by Debbi | Aug 13, 2011 | Birthday Party, Downtown, Events, Sandbar Subs
Today's the day! Shark Fest 2011, our third annual birthday block party (to celebrate 22 years in downtown Lawrence) is today!
8th Street between Massachusetts and New Hampshire is now closed. It will reopen around midnight tonight.
Schedule:
- 5 p.m. Blue Orleans
- 8 p.m. Magentlemen
- 9 p.m. Sandbar Dancers
- Followed by Mark Valentine & the Hammerheads
Cost:
- The event itself is free and family friendly
- $5 cover charge to enter the beer garden and/or bar; must be 21 or over and be prepared to show two forms of ID
Drinks:
- $4 Landshark, Bud Light and Shock Top beer
- $4 Shark Attacks
- Limited mixed drinks will be available outside (Jack, Bacardi, Tito's and Tanqueray, along with Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite and tonic)
- The usual drinks will be available inside the bar
- Alcohol must remain in the beer garden or the bar
Food:
- Sandbar Subs
- Assorted other vendors, including Air Summer Snow shaved ice, possibly gelato from Teller's and maybe some others
T-shirts:
- Brand-new Sandbar Shark Fest 2011 shirts in royal blue are available for $12 each
- Available at the Sandbar Subs station
Other Fun Stuff:
I think that's it for now…be sure to follow on Facebook or Twitter for pictures and more updates throughout the day and night.
Fins up, landsharks!
by Debbi | Aug 5, 2011 | Birthday Party, Downtown, Events
One week dedicated to sharks isn't enough for us. Shark Fest 2011- our third annual birthday block party that takes place Aug. 13- will feature all kinds of shark-themed fun.
Here's the schedule:
- 8th St. between Mass St. and New Hampshire St. will close at 1 p.m.
- Blue Orleans, the band that opened at last month's Tour of Lawrence block party, will play at 5 p.m.
- Magentlemen, a band that includes our next door neighbors at Richard's Music Store, takes the stage at 8 p.m.
- Valentine and the Hammerheads, our headlining band the past two years, closes the show starting at 9 p.m.
The lovely and talented Sandbar float dancers will make an appearance between bands and dance to your favorite Sandbar tunes.
Alcohol will be available inside the bar and in the beer garden. There's a $5 cover to enter and you must be 21 or over. The beer garden will feature Land Shark beer and tropical drinks.
This is a family-friendly event. The kids (and adults!) will have fun on the 40-foot-long inflatable shark slide, available from 5-10 p.m.
What else?
You can RSVP to the party on Facebook, and share it on your wall or invite your friends.
If you're on Twitter, use the hashtag #sandbar22.
Check in at the Sandbar Birthday Party on foursquare.
Be sure to share your party pics with us! You can tweet them to us, email them to sandbar@thesandbar.com or upload them to our Facebook page.
We can't wait to see you on Aug. 13!
by Debbi | Aug 2, 2011 | Cool Stuff, Events, Random Holidays, Social Media
We love sharks, so naturally Shark Week is a lot of fun for us. Although, as others have said, "every week is Shark Week if you do it right," and we think we're doing it right.
We recently unveiled a brand-new photo cutout with a shark on it, so we thought we'd have a little contest.
Here's the deal:
- Take your picture with our shark cutout
- Tweet it to us (@thesandbar) or email it to us (sandbar@thesandbar.com)
- Next Sunday, we'll pick a random winner to get a Sandbar T-shirt
You can upload your picture to our Facebook page if you want- and we'd love for you to!- but entries that are only uploaded to Facebook won't count in the contest. Facebook has funky rules about contests and instead of trying to figure out their (very complex) rules, we're using methods that are easier for us. So, if you put it on our Facebook page, make sure you also email it to us.
So, tweet or email us a picture of your pretty face in our shark cutout, and you could win a T-shirt! In fact, we've already got one entry, and she didn't even know we were having a contest when she posted her picture. Thanks Barbara, and good luck!
*By submitting your picture to us, you give us permission to post it on our website, blog or other social media sites. If you don't want your picture on the internet, don't send it to us.
by Debbi | Jul 29, 2011 | Cool Stuff, Events, Off the Wall, Random Holidays
We're really excited for Shark Week and our upcoming 22nd birthday block party that we've dubbed "Shark Fest 2011." So excited, in fact, that we created a brand-new photo opportunity for you!
Between art director Justin and managing partner Dave, they managed to put this thing together. And it looks awesome.
We'll have it out sometime this weekend to start Shark Week off with a bang. And of course it will be out for our block party on August 13!
by Debbi | Jul 26, 2011 | Cool Stuff, Events, Random Holidays
Shark Week is back! We might just celebrate all month with our own version of "Shark Fest 2011."
The popular week of Discovery Channel programming starts up again on Sunday, July 31. We've got some fun things planned for Shark Week this year.
- Our TV's will be tuned to Shark Week all week so you won't miss any of the exciting programs, like Rogue Sharks, Jaws Comes Home and Summer of the Shark.
- We want to see your best pictures! Snap a photo with your toy shark or a Shark Attack drink and send it to us! You can email it to sandbar@thesandbar.com, tweet it to us @thesandbar or upload it to our Facebook page.
- We're working on a design for a new T-shirt and pint glass to celebrate sharks!
- Shark Attacks are on special three days of the week: $2 on Tuesday, $3 on Wednesday and $2.50 on Thursday. They're normally $4.50.
- And, we've got a great new photo opportunity to reveal next week! Dave and Sandbar art director Justin have worked on a really cool idea, and we'll post a picture of it soon.
Leave us a comment and let us know your great ideas for Shark Week! We're looking forward to this week of celebrating one of our favorite sea creatures.
by Debbi | Jul 24, 2011 | Birthday Party, Downtown, Events
Calling all Land Sharks! The Sandbar turns 22 this year, and you're invited to our third annual birthday block party!
Here's the basic details:
- Saturday, August 13
- 8th and New Hampshire
- Street will close at 1 p.m. for setup, the party will start around 5 p.m.
Help us celebrate with live music, food vendors and a beer garden! This is a family-friendly event and we encourage you to bring the kids out for the evening. Alcohol will be restricted to the beer garden area.
This year's birthday party will have a shark theme. Landshark beer will be featured, we'll have a new shark-themed photo opportunity and we've rented a giant shark slide!
(picture from the McDonald's of Lawrence Facebook page)
You might remember last year when the McDonald's on 23rd St. reopened after a quick remodel. They set up this giant shark slide in the car dealership's parking lot next door. Of course Dave and I checked it out and decided we needed it for our party.
We'll have the slide for a couple of hours the night of the party.
More information will be available soon, like a specific timeline of events for the party along with the names of the three bands who will perform.
A few other tidbits:
- If you're on Twitter, use the hashtag #sandbar22 to tweet about the party
- If you're on Facebook, tag the Sandbar in your post about the party
- RSVP for the party on our Facebook page and share it with your friends
- Upload your party pics to our Facebook page, tweet them to us or email them to us at sandbar@thesandbar.com
We can't wait to see you at the party!
