by Debbi | Oct 13, 2010 | Cool Stuff, Events
Last night featured a unique event at the Sandbar: a spray tan party on our fake beach.
Amelia of Premier Mobile Spray Tan brought her supplies and set up shop upstairs. All she needed? A tall, black pop-up tent and a paint-spraying contraption. She offers custom spray tans, which is much better than an automatic machine because she can see missed spots. No Ross or Snooki's here!
The whole process takes barely ten minutes. Disrobe to your comfort level- bathing suit, underwear, tank tops- and stand in the pop up tent while Amelia sprays on the color. It's kind of cold! Turn when she tells you to, close your eyes and breathe out when she sprays your face, and then you're tan.
The hardest part is the aftercare. No water on the skin for at least eight hours. That means no showers- which is difficult because you can feel the spray-on color constantly. It's sugar based and feels kind of sticky, no matter how dry it is, and all you want to do is get in the shower and scrub your skin. And, it's really hard to avoid all water- it also means no sweating and especially no puppy kisses.
But the end result is worth it! After showering the following day the color looks really great. It's smooth and even, not orange at all, and not so dark that it looks ridiculously fake. Just a nice, natural beachy glow.
We'll do more spray tan parties in the future, but in the meantime if you want to try it out, contact Amelia for an appointment!
Update: An endorsement from Michelle, a happy customer
I just wanted to say…I love my tan! This is the first time I've had a spray on tan and I've been getting compliments for two days now. People at work want to know what I've been up to over the weekend to get my tan, or have asked if I went on a vacation somewhere. I'm loving it! My birthmark came out a little darker than the rest of me, as expected, but not as dark as it is with a regular sun tan. The top of my feet never tan, just burn, and they turned out great when I saw them in the morning. I'm super happy with the results!
by Debbi | Oct 9, 2010 | Events, Halloween, Ottawa
We had so much fun on last year's Rocky Horror Picture Show adventure, we're doing it again! This crowd favorite will certainly become an annual event.
This year's party bus details:
- When: Friday, October 29
- Time: 7 p.m., The Sandbar in Lawrence
- Cost: $25 per person
The bus will leave The Sandbar at 7 p.m. and travel the haunted back roads to Baldwin City, where we'll stop and pick people up at the Lodge, probably around 7:30. The adventure will continue to Dunn's Landing, a fantastic farm in Wellsville, where we'll stop for a Halloween party and refreshments.
Finally, the bus will head to the historic Crystal Plaza movie theater in Ottawa for the main event: a special screening of Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Audience participation and costumes are highly encouraged!
The cost of $25 includes the bus trip, refreshments, Halloween party, admission to the movie and props. After the movie we'll travel the same route back to Lawrence.
A sign-up sheet is at the bar now, and you can pay by check or credit card. You'll have to pay at the time you sign up; we can't hold your spot without payment because we need to know how many people are going. We might have to get two buses!
Or, you can pay via Paypal by sending your payment to sandbar@thesandbar.com. If you can't make it to the bar to sign up, and you don't want to use Paypal, please e-mail us at the same address to make payment arrangements.
We hope to have lots more crazy characters join us on our Halloween adventure this year!
by Debbi | Oct 2, 2010 | Cool Stuff, Events
We love the beach more than just about anybody, and we love to be tan. And now, we're giving you a chance to get tan on our beach, without sun exposure and wrinkles!
Sandbar family member Amelia started a mobile spray-tan business recently, and she's introducing her services to Lawrence with a party on our upstairs beach- and discounted rates.
- When: Tuesday, October 12
- Time: 5-8:30 p.m.
- Where: Sandbar Beach (upstairs)
Premier Mobile Spray Tan uses OC Tan 2U products, which are used by many Hollywood celebrities on Real Housewives, The Hills and the red carpet. Tans are customized and look natural, with no orange coloring or streaks. The tanning process takes about 10 minutes, and it will last for 7-14 days!
The cost is $20 by cash or check. Be sure to read Amelia's prep and after-care instructions here, it's important and will help your tan last longer!
You can RSVP on our Facebook page, or e-mail us at sandbar@thesandbar.com. Please only RSVP if you are serious about coming- Amelia needs to plan how much product to bring. We'll have snacks upstairs, and Tuesday features $1.50 almost anything.
