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July 2024
Holy Hell Art Show
Behold! The Unholy Cereberus of Douglas, Dobler and Doomed Future welcome you to an evening of debaucherous artistic matrimony! Pry yourselves from your shackles and slumbers and gaze upon our sacrilege for a single night of bold inscriptions and ungodly visions! Hail yourselves to the altar of Tattooed Mom’s where we shall henceforth celebrate the works of the Demon Dog and imbibe in sin! Or vegan snacks! Or both! Let thy eyes be ripped asunder by illustrative damnation and ironic reckoning.
FRIDAY, JULY 19TH
5-10PM
NO COVER // FREE FUN
RSVP: FB EVENT
Artists:
@praisedobler
@doomedfuture
@ofdeathandtaxes
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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.
Find out more »Queer Life Drawing // July 2024
Join us for an afternoon of lifting up queer bodies with an opportunity to draw with a live model and build community. We will do a structured schedule with gesture drawings in the beginning and moving into longer poses as time goes on. This is not a queer only event but it is a queer space and we do seek to highlight queer trans poc and fat bodies! Our ticket price is to cover paying our model for their time! Bring your favorite mediums and surfaces to work on and we’ll see you there!!
SUNDAY, JULY 21ST
1-4PM
SUGGESTED DONATION $10| NOTAFLOF
RSVP: EVENTBRITE
Facilitators:
bighaircamellights and divinedownes
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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 »X Knight Escape From Warp Hell: Film Screening
He’s not a Marvel or DC superhero, he’s X KNIGHT! A gothic superhero who must battle demons in the purgatory realm of Warp Hell! While trying to save a young boy from being sacrificed in a ritual by the Cannibal Sea Demon Pirates. Come join us for the screening of our award winning superhero horror film X KNIGHT: Escape From Warp Hell. Screening will take place Sunday July 21st at 6:30 p.m. and meet the cast and crew afterwards. X Knight merchandise will be on sale, read the comics that inspired the film along with much more!
SUNDAY, JULY 21ST
6:30PM-9:30PM
NO COVER // FREE FUN
Follow X Knight Productions 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.
• 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 »Dungeons & Drafts // July 23rd, 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, JULY 23RD
DOORS @ 6PM + START @ 7PM
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!
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 »Littérateur Libations & Risqué Readings // July 2024
Celebrate a belated Bastille Day by congregating for drinks and conversation with those who either create or enjoy reading sensual, sexual, romantic, erotic writings. Come early at 6 p.m. to take advantage of the affordably priced Hemingway Happy Hour for good drinks and good food, including the famous Smash Burger Wednesday special! After a few libations, if you are an erotica writer of short stories or novellas or novels or poems or any other form – whether amateur or professional or somewhere in between – feel free to take the stage around 7ish p.m. to read and share with all attendees your titillating creativity. Or indulge as an audience member by listening to the impassioned words of others. Expect to hear some steamy stories and poems on a sultry July evening. This is a 21+ event. Showing valid ID will be required to enter and participate.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 24TH
6-9PM
NO COVER // FREE FUN
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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 »Queen of the Damned // Cruel Summer Goth Fashion
Demons of the Abyss, Heed.
Your Dynasty Awaits.
Are you a sovereign of slaying the runway? Do you believe your fashion and form to be a spectacle befitting a crown? Then look no further for the revenant crown of Queen of the Damned, King of the Damned or Supreme Being of the Damned. The best spring serve will be bestowed the title and a cash prize of $100 and a prize package courtesy of our venue Tattooed Mom.
THURSDAY, JULY 25TH
DOORS @ 7PM + SHOW @ 8PM
SUGGESTED DONATION $15 | VIP SEATING $25
>> NOTAFLOF <<
RSVP: EVENTBRITE
Summer – July 25th – theme is : Cruel Summer Swimwear
Inspired by The heat of the sun, the vast ocean, the jaws of the leviathan, seduce the senses in Summer florals, swimsuits and show off that skin. The Sweet Siren of the Summer Sea is seen as a sailor’s darkest desire and a scourge from the deep abyss.
Contestants are tasked with arriving in 1 outfit fit for a performance and presentation. The outfit which fits the category the closest and impresses the judges the most wins.
