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Lola Staar is Reborn in Coney Island!!

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"Her name was Lola, she was a showgirl..." the Lyrics blasted from her pink boom box from the Sears catalog. Lola Staar, shimmied her seven-year-old body into her favorite fringed flapper dress from the dress up chest. With a determined gleam in her eye, she pulled on her pompom footies and laced her roller skates tightly to her feet. Then, Lola began to skate. Unbeknownst to the world above, this basement showgirl was hard at work. the metal wheels of her roller skates became a shiny blur as she passed again and again the dress-up chest, ping pong table, the hot water heater and around again. She could feel her heart pounding in her chest.....Lola knew, she always knew, one day she would be a star.
As Lola Staar grew, her dreams changed course but she always revered the profound truth in those boom-box-dress-up-daydreams. In 1991 Lola dreamt her fabulous tee shirt line into existence. This dream was born out of the magical thumping techno bass of abandoned warehouse raves in Detroit where Lola first sold her glittering line of tees. The dream of creating empowering clothing with the same sense of dreaming as the fringed flapper dress from the dress up chest brought Lola to New York City. It wasn't long before her heart soon found it's home in Coney Island. Since that fateful day, Lola Staar has captured the hearts of millions with the adorably sassy line of tee shirts that she designs and sells at The Lola Staar Souvenir Boutique on the Coney Island Boardwalk, the Union Square Holiday Market and in fabulous retail stores across the world.
The shimmering breeze of the sparkling sea brought Lola to the magical and sometimes scandalous land of mayhem and wonder, Coney Island. Since the summer of 2001 the iridescent hot pink glow of the Lola Staar Souvenir Boutique can be seen for miles around, radiating from the legendary Coney Island Boardwalk. Seduced by the love of glitz and the glare of sparkling lights, Lola opened her boutique and began capturing the bazaar history and fantastical folklore of carvivalesque land of Coney Island in her tee shirt designs. Each summer, customers lose themselves in the rapture of Coney Island souvenirs and collectibles, enchant-alicous Lola Staar tees, glittering jewelry, marvelous Mermaid Day memorabilia, beach toys, sparkling dress up gear, antique tin windup toys, beautiful tattoo parlor chochkie and an infinity of kitschy novelties.
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Dreamland Movie Premier- 6-24-08
Village Cinema East, Manhattan

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Two Nights of Dreamland Benefit Bliss!!

1920's Flapper Skate Easy Benefit- June 13th!!

Help us make Lola Staar's Dreamland Roller Rink a reality and have a fabulous evening in decadent 1920's speak easy... ahem.... skate easy style!! This magical evening will transport you back to the fabulous Coney Island Deamland of the 1920s while simultaneously manifesting Lola Staar's Dreamland Roller Rink into the future!

Peggy O' Neil's is located at 1904 Surf Ave in Coney Island!

Bring Roller Glam Back Benefit!- June 15th!

Help us bring back the satin and glitter days of Roller Glam back to Brooklyn at our second Lola Staar's Dreamland Roller Rink Benefit at Superfine!!

Burlesque Roller Disco hotties!! Music!! Dancing!! Silent Auction!! Super 8 Coney Projections!! Hot DJs!! and more!!

Superfine is located at 63 York Street in Dumbo, Brooklyn, NY.

Dreamland Roller Rink Silent Auction!!

We will auction off fabulous prizes such as a roller skate autographed by Cindy Lauper, a breathtaking Coney Island pencil drawing by Captain Bob, Vintage Coney Island collectibles, photography, oil painting by Lola Staar, limited edition prints and more!!

The silent auction will take place at both of our Dreamland Roller Rink Benefits!! Please send an email to [email protected] if you'd like to donate artwork, collectibles, photos or other magical treasures to our Silent Auction!! You will receive fabulous Roller Rink prizes, passes and Lola Staar gear in return for your donation! Please email us for more info about contributing!

New Web Site!!

www.DreamlandRollerRink.com!!!

Breathtaking prizes will be awarded to the first 300 people who pledge their love and support at www.DreamlandRollerRink.com!!

