by Debbi | Oct 15, 2011 | Events, Halloween
For the third year in a row, the Sandbar is sponsoring a Rocky Horror Picture Show party bus!
Peach and Ted, co-owners of the bar, also own the Crystal Plaza movie theater in Ottawa. We meet at the Sandbar, load up a bus and head south on a haunted bus trip through the countryside. After a brief stop at the beautiful Dunn's Landing for a Halloween party, the bus arrives at the movie theater for an exclusive showing of Rocky Horror Picture Show, complete with props!
Details:
- Friday, October 28
- Cost is $25 per person, must pre-pay and register
- Bus leaves the Sandbar at 7:30 p.m. sharp
- Bus returns to Sandbar after the movie
- Cost includes bus ride, movie ticket and props
Dress in your RHPS best! Read about last year's event and see pictures here.
There's a sign-up sheet at the bar. You must pre-pay and register. The first sign-up sheet is limited to 25 people and then we have a wait list. If there's enough demand on the wait list, we'll look into renting a second bus.
It's easiest for our staff if you go to the bar to make your reservation; if you call, they'll have to call you back in order to run your credit card over the phone since we only have one phone line. Or, you can pay via Paypal at sandbar@thesandbar.com.
We're excited about this annual tradition and can't wait to see everyone's costumes!
by Debbi | Oct 14, 2011 | Downtown, Events, Good Things
Last night's inaugural Girls' Night Downtown shopping extravaganza and fundraiser was a big success!
Girls' Night Downtown featured discounts at over 25 participating downtown merchants for ladies (and men!) who bought a $20 shopping pass. All proceeds from the shopping pass benefit Mario's Closet at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. We don't know the total amount raised yet, but based on the number of pink bags we saw last night, it has to be a good amount!
We were excited to be one of the five after-party locations. Shoppers dropped their passes into pink boxes at each of the after-party spots to be entered into a grand prize drawing- and the prize was amazing! Participating merchants all donated gift certificates ranging from $20 to $200 (and maybe even more than that!), and the winner got a pink wallet stuffed with over $1900 worth of gift certificates.
Dave had another treat for the shoppers and bar-hoppers last night:
All of the participating businesses had pink wigs to designate their status. Dave cleverly attached our pink wig to the photo cut-out. And of course, he couldn't resist an opportunity to take a picture himself!
We also gave away free pint glasses to anyone who showed their shopping pass to the bartender.
Thanks to all the wonderful businesses downtown who participated in this great event, to Downtown Lawrence Inc. and Lawrence Memorial Hospital Endowment Association for dreaming up such a fun idea and to all the shoppers who flocked downtown last night! Hope you had a great time!
by Debbi | Oct 12, 2011 | Off the Wall
Finally!
Yes, we know our TV's have been crappy lately. Especially the one that pretty much has a green screen no matter what you're watching.
Well, you'll be glad to know that we finally replaced it with a brand new one! Now you can enjoy (or try to enjoy) football games and cartoons and our hurricane video in correct color.
Let's hope this TV lasts longer than the other one…which started to go bad literally the day after the warranty expired.
by Debbi | Oct 11, 2011 | Sandbar Stuff
Recently we asked our fans to submit their ideas for our 2011 Halloween pint glasses. We got a lot of great submissions, and it was hard to choose- so we picked two! Choosing a design is always the hardest part, and we wish we could print everybody's design on a glass.
Here is Mike's design, a tiki head modified into Frankenstein:
And here is Chelsea's design, a mermaid lounging under a palm tree with various Halloween props:
Aren't they great?! Our customers do a much better job of designing our pint glasses than we do. Pint glasses are $3 each, and these will be available soon. We'll let you know. Repeat: they will be available soon and are not in yet, so don't come down to buy one or you'll be disappointed. We will let you know as soon as they're here!
And we'll have short profiles of our designers posted here soon, too.
by Debbi | Oct 10, 2011 | Downtown, Events, Good Things
Have you heard about Girls' Night Downtown?
We posted about it here, but it's such a great event and for a wonderful cause that we're mentioning it again. All ticket proceeds benefit Mario's Closet at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.
- When: Thursday, Oct. 13
- Time: 5-9 p.m.
- Where: Downtown Lawrence
Buy a ticket for $20 ($10 with a college ID), and you'll get access to great discounts at participating shops in downtown Lawrence.
Get your hot pink ticket stamped at the stores you visit, and you could win the grand prize- a pink wallet stuffed with gift certificates from all the participating merchants! The value of the gift certificates is over $1000!
(photo borrowed from the Downtown Lawrence Facebook page)
We have a few tickets available on a clipboard behind the bar; if you're interested in buying one just ask the bartender. Otherwise, you can purchase them online here, or in person on Thursday night in front of U.S. Bank or next to the Eldridge.
Click here for a list of participating merchants.
And if you come to the after-party at the Sandbar, you'll get a free pint glass! Show your pink pass to the bartender, and you'll get a free Sandbar pint glass with our logo in pink. Stick around for tropical drink night and enjoy any of our delicious tropical drinks for only $2.50! It's the perfect way to unwind after an evening of shopping.
Like Girls Night Downtown on Facebook.
