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April 2024
The Happening: A Live Reading
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Join Theatre Contra, just in time for Earth Day, as we perform what is arguably the most logical movie to ever exist: M. Night Shymalan’s The Happening! We’re back at Tattooed Mom, so grab a drink, hop in a bumper car and get ready to yell at some plastic plants.
MONDAY, APRIL 22ND
7-9PM
SUGGESTED DONATION $10 | VIP SEATING $15 | NOTAFLOF
RSVP: FB EVENT | VIP TICKETS: TICKETLEAP
Directed by Adam Howard
All VIP tickets come with 4 complimentary raffle tickets and a guaranteed optimal view seat.
Featuring:
Adam Howard
Katie Frazer
Jenna Kuerzi
John Patouhas
Natajia Sconiers
VIP Tickets available in advance. General Admission (PWYC) available at the door.
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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 »Scribes On South // April 2024
SCRIBES ON SOUTH is a poetry reading and open mic. The reading begins with a 20-minute featured reader and then moves through the open mic list for the rest of the night. Open mic readers have 5 minutes. There will be a space for poets to sell books.
SCRIBES ON SOUTH seeks to create community through poetry. Show out, share, and meet some new friends by sharing your work!
This reading’s featured reader is Carson Jordan.
Read poems. Kick ass.
SUNDAY, APRIL 28TH
DOORS @ 6PM + SHOW @ 7PM
NO COVER // FREE FUN
Carson Jordan is a poet living in Queens. She is the teacher of Sexy Unique Poetry, a workshop that makes poems better through the power of gossip. Her forthcoming full length book, NO MORE BUT I MUST, will be out this summer with Bullshit Lit. She loves finding god in the mundane, free parking, and her crystal candy dish.
Follow @scribesonsouth 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 »May 2024
You Can’t Kill A Poet // May 2024
We’re back at it again in 2024! We’ll be at Tattooed Mom on Wednesday, March 20th for some gayyyy poems. Doors at 7:30pm, reading at 8pm. Come hang out in our joyous and boisterous room full of queerness and listen to some amazing poets share their work.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 14TH
DOORS @ 7:30PM + SHOW @ 8PM
NO COVER // FREE FUN
RSVP: FB EVENT
Featured Readers:
Julia Gwiazdowski
Leila El Manfaa
Adam Cusock
Sara Guiang
Malachi Lily
Lindsey Scott
Follow You Can’t Kill A Poet on Instagram.
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What’s Up at TMoms:
• Wednesday, 4-10pm | Burger Wednesday is BACK y’all! Come slam some Smash Burgers (classic or vegan) every Wednesday for just $6!! Plus $3 PBR! Recently named one of the top burgers in the city by The Philadelphia Inquirer!
• 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 »Scooby Doo: A Live Reading
Now who’s the damsel in distress?
Hop in your mystery machine, grab your scooby snacks, and join Theatre Contra, as we solve the mystery of Spooky Island and perform 2002’s Scooby Doo LIVE! We’re back at Tattooed Mom, so grab a drink, hop in a bumper car, and get ready to fight off some monsters and hormones!
WEDNESDAY, MAY 15th
7-9PM
SUGGESTED DONATION $10 | VIP SEATING $15 | NOTAFLOF
RSVP: FB EVENT | VIP TICKETS: TICKETLEAP
Directed by Abby Weissman
All VIP tickets come with 4 complimentary raffle tickets and a guaranteed optimal view seat.
Featuring:
TBA
VIP Tickets available in advance. General Admission (PWYC) available at the door.
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What’s Up at TMoms:
• Wednesday, 4-10pm | Burger Wednesday is BACK y’all! Come slam some Smash Burgers (classic or vegan) every Wednesday for just $6!! Plus $3 PBR! Recently named one of the top burgers in the city by The Philadelphia Inquirer!
• 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 »Scribes On South // May 2024
SCRIBES ON SOUTH is a poetry reading and open mic. The reading begins with a 20-minute featured reader and then moves through the open mic list for the rest of the night. Open mic readers have 5 minutes. There will be a space for poets to sell books.
SCRIBES ON SOUTH seeks to create community through poetry. Show out, share, and meet some new friends by sharing your work!
SUNDAY, MAY 26TH
DOORS @ 6PM + SHOW @ 7PM
NO COVER // FREE FUN

Follow @scribesonsouth 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 2024
Breaking the Curse Book Launch
Come join Philly faves Alexandra Naughton, Sawyer Lovett, and Daniel DiFranco for the release of Alex DiFrancesco’s new book, Breaking the Curse: A Memoir about Trauma, Healing, and Italian Witchcraft. Readers will each be on stage for 15 minutes followed by a book signing. But! There’s more! Tarot readings! Spell jars! We could even play “light as a feather, stiff as a board,” if you’re into it! But there will definitely be tarot readings and spell jars.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5th
DOORS @ 6PM + SHOW @ 7PM
NO COVER // FREE FUN
RSVP: FB EVENT
Alex DiFrancesco is the author of Psychopomps, All City, Transmutaion, and Breaking the Curse. Their work has appeared in New York Times, Washington Post, The Guardian, Tin House, Brevity, Vol. 1 Brooklyn, and more. They are the first transgender awards finalist in over 80 years of the Ohioana Book Awards, and the winner of the 2022 Ohio Arts Councli’s Individual Excellence Award. They are the human companion of two rescues, Roxy Music, Dog of Doom (a Westhighland Terrier), and Janglin’ Jack (some kind of cat).