Incredible VIP Passes to Fabulous Skating Parties!!
Unlimited Season Passes to Lola Staar's Dreamland Roller Rink!!
Lifetime Memberships to Lola Staar's Love Club!!
Limited Edition Dreamland Collectors Items!!
and Much More!! For a limited time only!
Once the rink opens, these amazing opportunities will not be available!!

Enchanted First Night of Dreamland!

On March 22nd 2008 an aura of magic descended over Coney Island and Lola Staar's Dreamland Roller Rink was born!! Beneath an enormous full moon, the historical landmark Childs Building on the Coney Island Boardwalk was transformed into Lola Staar's Dreamland Roller Rink..... for just one magical night!!

Since that night, Lola has been working night and day to reopen the Dreamland Roller Rink. She has overcome many obstacles in the labyrinth of obtaining permits and insurance for the rink. These obstacles have added exorbitant costs to the reopening of Dreamland! Costs that we simply cannot cover with the budget in our business plan. After some generous donations we are very close to being able to reopen.... but we aren't quite there yet! Hence, we need your help to reopen the fabulous Dreamland Roller Rink.

You may be saying to yourself "but I thought Lola won a contest that paid for the opening of her Roller Rink." Well...the sponsors of the contest help to set the wheels of the dream in motion by hosting a one night Roller Skating Party. Since that party, it has been up to Lola to figure out a way to manifest this dream into a reality!! We need your help to make it happen!!

Super Cute Roller Rink Tee!!

Available at our Shop and on our web site!!!

Represent Lola Staar's Roller Rink Dreams Come true with this adorable Dreamland Roller Rink Tee!!

Spring is here......the sweet sugar smell of cotton candy fills the air, the disco ball spins to the beat of the bubble gum tunes and Lola's glittering shelves are bursting with delicious treasures!!

The Lola Staar Souvenir Boutique on the boardwalk is open and so excited for the BEST SUMMER EVER in Coney Island!!

The Lola Staar Souvenir Boutique is located on the Coney Island boardwalk between 12th street and Stilwell Ave! We are open every Saturday and Sunday (11:00- 7:00) during the spring and everyday during the summer!

Don't forget to visit our new boutique in the Stilwell Avenue Subway station...opening soon!!

The music plays all through the room and now the lights start spinning....

Dreams are the Future of Coney Island!!!

Coney Island was created by small business owners with enormous, larger-than-life dreams of creating a fantastical experience of reality! That is what makes Coney Island the unique, wonderland of quirky dreams-come-true that it is!

Coney Island is currently traveling down a bumpy and precarious road of redevelopment!

We are so happy to have the opportunity to contribute this dream-come-true to the landscape of enchantment in Coney Island during this transitional time!

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Be a Star... come on LIVE FOREVER!!!

Briana Winter and Brandon Wilde captured the essence of Coney Island in the Lola Staar theme song which Briana performed live at the opening of the Dreamland Roller Rink!! One of the most magical moments of the night was when Briana Winter, wearing a stunning white three piece suit, skated into the center of the roller rink as Lola Staar's Heartthrob roller dancers swirled around her, doing a fabulous routine which was choreographed by Angie Pontani!

L - O - L - A.... Briana sang in her velvety voice "Be a star... come on LIVE FOREVER".....and the entrancing roller disco beat filled the walls of the historic Childs Building....

The beautiful terra cotta King Neptune reliefs whose color has been worn thin from ages of seaside revelry, looked on as the skaters circled, again and again...and laughter and music filled the salty sea air. You could feel the ancient walls rejoicing at the amazing life and energy which filled it's space for the first time in decades. It truly felt like that historic moment would live forever in the Spirit of Coney Island!!

The Lola Staar Theme Song!!!

announcing the debut of this fabulous song

by Briana Winter and Brandon Wilde

Rock stars, Briana Winter and Brandon Wilde, wrote and produced the super sassy, enchant-a-licious Lola Staar Theme song!!

