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November 2021
“Daisy Derkins and the Dinosaur Apocalypse!” World Film Premiere
An evil sorcerer teams up with a mad scientist to unleash Dinosaur Hell on Earth, and only Daisy Derkins, a drunk from the future, Mummy Cop, Nikolai Volkoff, and an indie punk band can stop them. Dinosaurs, wrestlers, and the occult collide in the greatest sci-fi/horror/action comedy ever produced in Philadelphia!
Tattooed Mom will be serving food and drinks all night. Lots and lots of seating / drinking / hangs available in our outdoor concrete garden.
Indoor seating and bar access is 21+ w/ valid ID. Due to Philadelphia regulations, proof of vaccination is also required for entry.
Sunday, November 14th
Upstairs Back Room // 6-9PM
NO COVER // FREE FUN
October 2022
Jerks Productions Presents: Fused Underground, October 2022
Join Jerks Productions for 9 YEARS OF FUSED UNDERGROUND! Their annual Halloween night of ART, HORROR & BOOZE is back at Tattooed Mom:
- Catch some of Philadelphia (and the surrounding area)’s best local underground artists
- Come dressed up and take part in the costume contest for awesome prizes
- And stick around and see an exclusive SNEAK PEEK at our first feature film Aphasia!
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7TH
5-10PM
NO COVER // FREE FUN
RSVP: FB EVENT
Tattooed Mom will be serving tasty eats and ice cold drinks all evening.
Upstairs dining, bar access, and event entry is 21+ w/ valid ID.
May 2024
Vern Lairds 50th BDay Video Premiere
SATURDAY, MAY 18TH
8PM-2AM
NO COVER // FREE FUN
$2.50 PBR CANS
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What’s Up at TMoms:
• Daily Happy Hour | All drafts are just $4 every day from 4-6pm!
• Daily Menu | Tattooed Mom will also be serving tasty eats and ice cold drinks all evening.
• Upstairs dining, bar access, and event entry is 21+ w/ valid ID.
• Accessibility at TMoms | Due to the construction of our historical building, Tattooed Mom is only partially accessible. Our event space is on the second floor, which is only accessible via a flight of stairs (20 steps, 3 feet wide, railing on the left side only). For more information, please visit our Accessibility page.
Find out more »July 2024
X Knight Escape From Warp Hell: Film Screening
He’s not a Marvel or DC superhero, he’s X KNIGHT! A gothic superhero who must battle demons in the purgatory realm of Warp Hell! While trying to save a young boy from being sacrificed in a ritual by the Cannibal Sea Demon Pirates. Come join us for the screening of our award winning superhero horror film X KNIGHT: Escape From Warp Hell. Screening will take place Sunday July 21st at 6:30 p.m. and meet the cast and crew afterwards. X Knight merchandise will be on sale, read the comics that inspired the film along with much more!
SUNDAY, JULY 21ST
6:30PM-9:30PM
NO COVER // FREE FUN
Follow X Knight Productions on Instagram.
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What’s Up at TMoms:
• Sundays, All Day Long | Craft Sundays at TMoms? BACK. Googly eyes? BACK. Coloring pages? BACK? Your creative spirit? BACK. Come thru every Sunday for FREE arts & crafts upstairs and downstairs at Tattooed Mom!
• Daily Happy Hour | All drafts are just $4 every day from 4-6pm!
• Daily Menu | Tattooed Mom will also be serving tasty eats and ice cold drinks all evening.
• Upstairs dining, bar access, and event entry is 21+ w/ valid ID.
• Accessibility at TMoms | Due to the construction of our historical building, Tattooed Mom is only partially accessible. Our event space is on the second floor, which is only accessible via a flight of stairs (20 steps, 3 feet wide, railing on the left side only). For more information, please visit our Accessibility page.
Find out more »August 2024
JERKS Productions Presents: APHASIA
JERKS Productions brings their FIRST FEATURE FILM HOME!
Over the last 10+ years the JERKS crew has shared their short films and music videos upstairs at Tattooed Mom so it only makes sense to come full circle and showcase their first feature-length film APHASIA!
Come check out some indie horror at it finest and meet some of the cast and crew!
Doors at 6pm, screening at 7pm.
