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May 2024
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 »THIRSTY WALLS // MAY 2024
Calling artists of all kinds! Come out for an evening of slapping stickers, drawing on the walls, making art, and meeting other local artists! Thirsty Walls is a meet-up for artists to create and add to the beautiful chaos Upstairs at Tattooed Mom. Bring your stickers, wheatpastes, stencils, installations, & imaginations because these walls are THIRSTY. THURSDAY, MAY 16TH 5-11PM NO COVER // FREE FUN EVERYTHING GOES EXCEPT SPRAY PAINT AND AEROSOLS ***** POSTER ART CREDIT: @melt.gif x @attickattackarts…
Find out more »Tutu Mary’s Sando & Fries Pop Up • 5/19/24
WHAT: Tutu Mary’s Sando & Fries Pop-Up @ TMoms WHEN: Sunday, May 19 | 12 noon - 10pm *** 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 at this month with a little plant based Hawaiian soul food menu full of ALOHA! Sunday 5/19 Tutu Mary’s Sando & Fries Pop-Up May’s…
Find out more »Dungeons & Drafts // May 21st, 2024
There’s Dungeons. There’s Drafts. There very possibly might be Dragons. Come join Dungeons n’ Drafts for some good old DnD at TMoms! All player experience levels are welcome, from newbies to seasoned PCs!
TUESDAY, MAY 21ST
DOORS @ 5PM + START @ 6PM
TICKETS: PURCHASE HERE
Brought to you by high demand, Dungeons n’ Drafts is excited to be hosted by the wonderful folks at Tattooed Mom! Seating is super limited here, so sign up soon before this potentially sells out. All DnD players are receiving a “Mom’s Chip + Explanation Card” that is good for life! We’ll be there right at lunch time too for all your eating needs. Doors open at 5pm, play starts at 6pm. See ya there!
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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 »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 »Dad Rock Drag Show
If your music taste consists of Nickelback, Creed, Limp Bizkit, AC/DC, Korn, Linkin Park and etc. then come out and watch these sickening performers bring you all the 80s/90s/00s rock classics at Tattooed Mom! There’s no shame in loving some good ol’ dad rock! Get ready for a campy extravaganza!
SUNDAY, JUNE 9TH
DOORS @ 6PM + SHOW @ 7PM
SUGGESTED DONATION $10 | VIP SEATING $15
>> NOTAFLOF <<
RSVP: EVENTBRITE
Hosted by Angel Baphomét
Performances by:
Tiffany Uma Mascara
Vanity Killz
Cyrus K. Stratton
Mister Right
Tom Foolery
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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 »Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue: An International Wheatpaste Art Show
Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue is our first ever wheatpaste show & THE event for wheatpaste artists to meet, exchange ideas & share their love for the art form. The show celebrates the international community that pastes on the streets and reaches out to artists all over the world to show their paste up art in all mediums on our walls, ceilings, doors and floors of Tattooed Mom!
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NOW I WANNA SNIFF SOME GLUE
An International Wheatpaste Art Show
presented by Tattooed Mom & Doomed Future
Friday, June 14, 2024 // 5pm ’til 2am // FREE ADMISSION // 21+
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wheatpaste by Doomed Future
You can find more info on how to submit your own wheatpaste art designs to this open call show on our Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue blog post. NIWSSG submissions flyer & show poster designed by Doomed Future.
All are welcome to contribute to the show: first time artists will be shown side by side with the seasoned titans. Hand drawn, printed, silk screened & collaged wheatpastes will be part of the mix in this diverse display of wheatpaste art media, styles and themes. All wheatpastes will be collaged onto the walls of the 2nd floor of Tattooed Mom by a crew of local paste up artists.
wheatpastes by Sean Lugo, Marisa VR, City Kitty, Doug Nox, Wolf Sheep, Lace In The Moon & friends
Help spread the word about this show to your fellow artists, friends, and family, & let them know the biggest wheatpaste show to ever hit Philly is on the way! Stay tuned for more show details and fun surprises.
wheatpaste by Amberella
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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.
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