For Immediate Release – July 7, 2010
SHE-NANNIGAN’S 40th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATING FEMALE EMPOWERMENT AND ALL THINGS 1970’s THOUGH 2010
Afrodisiacs Performing Live – iPad Giveaway
(CHICAGO, IL) –She-Nannigan’s House of Beers opened 40 years ago in a time when there was actually a ban against females tending bar, hence the “She” emphasis of She-Nannigan’s. To celebrate 40 years of libations and liberations, She-Nannigan’s House of Beer will throw an anniversary bash on Thursday, July 29, 2010 at 9pm, featuring the Afrodisiacs [http://www.myspace.com/chicagoafrodisiacs] performing live, with no cover charge. There will also be iconic giveaways throughout the evening representative of every decade, culminating in the giveaway of an Apple iPad.
During the 1960’s, the Chicago’s Barmaids Ordinance prohibited women, unrelated to the owner, from tending bar in Chicago. In 1970, the owners of She-Nannigan’s hired airline stewardesses to tend bar in defiance of the city ordinance. She-Nannigan’s is dedicated to the women and men arrested, yes arrested, for violating the Barmaid Ordinance. In 1971, the courts declared the Barmaids Ordinance violated the 1964 Civil Rights Act, and it was repealed. (More about this ordinance and the court case may be found here: http://bulk.resource.org/courts.gov/c/F2/418/418.F2d.366.17397.html)
Not only did She-Nannigan’s assist in breaking down barriers, the bar has also assisted in bringing up musical acts, big and small. Some of the bands that have played She-Nannigan’s over the years include: Tegan and Sara, Dave Matthews Band, Better Than Ezra, Peter Wolf (of the J. Geils Band), Rusted Root, Squeeze, The Go-Go’s, Drive By Truckers, The Subdudes, Cracker, Matthew Sweet, Ike Reilly and more. The history here is immense.
Beverages featured at the 40h anniversary celebration on Thursday, July 29 include the classic 70’s cocktail, Skip & Go Naked for $3, made with Yes Vodka, lemonade and Budweiser, a concoction that was hot in the 70’s and is making a comeback with the resurgence of beer cocktails, Yes Screwdrivers for $3 along with $3.50 Budweiser beers. Come celebrate 40 years of history at She-Nannigan’s!
She-Nannigan’s House of Beer is located at 16 West Division Street in Chicago. Please call (312) 642-2344 or visit http://www.rushanddivision.com/shenannigans.html for more details.
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