
Trans Justice Funding Project: Melody Matthews Live
This event in the Stage Room will be raising funds for the Trans Justice Funding Project - an organization that funds grassroots trans movements across the nation. Melody Matthews will be performing music from their newly released album.

Wednesday Comedy Night
We all need a good laugh, so come have a giggle! On Oct 15th, we begin our line up with Fully Charged Open Mic at 5pm, followed by The Annual Men in NYC Fishing Trip Variety Show at 8pm!

Pulse Sessions
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!

Rah Digga Live at Starr Bar
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.

Dance Battle for Palestine
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 !!

Film Screening: Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat
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.

Film Screening - Occupy Wall Street: An American Dream
Please join us for a screening of the new film Occupy Wall Street: An American Dream (dir. Michelle Fawcett, 2025, 51 min.), a personal narrative with footage from travels to 42 occupations in 27 states in 2011-2013 that offers a unique look at how the movement spread like wildfire, upending politics as usual. It’s the story of laid-off factory workers in the Rust Belt, Indigenous activists in the Southwest fighting another kind of occupation, recent graduates saddled with debt and no jobs, and homeless veterans of America’s forever wars kicked to the curb. But out of this suffering, the occupiers forged a new American Dream on street corners, parks, and public plazas from coast to coast. And out of this struggle, they flipped the script from austerity to inequality, from reform to revolution, and from fear to power, heralding a new era in American politics. The film will be followed by discussion with the filmmaker about the movement and its legacy.

SuperNova Sound Sessions
Supernova Sound Sessions A live music night w/ Zuri Honey Supreme, #FreeKev, Pete Love, & Misa — pure vibes, real sound ✨

Film: Halloween Shorts Showcase
Experience the darkly creative side of Brooklyn filmmakers at the Halloween Shorts Showcase. Enjoy a lineup of horror and Halloween-inspired short films and music videos, followed by a Q&A and community mixer.

Pearl Island Halloween Dating Games & Mixer
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!

Country Line dancing: Stomping' with the Slide Stops
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

Legacy Release Show
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.

Film screening: Sospiri
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!

Live: Kause
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!

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

Art Rock with Dr. Dan
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

The Medley Open Mic
Celebrate Brooklyn’s music makers—with featured performances by members of The Medley. ⭐️ Come meet fellow musicians and build harmonious community.

Watch Party: Kshama Sawant Rally
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!

Arabian Nights DJ Showcase
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

Popola Party
Popola Party is the home for the queer afro-caribbean & latinx diaspora in nyc (and those that love us, obvio). it’s the space pa’ sudar perreando en el dancefloor, pa’ vivir la bachata más romántica, pa’ tirar un dip en medio del reggaetón, y pa’ celebrar todas las facetas de la popola 🥵✨.
this time, venimos con otro lineup delicioso:
🎧 @djmangumami 🎧 @waldoxb 🎧 @agentdmz 🎧@papi.wav__ 🎧 @xsalemx
hosted by fabulosas leyendas: 👸 @jordynferrero 🤴 @javy_rodriguez 👸 @lamixedqueer 🫅 @fairyrinor 🤴 @fernandobrunord 👸 @miscelvnea and por supuesto, @ayeraslay on the mic again 🎤

Isekai: Become:Reborn
BECOME:REBORN into a renaissance rave like no other. A night filled with enchanting visuals, charming characters, and mesmerizing music.
Arrive as your truest self, adorned in your fantasy or renaissance wardrobe. We cast no judgments, only buffs. All species and classes are welcome.

Freedom Agenda's 5 Year Anniversary
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.

DJ Rell
Our new favorite DJ on the decks all night mixing Dancehall, hip hop and R&B all night.

NY ❤️ LA Fundraiser
Dance to sounds by Sonny Singh, Tarka, and DJ Ushka at this fundraiser for Faizah Malik, who is running for LA City Council! Support a DSA comrade and her movement for more affordable housing, safe streets, thriving neighborhoods, and a government that works for the people, not the wealthy few. RSVP here: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/nycfm25/

The Idiot’s Hour Clown Show
An variety clown show, driven by a deeply rooted need in human society to embrace and celebrate our Inner Idiot. We often fear judgment and worry about being seen as idiots in our darkest moments. But let’s accept it with ridiculous laughter, because we often are. A good life isn’t about banishing our Inner Idiot; it’s about living with it sensibly. This is a safe space to be stupid, awkward, and human. Not a flicker, but a fire — long-form clowning.

