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November 2018
Benefit for the Philadelphia Insectarium
In August 2018, The Philadelphia Insectarium, the citadel of creepy crawlers, suffered a tremendous loss: the theft of approximately $40,000 of rare insect specimens. To help get this important local landmark back up and running for generations to come, Atlas Obscura Society Philadelphia and Tattooed Mom are holding a benefit!
This edifying and entertaining evening of education will feature drinks, an in-depth presentation by Dr. John Cambridge, a live critter viewing, and live insect display with a raffle to benefit a great space and a great cause! Come learn about the myriad of different ways that insects slurp, bite, munch, and absorb their food. You’ll be amazed by how innovative these small creatures can be!
Dr. John Cambridge will be lecturing and facilitating the insect display. Dr. Cambridge is a entomologist and the creator & CEO of the Philadelphia Insectarium and Butterfly Pavilion. His specialty is with invasive insect ecology and population monitoring techniques but he has a background in public health, vector control, and integrated pest management as well. In his spare time, he dabbles with taxidermy and a variety of other educational display techniques as well as consulting on the creation of new exhibits at other museums.
Donations will be accepted, so bring your cash!
Enjoy this event with our Pierogi Thursday specials:
50¢ vegan potato & onion pierogi from noon-10pm
& half off all drafts 5-7pm and 10-11pm
ADDITIONAL DETAILS
> Must be 21 years or older.
> Please arrive promptly for the start of the event.
QUESTIONS?
Email Ryan Susurrus at [email protected].
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Stay connected! Subscribe to the Atlas Obscura Society Philadelphia newsletter (www.atlasobscura.com/newsletters) and join our Atlas Obscura Society Philadelphia Facebook group for a first glimpse at upcoming events.
Find out more »Cranksgiving 8: Annual Charity Bike Ride & Donation
The 8th Annual Cranksgiving Philadelphia is back! Cranksgiving is a food drive scavenger hunt where cyclists & other participants race around the city to purchase food from various “checkpoints.” Folks can race their way through to compete for prizes, take a leisurely bike ride towards the finish line, or just join us at Tattooed Mom for the food drop-off & afterparty! All collected food will be sorted and donated to Philabundance!
If you are planning to come & donate without participating in the ride, check out this list of Philabundance’s Top Most Needed Items!
For cyclists:
Registration, Penn Treaty Park: 11am
Ride Start: 12pm
Finish, Tattooed Mom: 3pm
Awards & After Party: 4-5pmish
For folks who only wish to donate, drink, & party:
Collection: 1-4pm
Awards & After Party: 4-5pmish
What to Bring?
A bike, a helmet, a lock, a bag (or basket or rack or cargo bike or trailer or tandem-touring-tall-bike) to carry the food if you are participating in the ride, money to purchase food items, and a charitable attitude!
Sponsors Include:
Tattooed Mom
Pixel Parlor
Lehigh Valley Apparel Creations
Fairmount / Brewerytown Bicycles
Philadelphia Bike Expo
Trophy Bikes
Firth & Wilson Transport Cycles
Cycles PHL
La Colombe Coffee Roasters
Crust Bikes
CRANKSGIVING SPECIALS
Saturday, November 10th, 1-6pm
Half price tots | $2 turkey or veggie corn dogs | $2 PBR
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FREE Sunday Arts & Crafts: Hand Turkeys // November 11th!
Feathers & glitter & googly eyes will be FLYING around Tattooed Mom all November long for FREE Sunday Arts & Crafts: Hand Turkeys!
Hands (and paws) of all ages & sizes are welcome to join in the free fun! Color and craft your very own hand turkey in the wildest, wackiest ways possible! Make your turkey jump off the page with goodies from the TMOMs craft table, including pom-poms, sequins, pyramid studs, & MORE!
As an extra special treat, make sure to gobble up some $2 turkey or veggie corn dogs every Sunday in November from noon ’til 7pm!
Enjoy this event with our tasty brunch menu (available until 4:30pm),
half price drafts from 5-7 & 10-11pm,
& let your crafting continue into the night with $2 PBR pounders & 1/2 price tater tots after 7pm.
You Can’t Kill A Poet: November 2018
You Can’t Kill A Poet is back & bringing you more readings from queer and/or trans poets and writers! Their last event at Tattooed Mom was their 4 year anniversary celebration, so let’s keep the party going! You will actually laugh & cry while smothering dollar tacos in hot sauce, so join your community in celebrating the voices of queer and trans artists!
Doors 7:30pm // Reading 8pm
Free & 21+
Reader’s List:
Briyana D. Clarel
Dani Patrascu
Sunday Mourning
JuJu Bey
Quinn Rodriguez
Virgo Angel
Ari Temple
Enjoy this event with our Taco Tuesday specials:
$1 Tacos
$2.50 Tecate
& half off all drafts 5-7 & 10-11pm
Join the Facebook Event and invite all your pals!
Find out more »A Novel Idea: Bookstore Fundraiser & Reading
South Philadelphia residents Alexander Schneider and Christina Rosso-Schneider are opening A Novel Idea, an independent bookstore in East Passyunk, this winter.
