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November 2022
Queer Spoken Word: A Poetry and Fundraiser Event
Sip City Mixer and Tattooed Mom bring you Queer Spoken Word: A Poetry and Fundraiser Event benefiting LGBTQIA youth at the Attic Youth Center.
Come for the poetry, stay for the delicious food and drinks! Grab your queer friends and partners and experience a night of spoken word that will leave you laughing, crying, and ordering negroni sbagliatos with prosecco. If you are alcohol-free, there’s plenty of delicious TMoms food to indulge in (plus some N/A beers, and all house cocktails available alcohol-free!)
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17TH
DOORS @ 6PM
NO COVER // SUGGESTED DONATION $5
RSVP: FB EVENT
Readers include:
Khem Chanthavong (he/him)
Jan (she/her)
Noah David Roberts (they/them)
Boston Gordon (they/he)
Hyde (they/them)
Cyn Jones (they/them)
Mel (she/her)
Sip City is strongly encouraging the usual $5 cover for Sip City events, of which 100% will go to the Attic Youth Center. A QR code for donations will be available at the event, or you can just ask the host, Jamie.
Vaccinations highly encouraged by event host.
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.
BASURA: Pop-Up Art Exhibition and Installation
BASURA will be the final product of a pandemic-long artistic journey between two friends. Brian and Vivona were trapped in a sinking pirate ship of a loft in Chinatown, Boston, MA when they decided to collaborate and create an installation at Tattooed Mom. Struggle, progress, more struggle, and Anthony Hawk Professional Skateboards ensued. They created a book that would transfer to the hallowed walls of this wildly amazing astral plane. Once arriving in Philadelphia, PA to install this piece over two years ago, they were exposed to COVID by garbage fire ding dongs, their vehicle tried to explode, and the city was in full riot and protest mode. They were quarantined and losing their minds…
Since then, Brian has relocated to Philly and Vivona has relocated to Southern California. But for two people like them, the itch was not scratched and the story just got better. This installation and exhibit will be the trigger for a new version of the book, and in many opinions, a more interesting and compelling story.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18TH
6PM-12AM
NO COVER // FREE FUN
FEATURING ARTWORK FROM J.M. VIVONA & BRIAN M. FRESH
Bonus Round: These Dum Dum Boys will be releasing a very limited edition TMoms Basura tee, available the night of the show at Tattooed Mom!
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.
Saddy & Friends: Friendsgiving Vintage Pop-Up Event
Support local & small! Celebrate the season while perusing candles, secondhand clothing, accessories, jewelry, and so much more! Come hang out and let’s be friends!
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20TH
3-7PM
NO COVER // FREE FUN
VENDORS INCLUDE:
@miasglowry
@sausage_and_peppers
@mo.chelle_
@saddys_2ndhnd
& MORE!
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.
Balena Canto Presents: SituGAYtion Comedy! A Drag Tribute
Balena Canto is back at Tmoms with SITUGAYTION COMEDY: A Drag Tribute! That’s right! See your favorite TV sitcoms like The Golden Girls, The Nanny, Living Single, Will & Grace, and Schitt’s Creek (just to name a few) come to life before your very eyes, performed by some of Philly’s most exiting and talented drag artists! In addition to the performances, we will play games where you have the chance to win a TMoms prize pack including a $30 gift card, t-shirt, and more!
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22ND
DOORS @ 7PM + SHOW @ 8PM
SUGGESTED DONATION $15-20 | VIP SEATING $25 (ONLY AVAILABLE ONLINE)
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RSVP: FB EVENT | EVENTBRITE
FEATURING:
Balena Canto (Host)
Amerie Jameson-Manchez
Deja Vu
Icon Ebony Fierce
Jean Louise
Nickihanna
Poochie
Summer St. Cartier
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.
TATTOOED MOMEDY // November 2022
Oh baby! You better believe it! Philly’s favorite alternative showcase returns once again for an unforgettable night of live comedy.
TUESDAY NOVEMBER 29TH
8-10PM
NO COVER // FREE FUN
FEATURING:
Cecily Alexandria
Will Purpura
Charles Steele
Christine Kim
Michael S. Watkins
And headliner:
Ron Metellus
Hosted by Tan Hoang!
Art by Joe Bell!
Tattooed Momedy is the LAST TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH exclusively at TATTOOED MOM’S! Named 2019’s BEST CHEAP LAUGHS IN PHILLY by Philly Magazine.