Sawyer Lovett is a trans writer living just outside of Philadelphia by way of Tazewell, VA. He’s a graduate of the Rosemont College MFA program and the human parent to two chaotic rescue dogs. He is an accomplished balloon twister, a pretty good barista, and an occasional bookseller.
Alexandra Naughton is the author of ten poetry collections. Her first novel, American Mary, won the 2015 Mainline contest by Civil Coping Mechanisms and was published in 2016. Her work has been featured in Dusie, Sporklet, sin cesar, Maudlin House, carte blanche, and elsewhere. She writes Talk About It on Substack, and organizes the Bring A Blanket reading series in Philadelphia. Find her on instagram: @alexandranaughton
Daniel DiFranco is a writer/musician/teacher from Philadelphia. He is the author of two novels, Panic Years (Tailwinds Press, 2018) and Devil On My Trail (Unsolicited Press, 2024). His short stories can be found in Smokelong Quarterly, Monkeybicycle, Fractured Lit, and others. Full list of pubs and miscellany can be found at danieldifranco.com.
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What’s Up at TMoms:
• Wednesday, 4-10pm | Burger Wednesday is BACK y’all! Come slam some Smash Burgers (classic or vegan) every Wednesday for just $6!! Plus $3 PBR! Recently named one of the top burgers in the city by The Philadelphia Inquirer!
• 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 »Slutty Poems Night // June 2024
With words hotter than the summer sun, we are bringing back fan favorites, Enjoli & Maya as feature poets for June 11th slutty poems night!!
Celebrate a night full of salacious sex and sexuality themed words. This is a free event but donations are being collected for Homies Helping Homies.
Bring your hoe shit for the open mic hosted by Kate. If you’re too shy to share, feel free to shove something into our (anonymous confessions) box.
TUESDAY, JUNE 11TH
DOORS @ 6PM + SHOW @ 7PM
SUGGESTED DONATION | NOTAFLOF
This is a sex positive space that is not tolerant of any racism, misogyny, homophobia, transphobia, fat shaming, slut shaming, or any general bigoted fuckery. 21+ w/ valid ID.
Doors @ 6 pm, show @ 7 pm.
Accessibility Note: We welcome mask wearing and if you are not feeling well, please stay home. Event is upstairs- Stairs are a bit steep. Seating is limited. Contact Kate through DM if accommodations are needed.
Poster by Meg
Follow @sluttypoemsnight on Instagram for updates
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What’s Up at TMoms:
• Tuesdays, 4-10pm | The triumphant return of Taco Tuesday is finally here! Y’all better zoom down for $1.50 beef or bean tacos every Tuesday!! And wash it all down with $3 Tecate!
• 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 »Poetry Reading
A fab evening of poetry readings featuring Alina Pleskova, Warren C. Longmire, Dan Kaplan, Bridget Talone, and Juliet Gelfman-Randazzo.
THURSDAY, JUNE 27TH
6-9PM
NO COVER // FREE FUN
Lineup:
Alina Pleskova
Warren C. Longmire
Dan Kaplan
Bridget Talone
Juliet Gelfman-Randazzo
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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 »Scribes on South // June 2024
SCRIBES ON SOUTH is a poetry reading and open mic. PRIDE SCRIBES always at Tattooed Mom’s!
pride month pride month! this month we’re changing gears & giving the mic to everyone to celebrate queer joy & queer love. that means we need some audience participation: get on the mic.
SUNDAY, JUNE 30TH
DOORS @ 6PM + SHOW @ 7PM
NO COVER // FREE FUN
we’re gonna do 25 open mic slots. first come first serve. 5 minute time limit. read poems kick ass. this one’s for the queers.
other rules:
no snaps
no robert frost
do not sing a song
no fascism
no bad poets
be nice to me
Follow @scribesonsouth 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 »July 2024
Slutty Poems Night // July 2024
Let the real fireworks begin at Slutty Poems Night in a special rescheduled edition that would make our
forefathers wetter than ice cream melting on a slice of apple pie.
Celebrate a night full of salacious sex and sexuality themed words. This is a free event but donations are being collected for Middle East Childrens Alliance.
Feature poets Peter & Seamus start the night off
Bring your hoe shit for the open mic hosted by Kate Carey. If you’re too shy to share, feel free to shove something into our (anonymous confessions) box.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 3RD
DOORS @ 6PM + SHOW @ 7PM
SUGGESTED DONATION | NOTAFLOF
This is a sex positive space that is not tolerant of any racism, misogyny, homophobia, transphobia, fat shaming, slut shaming, or any general bigoted fuckery. 21+ w/ valid ID.
Doors @ 6 pm, show @ 7 pm. Accessibility Note: We welcome mask wearing and if you are not feeling well, please stay home. Event is upstairs- Stairs are a bit steep. Seating is limited. Contact Kate through DM if accommodations are needed.
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What’s Up at TMoms:
• Wednesday, 4-10pm | Burger Wednesday is BACK y’all! Come slam some Smash Burgers (classic or vegan) every Wednesday for just $6!! Plus $3 PBR! Recently named one of the top burgers in the city by The Philadelphia Inquirer!
• 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.









