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Music Buddies Mixer

Need more friends who are excited to check out the band you’ve been wanting to see? We’re here for you! The Cryptid Records crew is calling all music lovers, musicians, and playlist connoisseurs to come hang, meet new friends, and hopefully support the local music scene by dragging your new friends out to shows for years to come. RSVP highly encouraged.

 

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3RD
6-8PM
NO COVER // FREE FUN
RSVP: EVENTBRITE

 

Flyer artwork by Abby Clabaugh

Follow Cryptid Records on Instagram.

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What’s Up at TMoms:

• Thursdays, 4-10pm | we support bad decisions but this isn’t one of them. 75¢ pierogis all day for Pierogi Thursday … with all the toppings & sauces ur heart desires + $3 cans of tecate!!!

• Daily Happy Hour | $4 drafts every day from 4-6pm, everybody cheered!

• 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.

Excalibur Poetry // November 2026

Excalibur is the sword given to Arthur by the lady in the lake. It is the legendary sword used to defend against colonialism and oppression. Our guiding principles are the same. This is a place to wield your words against the forces that would rather see us dead.

IT IS AND WILL ALWAYS BE a safe and brave space for people of color and the LGBTQ+ community. -phobias and -isms are not welcome. There are no outsiders here, just new poets. Welcome to our castle.

 

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 29TH
DOORS @ 6PM + SHOW @ 7PM
OPEN MIC LIST OPENS AT 6PM SHARP
NO COVER // FREE FUN

 

Featuring George Marshall

 

Host/Photographer: C. R. Hooker
Host: Lindsay Hargrave

 

Follow Excalibur Poetry on Instagram.

 

George Marshall is a writer out of Omaha, Nebraska. George has been published for fiction in Magpie magazine, Nonfiction is Silly Goose Press and was runner up Thirteenth Floors editor’s choice in poetry. He’s an urban spelunker, spending much of his free time in search of the ninja turtles.

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What’s Up at TMoms:

• Sundays, All Day Long | if u didn’t get glitter in ur drink did you even craft sunday? Craft Sundays at TMoms every sunday, play both upstairs and downstairs. u heard me, both.

• Daily Happy Hour | $4 drafts every day from 4-6pm, everybody cheered!

• 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.

Queer Nite // November 2026

Queer Nite is back at Tattooed Mom! This is a free event open to anyone in the LGBTQ+ community. No matter how you identify, you are invited to drink, eat, and meet new people. Nothing required; show up as yourself! The event starts at 5pm. Whether you drop in or stay the whole time, we want to meet you!
Follow for more information @queernitephl

 

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15TH
5-7PM
NO COVER // FREE FUN

 

Flyer by A.Lord

Follow Queer Nite on Instagram.

 

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What’s Up at TMoms:

• Sundays, All Day Long | if u didn’t get glitter in ur drink did you even craft sunday? Craft Sundays at TMoms every sunday, play both upstairs and downstairs. u heard me, both.

• Daily Happy Hour | $4 drafts every day from 4-6pm, everybody cheered!

• 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.

Excalibur Poetry // October 2026

Excalibur is the sword given to Arthur by the lady in the lake. It is the legendary sword used to defend against colonialism and oppression. Our guiding principles are the same. This is a place to wield your words against the forces that would rather see us dead.

 

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25TH
DOORS @ 6PM + SHOW @ 7PM
OPEN MIC LIST OPENS AT 6PM SHARP
NO COVER // FREE FUN

 

Featuring Tiffani Dean

Host/Photographer: C. R. Hooker
Host: Lindsay Hargrave

 

Follow Excalibur Poetry on Instagram.

 

Tiffani Dean is a performer/poet/playwright, mixed media and doll artist and teaching artist. Her theater work has been seen at The Think Create Inspire Theatre Festival, The Cool Stories Theater Festival, The Bridge PHL Theater Festival, The Philadelphia Art Sanctuary Celebration of Black Art, the SheNYC Summer Theatre Festival and the SheLa Summer Theater Festival and recently in the Philadelphia Fringe Festival Story Time for Grown Ups and more. Most recently she has been awarded “Best Playwright” at the 2025 Atlanta Black Theater Festival.

Artistically her mixed media and dolls art has been in several art galleries and featured at many art festivals across the country for the past 24 years. Tiffani has also been recognized by several news media sources for her creative and innovative way of highlighting the beautiful features and hair of woman and girls of color in both her dolls and mixed media art. In 2025 her dolls were a part of an exhibit of African American Art The Indianapolis Public Library for Black History Month, Recently they were a part of an exhibit called My Skin Is Black installed in city hall of her home town Philadelphia.

She is the CEO of La Diva Dolls, LLC, Co-founder and COO of The Collective Mic Productions, and has been a Philadelphia Art Sanctuary Teaching Artist Fellow. Tiffani calls herself a multidimensional griot who tells stories how ever the stories want to be told and by whatever means they want to be. Whether a book, a play, a poem, painting or even a doll. She just wants the story to come to life

 

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What’s Up at TMoms:

• Sundays, All Day Long | if u didn’t get glitter in ur drink did you even craft sunday? Craft Sundays at TMoms every sunday, play both upstairs and downstairs. u heard me, both.