Doors at 7:30 pm. Be sure to get here early to snag that comfy armchair or bumper car…this event fills up QUICKLY!
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.
You Can’t Kill A Poet // November 2022
It’s the last You Can’t Kill a Poet of 2022! What a joy to have come back and shared queer space with ya’ll this year. It’s going to be a good one!
Featuring an amazing list of queer and trans readers, including Quinn Rodriguez, Mónica Gomery, Raena Shirali, Alina Pleskova, Cam Simmons, Boston Gordon, Kareal Amenumey, and Monica Huang! Mónica Gomery has a brand new book out this month, Might Kindred, and Raena Shirali also has a brand new book out, Summonings!
Come celebrate these new books and ALL of our readers amazing work! Masks encouraged!
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30TH
DOORS @ 7:30PM + SHOW @ 8PM
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.
December 2022
Choose Your Own Beginning: Book Launch Party
Come celebrate the launch of CHOOSE YOUR OWN BEGINNING (Be About It Press) with an evening of poetry at Tattooed Mom! The event will feature readings by local poets Violet Gehringer, Warren C. Longmire, Nicole Steinberg, Alison Lubar, and Amy Saul-Zerby.
Copies of the book will be available for purchase.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1ST
DOORS @ 6PM + SHOW @ 7PM
NO COVER // FREE FUN
RSVP: FB EVENT
Praise for Choose Your Own Beginning:
“Amy Saul-Zerby’s language is direct, beautifully clipped—a terseness that poem after poem swells into an expansive reckoning with depression, love, and, of course, the self. Insight, here, is hard-won. These memorable poems ripple with intimacies and linguistic pleasures. They will stay with you.”
– Eduardo C. Corral, author of Guillotine
“Amy Saul-Zerby’s unforgettable new collection is revelatory in its frankness and sexy in its cool detachment. Hungry, seductive, confessional, pithy, the intimacy of these poems is bracing and gorgeous.”
– Richie Hofmann, author of A Hundred Lovers
“Choose Your Own Beginning is a collection of beauty, devastation, and deep resilience resonating through every poem.”
– Ariel Francisco, author of Under Capitalism If Your Head Aches They Just Yank Off Your Head
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.
Jerks Productions Presents: Fused Underground, December 2022
Art makes the PERFECT gift! Join us for a night of ART, HOLIDAY & BOOZE at Tattooed Mom! See some of Philadelphia (and the surrounding area)’s best local underground artists! Grab some last-minute holiday gifts and treats for friends, family, bartenders, or even your local grinch!
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2ND
5-11PM
NO COVER // FREE FUN
RSVP: FB EVENT
ARTISTS:
8213 Desserts
Collide Zine
E. Martin Illustration
Nachos and Caviar
Necromantic Creations
Oh Jamie Elizabeth
proFOUNDARTcreations
Randu Art
Rose Aiken
Sean
Shayna J Feinstein
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.
Tutu Mary’s Vegan Hawaiian Pop Up • 12/4
WHAT: Tutu Mary’s Pop-Up @ TMoms WHEN: Sunday, December 4 | pick-up or dine in after 12 noon
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Tutu Mary really outdid herself this time! Not only does she have one of the 7 Philly Food Pop-Ups You Need To Know About Right Now (according to Philly Mag ), but she’s also popping up at TMoms in the middle of November with a little vegan Hawaiian soul food menu full of ALOHA! Grab a few of each before they’re all sold out!
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Sunday 12/4 Tutu Mary’s Pop-Up
December’s Tutu Mary’s Pop-Up includes:
• Vegan Spam Musubi • • Vegan Char Siu Musubi • • Vegan Cone Sushi • • Hot Chili Oil Jars • • & MORE! •
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> PRE-ORDERS OPEN AT 10AM ON 12/4 AT TMOMSTOGO.COM <
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Find out more »VHS Philadelphia Presents: VHS Swap
Join the VHS Philadelphia crew for a VHS Swap upstairs at Tattooed Mom! Featuring MULTIPLE vendors selling VHS and other physical media, such as vinyl records, DVDs, books, and more!
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4TH
2-6PM
NO COVER // FREE FUN
RSVP: FB EVENT
Tattooed Mom will be serving tasty eats and ice cold drinks all afternoon.
Upstairs dining, bar access, and event entry is 21+ w/ valid ID.