Featuring performances by Your Judges this Summer:
Volkie Leigh Versace – Miss Tabu 2024 and hostess of Diva Royale, Doll House Revue and Doll House Takeover!
Caresse Deville – Hostess of Cabaret of Carnage, NYCs heavy metal burlesque revue, and Slayher’s demonic legionnaire of devastation.
And The Queen of the Damned Spring, Verrina!
Lamia Lust, The Cursed Queen of Philadelphia and Hostess of Slayher: Philly’s Only All Heavy Metal Drag Show.
The Competition will begin at 8pm at Tattooed Mom at 530 South St on their respective dates.The winner will receive their title and prize the night of the competition. All forms of performance artist are encouraged to apply, this is a fashion competition not a drag, burlesque, variety or sideshow competition. Only 6 applicants will be chosen for each season’s runway. If you are not chosen you will be invited to attend as a guest and considered in the event of any unexpected circumstances.
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What’s Up at TMoms:
• Thursdays, 4-10pm | 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.
• 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 »Influx of HEAT Art Show
Get ready for INFLUX of heat 🔥 Our DJs will play heaters all night long that will make you sweat. Our local vendors will have the hottest merchandise in town. And your retinas will melt when you see holographicas simulation.
FRIDAY, JULY 26TH
6-11PM
NO COVER // FREE FUN
Hosted by Randu Art & Curb Couch Market
Artists Include:
Cowboy Etiquette
KAM House
Bake Bake Philly
Lavish-Li Made
Leann the Illustrator
Liana Inks
Molly Lloyd
Nahcroll Illustration
Toe Cocktail
High on Ashes
DJs:
CRANKEN
jj!!
Roselyn
Lextronic
with VFX:
Holographica
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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.
Find out more »Scribes on South // July 2024
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 readers are Ted Rees and Z Murphy! Hosted by Mac Chandler.
Read poems. Kick ass.
SUNDAY, JULY 28TH
DOORS @ 6PM + SHOW @ 7PM
NO COVER // FREE FUN
Ted Rees is a poet, essayist, and editor living and working in Philadelphia. His most recent book, Hand Me the Limits, was released in April by Roof Books. He is also the author of Dog Day Economy (Roof Books, 2022), Thanksgiving: a Poem (finalist for a Lambda Literary Award, Golias Books, 2020), and In Brazen Fontanelle Aflame (Timeless, Infinite Light, 2018). His essays have been published in The Back Room, The Poetry Project Newsletter, Libertines in the Ante-Room of Love: Poets on Punk, Full Stop Quarterly, and ON Contemporary Practice’s monograph on New Narrative. He is Associate Editor for The Elephants, as well as founder and co-editor of Asterion Projects with Levi Bentley.
Z Murphy, also known as the drag entertainer The ZanyThing, is a queer multiracial multimedia storyteller who did this silly goofy thing where she, like, lived with nazis for 5 months and then wrote a poetry collection about it. “Homegirl” first drafts are available for sale. She currently writes for an online magazine and is looking for work 👀👀 Follow their artistic journey @thezanything
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.
• 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 »Punk Rock Karaoke // July 2024
Join us for Punk Rock Karaoke at Tattooed Mom! Hosted by Mike Yak in the Upstairs back room at Tattooed Mom.
MONDAY, JULY 29TH
8-10PM
NO COVER // FREE FUN
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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!
• Mondays, Upstairs 6-11pm | We see free 🎱 in your future! Introducing Free Pool Mondays upstairs 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.
Find out more »TATTOOED MOMEDY // July 2024
Accept no imitations! Philly’s favorite alternative showcase returns once again for an unforgettable night of FREE live comedy!
TUESDAY, JULY 30TH
DOORS @ 7PM + SHOW @ 8PM
NO COVER // FREE FUN
Featuring:
Ronan Mayock
Fareeha Khan
Clare O’ Kane
Sara Hennessey
Hosted by Tan Hoang & Joe Bell
Art by Kelley Riley
Tattooed Momedy is the LAST TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH exclusively at TATTOOED MOM!
Doors at 7:00 pm. Be sure to get here early to snag that comfy armchair or bumper car…this event fills up QUICKLY!
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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.
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