Before the Boom: How the 60s and 70s Rewired the Future of Tattooing, 31 August | Event in Durham | AllEvents

Before the Boom: How the 60s and 70s Rewired the Future of Tattooing

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Sun, 31 Aug, 2025 at 05:00 pm

4 hours

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Starting at USD 18

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Date & Location

Sun, 31 Aug, 2025 at 05:00 pm to 09:00 pm (GMT-04:00)

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316 West Geer Street, Durham, United States

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Before the Boom: How the 60s and 70s Rewired the Future of Tattooing
Discover how the rebellious spirit of the 60s and 70s reshaped the tattooing world as we know it today!

About this Event

✸ Tattoo History Talk at Welcome Tattoo ✸


On Sunday, August 31st, join us for “Before the Boom: How the 60s and 70s Rewired the Future of Tattooing” a live history talk with C.W. Eldridge of the Tattoo Archive. We’ll dive into the shift from the old Sponge & Bucket Shops to the rise of professional studios, trace how and when tattoo conventions were born, and explore where this new generation of tattooers came from.


✸ Welcome Tattoo, Durham NC

✸ Sunday, August 31st Doors at 5:00 Presentation starts at 7:00

✸ Tickets $15 available in advance or at the door

✸ All proceeds to benefit Freedom German Shepherd Rescue

✸ Pop-up shop by the BookMistress and the Tattoo Archive 5:00-7:00PM


This is a rare chance to hear tattoo history straight from one of the people who’s been archiving it for decades.




Agenda


🕑: 05:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Bookmistress & Tattoo Archive Pop-Up Shop

🕑: 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM
Presentation - "Before the Boom"


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General Admission 18 USD
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Before the Boom: How the 60s and 70s Rewired the Future of Tattooing, 31 August | Event in Durham | AllEvents
Before the Boom: How the 60s and 70s Rewired the Future of Tattooing
Sun, 31 Aug, 2025 at 05:00 pm
USD 18