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September 2023
Lydia Host Presents: An Evening with 6 Artists & 6 Poets
Lydia Host Presents:
An Eclectic Show
of Visual and Literary Art
in an Intimate Setting.
Featuring 12 Singular Artists.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST
6-9PM
NO COVER // FREE FUN
Visual Art by:
Raven
Niktalope
Black Genius
Julia Sippel
Dennis Flynn, and
Sarjan Dhakal
Literary / Performance Art by:
Abigail Swoboda
Trina Sanyal
JuJu Bey
Priyanka Padidam
scrap, and
l.m.
Take on debt to place your bet,
that this is a show you won’t forget . . .
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What’s Up at TMoms:
• All hail Pierogi Thursday! Munch and crunch on 75¢ pierogi (vegan, obvi) plus $3 cans of Tecate every Thursday!! And don’t forget ur toppings… Thursdays, 4-11pm.
• Enjoy our happy hour! All drafts are just $4 every day from 4-6pm!
• 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.
Find out more »Scribes on South // September 2023
SCRIBES ON SOUTH is a poetry reading and open mic. The reading begins with a 20-minute featured reader and then moves through the open mic list for the rest of the night. Open mic readers have 5 minutes. There will be a space for poets to sell books.
SCRIBES ON SOUTH seeks to create community through poetry. Show out, share, and meet some new friends by sharing your work!
There is no theme; the only theme is poems. Good poems, bad poems, boring poems, fiery poems.
The reading is hosted by Noah David Roberts.
This reading’s featured readers are China Rain and Shannon Frost Greenstein.
Read poems. Kick ass.
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH
6-9PM
NO COVER // FREE FUN
Follow @scribesonsouth on Instagram.
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What’s Up at TMoms:
• 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! Sundays, All Day Long.
• Enjoy our happy hour! All drafts are just $4 every day from 4-6pm!
• 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.
Find out more »October 2023
Slutty Poems Night // October 2023
Bite into the October edition of Slutty Poems Night!! Celebrate a night full of salacious sex and sexuality themed words. This is a free event but donations are being collected to help fund dental care for the host’s wife, Autumn.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10TH
DOORS @ 6PM + EVENT @ 7PM + OPEN MIC @ 8:15PM
SUGGESTED DONATION | NOTAFLOF
RSVP: EVENTBRITE
Feature poets Squeakmebaby & De’Vine Styles will start the night off.
Bring your hoe shit for the open mic hosted by Kate Carey. If you’re too shy to share, feel free to shove something into our (anonymous confessions) box.
This is a sex positive space that is not tolerant of any racism, misogyny, homophobia, transphobia, fat shaming, slut shaming, or any general bigoted fuckery.
Doors @ 6pm, show @ 7pm (but prolly like a gay 7ish). Accessibility Note: Event is upstairs. Stairs are a bit steep.
For more info on Autumn’s fundraiser visit the link here.
Follow @sluttypoemsnight on Instagram for updates.
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What’s Up at TMoms:
• Tuesdays, 4-11pm | 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.
Find out more »Scribes On South // October 2023
SCRIBES ON SOUTH is a poetry reading and open mic. The reading begins with a 20-minute featured reader and then moves through the open mic list for the rest of the night. Open mic readers have 5 minutes. There will be a space for poets to sell books.
SCRIBES ON SOUTH seeks to create community through poetry. Show out, share, and meet some new friends by sharing your work!
This reading’s featured reader is Alejandro Santana.
Read poems. Kick ass.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 22ND
6-9PM
NO COVER // FREE FUN
Alejandro Santana. A nobody looking for something who has done it all just to feel alive, because it is better to feel something than nothing at all. Alejandro was born in the Dominican Republic but has been living in Philadelphia for the past eight years, always following the American dream while looking for a taste of real life. Alejandro’s first book A Pastime From Yesterday is out now.
Follow @scribesonsouth on Instagram.
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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.
Collide Zine’s First Halloween Open Mic + Artist Bash
Are you ready for an evening of creepy creativity, spooky spoken word, and paranormal poetry? Then join us Monday, October 23rd, from 6-10PM for an event that is the perfect pre-game for that costume you’re dying to try out on Halloween weekend.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 23RD
6-10PM
NO COVER // FREE FUN
>> NOTAFLOF <<
Yes, there will be a costume contest, art raffles, a poetry open mic in the back room, and art vendors in the front room of the upstairs bar until close. We also invite attendees to PASTE DA WALLS with your handmade art and stickers! Support local artists and poets in a way you’ve never seen before. We’ve got tricks, we’ve got treats, and we’re keeping the mic going all night long!
This event is free 21+. Open mic spaces are limited, so get there early to reserve your spot. Raffle winners will be announced at 9:30 sharp, and all tickets sold help support Collide Zine, now in its fifth edition. You can purchase a copy at the event or by following @collidezinephilly.