A Novel Idea will feature both new and used books, as well as offer a variety of events. The goal is that it will become a place known for great books, merchandise, and events, but also a space where community is fostered. Alexander and Christina are kicking things off with a fundraiser & reading event at Tattooed Mom!
Any contributions or donations are greatly appreciated–whether they be gently used books, monetary donations, or purchases at the event.
Admission is free.
This event is 21+
Readers include:
Christina Rosso-Schneider
Nicholas Perilli
Britny Brooks
Amy Saul-Zerby
Rachel O’Hanlon-Rodriguez
Angelo Colavita
Josh Dale
Amanda Miska
Tshombe Herbert
Nazeer L. Harper
Enjoy this event with our Burger Wednesday specials:
$4 Mom’s Beef Burgers & Mom’s Vegan Burgers
$2 Narragansett Lager Tall Boys
& half off all drafts 5-7 and 10-11pm
Join the Facebook Event and invite all your pals!
Find out more »Tire Fire Presents: Jackson, Steinberg, Orr, & Coleman
TireFire Readings fall season is flying past. For their last reading of 2018, they’ve got Jeff Jackson, Nicole Steinberg, Niela Orr, and Tyrese Coleman.
Doors 7 // Reading 8
This month, we’ll be sending our donations to the Trans Equity Project, who “seek to Co-power Trans identified individuals and gender minorities through peer-based counseling and mentoring, education, advocacy, and community activism, employing sex positive and harm-reduction strategies, to improve quality of life, provide safer alternatives to risky behavior, and keep our clients healthy and well.”
Accessibility Note: Reading is upstairs and non-bumper car seating is limited, and tends to be first-come, first-serve. If you need assistance or accommodations, please let us know.
Enjoy this event with our Pierogi Thursday specials:
50¢ pierogi from noon-10pm
& half off all drafts 5-7pm and 10-11pm
Join the Facebook Event and invite all your pals!
Find out more »Fever Dreams Group Art Show: November 2018
Join us for another spooky, psychedelic and eclectic Group Art Show: FEVER DREAMS.
We will be showcasing some of Philly’s finest artists and creating a mind-bending atmosphere.
Free admission // 21+ Event
Featuring artwork from:
Leah Sabatelli
Ray Reinsfelder
Laura Vosberg- Eternal War Designs
Laura Nunzi- Hellhound Jewelry
Fred Grabosky
Corey Valuck
Evan Void
C*M MASK
Kara Sankus
Kelly Campanile
Orrin Hogan
Chris Mayfield
Aubrey Dougherty
Enjoy half off all drafts before and during this event from 5-7pm and 10-11pm
+ the entire Tattooed Mom food menu!
Join the Facebook Event and invite all your pals!
Find out more »FREE Sunday Arts & Crafts: Hand Turkeys // November 18th!
Feathers & glitter & googly eyes will be FLYING around Tattooed Mom all November long for FREE Sunday Arts & Crafts: Hand Turkeys!
Hands (and paws) of all ages & sizes are welcome to join in the free fun! Color and craft your very own hand turkey in the wildest, wackiest ways possible! Make your turkey jump off the page with goodies from the TMOMs craft table, including pom-poms, sequins, pyramid studs, & MORE!
As an extra special treat, make sure to gobble up some $2 turkey or veggie corn dogs every Sunday in November from noon ’til 7pm!
Enjoy this event with our tasty brunch menu (available until 4:30pm),
half price drafts from 5-7 & 10-11pm,
& let your crafting continue into the night with $2 PBR pounders & 1/2 price tater tots after 7pm.
Sippin’ and Stitchin’ Patch Workshop: November
Patches have been cool as long as cool has been around, so join us for another Sippin’ and Stitchin’ Patch Workshop with Lea Saccomanno! Let us provide all of the materials & guidance needed to make your very own, customized patch while you master the basics of embroidery!
This is a ticketed event. Tickets will go on sale Sunday, November 4th at 12pm EST.
$35 per person. 21+, upstairs. 20% of all proceeds will be donated to Planned Parenthood.
Drinks are not included, but available! If you plan on eating, please enjoy your meal before or after the workshop!
Your ticket includes:
- An embroidery starter kit – a four inch hoop, practice fabric, a needle and thread (yours to keep!)
- An introduction to embroidery basics as well as two hours of “hands-on” teachin’
- Access to all materials necessary to complete your patch
- A comfy work space on the 2nd floor of Tattooed Mom (with access to the bar & our full brunch menu until 4:30pm!)
Philly DSA Quizzo Fundraiser
Help Philly DSA raise money to aid their fight for a more just world & show what you know at this Philly DSA Quizzo Fundraiser!
There will be six rounds of questions to test your knowledge! Compete for fun prizes! Don’t worry if you’re not an expert on Karl Marx and Rosa Luxemburg; the questions will all be general knowledge, rather than specifically about socialism!
$5-$10 suggested donation per person to play! Feel free to bring a team, or show up alone & join up with other people! Maximum 5 people per team!
Doors 7pm // Quizzo 7:30pm
Enjoy this event with our Late Night Sunday Specials:
Half price tots from 7pm ’til 1:30am
& $2 PBR from 7pm ’til close!
Join the Facebook Event and invite all your pals!
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