Weekly Monday Open Mic
Every Monday Night, @ArtvsLifenyc hosts an unforgettable Open Mic at Starr bar. There is always a featured performer. Bands, Singers, Poets, Dancers are all welcome! Doors at 5pm. Sign ups at 6pm.

Live: Brass Monkeys Brass Band
Hailing from the vibrant streets of New York City, Brass Monkeys is an electrifying brass band that's breathing new life into the soulful sounds of New Orleans. With a repertoire that effortlessly blends the infectious rhythms of the Crescent City with irresistible pop covers, our musical journey is a foot-stomping, heart-pounding, and soul-soothing experience like no other.

DJ Sunny Dee
Resident DJ Sunny Dee hits the deck again keeping you on the dance floor all night long.

Lightly Toasted Presents: Grounded DJ Dance Party
Experience rhythms from the diasporas — Afro House, Afrobeats, Indo House, Soca, Reggaeton, Hip Hop, and R&B. Together, we’ll let the drumbeats that have sustained our communities for generations reconnect us with our bodies — a reminder that joy and sustainability are intertwined.
Come get rooted in rhythm, uplifted in spirit, and connected in community.
🎶 Sounds by @zewoooooooo, @bachtroy, & @brownbuttervibes

Fairy Disco
Grab your bell bottoms and fairy ears, we’re going to a soul train in the magical garden. Join La Gatita drag collective for an enchanting evening full of dancing, drag, DJs, and vendors. Keep the good times rolling at this mutual fundraiser; for a good cause with a groovy beat.

Bushwhipped Vol. 6
Welcome to Bushwhipped - a black, queer party series focused on good music, good vibes and good people. We're back for Volume 6 with an end of summer banger to bring in the fall season! A portion of all proceeds for this event will go to black and/or LGBTQ organizations/community members.
Sounds by Urthtones & DJ Panthera!

La Pendejaria
Join Adriana Ascencio, Tess Garcia and Con Tiempo for a night of comedy and community, featuring amazing raffle items from Latin-owned businesses and sounds from DJ Promethalina. All proceeds go to Mi Tlalli, an organization that supports aslyum-seeking communities and The Sameer Project, which supplies aid to displaced families in Gaza.

The Haven Jam
Every 4th Tuesday of each month, Ali Bishop hosts a jam session here. Bring your instruments, because all are welcome!

AGENT DMZ on the decks
Agent DMZ is a multi-talented force hailing from New York and molded in Puerto Rico. As a Black-Boricua, her unique roots infuse her music with unparalleled flavor. Come dance, its free fun.

DJ Fritzo's Music Video Jam!
An original Brooklynite, Fritzo proudly shoulders the mission of cultivating the lost spirit of NYC nightlife: when partying was about expression, style, and sweat. As a former music video director, he combined his two passions, music and the moving picture, to create the Music Video Jam! where he mixes music videos on HD screens, immersing guests in a unique visual and sonic experience. With a vinyl collection of over 20,000 records, and an equally extensive digital library of music videos that span many genres and eras, you will be mesmerized on the dancefloor .

Nova York Favela: Brazilian DJ showcase
Excited to host our first NOVA YORK FAVELA party! Bringing you the best New York and Brazil have to offer! To kick things off we have:
DJ Nyack reppin’ São Paulo @djnyack
DJ Julio Rodriguez reppin’ Rio de Janeiro @djjuliorodrigues
Disco Curandera reppin’ da boogie down Bronx @steffi_michelle
Come thru to dance, vibe, and enjoy this dope line up we have in store!!

Standup Against Billionaires
Come see some of the best comedians in New York with headliner Judah Friedlander from NBC’s 30 Rock! Standup Against Billionaires is a comedy showcase and benefit working to raise money for Planet Over Profit— a mutual aid organization working to fight back against climate change and billionaires through direct action. Come out, laugh, and fight for a better world. See you there, then!”

Sunrise Movement: How to End an Oligarchy Teach in
Join two facilitators from Sunrise NYC for a teach-in on empowering working people to resist the billionaire class's influence on our elections. Working with material similar to Bernie Sander's and AOC's national tour, this more intimate workshop provides space for discussion, learning, and a chance to meet your neighbors who want to advocate for environmental justice.