MONDAY, AUGUST 19TH
DOORS @ 6PM + SHOW @ 7PM
NO COVER // FREE FUN
Synopsis:
APHASIA: In between life and death, your body is just vacant.
Following a failed suicide attempt, Sarah watches herself leave her body and become an empty vessel for anything to crawl into. When she comes to, she learns that she isn’t alone.
Now it is up to a former priest and rogue exorcist to help save her soul.
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What’s Up at TMoms:
• Mondays, 4-11pm | Prepare yourselves—Meatless Monday is back at Tattooed Mom (with a twist)!!!!!!!!! Every two months we’ll be highlighting a different vegan menu item every Monday. See what’s on special this month!
• Mondays, Upstairs 6-11pm | We see free 🎱 in your future! Introducing Free Pool Mondays upstairs at TMoms!
• Daily Happy Hour | All drafts are just $4 every day from 4-6pm!
• Daily Menu | Tattooed Mom will also be serving tasty eats and ice cold drinks all evening.
• Upstairs dining, bar access, and event entry is 21+ w/ valid ID.
• Accessibility at TMoms | Due to the construction of our historical building, Tattooed Mom is only partially accessible. Our event space is on the second floor, which is only accessible via a flight of stairs (20 steps, 3 feet wide, railing on the left side only). For more information, please visit our Accessibility page.
Find out more »November 2024
Characters Welcome All Stars: An International Sticker Art Show
Characters Welcome is THE event for sticker artists to meet, exchange ideas, & leave behind tokens of their amazing art on our walls, ceilings, floors, etc! Characters Welcome All Stars celebrates that community by showcasing archival sticker art boards from 2012 – 2019, highlighting sticker artists all over the world with eight years of Characters Welcome submissions, stickers, and collaged boards.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8TH – SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH
UPSTAIRS @ TATTOOED MOM
NO COVER // FREE FUN // 21+ with valid ID
RSVP FOR STICKER MOVIE SCREENINGS (SUN 11/10): EVENTBRITE
Our archival collection features many first time artists shown side by side with the seasoned titans. Hand drawn, printed, silk screened, & collaged stickers will all be part of the mix in this diverse display of sticker art media, styles and themes.
On SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH, Characters Welcome All Stars will be the afterparty location for the Sticker Movie screening at Old Pine Community Center. On SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH, Sticker Movie will host two fundraiser screenings in the upstairs back room at Tattooed Mom, one at 5:30pm and one at 10pm. Learn more about the Sticker Movie screenings at Tattooed Mom here.
Some photos from past Characters Welcome shows, as well as sneak peeks from this year’s All Stars edition, can be seen on our Instagram.
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What’s Up at TMoms:
• Daily Happy Hour | All drafts are just $4 every day from 4-6pm!
• Daily Menu | Tattooed Mom will also be serving tasty eats and ice cold drinks all evening.
• Upstairs dining, bar access, and event entry is 21+ w/ valid ID.
• Accessibility at TMoms | Due to the construction of our historical building, Tattooed Mom is only partially accessible. Our event space is on the second floor, which is only accessible via a flight of stairs (20 steps, 3 feet wide, railing on the left side only). For more information, please visit our Accessibility page.
Find out more »Sticker Movie Screenings at Characters Welcome All Stars
Get your stickers ready for the long-awaited premiere of Sticker Movie in Philadelphia! Art and film lovers will gather for a colorful celebration of sticker culture with movie screenings, vendors, sticker trades, giveaways, and panel discussions with local legends.
Opening night is Saturday, November 9th, at 5:30 pm at the Old Pine Community Center with the official after-party at Tattooed Mom until 2:00 am. On Sunday, November 10th, Tattooed Mom will host two special fundraisers with screenings at 5:30 pm and 8:00 pm. Tickets are available now. Visit stickermovie.com for details.
STICKER MOVIE SCREENINGS @ CHARACTERS WELCOME ALL STARS
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10TH
SCREENINGS @ 5:30PM + 8PM
NO COVER // FREE FUN
TICKETS: EVENTBRITE
Follow Sticker Movie & Characters Welcome on Instagram.
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What’s Up at TMoms:
• Sundays, All Day Long | Craft Sundays at TMoms? BACK. Googly eyes? BACK. Coloring pages? BACK? Your creative spirit? BACK. Come thru every Sunday for FREE arts & crafts upstairs and downstairs at Tattooed Mom!
