by Debbi | Aug 11, 2010 | Birthday Party, Cool Stuff
We had so much fun last year giving away prizes at our block party, we're going to do it again this year!
Here's how to win, and what you get.
Tweet about the party!
- Use the hashtag #sb21 in your tweet
Send us your party pics!
Leave us comments!
- Tell us your favorite thing about the block party
- Leave a comment on our Facebook page or right here on the blog
Winners will be chosen early next week. We'll choose some of our favorite photos and comments, and pick a random tweet or two. You'll win a Sandbar t-shirt of your choice and maybe some cool trinkets just for fun.
by Debbi | Aug 3, 2010 | Birthday Party, Downtown, Events
Less than two weeks until our big bash! We hope you're as excited as we are.
Like the artwork? The theme of our party is "Finally Legal," since the bar's turning 21 and that's the birthday almost everyone looks forward to. Joe the now-former bartender was drafted to create some fancy artwork for us, and the picture above is what he came up with. It's been modified into a fantastic t-shirt design, which we'll unveil soon.
On to the updates.
The street in front of the bar will close at 1 p.m. on Saturday, August 14. We need time to get everything ready! The bar will still be open, of course, but you'll have to excuse us while we run around like crazy people.
The beer garden will open at 5 p.m. There will be a cover charge and you have to be 21 to enter the beer garden. You'll have to go through the beer garden to get inside the bar. We'll have beer service outside in the garden- with more staff than last year so hopefully the wait for a drink won't be quite so long.
Live music! We'll have three bands this year. Stomper, made up of our neighbors next door at Richard's Music Company, will be back this year to kick things off around 5 p.m.
At around 6:30, Katlyn Conroy and the Wild and Wooly will take the stage. For those of you who don't know, Katlyn is Peach's niece- the daughter of Peach's brother Patrick, who she bought the Sandbar from many years ago. Katlyn is also a very highly acclaimed singer, songwriter and musician. We're excited to have her play at our party- our way of keeping it in the family!
At 8 p.m., the Sandbar float dancers will entertain the crowd for a few minutes. Finally, our headline act Mark Valentine and the Ones will play all our favorite cover songs until midnight.
This event is free and family-friendly. Kids are welcome to come dance in the street! No alcohol is allowed outside the beer garden. There will also be water, soda and food available for purchase.
All of our neighbors have graciously given their support for this party. Please support their businesses, too!
It wouldn't be a Sandbar party without some extravagant surprises, so we won't reveal everything here. You'll just have to come out to our party and experience it all yourself!
by Debbi | Jul 7, 2010 | Birthday Party, Downtown, Events
We had so much fun with our block party last year, we're having another one! And really, how could we *not* celebrate our 21st birthday?
We don't have a lot of details yet, but here's what you need to know:
- When: Saturday, August 14
- Where: 8th Street, between Massachusetts and New Hampshire Streets
- Live music by Valentine and the Ones, the same band we had last year
- Beer garden
- Family friendly event
We'll have more surprises to announce over the next month, but mark your calendar. This is an event you won't want to miss!
Be sure to use the hashtag #sb21 when tweeting about the party, for my fellow geeks on Twitter.
by Debbi | Apr 20, 2010 | Cool Stuff, Downtown, Events
What a great night!
Last night was the Adult Swim Block Party in downtown Lawrence, and we were impressed with the crowd that came out on a Monday night! One of the members of the Adult Swim crew told us that their staff estimated attendance of around 4,000. That's amazing, way to go Lawrence!
All day long, downtown Lawrencians watched as giant inflatable characters took over the block of 8th Street between Massachusetts & New Hampshire. The party started around 6 pm with games and prizes and live music to follow.
(Picture below posted on Twitter by Jeff, otherwise known as @webology, friend of the Sandbar)
We were pleased to provide hospitality for The Whigs before their set. They hung out upstairs for awhile, and our fake beach served as their dressing room. They even took a picture of it and posted it on their Twitter account.
A steady stream of customers came through the bar and partied on the patio- it wasn't nearly as crowded as a St. Patrick's Day or our anniversary party last summer, but it was a fantastic crowd for a usually slow Monday night.
I was lame and didn't take any pictures last night, but here's one I found on Twitter that was posted by @johnkary, taken from the patio of the Sandbar:
The music was over at 10 p.m., the stage was dismantled, and the street cleaned up. These people are professionals- we laughed about how the teardown compared to ours last year after our anniversary party. (Ours took forever. We dawdled and talked and laughed.)
We would love to see this become an annual event. In fact, it would be awesome if downtown Lawrence had a block party every month…
Were you there last night? What was your favorite moment? Email us your pictures or add them to our Facebook fan page!
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by Debbi | Apr 18, 2010 | Cool Stuff, Downtown, Events, On the Patio
We love a good block party, especially when we don't have to do the work.
Tomorrow night (Monday, April 19), Adult Swim presents a free block party at 8th and New Hampshire. The block in front of the Sandbar will be closed most of the day for setup, and the party starts at 6 p.m. It includes carnival games, prizes, free t-shirts, and other surprises.
The event is geared towards the college-age crowd, but it's free and open to anyone.
And there's music! Live performances by Motion Potion and The Whigs are sure to entertain the crowd.
No alcohol is allowed in the street, but there are several bars on the block with patios, including us. We aren't extending our patio area to be any larger, but there's plenty of room for a few folks on our patio, and we'll definitely have the windows open.
The event is open to all ages, but you must be 21 to enter the Sandbar.
RSVP on the event's Facebook page, and we'll see you tomorrow night!
(Previous post about this event can be found here.)
