Ongoing
Francis Kite Club is a bar and social club; a site of fellowship and a shared space in the East Village of Manhattan founded by friends and co-conspirators. The Kite hosts a range of activities, including live music, art, performance, workshops, and special convenings in a bar setting. The effort reflects a desire to come together, think, share, have a good time, and escape the norms of our professional and social trenches.
The founding group comprises people working in film, music, art, political organizing, and publishing. Members who are shaping the space include artist and organizer Laura Hanna (Debt Collective), film stunt coordinator John McEnerney, curator and writer Laura Raicovich (Culture Strike), musician Kyp Malone (TV on the Radio), arts fabricator and creative producer Alice McGillicuddy, artist and organizer Nina Nichols, writer and musician Will Meyer, organizer and writer Astra Taylor, economist Caitlin Kline, painter Rommel R, musician Hannah Marcus, artist Lauren Bon, and literary agent Mel Flashman. Artists and new members move through the space daily, building the Kite with their performances and programming ideas. Visit at 40 Avenue C, East Village, New York.