• Daily Happy Hour | All drafts are just $4 every day from 4-6pm!
• Daily Menu | Tattooed Mom will also be serving tasty eats and ice cold drinks all evening.
• Upstairs dining, bar access, and event entry is 21+ w/ valid ID.
• Accessibility at TMoms | Due to the construction of our historical building, Tattooed Mom is only partially accessible. Our event space is on the second floor, which is only accessible via a flight of stairs (20 steps, 3 feet wide, railing on the left side only). For more information, please visit our Accessibility page.
Find out more »June 2025
MovieJawn Release After Party with Girls Like Horror
MovieJawn Release Party with Girls Like Horror!
Summer Zine featuring cinematic cats & dramatic dogs will be available for purchase during the mixer and the after party!
THURSDAY, JUNE 19TH
9:00PM
NO COVER // FREE FUN
Follow Girls Like Horror and MovieJawn on Instagram.
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What’s Up at TMoms:
• Thursdays, 4-10pm | All hail Pierogi Thursday! Munch and crunch on 75¢ pierogi (vegan, obvi) plus $3 cans of Tecate every Thursday!! And don’t forget ur toppings…
• Daily Happy Hour | All drafts are just $4 every day from 4-6pm!
• Daily Menu | Tattooed Mom will also be serving tasty eats and ice cold drinks all evening.
• Upstairs dining, bar access, and event entry is 21+ w/ valid ID.
• Accessibility at TMoms | Due to the construction of our historical building, Tattooed Mom is only partially accessible. Our event space is on the second floor, which is only accessible via a flight of stairs (20 steps, 3 feet wide, railing on the left side only). For more information, please visit our Accessibility page.
Find out more »August 2025
Slimetron: A Screwball Double Feature
Screwball Screenings highlights work from local weirdo filmmakers and pairs them with weirdo movies, creating a screwy double feature. At SLIMETRON, we’ll be watching shorts from NOMASTER, a Philly-based studio specializing in animation, monsters and slime. Followed by Frank Henenlotter’s BRAIN DAMAGE (1988) for a night of slimey oozy terror.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 12TH
6:30PM
NO COVER // FREE FUN
Lineup of artists:
Josh Jones and Kent Boersma of Nomaster
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What’s Up at TMoms:
• Tuesdays, 4-10pm | it’s tacos. it’s tecate. it’s tuesdays. what more can we say. $1.50 beef or bean tacos every Taco Tuesday + $3 tecate!
• Daily Happy Hour | $4 drafts every day from 4-6pm, everybody cheered!
• Daily Menu | Tattooed Mom will also be serving tasty eats and ice cold drinks all evening.
• Upstairs dining, bar access, and event entry is 21+ w/ valid ID.
• Accessibility at TMoms | Due to the construction of our historical building, Tattooed Mom is only partially accessible. Our event space is on the second floor, which is only accessible via a flight of stairs (20 steps, 3 feet wide, railing on the left side only). For more information, please visit our Accessibility page.
Find out more »Saturn Daze Visual Album Screening
This event is a screening of a visualizer for Saturn Daze’s album The Flowers Are Beautiful Even If They’re Dying. There will be merch available and art from the album on display.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 28TH
DOORS @ 6PM
NO COVER // FREE FUN
RSVP: EVENTBRITE
Follow Saturn Daze on Instagram.
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What’s Up at TMoms:
• Thursdays, 4-10pm | we support bad decisions but this isn’t one of them. 75¢ pierogis all day for Pierogi Thursday … with all the toppings & sauces ur heart desires + $3 cans of tecate!!!
• Daily Happy Hour | $4 drafts every day from 4-6pm, everybody cheered!
• Daily Menu | Tattooed Mom will also be serving tasty eats and ice cold drinks all evening.
• Upstairs dining, bar access, and event entry is 21+ w/ valid ID.
• Accessibility at TMoms | Due to the construction of our historical building, Tattooed Mom is only partially accessible. Our event space is on the second floor, which is only accessible via a flight of stairs (20 steps, 3 feet wide, railing on the left side only). For more information, please visit our Accessibility page.
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