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July 2017
We All Start Somewhere: collaborative art show
V.U.R.T (Visual Urban Renewal & Transformation) artist organization’s kick off benefit event features over 30 local Philadelphia artists. All artwork has been donated to the show, so 100% of the funds collected from art sales will go toward V.U.R.T, as well as a percentage of the bar sales.
Shirts, buttons, prints & literature will be available to learn more about this initiative and the beautification that they plan for the city of Philadelphia.
Featuring the art of:
Kid Hazo
Etor
FaithsFunn
Lauren Rinaldi
Gloss Black
Amberello
Yomi
Denied
Kystnd
Aubrie Costello
Blur
Soma33
Underwater Pirates
Pink Bike Ralph
Eric Hinkley
Streets Dept
As Above So Below
Doomed Future
LWLVL
Crush
Calo Rosa
City Kitty
Seper
Sharpy
Vedo
Glass Cuisine
Kelly Campanile
Bear 215
Sunday Arts & Crafts: Beer Koozie
The hottest month of the year is the perfect time to keep that can cool with beer koozie arts & crafts. Join us every Sunday in July and personalize your very own Tattooed Mom koozie (provided for free here) with a crazy cool assortment of stickers, glitter, pom poms, googly eyes and more.
Each week will feature liquid inspiration with a different $3.50 craft can special. This holiday weekend cool off with a Shiner Ruby Redbird Grapefruit Ginger, perfect for sipping out of your new custom koozie!
Cheers to cold beers!
Find out more »August 2017
QUIZZO with the Democratic Socialists
Join the Philly Democratic Socialists in a rousing game of QUIZZO! Between rounds, there will be a prize raffle, so be sure to stick around!
$1 all beef or veggie bean tacos until we run out- be sure to try the Taco of the Month!
$2.50 Tecates all day
Half off all drafts 5-7 & 10-11pm
Philly For Change: August
PHILLY FOR CHANGE is where local progressives meet to discuss progressive change. It’s a monthly opportunity to meet and engage candidates for local office, ask questions and get involved with grass roots activism.
Every FIRST Wednesday of the month, meet a variety of local politicians, candidates & activists. Get invested in YOUR community! All politics are local. Change starts with us!
This month Philly for Change welcomes State Rep. Brian Sims with an update from Harrisburg. Plus, Naiymah Sanchez, transgender advocacy coordinator at ACLU on trans rights, Fight for 15‘s Kate Goodman on minimum wage, and our newest steering committee member, Melissa Robbins of NOW on pay equity.
Philly for Change is a group of reform-minded progressive Democrats. They fight for democracy, social and economic justice for all people, peace, the environment and the green economy at the city, state, and federal levels.
$4 Hamburgers & Vegan Burgers until midnight (try our Burger of the Month)
$2 Narragansett Lager Tall Boys all day
Half off all drafts 5-7 & 10-11pm.
Fused Underground: August Edition
JERKS Productions bring you another FUSED UNDERGROUND showcase! Join us for a night of ART, HORROR & BOOZE as we celebrate First Friday and showcase some of Philadelphia (and surrounding area)’s best local artists!
Artists:
Jamie Elizabeth
Scott Bokma
Qori Moorehaul
Anthony Pepe
Jeremy Petrachonis
Shayna Feinstein
Nate Hurst
Human Made Products
Conner Craig
Kevin Simpson
Jenna Miller
Imaginarium Creative Studio
Priscila Sanchez
Chris Wagner
Terence mcHale
OutlawCandy
James Acampora
Nicholas Philippides
Half off drafts 5-7pm & 10-11pm
Find out more »V Marks the Shop: Summer Edition!
Chill out with V Marks the Shop on a hot August Sunday as they take over the second floor with VEGAN eats, treats & crafts for all! Connect with the community & learn about the work of local organizations.
There will also be a RAFFLE to win prizes, like a gift card to Tattooed Mom and a gift bag of goodies from V Marks the Shop.
