“Master Din’s Sinister Sextet…” Book Release!

Welcome one and all for a book release fete for “Master Din’s Sinister Sextet Grim and Grave Admonitions for Mischievous and Overly Curious Children” with poetry by Susurrus Din and otherworldly illustrations by Paul Romano, Jeremy Hush, and Dylan Garrett-Smith!

This event will also feature readings from poets par excellence Angelo Colavita, Kailey Tedesco, and Chris McCreary! Work of the illustrating artists will be available for sale.

This event is free to attend & 21+.

Enjoy this event with our Taco Tuesday specials:
$1 Tacos
$2.50 Tecate
a special Taco of the Month,
& half off all drafts 5-7 & 10-11pm

Join the Facebook Event and invite all your spooky poetry loving pals!

Accidental Player: Acker, Johnson-Valenzuela, Oka, Matthews, Frohman

Join us for the final Accidental Player of 2018 with an absolutely STACKED bill, featuring Camille Acker, Marissa Johnson-Valenzuela, Cynthia Dewi Oka, Airea D. Matthews, and Denice Frohman.

Doors 7pm // Readings 7:30pm

Enjoy this event with our Pierogi Thursday specials:
50¢ pierogi from noon-10pm
& half off all drafts 5-7pm and 10-11pm

Join the Facebook Event and invite all your pals!

You Can’t Kill A Poet: November 2018

You Can’t Kill A Poet is back & bringing you more readings from queer and/or trans poets and writers! Their last event at Tattooed Mom was their 4 year anniversary celebration, so let’s keep the party going! You will actually laugh & cry while smothering dollar tacos in hot sauce, so join your community in celebrating the voices of queer and trans artists!

Doors 7:30pm // Reading 8pm
Free & 21+

Reader’s List:
Briyana D. Clarel
Dani Patrascu
Sunday Mourning
JuJu Bey
Quinn Rodriguez
Virgo Angel
Ari Temple

Enjoy this event with our Taco Tuesday specials:
$1 Tacos
$2.50 Tecate
& half off all drafts 5-7 & 10-11pm

Join the Facebook Event and invite all your pals!

Mouthguard: A Reading with Sadie Dupris

Sadie Dupuis is bringing her debut poetry collection, Mouthguard, to Tattooed Mom!
Mouthguard is out now from Gramma Press, and trust us when we say you won’t want to miss this collision of the Philadelphia lit world & the Philadelphia music scene!

This event is co-sponsored by Accidental Player & will be hosted by the ever-fantastic Gina Myers!
This event is free & 21+

Featuring:
Zach Blackwood
& MORE TBA!

Enjoy this event with our Meatless Mondays specials:
1/2 off our full veggie menu noon-10pm
& half off all drafts 5-7pm and 10-11pm

Join the Facebook Event and invite all your pals!

A Witch’s Craft: Poetry & Panel II

Come join a coven of poets & thinkers as they read their most delicious verse & discuss all their muses from beyond the veil. Celebrating the fast-approaching Samhain with another installment of A Witch’s Craft, this time featuring even more incredible writers, such as:

Angelo Colavita
Faye Marie
Rebecca Kokitus
Chris McCreary
Cody Roggio
Savannah Cooper-Ramsey
Victoria Mier
Lexi Spino
Jaime Fountaine
Kailey Tedesco
Brittany Brown

This is a free 21 + event, but event hosts will be selling a new edition of their pocket grimoires (designed by Brittany Brown) for $10. Proceeds from those sales will go to RAICES. More details to follow, so be sure to follow this event!

All are encouraged to dress up, bring ghost stories, and prepare to experience something truly phantasmagorical.

Enjoy this event with our Pierogi Thursday specials:
50¢ vegan potato & onion pierogi from noon-10pm
& half off all drafts 5-7pm and 10-11pm

Join the Facebook Event and invite all your witchy pals!

You Can’t Kill A Poet: 4 Year Anniversary

You Can’t Kill A Poet is back at Tattooed Mom to celebrate 4 years of LGBTQ literary events & readers! Come out to see these queer and trans poets pour their guts out on the mic. We love our community and we can’t wait to celebrate with you.

Doors 7:30pm // Reading 8pm
Free & 21+

Reader’s List:
Julia Perch
P.E. Garcia
Karen E. Johnson
Genise Deal
Sawyer Lovett
& MORE!

Enjoy this event with our Pierogi Thursday specials:
50¢ pierogi from noon-10pm
& half off all drafts 5-7pm and 10-11pm

Join the Facebook Event and invite all your pals!

Slam Poets to End Sexual Violence

Join us for a night of slam poetry featuring artists from all around Philadelphia, coming together in the mission to end sexual violence. Elephant Room Productions is teaming up with Tattooed Mom for this powerful night of spoken-word performances. As part of our commitment to using art for social change, a portion of the funds raised will go to support WOAR – Women Organized Against Rape.

Gary Lee Map
Asharee Greer
Lisa Wilson
Lauren Suchenski
Taisjae McMillan
Bashir Babbar
Liz Weist
Autumn Konopka
Christie Civil
Nick Jones

There will be a donation jar collecting donations for WOAR, and representatives from WOAR will be in attendance.

Enjoy this event with our Pierogi Thursday specials:
50¢ pierogi from noon-10pm
& half off all drafts 5-7pm and 10-11pm

Join the Facebook Event and invite all your pals!

Accidental Player: Alessandrelli, Longmire, Johnson, Davids & Johnson-Valenzuela

Accidental Player is back at TMOMs for an exciting night of readings, featuring Jeff Alessandrelli, Warren C. Longmire, Jeff T. Johnson, Christy Davids, and Marissa Johnson-Valenzuela.

Doors 7pm // Readings 8pm

Enjoy this event with our Pierogi Thursday specials:
50¢ pierogi from noon-10pm
& half off all drafts 5-7pm and 10-11pm

Join the Facebook Event and invite all your pals!