A free, bi-weekly hip-hop and jazz jam session headed by multi-instrumentalist Elisha Henis. The event is known for its intimate, improvised performances from various instrumentalists and vocalists playing seamlessly together. Bring your instruments!

My Favorite Thoroughfare is a comedy variety hour hosted by Catherine Davis, featuring some of NYC’s most exciting clowns, characters, and experimental comedians in acts of devotion to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway. In this special movie-themed event, emcee Didi Vendredi’s annual holiday screening of the 2000 movie Chocolat gets derailed by the film-lovers, consumer advocates, and pioneers of cinema she has invited to the show.

Cuzco celebrates its 10-year anniversary as a band with an east coast tour together with fellow math rock sweethearts, Catholics, playing NYC for the first time. Join us for the ebb and flow of twinkly guitars and syncopated drums, characterizing the sea of songs created by the two bands the past ten years. Local indie pop-rock, post-punk, fun-hang act Good Cry kicks off the night.
Free to enter space | Tickets to enter Stage Room: https://events.humanitix.com/cuzco-catholics-good-cry

A NIGHT OF LOVE, RAGE, AND MUTUAL AID🖤 🤘🎸🪩🩰 To feed someone is a radical act of love!
Join us for a night of live bands, pole dancing, tattoos, and local art! This event will raise funds to continue restocking the community fridge with quality, choice food every single week and to distribute grocery store gift cards to our community members❤️🖤❤️
Performances By…My Friend Noel, Spite Fences, 6 Local Pole Dancers. If you’re able, please bring cash to tip our incredible performers 💸💸💸
Tickets to enter the Stage Room here: ➡️https://partiful.com/e/96zJwcELrt9TQYLg4YSS?source=share

This is the only comedy show that takes place in the year 2067. Co-hosted by Tony Quesht and CyberGuy, join us for an unforgettable night of clowning, sketch, puppets, music, and slapstick, staged in a future where anything is possible. Tomorrow is Tonight features the best performers this side of the galaxy, with credits including SF Sketchfest, Austin Sketchfest, Television Commercials™, Magnet Theater, UCB, BCC, and beyond.

Featuring a clothing swap sponsored by re/make, crafting stations to make your own gifts (including collage card-making with Rosie’s Magazines, tea bag-making w/Dirty Tea Company, bath bombs w/Scientist Rebellion), poetry and mending workshops, as well as musical performances by Reverend Billy Talen and the Stop Shopping Choir (recently off their tour w/Neil Young), Dragon of Resistance Company, and Johann for Opening Ceremony. There will also be signature climate-themed cocktails including the Net Zero Negroni, the Massive Flooding Margarita and the Sea Level Sour. Get cozy and let’s Sunday Funday! 

Tickets to enter Stage Room at https://luma.com/6fluxs9i or at the door. Use STARRBARSTAR for 20% discount.

Caribb-esque" is an original sultry Burlesque showcase and late-night party inspired by the rich cultures of the Caribbean islands. The show blends captivating Burlesque acts, music, and mesmerizing performances from a diverse range of artists, each bringing their own unique flavor to the stage. It’s a celebration of sensuality, history, pride, and the irresistible rhythms of the Caribbean. Hosted by Haze L. Nutt. Featuring performances by: Susie Dahl, Mila Muerte, Nita Yellowcakes, & Messica Rabbit. Gogo dancers all night! Cover Charge to enter Stage Room.

Sir Kause (@kausetherapper) returns to his birthplace of Brooklyn NY where he will perform the majority of his album “What’s a Crown to the Clouds” in a compelling storied performance you won’t wanna miss! Come see a rising artist in his element alongside some special guests!

Join us for the premiere of Sospiri (dir. Leo Deer, 2025, 66 min.), a movie assembled from thousands of clips sampled from hundreds of old public domain films spanning 1890 - 1970, re-collaged into a new work. Living somewhere between experimental and narrative cinema, it is a surreal meditation on memory and the past. Sospiri follows a person’s journey leaving home and their subsequent troubles attempting to return. For more information on the film, visit @cowboydaydreams or YouTube channel “Cowboy Daydreams”. This is a free event and open to the public, so come on down!