SHOP WITH THESE AMAZING VENDORS:
Cavallucci Chocolates
Inspire
Mommy Nature
Newman’s Boulangerie: Vegan Baked Goods
Soap by Alana
STAGG Jam and Marmalade
V Marks the Shop
Yeah Dawg
and more TBD
FEATURED ORGANIZATIONS:
The Rotunda in West Philly is a shared space fostering learning, enrichment, and community support while empowering the public to present, produce, and promote their work (therotunda.org)
Philly Vegan Lady Gang – Raising $$ for Woodstock Farm Sanctuary – is a powerful community, made even more powerful by our respect for each other and for all species, our collective strength, and our empathy, all which compel us toward justice for all beings. (veganladygang.com)
FREE ADMISSION
ALL AGES WELCOME
When There Is No One and There Is Everyone: Poetry, Drag & Art
Celebrate the release of Rex Renee Leonowitch‘s new book of poetry and illustrations, When There Is No One And There Is Everyone, with an evening of poetry, drag, music & art.
The event will feature readings and performances using drag, music, poetry, and visual art/digital media to pay homage to events & people who, through their protest, grief, triumph & lust for life, shape our world for the better.
REX RENEE LEONOWICZ is a multimedia artist, performer, writer, and activist from Queens, New York. As a poor/working class, trans/nonbinary femme, Rex’s art and performance work is grounded in a politics of radical resistance, healing, and witness. Rex is a gender-bending, genre-blending artist whose work critically responds to the relationships people on the margins have with our surroundings and each other.
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OKI SOGUMI was born in Seoul, South Korea as military dictatorship ended. She writes poetry and fiction, and her forthcoming speculative novella is about giant insects, migration, time travel, oceanic feelings, wellness, and both the limits and possibilities of relations like friendship. She currently resides in Philadelphia.
AMY SAUL-ZERBY‘s first poetry collection Paper Flowers Imaginary Birds was published by Be About It Press in 2017. Her work has also appeared in Painted Bride Quarterly, Spy Kids Review, Mad House & TheNewerYork. She is editor in chief of Voicemail Poems, multimedia editor at Apiary Magazine, and a contributing writer at Fields Magazine.
$4 Hamburgers & Vegan Burgers until midnight (try our Burger of the Month!)
$2 Narragansett Lager Tall Boys all day
Half off all drafts 5-7 & 10-11pm
Sex Dwarf Brunch
As part of the #SexDwarfSummer – join DJ Robert Drake for a laid-back 80s brunch with a special mix of 80s music to help set the mood!
Check out our signature cocktail, The Tasty Drake 2.0. All proceeds from this delectable beverage will go towards helping Josephine Brigandi’s mother.
Make sure you try our special brunch sandwich, “Don’t you forget about egghhhs”…a triple decker sandwich with bacon (or veggie bacon), fried eggs, cheddar, lettuce, tomato & cajun lime ranch sauce.
The Sex Dwarf 80s Brunch is family friendly – so bring the kids – or kids at heart and join in on celebrating 15 years of New Wave Goodness!
Long Live New Wave!
Find out more »Cinema Ray: Fritz the Cat
Cinema Ray presents Ralph Bakshi’s feature film debut and the first animated film to receive an X rating, Fritz the Cat.
Watch Fritz the swinging college student navigate his way through the wild 60’s, sex, drugs & rock ‘n roll. Come early to catch a few pre-show shorts and oddities, and you could win a prize in the lucky ticket draw! This event fills up fast!
All profits from this screening will benefit Josephine Brigandi’s mother.
Doors open at 7:15pm
$5 admission
$1 beef or bean tacos
$2.50 Tecates
1/2 off all draft beer 5-7 & 10-11pm
FringeArts Meet & Greet
Connect with the Philly theatre crowd, share resources, and have a relaxing night off from Fringe festival preparation with FringeArts at the FringeArts Meet & Greet.
Exchange show postcards & collaborate with your fellow Philly thespians, plus grab the 2017 Festival Guide for everyone you know!
$4 beef & vegan burgers
$2 Narragansett Lager Tall Boys all day
1/2 price draft beer 5-7pm & 10-11pm
