Crankies Take New York

Name: Crankies Take New York
Start: 2025-03-02T14:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-03-02T16:00:00-05:00
Location: Flushing Town Hall

: Feb. 28 & March 1, 7:30 – 9:30 pm. March 2, 2 – 4 pm.

: $20; $15 Members, Seniors, & Students with ID

Watch the world’s greatest stories unroll before your eyes! Flushing Town Hall is thrilled to produce this festival of scrolled panoramas, known as “crankies,” for CRANKIES TAKE NEW YORK!

A crankie is basic in concept: it is a scroll that provides the visual narration to a story or song. Versions of the crankie have been around for hundreds of years, if not longer; their most recent iteration is directly linked to moving panoramas popular in the 19th Century. In recent years, artists have begun to embrace the intimacy of the format, creating multi-layered, immersive experiences for audiences that create a sort of fireside wonder. It’s mesmerizing and the perfect respite from our digital world.

Both evening shows will feature the same lineup of artists and musicians. While the performances will not have anything explicit, these shows are recommend for adult audiences and mature youth.