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July 2024
Slutty Poems Night // July 2024
Let the real fireworks begin at Slutty Poems Night in a special rescheduled edition that would make our
forefathers wetter than ice cream melting on a slice of apple pie.
Celebrate a night full of salacious sex and sexuality themed words. This is a free event but donations are being collected for Middle East Childrens Alliance.
Feature poets Peter & Seamus 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.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 3RD
DOORS @ 6PM + SHOW @ 7PM
SUGGESTED DONATION | NOTAFLOF
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. 21+ w/ valid ID.
Doors @ 6 pm, show @ 7 pm. Accessibility Note: We welcome mask wearing and if you are not feeling well, please stay home. Event is upstairs- Stairs are a bit steep. Seating is limited. Contact Kate through DM if accommodations are needed.
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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.
Dungeons & Drafts // July 7th, 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!
SUNDAY, JULY 7TH
DOORS @ 12PM + START @ 1PM
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:
• 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 »I Know What You Did Last Summer: A Live Reading
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Like the great Jennifer Love Hewitt says… WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR??? 😱
Join Theatre Contra this July 9th as we perform everyone’s favorite horror movie with way too long a title: I Know What You Did Last Summer! We’re back at Tattooed Mom, so grab a drink, hop in a bumper car and get ready for a classic 90s slasher! No hooded figures with hooks allowed (sorry).
TUESDAY, JULY 9TH
7-9PM
SUGGESTED DONATION $10 | VIP SEATING $15 | NOTAFLOF
VIP TICKETS: TICKETLEAP
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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 »Next In Line Comedy: Free F#ckin’ Comedy Show // July 2024
Recently voted “Best Comedy Night” by Philly Mag, Next In Line Comedy is a Philly-based comedy collective run by comedians Manny Brown and Tyler Wolf. The group has also been featured in Philadelphia Inquirer, Thrillist, and PhillyVoice.
Perfect for a date night or just a night out. The shows feature quickly rising comedians, who are ‘next in line,’ and gives Philly audiences a chance to watch incredible stand-up comedy at a low price (FREEEE!). The comics come from NYC, LA, Philly, and beyond, with credits from Comedy Central, Netflix, HBO, MTV, and more!
WEDNESDAY, JULY 10TH
DOORS @ 7PM + SHOW @ 8PM
NO COVER // FREE FUN
RSVP: EVENTBRITE
Line-Up:
Eddie Finn
Amber Born
Taylor De Lavaga
Preach
Amanda B
Manny Brown
Tyler Wolf
Follow @nextinlinecomedy on Instagram.
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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 »New + Wesley Presents: Pop-up-CHA-CHA-CHA
SUNDAY, JULY 14TH
11-4PM
NO COVER // FREE FUN
Vendors:
@newandwesley
@adoomcusack
@musclespasm
@amandaz.jpg
@goblin_babe
@hanfran.studio
@marley__angels
@vampirevampireboy
@obeseocelot
@rj.artz
@phillycandles
@dafnasteinbergart
@worldsgraytest_
@joanna_squigley
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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 »Tutu Mary’s Sunday Plate Lunch Pop Up • 7/14/2024
WHAT: Tutu Mary’s Plate Lunch Pop-Up @ TMoms
WHEN: Sunday, July 14th | pick-up or dine in after 12 noon
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Tutu Mary really outdid herself this time! She is one of Philly Mag’s 7 Food Pop-Ups You Need To Know About Right Now and a Wooder Ice Local Scoop. And now she’s back at TMoms to welcome summer with an onolicious traditional Hawaiian plate lunch with a totally vegan spin! It’s a pop up that’s sure to warm your soul with a taste of island comfort food, made with ALOHA!
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Sunday July 14
Tutu Mary’s Vegan Plate Lunch Pop-Up
March’s Tutu Mary’s Plate Lunch Pop-Up includes:
• Vegan Shoyu Garlic Chickn •
• Hawaiian Mac Salad •
• Kokuho Rose Rice with Furikake •
• House Made Spicy Kimchi •
Enjoy it all with a Shaka Pineapple Mint iced herbal tea, brewed in Hilo, Hawaii!
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PRE-ORDERS OPEN ON SUNDAY 7/14 AT 10AM!
“Tutu” means Grandmother in Hawaiian, so this one is very near & dear to our hearts <3 And don’t worry: plate lunch isn’t just for lunch. Folks in Hawaii eat it for breakfast, dinner, & as a late night snack, too!
