Thursday, March 27, 2025
8pm (7:30 doors)

By chance, Kembra Pfahler rang the buzzer at 222 Bowery one night during our open hours. Since then, she visits us often. An enduring artist and legendary denizen of the Lower East Side, Kembra is the foremost practitioner of availabism, a performance philosophy she invented, which celebrates the abundance of what’s at hand.

Kembra conceives of an evening of performances she calls Dove Day Afternoon. Organized with the poet Jeanne Graff, it is meant to be a revolutionary celebration of words, dance, and music.

Kembra decorates the space and creates an atmosphere for the night. Jeanne reads a short story involving their long-standing artistic collaboration. Juliana Huxtable, a dominant positive force in the global landscape, reads poems. Tap dancer Joseph Lesher-Liao performs an electronically-modulated routine on his own floor. Singer Ev Christensen, new to NYC by way of North Dakota, graces us with two numbers. The evening concludes with a live performance by Kembra's band, The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black.

The unflinching desire to change the world is this new work's essence.

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