Music Scene so Important
Well? Why is it?
1. Creates a Sense of Community
When a bar (we’ll just call it The Republic for argument’s sake) features a local band, they, coupled with the actual musicians and the fans, create a sense of unity and community. They may sound silly, but some local bands have as much of a following as any ‘famous’ group. It’s awesome to constantly see the same faces all the time, coming in to suport their fave bands, and helping a place like The Republic keep busy. Fans often recommend local groups to us, who we’re all too happy to help. The fans have a blast, the band rocks the house and we stay busy and get to entertain you! Win win.
2. Stops Homogenous Music
Now we’re not here to step on any toes…but SOMETIMES the six songs we hear on the radio over and over (and over) get a little bit redundant. Local bands
help to keep things fresh. We feature DJ’s who are constantly mixing it up (see what we did there?), bands who do original music or even original covers, heck we even have America’s #1 tribute to Yacht Rock band comin’ in! What is fresher than that?
3. Creativity! Passion! Encouragement!
This is Richmond, a city known for and very proud of its creativity. Local bands being able to get up on our stage and do whatever the heck they want, allows them to share their passion. It may also encourage some of us to start our own bands. Artists inspiring artists. Is there anything better?
4. Just plain ol’ entertaining!
The most simple reason? It’s awesome. Who doesn’t love coming across a local band they love? Getting to see them over and over? Not having to pay some exorbitant fee for a ticket? (We never have a cover btw. Just sayin’…) All in all, local music is pretty sweet! And Richmond sure knows how to rock it!
What do you think? Any other reasons you love the local music scene?
Football Season is Here!
College and NFL seasons are here and we know you’re ready to support your teams! Like last year we will have great specials during any
football game that’s being broadcast on T.V. We also have 110’’ jumbotron that will be featuring the week’s popular games. Don’t forget about our stage area that will be transformed into the football MVP den where you and your close friends can gather, relax and watch your team play on the T.V. located on the stage.