Scribes Gala
SCRIBES GALA IS COMING TO @tmoms ONE NIGHT ONLY. THIS NON BINARY PEOPLE’S DAY WE WILL DRESS OUR MOST EXTRA. OUR POEMS WILL BE BOMBASTIC & OUR EXPRESSION WILL BE FREE. DRESS CODE WILL BE ANNOUNCED SEPARATELY.
SUNDAY, JULY 14TH
7-9PM
NO COVER // FREE FUN
THE SCRIBES GALA FEATURES:
-ALL OF U DRESSING EXTRA
-FOUR FEATURED READERS (ANNOUNCING TOMORROW)
-AN OPEN MIC FOR POETS
-LOCAL PRESSES TABLING
-A LONGER EVENT THAN THE USUAL SCRIBES
STANDARD SCRIBES GROUNDRULES APPLY
PARKER SERA is a queer, midwestern actor, poet, theatre maker, multidisciplinary artist, and horse girl. Her poems have appeared in bedfellows magazine, knack magazine, the rising phoenix review, and various other corners of the Internet. She’s also been featured on wxpn radio with Kelly Writer’s House, and at readings in various corners of Philadelphia. More at parkersera.com.
BARB GONZALEZ (they/he) is a philadelphia based poet just here to prove that there is something charming, or maybe a lesson to be learned in the mundane. as a haunter of dreams, naturally they write about nightmares and woes of their own. barb is published in garland, out by fifth wheel press and in the process of writing and printing a chapbook in their bedroom, just because they can.
ROBYN HAGER grew up in Morris County, New Jersey before moving to the Hudson Valley in 2017. She pursued her passion for creative writing and the arts at SUNY New Paltz and graduated with her MA in Creative Writing in May 2022. Her first poetry collection, “Sewage Flowers”, was published in the summer of 2019, and her work has also been published in the 2020 and 2021 editions of The Stonesthrow Review, the 2022 edition of The Shawangunk Review, Lightwood Press, Graphic Violence and others.
LINDSAY HARGRAVE is a poet, editor at Graphic Violence, and a copywriter for Temple University. Proceeds from their debut chapbook ROT (2022) benefit PCRF. The follow-up, Computer Baby, is available now from Bottlecap Press.
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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 »Big Ass Bitties // July 2024
Pals! Big Ass Bitties is a wild ride, a night of comedic risks, feats of glory, attempts of epic proportions. You will be rewarded! You will get what you came for. You will see Bettys Bits.
The night is filled with adventure and misadventure from amazeballs comics. Won’t you come thru, and share your open arms with our vulnerable goofs? Come see this show! A line up of wild proportions!
MONDAY, JULY 15TH
DOORS @ 6PM + SHOW @ 7PM
NO COVER // FREE FUN
Host:
The Bit Lord, @bettyjsmithsonian
Featuring:
Lauren LoGiudice
Grace Lazard
Jeff Quintana
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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 »Hey, That’s Our Lunch Money: Clara Olshansky and Michael Abber’s Half Hours
Brooklyn comedians Michael Abber and Clara Olshansky split an hour of standup comedy. They’re excited to bring their queer comedy by and for the picked-last-in-gym class types to Philadelphia. Michael Abber is a very loud comedian/not-for-profit cabaret artist. He has performed his dog-and-pony-show in the New York Comedy Festival and Netflix is a Joke Festival, and as a director, his work has been featured in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. But none of this in a fancy way. Clara Olshansky is a comedian and writer you may know from OnlyFans’ LMAOF, NYC Pride Fest, or from that time Cara Delevingne commented on their Instagram reel.
TUESDAY, JULY 16TH
7-9PM
NO COVER // FREE FUN
RSVP: EVENTBRITE
Lineup:
Michael Abber
Clara Olshansky
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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 »Supernormal Stimuli Book Release Party
Come celebrate the release of Rosie Accola’s lyric novel about gay guidos with a reading + open mic. The theme is ~queer beach~, so come with your queer-beachiest poems and prose. Outfits encouraged.
Lineup:
Hosted by Veronica Bennett / Bullshit Lit
Reading by Rosie Accola
WEDNESDAY, JULY 17TH
DOORS @ 6PM + SHOW @ 7PM
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.
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