You Can’t Kill A Poet

Dozens of talented queer and/or trans authors and poets have contributed to the past 3 years of You Can’t Kill A Poet.  Come out and enjoy a selection of these past readers while enjoying  good words, good drinks, and the celebration of three years of queer and trans folks sharing their work.

Scheduled Readers:
Berry Grass
Emma Sanders
Jessica Levine
Gabriel Ojeda-Sague
Lauren Yates
Alina Pleskova
Zach Blackwood
Julia Perch
Plus MORE to be announced!

$1 all beef or veggie bean tacos (until we run out!)
$2.50 Tecates all day
Half off all drafts 5-7 & 10-11pm

Philly Vegan Pop Flea: Momma’s May Mini Market

April showers bring May flowers…and the return of the Philly Vegan Pop Flea!

This time they’re taking over the entire second floor just in time for Mother’s Day gifting, shopping, & yums! All vegan, of course!

Momma’s May Mini Market Vendors:
Cult Revival
Grape Cat Vegan Clothing and Accessories
Newman’s Boulangerie
Plant Power Couple
Sundry Mornings
Gone Pie Bakery
Hoppy Posh
V Marks the Shop
Fanciful Fox
Murderous Jewels

While you’re here, meet with our friends at The KIND Institute to learn about their work to spread compassion through art in South Philly!  Then check out the work of the LGBTQ Initiative of JFCS of Greater Philadelphia!

Be sure to try our yummy vegan menu items!
FREE arts & crafts!
FREE ADMISSION
OPEN TO ALL AGES

South Street Spring Fest

 Spring is FINALLY here, and that means it’s time for the 5th annual South Street Spring Festival!  Enjoy a beautiful spring afternoon as South Street transforms into 8 blocks of delicious food, local artists and crafts, 3 stages worth of music and entertainment & fun all day long both inside & out of Tattooed Mom!

Check out our Big Top Tent of Street Art right outside of Mom’s featuring one of a kind art & special Spring Fest exclusive drops from some of our favorite Philly artists. You’ve seen them on the walls (and floors, and doors, and ceilings) upstairs here. Meet &  pick up hand crafted art from these talented fine folks:

Void Skulls
Bear
Yuenglingblingbling
Nero
As Above So Below
Bean
Blur Street Art
EJ Hinkley

And be sure to pop into TMoms for our house made Spring Fest Orange Honey Drop cocktail featuring local Philadelphia Bee Company honey. We can’t wait to see you for an afternoon of beer, food & free fun for the whole crew!

Split Thy Skull XXII: A Barleywine Festival

Save the date folks! Split Thy Skull, Philadelphia’s longest running barleywine extravaganza is headed here on Saturday April 15th from 1-6 PM.

Now that winter is finally beginning to fade away, it’s time for the 22nd Annual Split Thy Skull Barleywine Festival here at Tattooed Mom. Traditionally held on the day before Easter, this Philadelphia springtime tradition celebrates one of the beer world’s boldest and most bad ass styles.

Originally started at our sister bar Sugar Mom’s in 1995, Split Thy Skull is now in its second decade of bringing together limited edition (& some of highest ABVs) beers from near and far for an afternoon of barleywine madness.  Sample barleywines from a dozen of the best local and national breweries offered in two curated flights or by the glass individually.

Think big, bold, and beautiful. Watch this space for a a full list of featured beers.

Try a selection of these one-of-a-kind brews before they disappear for another year!  Leave the keys at home, we’ll call the Lyft!

NO COVER! Beers available in two curated flights or by the glass.

The full line up for the day’s festivities:

Abita Bourbon Street Barleywine

Bell’s Third Coast Ale

Boulder Killer Penguin

Duclaw Devil’s Milk

Heavy Seas Below Decks

Moylan’s Old Blarney

Sierra Nevada Bigfoot

Søle Pain of Wisdom

Speakeasy Old Godfather

Summit 30 Year Anniversary Barleywine

Two Roads 20 Ton Blonde

Weyerbacher Insanity

A Stranger Sound: transgender coming-of-age performance

Arising from Berlin’s queer party scene, A Stranger Sound is a dark yet affirming transgender coming-of-age story. Through music and poetry, the show leads audiences to journey through “gender dysphoria and chemical ecstasy // chemical dysphoria and gender ecstasy… And glamour as a survival strategy.
Witness Darling Fitch during the only Philadelphia stop on their American tour, bringing an honest account of queer space: community, self-discovery, safety… But also addiction, escapism, narcissism, abuse, and self-harm.
With performances throughout Fitch’s first year of testosterone therapy, accumulating changes become evident, particularly through the juxtaposition of live/pre-recorded vocals. A Stranger Sound tells an ongoing story, physically and thematically revealing the ever-shifting nature of life.

FREE show.
Doors at 7.

$1 all beef or veggie bean tacos until we run out
$2.50 Tecates all day
Half off all drafts 5-7 & 10-11pm

Tattooed Momedy

Tattooed Momedy is a FREE monthly showcase that brings you hilarious acts from around Philadelphia and across the US…as well as special drop-ins, and surprise performances!  If that weren’t enough, you can also feast upon $1 tacos (beef or bean) and $2.50 tecates. Doors at 8PM! 

Featuring:
Chanel Ali
Alex Pearlman
Geoff Jackson
Stephanie Ele
Dan Vetrano
Jake Mattera

Special Guest Performance by Robin Graves

Hosted by Michael Kelly

Poster Art by Ryan Shaner

Half off all drafts from 5-7 & 10-11pm