Boils and Ghouls and all manner of Monsters, gather together at The Painted Mug Cafe for MOVIE MUGCABRE: a monthly horror movie screening series hosted by Josh Witchens! Arrive at 7:30pm to enjoy a preshow of Vintage Horror Movie Trailers, followed by the main event at 8:00pm. Costumes are always encouraged. Beverages and Snacks will be available for purchase!
February's Movie Mugcabre will actually be on the first day of March! On Saturday, March 1, we're starting with a screening of the 1951 short film WHAT TO DO ON A DATE, followed by the iconic 1958 Creature Feature Classic: THE BLOB!
On Saturday, March 29, we're celebrating the one year anniversary of MOVIE MUGCABRE with Princeton Vice's HOW TO BE A HORROR HOST, followed by the Ed Wood "classic" BRIDE OF THE MONSTER featuring horror icon Bela Lugosi's final performance!
Preshow begins at 7:30pm, Movie starts at 8:00pm!
Accessibility
There are two steps up into the cafe and a single use, all-gender restroom. We are currently fundraising to build a ramp, and renovate the bathroom to accommodate the turning radius of a wheelchair. Not all tickets include seating, but guests who require seating for medical reasons should email thepaintedmugcafe@gmail.com to reserve seats at no additional cost.
Transportation
We are located at 1527 Jackson Street, on the corner of Jackson and Mole, just a few blocks from the BSL Subway and one block from the 2 and 79 busses. There is parking available in the neighborhood, but many streets immediately around the cafe have two-hour limits. Free, unrestricted parking is available a few blocks west of the cafe, and there is plenty of metered parking on Snyder, Passyunk, and Broad Street, all less than two blocks away.
Informed Consent Space
The Painted Mug is committed to ensuring all our guests are aware of what they may encounter in our space. While most of our events are sober events, we also occasionally host BYOB events and private events with Alcohol. We also have events with content that is not appropriate for all audiences. All events with alcohol and age restrictions will be clearly labeled. Please check the event description for more information about this specific event.
COVID Policy
Our staff reserves the right to require masks at any event when respiratory illness transmission rates are high. If you have questions about this or any other Painted Mug policy, please email thepaintedmugcafe@gmail.comigh.
The Painted Mug Cafe, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is a new performance space, venue for rent, and (soon-to-be) full-service café with espresso bar. ‘The Mug’ was developed by a collaborative team of queer artists seeking to serve and empower our LGBTQIA+ community through ambitious programming made accessible—physically and digitally. The café is on track to be worker-owned, and we will reinvest in the QTPOC and disabled artists of our city by prioritizing a shared narrative in our programming. ‘The Mug’ is an intentional LGBTQIA+ performance space and designed to decenter drugs and alcohol.
We seek to provide opportunities for growth for our member-artists, including access to work, talent-incubation, and professional development. We believe a performance space for queer artists designed by queer artists is as empowering as it is unique.
For our neighbors, we seek to be an LGBTQIA+ affirming asset of the community with great coffee, and the venue chosen to host those personal milestone events that will become lifelong happy memories.
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