Sandbar News

Jazz Festival at the Sandbar, February 4th

February 2, 2010

The 5th Annual Jazz Festival sponsored by the Anna Maria Island Historical Society and hosted by the Sandbar Restaurant will be held on Thursday, February 7th from 3 pm to 5 pm at the Sandbar Event Pavilion. Tickets are $6.00 in advance available for purchase at the Historical Society or $8.00 at the door. Jazz [...]

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Forks & Corks Food & Wine Festival 2010

January 6, 2010
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In case you haven’t noticed, at the Sandbar, BeachHouse and Mar Vista Restaurants we really like parties, festivals, and celebrations, and the annual Forks and Corks Festival 2010 is yet another event where good food, family, and community come together in fun and service. The annual Forks and Corks Food and Wine Festival from Jan. [...]

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Anna Maria Island Wedding Festival February 28, 2010

January 5, 2010
Plan your Anna Maria Island Wedding at the Annual Wedding Festival. Photo by Island Photography.

Planning a wedding can sometimes be a combination of sheer delight and utter madness.  For many people, trying to coordinate the myriad details of their wedding day is often a source of chaos and nerve-racking frustration.  But imagine being able to find everything that you need all in one place.  If you are getting married [...]

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15th Annual Lawton Chiles Christmas Celebration at the Sandbar Restaurant

December 24, 2009
Lawton Chiles Christmas Party

Who doesn’t know that good food and fun are essential ingredients for a happy family?  For the last 15 years we at the Chiles Group have been serving more than just great food at our beachfront restaurants on the Island.  We have also been faithfully serving families in Manatee County by sponsoring the annual Lawton [...]

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Longboat Key…a Perfect Place for Golfers and Non-Golfers Alike

December 9, 2009

Ed Stone’s article about picturesque Longboat Key and the surrounding area of Anna Maria Island and Sarasota, Florida appears on gogolfandtravel.com.  Stone writes of a recent visit to Longboat Key, where he had the opportunity to play at the University Park Golf Club, ranked as one of Florida’s top courses by Golf Digest and Golfweek [...]

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Anna Maria Island Weddings at the Sandbar and BeachHouse chosen again for The Knot’s “Best of Weddings” magazine

December 9, 2009

The Sandbar and BeachHouse Restaurants have again been selected as 2009 picks for The Knot’s “Best of Weddings” magazine, a publication by-brides–for-brides for the top coast-to-coast wedding-related businesses. New York-based, The Knot is recognized as publishing the No. 1 wedding Web site.

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