Come celebrate the launch of Natasha Dennerstein’s latest poetry collection published via Be About It Press, CAUGHT IN THE MACHINE, a “long overdue reprisal” of one of Hollywood’s golden age sirens. Joining her are local legends Thalia Geiger, Zach Ozma, and Julian Shendelman.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20TH
DOORS @ 6PM + SHOW @ 7PM
NO COVER // FREE FUN
Hosted by Alexandra Naughton
Readers:
Natasha Dennerstein
Thalia Geiger
Julian Shendelman
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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.
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.
Join local poet Raena Shirali and friends to celebrate the launch of summonings with a night of poetry and art at Tattooed Mom, presented by Black Lawrence Press!
summonings investigates the ongoing practice of witch (“daayan”) hunting in India. These poems explore how antiquated and existing norms surrounding female mysticism in India and America inform each culture’s treatment of women, concepts that will be in conversation with the rest of the work from this incredible lineup of compelling Philadelphia poets.
In addition to readings from this collection and the work of Emma Brown Sanders, Cindy Arrieu-King, Kathy Fagan, Kim Gek Lin Short, and Alina Pleskova, the night will feature paintings by Brooklyn based artist Meera Dugal. All together, it will be a night of delicious drinks, tasty bites, and riveting art at a Philadelphia institution.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6TH
6-9PM
NO COVER // FREE FUN
RSVP: FB EVENT
Lineup:
Raena Shirali
Ebs Brown Sanders
Kim Gek Lin Short
Cindy Arrieu-King
Alina Pleskova
With artwork by Meera Dugal
Tattooed Mom will be serving tasty eats and ice cold drinks all evening.
Upstairs dining, bar access, and event entry is 21+ w/ valid ID.
hey, poets, writers, and lovers of bullshit! come hang at tmoms for the first-ever BULLSHIT LIT poetry reading + quadruple book release party! four featured poets + an open mic to follow + BS books for sale. helllllllllll yeah.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3RD
DOORS @ 6PM + SHOW @ 7-9PM
NO COVER // FREE FUN
RSVP: FB EVENT
LINEUP:
Lauren Theresa
Lucas Restivo
Juliet Gelfman-Randazzo
Amy Jannotti
BULLSHIT LIT
Tattooed Mom will be serving tasty eats and ice cold drinks all evening.
Upstairs dining, bar access, and event entry is 21+ w/ valid ID.
A night of poetry and celebration! Award winning trans poet Gion Davis is on tour for the release of their debut collection, Too Much. Called “an uncompromising wonder” by Chen Chen and “a lonely, vulnerable, sexy book” by Willi Carlisle, Too Much looks at what it means to be queer and punk in the age of climate change and social imbalance. Davis’s book examines the detachment that comes along with growing up in rural America, guiding the reader through heartbreaks, road trips, bus rides, and loss while asking how much is too much in a world that is both overflowing and desolate.
The night will also feature readings from Philly poets Sadie Dupis, author of Cry Perfume and Mouthguard, Alina Pleskova, author of What Urge Will Save Us, and Amy Saul-Zerby, author of Deep Camouflage.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH
DOORS @ 6PM
SUGGESTED DONATION $5 | NOTAFLOF
RSVP: FB EVENT
Featuring:
Gion Davis
Sadie Dupuis
Alina Pleskova
Amy Saul-Zerby
Tattooed Mom will be serving tasty eats and ice cold drinks all evening.
Upstairs dining, bar access, and event entry is 21+ w/ valid ID.
Join us as we celebrate the life & times of Jimi Hendrix with a release party for new book on the legendary musician by Frank Moriarty!
There will be a signing, reading, and Q&A interview conducted by Joseph A. Gervasi.
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“[A]cclaimed author and musician Frank Moriarty brings to life the world of Jimi Hendrix in Modern Listener Guide: Jimi Hendrix. With informed commentary and spirited critical perspective, Moriarty expertly leads the way through the studio sessions, live concert recordings, and myriad album and box set releases that comprise the imposing legacy of one of the world’s great guitarists and musical personalities.”
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Enjoy this event with TMOMs full menu & wide range of draft & bottled beers!
Join the Facebook Event and invite all your pals!
NOTE: Due to winter storm weather the readers will not be able to make to Philadelphia. This event is POSTPONED and will be rescheduled for May. Watch this space for a new date!
Come out and support our talented Philadelphia poets for an evening of live readings & poetry, and celebrate as Shy Watson releases their new poetry collection, Cheap Yellow.
Bound books & zines will be available for purchase…get the authors to sign them before they’re too famous for TMoms!
amy saul-zerby
prairie m faul
zach blackwood
ash strange
ted tarnovski
shy watson
FREE admission!
Starts at 7pm
$4 Mom’s Burgers & Mom’s Vegan Burgers until midnight
$2 Narragansett Lager Tall Boys all day
Half off all drafts 5-7 & 10-11pm
Celebrate Nicole Steinberg’s new full-length poetry collection, GLASS ACTRESS (out on February 15), with a night of poetry from local Philadelphia poets and authors. Support your local literary scene and bask in the beauty that is Philadelphia poetry!
Featuring:
RYAN ECKES
RACHEL MILLIGAN
GABRIEL OJEDA-SAGUE
NICOLE STEINBERG
KIRWYN SUTHERLAND
Doors @ 7 p.m. / Readings at 7:45
50¢ pierogi until 10pm
Half off all drafts 5-7 & 10-11pm
