This weekend all of the most fabulous burlesque stars in the entire galaxy descend upon the velvet curtained stages of New York! For one dazzling weekend they astound and amaze the masses with their hypnotizing dances, sassy strip tease and thought provoking performance art! We will be selling Merch at the festival on Friday &…
Yesterday I pulled up to the stop light, feeling heavy with sadness & deep in thought about what I should do that night, on the eve of what would have been Shimmer’s 16th birthday. I thought really hard as I sat there at the stoplight “What would *she* want me to do to celebrate her…
NEW DESIGN! And exciting news! I’m branching out and designing rad Lola Star creations that celebrate other neighborhoods in NYC in addition to Coney Island! For 21 years I’ve focused my art almost exclusively on Coney Island but now I’m expanding my vision and creating a “Small Town, Big City” collection will launch at lolastar.com in…
Happy birthday to my forever best friend, Shimmer Star! She would have been 16 years old today! This Friday we celebrate her life at our sold out Shimmer Disco Skate Party at Dreamland Roller Rink!
Who remembers my original Dreamland Roller Rink on the Coney Island boardwalk? I opened my first Dreamland Roller Rink in 2008 inside the historical landmark Childs building, a terracotta nautical castle-like building just down the boardwalk from the Amusement Area. It was close enough to see the amusement park rides glittering in the distance but far…
Happy National Dog Day! So happy to have opened my heart back up again to dive into a new lifetime of love, joy and adventure with my little 7 month old Dazzle Star. For about 1 year it seemed like I’d never be able to adopt a new doggie life partner after the loss of…
A rainbow of beach umbrellas after the storm! Come soak in the sunshine and magic on the Coney Island beach today! And swing by our shop to say hello! It’s a beautiful beach day and Dazzle Star is working as the star doggie hostess today! Come visit!!!!
Dreaming of sunny blue Coney Island skies! You can still bask in the Coney good vibes today by shopping for glittering Lola Star Coney Island Magic online at LolaStar.com. Stay safe and see you on the boardwalk this week when the summer party resumes!
It’s my “Groovy Gal Anniversary” lol! Check out this NY Daily news feature about my Dreamland Roller disco! I love that they christened me the “Groovy Gal” of NYC in this article from 7 years ago! And I think I can proudly say I’ve lived up to that title for the past 7 years!
Shhhh don’t tell anyone…. But today is the secret soft opening of the brand new roller coaster in Coney Island, The Phoenix! We checked it out and it looks like FUN!
Flying across the country to L.A. for one day to celebrate the opening of the incredibly fabulous Discoasis with the legendary Nile Rodgers and his team of roller disco magic makers! Stay tuned for roller disco magic and California dreams come true!
TONIGHT! The Coney Island fireworks party begins as we blast off into our 2021 season of weekly firework magic! Visit us for a sunset pina colada and stay to watch the fireworks on the beach at 10pm! Friday night fireworks take place, weather permitting, every Friday at 10pm on the Coney Island boardwalk! Our shop…
You guys always ask us where you should go to see fabulous burlesque shows…. And so…. if you want to see an ALL STAR cast of the best burlesque performers in the world you WON’T want to miss this Simmer Sizzler at City Winery on Aug 21st at 8pm!
It’s time for COMMUNITY SUNSET BEACH YOGA in Coney Island! We are partnering with our good friend One love wellness to bring you donation based community yoga classes EVERY TUES 7pmSunset Yoga with One love wellness Starting July 6th WHERE?on the Coney Island beach at West 19th St WHO?All levels are welcome! No experience necessary! Come experience your…
Check out the two page spread featuring my Dreamland Roller Disco in today’s NY Post! So many of my fabulous Dreamland Roller Disco skaters are in the piece along with tons of rad photos from our Gaga vs Madonna party a few weeks ago!
Thank you to our favorite Coney Island elected official, State Assembly Woman Mathilde Frontus organizing a beach clean up today! We donated these Lola Star Coney Island tees (which AM Frontus is rockin in this photo) so all the organizers could look fab while they cleaned our beach! You can join them on July 11th as they clean…
Who’s coming to Coney Island today to be among the very first to ride the new Phoenix roller coaster? .This magnificent new ride just had its soft opening yesterday! It’s triumphant opening represents the resilience of the Coney Island spirit! Come celebrate with us! We will be open from 10-8pm today! Come for a spin…
It’s gonna be a gorgeous weekend at Coney Island! Come visit Lola and dazzle at Lola star Coney Island Boardwalk! and don’t forget to stop by the freak bar at Coney Island USA for a refreshing drink and check out the Side show!
Fresh new haircut! Fresh new mural! Feeling sassy and ready for summer in Coney Island!!
Lola and Dazzle stopped by Coney Island USA to congratulate them on their triumphant reopening after being closed because of Covid for 1.5 years! I jumped right up on the lap of the legendary creator of the Mermaid Parade,Coney Island Side show and Burlesque on the beach, Dick Zigun! ,
We are hiring!!!!! Work on the beach in fabulous Coney Island!!!! We are looking for a super friendly, responsible shift manager for our Coney Island shop! Full or part time! It’s a super fun job full of good, sunny, magical beach vibes! Please DM us for more details about the positions or send your info…
Happy Mother’s Day everyone! So happy to be celebrating in Coney Island! Sending you love and puppy kisses wherever you are!
Reporting to work on the Coney Island boardwalk! Another fab day at Lola star Coney Island! Come visit us!
What are the odds that a vegan could love a butcher? Mr. Prince and I had a bond that could even overcome even those kind of impossible odds. I am so saddened to hear of the passing of my good friend and Coney Island legend, Jimmy Prince. He was a true Coney Island treasure, spreading…
Long live the SOUL of Coney Island! Thank you so much to everyone who came out to my Save Coney Island meeting last night! It was a truly insightful and inspiring night full of brilliant ideas about how to reform Save Coney Island and work together to ensure the People’s Playground remains the diverse, accessible, inclusive,…
TOMORROW we launch our 2021 Dreamland Roller Disco season at Lakeside Brooklyn with a SOUL TRAIN skate party! Tickets are live! See you on the dance floor
Good morning from Coney Island! Grabbing some coffee on the boardwalk before work in my brand new bliss mermaid camp mug! It’ll be hitting the shop shelves and online boutique this week!
Happy 9th Birthday to our fabulous Lola Star sign! This fab design was hand drawn by Lola and features a portrait of her and the reflection of Coney Island glittering in the reflection of her heart shaped sunglasses! We believe that it’s cool local art like our sign that make Coney Island a unique place to…