about the kite
The Francis Kite Club is a bar and cultural forum 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 other special convenings. The effort reflects — our desire to escape the norms of our professional and social trenches, and come together to think, share, and have a good time.
Tuck yourself into a booth to sew, join a figure drawing session or draw on your own, meet for conversation with friends and comrades, or read a book in the late afternoon light.
Photo by Truce
“The co-founders’ organizing concept for the Francis Kite Club is nothing less than to offer, at once, the comforts of a home away from home and the productive discomforts of engagement beyond the rut of professional and social habit.”
“There is something bigger than beer brewing at the Francis Kite Club, a new haunt in the East Village whose artists hold performances, shape its programming and debate politics from their barstools.”
“Created by Laura Hanna, Kyp Malone, John McEnerney, Alice McGillicuddy, and Laura Raicovich, the bar at 40 Loisaida Ave. is a combo of uptown chic and downtown social club, with an ethos rooted in the spirit of community and the goal of becoming part of the neighborhood.”