Come party like it’s 1999 (or 1993!) at SEX CHANGE FROM HELL, a once-in-a-millennium literary event hosted by LittlePuss Press and Girl Dad Press. Join us to celebrate the launches of Gendertrash From Hell & Sex Change and the City, two irreverent and hilarious collections about sex, trans culture, and the 1990s. Festivities will include a dramatic reading by Harron Walker & Alex Bedder, a screening of the short film “Gender Troublemakers” (made by the original Gendertrash creators), and a freewheeling chat between LittlePuss editrix Cat Fitzpatrick and Girl Dad editor Tuck Woodstock. Books will be signed!

Join ++, the genre-blending collective from New York, as they celebrate the release of their debut album Legacy. Known for fusing hip hop, rap rock, and R&B, ++ brings together an electrifying lineup of featured artists from the record for a one-of-a-kind live experience. Expect high energy, raw emotion, and a sound that pushes the boundaries of modern music.

We all need a good laugh, so come have a giggle! Constellation Prize Comedy is back tonight at 8pm!

Come hang with the homies as we watch the NYC Mayoral Race results come in.
Discounts on our signature cocktail, The Zohran!

Come sing your heart out every Monday Night at our weekly Karaoke, hosted by the one and only DJ Santiago.

Every first Sunday of the month! Two step, line dance, country music! These dances just keep getting better and better. The Slide Stops bring all their country-lovin’ energy to this fun monthly social.

Two step lessons begin at 8:30 sharp with Sara Juran

Be ready to couple up, take on challenges, and prepare for the MOST dramatic recouplings, all in the name of true love Pearl Island is a FLINTA* reality TV show-inspired dating experience ready to get your heart rates going! Dress in your best costume for a chance to win our costume contest! 

To kick off the NYC DSA’s political education series on colonialism, neocolonialism and natural resource extraction in Congo, please join us for a screening of Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat, a documentary that recounts the suppression of Congo’s national liberation struggle and the horrific assassination of Patrice Lumumba. The film weaves together a complex, global history featuring figures ranging from Louis Armstrong to Malcolm X and Fidel Castro.

This Dance Battle is hosted by Punk Something and @cypher4gaza with 100% of proceeds going to @dahnounmutualaid. Dahnoun does invaluable work providing food, clothing, tents and direct cash aid to families on the ground in Gaza ❤️💚🤍🖤

1v1 open styles, all music! Dj’ed by our resident @breakskee & we’re so honored to announce our incredible judging panel: @bigmikeomegasupreme , @cocomotionnyc & @shadow_pine🤩🤩

Join us for a night of great music, extraordinary dancing, and collective solidarity. Featuring @breakskee spinning all genres on vinyl, and special guests from @dancers_for_palestine !!

Rah Digga writes: “25 years ago today, I dropped my debut album DIRTY HARRIET. Thank you to all of the producers and artists who lent their talents to helping me put this masterpiece together. Thank you to @bustarhymes , @ablitz2020 , Vinita Butler @iamsylviarhone, and the entire Elektra records staff for all of your hard work and dedication in helping bring my baby to life.” This anniversary show at Starr Bar will be lit.

Presenting ART ROCK at Starr Bar! Dr. Dan has renounced his evil medical degree and decided to become an artist. Check out our live music show FREE Sunday with four incredible acts! It’ll be spectabulous! Poster by @izzymarsail

Workers Strike Back is organizing this watch party for Kshama Sawant’s campaign. Working people across the country are coming together for a rally to build her independent, anti-genocide, pro-worker campaign for Congress to defeat warmongering Democrat Adam Smith. Her campaign is demanding an end to the genocide in Gaza by ending all U.S. military aid to Israel, stopping the deportations and shutting down all detention centers, free healthcare for all by taxing the rich, and rent control. Come out to Starr Bar for our NYC area watch party and learn how you can support this important campaign!

On the decks are NYC local Fatin, bicoastal baddie Mansaf Mama, and our guest from San Francisco: Ahmed!
10% of proceeds will benefit the Middle East Children's Alliance.
Stage Room Suggested Cover: $10 in advance, $15 at the door

Join us to celebrate 5 years of advocacy, organizing, and community power! We launched Freedom Agenda in October 2020 with a commitment to continue the vital work of building power with directly impacted people to decarcerate New York City, transform our approach to public safety, and bring the closure of Rikers Island to the finish line.
This celebration is more than just a milestone - it's a chance to honor the community that's been at the heart of our work, and build momentum for the fights ahead.