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You Can Do It! - Call for Artists
We're celebrating Elinor Otto, AKA the Longest Working Rosie the Riveter, for her 100th birthday on Saturday October 12th. We're inviting the public to submit Rosie the Riveter art work for a group show that will also open on October 12th. Let's show Elinor what an inspiration she is!!!!! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elinor_Ottohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosie_the_RiveterCan be a new piece or something from existing from your portfolio. Artwork is due by October 11th. Pre-approval submissions can be sent to: art@madebymillworks.comWe encourage these pieces to be for sale but is not required. Pieces will be on display in bar, so exhibit is 21+ ONLY.
Elinor (Drinkery) Celebrates Elinor Otto's 100th Birthday!
On October 12th, Elinor Otto, America’s longest working Rosie the Riveter, will celebrate her 100th birthday at Elinor Drinkery! The festivities will include an appearance by Elinor, live music by the Jazz Baker Band, and a Rosie the Riveter inspired group art exhibition. Earlier this year on National Rosie the Riveter Day, we opened the doors to our "uncommon drinkery for common people" not just as an homage to barrier-breaking women, but also to our local history. Elinor spent fifty years of her storied aviation career working production lines in Long Beach while assembling Boeing’s C-17 Globemaster III cargo planes...
Special Appearance by Elinor Otto
Join us for a special appearance by Elinor Otto - AKA The Last Rosie.When we decided to open a bar we wanted a name that would represent female empowerment, something with a nod to Long Beach ... there was no better choice than Ms. Elinor Otto. Elinor is an original Rosie the Riveter who started working in 1942 just after Pearl Harbor. She worked from 1942 to 2014 spending 50 of her 70 year career in Long Beach at both Douglas and Boeing. She worked until she was 95 years old and only stopped working when Boeing finally closed it's...
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