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What’s Up at TMoms:
• Mondays, 4-11pm | Prepare yourselves—Meatless Monday is back at Tattooed Mom (with a twist)!!!!!!!!! Every two months we’ll be highlighting a different vegan menu item every Monday. See what’s on special this month!
• 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.
Find out more »Scream // A Live Reading
What’s your favorite scary movie?
Or…scary live reading? Theatre Contra celebrates spooky season by bringing to life one of the greatest meta horror films to grace our screens: SCREAM! Will Drew Barrymore scream? What about Neve Campbell? Rose McGowan or Matthew Lillard?? We bet they’ll all scream at least once. The only way to find out is to join us on October 25th at Tattooed Mom!
Directed by Natajia Sconiers
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25TH
7-9PM
SUGGESTED DONATION $10 | NOTAFLOF
RSVP: FB EVENT | TICKETLEAP
Featuring:
Brennen Malone
Bryant Edwards
Jo Vito Ramirez
John Patouhas
Leslie Miller
Rachel O’Hanlon Rodriguez
Sarah Heddins
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What’s Up at TMoms:
• Wednesday, 4-11pm | 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.
Find out more »November 2023
Mind Under Matter: An Evening of Readings at Tattooed Mom
“When you’re sad you need to hear your sorrow structured into sound”
Susanna Kaysen- Girl, Interrupted
Join local writers Leah Mele-Bazaz (Laila:Held for a Moment), Jaime Grookett (The Invisible Ones, forthcoming spring 2024), Adam Zahn and Jeannine A.Cook for a multigenre reading of prose, poetry, and hybrid forms exploring the barriers imposed by the struggling mind and the stigma attached. When forced to live through our greatest fears, how do we move through the intersection of loss and life? Where do we go from there? Will anyone recognize us on the other side?
The event is free and will include book signings, pop up flash readings, and more!
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2ND
6-9PM
NO COVER // FREE FUN
Lineup:
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What’s Up at TMoms:
• Thursdays, 4-11pm | All hail Pierogi Thursday! Munch and crunch on 75¢ pierogi (vegan, obvi) plus $3 cans of Tecate every Thursday!! And don’t forget ur toppings…
• 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.
Find out more »PUFF Presents: Free Book/Zine Swap
PUFF Presents a FREE BOOK/ZINE Swap upstairs at Tattooed Mom (530 South St) on Sunday, Nov. 12 from 1-5pm. An afternoon of local authors, artists and vendors selling and trading books, zines, periodicals and comic books. Plus a FREE take a book, share a book library inspired by the Little Free Library (please bring something to participate).
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12TH
1-5PM
NO COVER // FREE FUN
Vendors include:
Krystle Griffin
James Curcio
Kathryn Hemmann
Footage Fiends
Martha Cooney
Sawyer Lovett/Ephemeral Riot
Frogdad Comics
South Street Art Mart
Miguélangelo Hexylvania
Willy VHS
Taped off TV
HOOT Review
& the Philadelphia Unnamed Film Festival
Hosted by the Unnamed Film Festival @PhillyUnnamed a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
“Little Free Library® is a registered trademark of Little Free Library, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Content used with permission.
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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.
Find out more »No Spare People: Book Party & Poetry Showcase
Card-carrying Philiterati, fellow poets and poetesses, bookish types, and imaginative people who like fun, come through Tattooed Moms for a night of readings to celebrate No Spare People, the new poetry collection by Erin Hoover.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14TH
7-9PM
NO COVER // FREE FUN
RSVP: FB EVENT
As part of a special Black Lawrence Press poetry showcase, Hoover will read from No Spare People alongside her press mates local and near to Philly: Claudia Cortese (Wasp Queen), Nancy Reddy (Acadiana), and Raena Shirali (summonings).
No Spare People’s poems explore the agency and autonomy of queer motherhood while documenting life on the margins in the South. About the book, Jessica Jacobs wrote, “[These] poems do not give up, continually questioning the constraints of an American South in which “some days, I’m the pioneer wife, / keeper of the homestead, but others / I’m absurdly educated for a uterus.”
Hoover is native to Pennsylvania but visiting now from Tennessee, where she lives.
Friend-of-the-press Keith Kopka will host, and the night will feature a specially created custom cocktail, the Black Lawrence Manhattan. Feed your heads, hearts, and tummies at a Philadelphia institution.
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What’s Up at TMoms:
• Tuesdays, 4-11pm | 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.
Find out more »You Can’t Kill A Poet // November 2023
We’re back at it again at Tattooed Mom! Wednesday, Novemebr 15th. Doors at 7:30pm, reading at 8pm. Come hang out in our joyous and boisterous room full of queerness and listen to some amazing poets share their work.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15TH
DOORS @ 7:30PM + SHOW @ 8PM
NO COVER // FREE FUN
RSVP: FB EVENT
Featured Readers:
Malachi Lily
Alyse James
Mo the Poet
Candice Iloh
Medina Keita
Trina Sanyal
Follow You Can’t Kill A Poet on Instagram.
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What’s Up at TMoms:
• Wednesday, 4-11pm | 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.
Find out more »
