Events

Readings/Events:

October 29, 2025: Personal Velocity Reading Series at The Head & The Hand Books with Lana Lin, Hannah Bonner, and Gina Tomaine, hosted by Katie Bennett

October 5, 2025: Poet’s Row Reading Series at Face Clock Gallery with L Scully, Cody Roggio, Graham Irvin, Stephanie Cawley, and Gina Tomaine

June 21, 2025: Bring a Blanket Reading Series in Washington Square Park, with Carolyn DeCarlo, Knox Peters, and Gina Tomaine

April 26, 2025: Rose Books Reader Vol. 1 Launch at Neon Clown Dream Lounge, with Blake Butler, Eric Boyd, Amy Lyons, Cody Roggio, Gina Tomaine, and Ray Wise

November 5 & 12, 2024: Main Line School Night: “Unlocking Your Inner Tarot Reader” class

October 31, 2024: The Free Library Foundation’s “Ravens on the Rooftop” Event at the Philadelphia Free Library

October 30, 2024: Emerson College Book Editing PB402: Reading and discussion of YA novel manuscript in-progress

September 23, 2023: “A Gathering” Exhibition & Autumnal Equinox Celebration at Main Line Art Center

June 22, 2023: Blue Stoop Philadelphia’s Thursdays on the Stoop: Tarot Writing Prompts

February 13, 2023: Vernick Coffee Bar at The Four Seasons presents: Tarot Evening with Gina Tomaine

February 9, 2023: “Imagined Futures” Exhibition at The National Liberty Museum presents NLM at Night

November 11, 2022: Past/Forward: Young Professionals Night/100th Anniversary of The Barnes Foundation featuring tarot card reading by Gina Tomaine with the Philly Tarot Deck

September 24, 2022: Little Wild Refillery presents The Philly Tarot Deck with James Boyle and Gina Tomaine

July 7, 2022: Nomadic Press Philadelphia’s 2022 Two Rivers Literary Reading Series

June 22, 2022: Blue Stoop Philadelphia’s Wednesdays on the Stoop: Tarot and Your Writing Practice

May 22, 2022: Tarot 102 with Gina Tomaine featuring The Philly Tarot Deck at Lumos Yoga & Barre

May 15, 2022: The Power of Tarot: Tools for Self Growth featuring The Philly Tarot Deck at Yoga Habit

May 14, 2022: Tarot 101  featuring The Philly Tarot Deck at Lumos Yoga & Barre

October 16, 2021: Tarot 101 featuring The Philly Tarot Deck at The Spring Gardens with Lumos Yoga & Barre

June 30, 2021: NPR’s WHYY Radio Times Guest, “What’s behind the falling birth rate” with Marty Moss-Coane, Karen Benjamin Guzzo, Lauren Jade Martin and Gina Tomaine (Listen here.)

June 21, 2021:  Blue Stoop Philadelphia Guest Lecturer, Ernest Owens’ Expression Through Personal Narrative class

May 15, 2021: The 215 Festival presents “In The Stars: Writers, Astrologers, and Tarotists on Mysticism/Tarot Today” with Jessica Dore, Alice Sparkly Kat, Cameron Allen, Claire Comstock-Gay, and Gina Tomaine

November 17, 2020: Guest lecturer, Rachel Raczka’s Emerson College Writing and Publishing class

October 17, 2020: Tarot 101  featuring The Philly Tarot Deck with Lumos Yoga & Barre at The Spring Gardens

September 9, 2020: Guest lecturer, Michael Dunphy’s Gotham Writers’ Workshop Feature Article Writing class

April 13, 2020: ShrinkChicks podcast: Is Childfree the Way to Be? With Gina Tomaine, Health and Wellness Editor of Philadelphia magazine

March 31st, 2020: Guest lecturer, Sebastian Stockman’s Northeastern University Publishing in the 21st Century class

February 15, 2020: STORY at Macy’s presents The Philly Tarot Deck featuring James Boyle and Gina Tomaine

December 3, 2019, IBX and Philadelphia magazine present the Be Well Philly Health Hero Challenge award

Friday, October 4, 2019, The Head & The Hand hosts First Friday Philly Tarot Deck party featuring Gina Tomaine and James Boyle

Friday, April 6, 2019, Blue Stoop Philadelphia presents Gina Tomaine in conversation with Briallen Hopper, author of Hard To Love, at Shakespeare & Co. Rittenhouse

Wednesday, February 27, 2019, Gina Tomaine and James Boyle present The Philly Tarot Deck on Fox 29 Philadelphia

Sunday, April 23, 2017, Philadelphia Poetry Festival 2017, hosted by Eileen D’Angelo and Leonard Gontarek, representing Painted Bride Quarterly

Sunday, Aug. 21, 2016, Whirlwind Magazine 9th Issue Release Party at The Pen & Pencil Club, featuring Gina Tomaine, Amanda Wochele, and Lesley Valdes

Monday, Aug. 8, 2016: Painted Bride Quarterly presents Brian Teare, Amy Small-McKinney, Gina Tomaine, and Annaliese Downey  Hosted by Paul Siegell and Painted Bride Quarterly

Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015: Speaker, Saint Joseph’s University Prospective Student Workshop, “How to Craft the College Essay”

Saturday, Nov. 1, 2014: Speaker, ACP/CMA National College Media Convention, “Grabbing Real-World Assignments: How to Pitch and Impress Professional Editors”