Weirdo

08/07/2026

We are all wound up to invite you to Philly’s first-ever Crankie Festival, an evening of storytelling in scrolling panoramic art with live music and song!
Come out for a head-turning, soul-feeding time with our sublime line up of artists:

Madeline Shuron Madeline Shuron
Manasi Eswarapu manasi
The Lantern Sisters Katherine Fahey and Dan Van Allen
Marie Elcin
Olivia Lynne olivia
Elizabeth LaPrelle Elizabeth LaPrelle
Erik Ruin Erik Ruin
Maisie Goodnight & Lou Hemler Maisie O & Lou Hemler

Emcee hosts the Chromatic Ministry Of Yes And Know
Music by River Full of Fruit

6:30 doors, 7pm showtime
Free admission (donations much appreciated)
Saturday, Sept 26th
2223 E Dauphin St

4-6pm Matchbox Crankie Workshop with superstar guests the Lantern Sisters and Dan Van Allen from Baltimore! Free with RSVP required - link in bio

4-7pm Artist Mini Market

What is a crankie? A crankie is a storytelling device where an illustrated scroll is wound around two dowels held in place by a window box frame. When the dowels are cranked forwards, the illustrations play through in sequence for all to follow along. Originating from Europe in the late 1700s, crankies are now enjoying a global revival among anyone with a story to tell, meeting popularity for its low-tech whimsicality and accessibility.

Poster by Asa Asa

07/20/2026

WEIRDO is on Saturday, October 17th!
Do you…
Have a store front/space/lot/empty real estate you’d like to involve in WEIRDO?
and/or
Have an idea for a show or organized happening that could be part of WEIRDO?
If so, get in touch!
Let’s talk about it!
Message us here on instagram

Talk to you soon?

07/17/2026

We missed ya!
Save the date! Calls are out! Come see all your weird and wonderful neighbors and their amazing art!

We’re back and the surrounding area of East Kensington! A glorious celebration of all that is ART and WEIRD!

WEIRDO
Saturday, October 17th

2pm - 10pm

BE WEIRD WITH US!
Application link in bio!

This year we’re throwing this in conjunction with and

WEIRDO is made possible through a grant from Penn Treaty Special Services District

Support provided by the Philadelphia Cultural Fund

Thanks also to and of course for all your support!

WEIRDO is a project of
Highlight video by
Music by

See you there!

👹🤡👽👻🛸🧙‍♂️👺🎪🤹‍♂️🤖🎨🤡👹

07/17/2026

CALL FOR WEIRD!
WHAT IS WEIRDO? A glorious celebration of all that is art and weird!
Think of it like a big, one day art party that spans as much of East Kensington as we get around to organizing.

WE ARE LOOKING FOR ART/WEIRD/PERFROMANCE/CONCEPTS and maybe some vendors! That includes performers of all types: dance, shows, music, circus etc. We have performance areas available across the fest and some money to work with.
Application form in our bio!

In the past we’ve hosted Roller Circus aerial shows, neo-vaudeville sword juggling, puppet parades, dance with giant swings and fake blood, people in glow in the dark costumes, film fests, drum lines, machines from the future, human size yams and AWFUL Wrestling just to list a few things.

Don’t need a stage or have something that doesn’t directly translate into a time slot?
We’re also looking for people to take up “vendor” spots.
Here’s the rules:
You do not necessarily have to be selling something.
You must have some element of crowd participation in what you’re doing.
Ideally you’ll be at the fest all day or at least until AWFUL Wrestling starts at 8pm. (The fest starts at 2pm)
-If you’re primarily selling something the cost is $55 (cheap!)
-If you’re not selling anything the cost is $0
-If you’re selling something as an afterthought (like a small amount of merch) and feel like making a donation to WEIRDO… that would be great.
You get up to a 10’x10’ pop-up tent friendly size space to do with what you will.

There are 10 or so spots in the “WEIRDO Market” zone at Philadelphia Brewing Co. Those are the spots right in the thick of it. The rest of the show is performance and clever chaos. This is a highly pretentious, proper, scrapy, art puke sh*t show, and that’s how we’re doing it.

GENERAL INFO FOR STUFF:
There is a link to an application form in our bio! That is how you apply!

If you’re making noise or doing something that would compromise other performances let us know!

DO NOT MAKE A MESS YOU CAN NOT CLEAN UP!

BYO everything you need.

WEIRDO is on Saturday, October 17th!
From about 2pm-10pm
In the East Kensington Neighborhood of Philadelphia and is the main hub.

Bye!

07/16/2026

Art and culture connect us all. We’re proud to be among the 322 organizations supported by the this year. This grant provides essential unrestricted support that allows us to serve the
Philadelphians we love.

07/13/2026

CALL FOR CRANKIE ACTS!
Philadelphia’s first Crankie Festival is coming to Kensington in September and we are seeking short acts of live storytelling through scrolling panoramic art! Submit your crankie by July 26th through the form in our bio. More details coming soon!
Please save the festival date!
Mortal Coil: The Kensington Crankie Fest
At 2223 Fish (2223 E Dauphin St 19125)
Saturday September 26th

Please help spread the word!

What is a crankie? Check out for some examples!

This festival has been made possible with the help of and organized by with some help from .

* We’re still doing Ephemera this year as well! While both events are technically all ages, Ephemera is more adult and Mortal Coil is more family friendly.

06/27/2026

06/26/2026

Hello!
Won’t you take these lovely meteorological lemons we’ve been handed by life and make some lemonade with us?
SATURDAY!
It’s probably rainy.
Here’s the plan. We have space for the vendors and a bunch of the shows inside the wonderful
LET’S TURN THE BREWERY INTO A FUNHOUSE!
A Kensington Q***r Circus Funhouse!
If it’s raining we’ll be inside!
If it’s not, we’ll be outside!
Most likely it’ll be a little of both!

Come have fun with us!
The schedule is in the link in our bio, but here it is anyway. We’re going to try and stick to it as best we can! See you at the circus!

📚 2PM – Drag Story Time
🌀 2:30PM – Flow Arts Jam
💄 3PM – Drag Show
🎪 3:30PM – Cotton Candy Circus Aerial Cabaret
🤡 4:15PM – Kensington Q***r Clown Contest
🎬 4:30PM – Bigtop Screwball Circus Film Showcase
🎭 5PM – 2nd Hand Circus
🛼 6PM – Roller Circus
🎯 7PM – CDH Sideshow
💪🏽 8PM – Q***r Arm Wrestling