Come help make a hand-painted celebration of the pollinators we need for our survival, and the plants they need for theirs.

Please join Green Mountain Conservation Group, Cook Memorial Library, Chocorua Lake Conservancy, and Yeomans’ Fund for the Arts at Cook Memorial Library in Tamworth on Saturday, March 14, from 10:30 AM–3:30 PM for the creation of a Pollinators & Plants crankie. Come at 10:30 if you can, or drop in for an hour or two later on if that works better with your schedule. Please register below so that we can let you know if the weather changes our plans.

What the heck is a crankie? It’s a long scroll of images that gets rolled up and shown like a movie. Crankies, called panoramas in the 19th century when they were super popular, are an early form of moving picture.

Bring your creativity and love for bees and birds and butterflies, flowers and flowering trees—no other experience necessary. Together we will create a beautiful, educational crankie that considers why pollinators matter to us and why certain plants and pollinators matter a lot to each other! Join us also for a performance of the crankie on Wednesday, March 25 at 6:30 PM at Cook Library.

The Cook Library is wheelchair accessible. Wear clothes you can paint in, and bring snacks to share if you like. Kids, we can’t wait to see you—please bring an adult with you. This program is free.

Banner image: Painting the In Winter crankie. Photo: Juno Lamb