• Daily Happy Hour | $4 drafts every day from 4-6pm, everybody cheered!

• 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.

Queer Nite

Queer Nite: A social event!
Free and open to all queer folks! Queer Nite is for anyone in the LGBTQ+ community to meet new people and make friends. No matter how you identify, you are invited to drink, eat, and build community. Nothing required; show up as yourself! The event lasts from 7-9:30 pm. Whether you drop in or stay the whole time, we want to meet you!

 

MONDAY, OCTOBER 19TH
7-9:30PM
NO COVER // FREE FUN

 

Flyer by A.Lord

Follow Queer Nite on Instagram.

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What’s Up at TMoms:

• Mondays, 4-11pm | mom’s marvelous meatless mondays?? Say it 3 times fast and see what happens. we dare u. Meatless Monday is here at TMoms from open ’till close. See what’s on special this month!

• Mondays, Upstairs 6-11pm | cue ball as bright as ur future. Free Pool Mondays upstairs at TMoms continues!

• Daily Happy Hour | $4 drafts every day from 4-6pm, everybody cheered!

• 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.

Got Glue: An Artist Talk

Join us in the upstairs back room for an artist talk about all things wheatpaste as part of Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue 2!

 

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17TH
2PM
NO COVER // FREE FUN

 

with
hosted by Eric Dale

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What’s Up at TMoms:

• Daily Happy Hour | $4 drafts every day from 4-6pm, everybody cheered!

• 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.

Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue 2: An International Wheatpaste Art Show (Opening Part 2: 10/17)

Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue 2 is the second edition of our beloved international wheatpaste show & THE event for wheatpaste artists to meet, exchange ideas & share their love for the art form. With over 200 artists from 15+ countries submitting pieces for the first edition, we’re once again bringing together some of the best wheatpaste art from around the world, right here at Tattooed Mom. 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! This is Philly’s ONLY wheatpaste art show, 100% produced by artists.

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NOW I WANNA SNIFF SOME GLUE 2

An International Wheatpaste Art Show

Co-produced by Doomed Future & Tattooed Mom
With support from the Step Outside Team

Opening Night Party: October 16 from 5pm-2am
Opening Part 2: October 17 from 12pm-2am featuring Got Glue: An Artist Talk, a 2pm panel on all things wheatpaste.

Artist panel featuring Eric Dale (moderator), Infiltrate, Sean Lugo, Marti Flicker

 

A limited run of exclusive Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue 2 tees and stickers designed by Doomed Future will be available, as well as The Paste Up, our special cocktail available all weekend long. We’ll also have an interactive wall to add your fresh paste ups, handled by @sean9lugo and @doomedfuture.

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NIWSSG 2024 Opening Night 

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. NIWSSG2 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.

 

NIWSSG 2024 Post-install 

Install team: @doomedfuture @inphltrate @roboQ4 @sean9lugo @marti_flicker @rawgzero @gloopy_goblin @the666cat @antiflowershowmovement @fancycloudfriends

Photo & Video Team: @funeral.home.art @filmadelphia @kscopephilly @justbhuvan @philtravelforart @seper215

 

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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.

Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue 2: An International Wheatpaste Art Show (Opening Night Party: 10/16)

Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue 2 is the second edition of our beloved international wheatpaste show & THE event for wheatpaste artists to meet, exchange ideas & share their love for the art form. With over 200 artists from 15+ countries submitting pieces for the first edition, we’re once again bringing together some of the best wheatpaste art from around the world, right here at Tattooed Mom. 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! This is Philly’s ONLY wheatpaste art show, 100% produced by artists.

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NOW I WANNA SNIFF SOME GLUE 2

An International Wheatpaste Art Show

Co-produced by Doomed Future & Tattooed Mom
With support from the Step Outside Team

Opening Night Party: October 16 from 5pm-2am
Opening Part 2: October 17 from 12pm-2am featuring Got Glue: An Artist Talk, a 2pm panel on all things wheatpaste.

 

A limited run of exclusive Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue 2 tees and stickers designed by Doomed Future will be available, as well as The Paste Up, our special cocktail available all weekend long. We’ll also have an interactive wall to add your fresh paste ups, handled by @sean9lugo and @doomedfuture.

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NIWSSG 2024 Opening Night 

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. NIWSSG2 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.

 

NIWSSG 2024 Post-install 

Install team: @doomedfuture @inphltrate @roboQ4 @sean9lugo @marti_flicker @rawgzero @gloopy_goblin @the666cat @antiflowershowmovement @fancycloudfriends

Photo & Video Team: @funeral.home.art @filmadelphia @kscopephilly @justbhuvan @philtravelforart @seper215

 

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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.

Skill Shot & The Gender Europhia Duology Book Tour + Open Mic

Join Jinx Leonard as she reads from all three of her books and have a chance to share your work as well!

 

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7TH
6-9PM
NO COVER // FREE FUN
RSVP: EVENTBRITE

 

Follow Jinx Leonard on Instagram.

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What’s Up at TMoms:

• Wednesday, 4-10pm | they’re a smash hit for a reason. Smash Burgers (classic or vegan) every Wednesday for just $6!! u heard that right! + $3 PBR! RUN!!!

• Daily Happy Hour | $4 drafts every day from 4-6pm, everybody cheered!

• 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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