Win Prizes from the Sandbar!

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!

  • Tweet your pictures to us
  • Upload them to our Facebook page (here's how to do that)
  • Upload them to Flickr (tag them with #sb21 so we can find them)
  • Email them to us (sandbar@thesandbar.com)

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.

Social Media and the Sandbar Block Party

It's no secret that we love social media at the Sandbar. We Facebook, tweet and upload pictures and videos. And of course we blog.

We'd love for you to party with us not only AT our block party on Saturday, but also online. Here's how.

Twitter:

  • Follow us on Twitter @thesandbar. You don't have to have an account to see our tweets, but if you want to interact with us you'll need an account.
  • If you tweet about our party, be sure to use the hashtag #sb21. There might be prizes!
  • We'll also set up a TweetGrid soon so you can follow the conversation about the party in one place.
  • Tweet your party pictures to us!

Facebook:

  • "Like" our page on Facebook (our page settings require that Facebook can confirm you are at least 21 in order to become a fan).
  • Upload your party pics to our Facebook page and tag your friends!

Flickr:

  • Join our Flickr group to add your own party pictures. Be sure to tag them with #sb21
  • Even if you don't have a Flickr account, you can still upload your party pics and tag them, and we'll be able to find them.
  • You can also check out our Flickr photostream, no account required.

YouTube:

  • We love videos! Check out our video channel to see past videos. 
  • Upload your own party videos to YouTube. Tag them with #sb21 and let us know about it!
  • No account is required to view videos. We'll upload party videos sometime next week. (Maybe. We still haven't uploaded last year's video!)

Foursquare/Gowalla/Whrrl/Etc:

  • Check in on your preferred location-based social networking site!
  • Look for the event "Sandbar 21st Birthday Bash and check in.
  • Maybe we'll get another swarm badge!

Those are just a few of the ways you can participate online for our 21st birthday, whether you're at the party or halfway across the world.

We definitely want to see your pictures and videos, so be sure to tweet, Facebook, upload, or email them to us! And, we'll also be looking for a few good bloggers to write a recap of their party experience for us. So keep track of any funny stories from the party, because we'll be asking for them!

Check back for ways you can win PRIZES for social-medializing with us!

21st Birthday Shirt

It's almost here! Just a few more days until our 21st birthday bash. Like last year, we ordered commemorative shirts.

Bartender Joe drew the original artwork (first published here) and then we turned it over to the fine folks at Hasty Awards in Ottawa to work their magic. 

Here's our new design:

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Do you love it? We do!

The shirts will be available at our block party on Saturday. If you can't make it to the party, we're happy to take email orders. Just send us an email at sandbar@thesandbar.com and let us know what size you need, and we can work out payment arrangements.

Shirts come in sizes small through double extra large, and they'll be $15 each.

Vote for a Video!

Hey friends! Well, the video entries are in, and it’s time to vote for your favorite! We got one last minute entry, and since we’re nice, we accepted it. There’s a total of nine videos- watch them all and choose the one you like best.

Send it to your friends! The winner will get a year’s worth of free sandwiches from the newly opened Sandbar Sub Shop (inside Zarco66 on East 23rd Street), and their video clip will be featured in our next hurricane video.

You’ve got a week to vote- the poll closes next Monday. Good luck to all the entrants!


Two New Video Entries

Two more hurricane video entries arrived this weekend to round out our contest field at eight.

Here's Ashlee getting doused with water while holding up a KU sign in a hurricane:

And our final entry, from Kayla. Don't leave your peaches out in a hurricane:

That's all, folks. Check out the other entries here and here.

We'll start the voting very soon, right here on the blog, so be sure to check back.