Join us for this fun, unique event!
by Debbi | Oct 1, 2010 | Cool Stuff, Events
My jaw dropped and I nearly fell out of my chair earlier this week when I saw this:
Um, WANT! How awesome would it be to climb up into the tail of a shark and slide down out of its mouth?
This fantastic, crazy contraption will be in Lawrence tomorrow at the grand re-opening party of the McDonald's on 23rd Street. Which, by the way, they rebuilt extremely fast.
According to our sources, the shark slide will be in the Laird Noller parking lot right next to McDonald's from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturday. And there's food specials, games and other stuff happening- but we can't see past the SHARK SLIDE. And I'm insanely jealous that McDonald's has this and we don't.
Don't worry, Dave is going to beat back all the kids to be first in line to try this one out. It might break his heart if he's too big for it.
You can be a fan of McDonald's of Lawrence on Facebook and follow them on Twitter for more info.
by Debbi | Sep 26, 2010 | Events, Good Things
Some of the Sandbar crew headed out to Alvamar last Thursday for the fifth annual Spurling Scramble, the annual golf tournament put on by the Lawrence Police Officers Association, Fraternal Order of Police and International Association of Firefighters.
Proceeds from the event benefit SAFE, the Surviving Spouse and Family Endowment, which provides funds to families of police and fire personnel killed in the line of duty. "Violet's Valor" bracelents were also available to purchase, to help support a local family's expenses while their daughter fights leukemia.
The Sandbar sponsored one team of golfers: Phil, Joe, Tyler and one of Tyler's friends. Dave did what he does best- dispensed shots to golfers and took pictures of them in the Sandbar beach-themed cutout. He also got to hang out with Karen and Kalissa, which is probably the real reason he opted for that job instead of golfing.
Andrew's other employer, adidas, also sponsored a team. Andrew and Tegan played on that one along with some guys Andrew works with. The adidas team won first place in the second flight, and the Sandbar team won second place in the second flight. We've got trophies to prove it!
It was super windy that day, but at least it didn't storm. Everyone had a great time, and we always enjoy supporting great causes like this one. Check out our Facebook page to see pictures of golfers with the photo cutout.
by Debbi | Sep 19, 2010 | Events, People, Sandbar Love Stories
Saturday was a big day for the Sandbar family. Two weddings in a day- former bartenders Austin and Josie, and recent bartender Joe and Teresa.
Joe and Teresa got married in the Arts Incubator event loft in the Crossroads District of Kansas City. Holy cow, this place was gorgeous! The loft had old wood floors, exposed brick walls and glass windows all around the room that showed off a fantastic view of the Kansas City skyline. The thunderstorm and all its lightning only added to the beautiful night view.
The ceremony was short and sweet and very Joe and Teresa. And then they were married!
We ate, drank and danced. Tyler and his buddy Joe served as bartenders for the evening. There were toasts- some were funny, some were serious and some brought tears to the eye. And then they brought out Teresa's uncle dressed as a Cuban Elvis, and he sang some Elvis tunes while he read the lyrics from his phone. We've never seen anything quite like it!
There was almost a food fight. (Don't tell Teresa.) Dave convinced Andrew's girlfriend Jamie to shove a cupcake in Andrew's face, which led to Andrew conspiring to do the same to Dave- only filmed on camera this time. Andrew managed to waste a bunch of delicious cupcake frosting by smearing it on Dave's face, but unfortunately the camera girl failed to record it in time.
Frequent Sandbar regular from several years ago Devo caught the bouquet. She's in Chicago now doing stand-up comedy.
We managed to gather the Sandbar crew together for a group picture, and several random people kept trying to squeeze into the shot. We must have been a really cool group or something.
We danced and laughed and partied until after midnight, and then like true Sandbar staffers, we stuck around and helped put away the tables and chairs.
It was a fantastic evening and the wedding was beautiful. We highly recommend checking out the Arts Incubator if you're looking for a unique wedding or party venue in Kansas City.
And congratulations to Joe and Teresa on their marriage! They're in Emporia now, where Teresa practices law and Joe does…we don't really know. We miss them at the Sandbar!