The Lola Staar Theme Song is sure to be a huge hit at the Roller Rink!

Download this song for FREE at myspace.com/brianawinter or click on her lovely photo in my faves section!!

Burlesque Light, Gold Teeth and Miracles!!

paintings by Hawley Hussey!!

Hawley Hussey's mermaids hover above the sparkling sea in technicolor splendor, enchanting Coney Island with their sublime and dangerous radiance!!

Few people glow with as much vivacious enthusiasm as mermaid artist extrordinaire, Coney Island resident, Polar Bear member and one of Lola Staar's favorite customers... Hawley Hussey!!

You are all invited to see her incredible show of paintings at:

32 Court Street (across from Borough Hall) Suite 301 Brooklyn, NY 11201 718-638-9035

Opening: Reception for the Mermaid Monday March 31, 2008 5 - 8pm

joy division, new order, depeche mode, the go gos, banaramma, blur, the smiths, my bloody valentine, morrisey, pixies, oasis, sugarcubes, gwen stefani, the charlatans, my life with the thrill kill kult, chapterhouse, ride, lush, franz ferdinand, cindi lauper, stereolab, bauhaus, underworld, beastie boys, clan of xymox, sisters of mercy, ministry, cathrine wheel, swayzak, big audio dynamite, psychadelic furs, echo and the bunnymen, a flock of seagulls, siouxsie and the banshees, violent femmes, madonna, michael jackson, the cars, modern english, buzzcocks, dead milkmen, m.i.a, white stripes, justin timberlake, autecher, boy george, bowery electric, blues explosion, slowdive, tear garden, legendary pink dots, raconteurs, the killers, david bowie, smashing pumpkins, janes addiction, arcade fire, the cure, cocteau twins, decemberists, raveonettes, the stratford 4, shins, the B-52's, kasbian, death cab for cutie, the clash, happy mondays, sundays, stelastarr, rogue wave, youth group, ladytron, bjork, sigur ros, blondie, radiohead, orbital, midnight movies, asobi seksu

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We search the universe to find the most magical treasures to present to you at our store!! The Lola Staar Souvenir Boutique has hundreds of new products to amaze, entice and astound you!!!

May the enchantment of Lola Staar shine in the snow globe of your soul and reveal the suspicion hidden deep inside of the you that this magical place has always existed and thrives in the continually shifting amusement park of life called possibility.Be a Star, Live Forever.....Lola Staar!

Shaina and the Master!!

Pauly D finally got the cookies I'd promised him all summer.... as you can see, it was well worth the wait!!

End of Summer Fireworks!!!

My Blog

Glamour magazine fulfills and films the visions of two New Yorkers- Daily News

http://www.nydailynews.com/other/2008/06/26/2008-06-26_glamo ur_magazine_fulfills_and_films_the_.htmlBY LEAH CHERNIKOFFDaily News- Thursday, June 26th 2008Every girl's got a dream. Some want to be a st...
Posted by Lola Staar on Thu, 26 Jun 2008 08:07:00 PST

The Time To SAVE CONEY ISLAND is NOW!! June 24th 6PM!!

The Time to SAVE CONEY ISLAND is NOW!! Please attend this Public Scoping Hearing, June 24th, 6PM Please voice your opinion about the City's Plan to redevelop Coney Island at this Public Scoping Hearin...
Posted by Lola Staar on Fri, 20 Jun 2008 06:22:00 PST

Mermaid Parade descends on Coney Island Saturday- amNew York

http://www.amny.com/news/local/am-merm0620,0,4777012.storyBy Megan Stride | Special to amNewYorkMermaids will make their annual return to Coney Island this weekend. This time around, however, one merm...
Posted by Lola Staar on Fri, 20 Jun 2008 05:32:00 PST

Skate Easy Benefit June 13th! Roller Glam Benefit June 15th!!

Two Nights of Dreamland Benefit Bliss!! 1920's Flapper Skate Easy Benefit- June 13th!!Help us make Lola Staar's Dreamland Roller Rink a reality and have a fabulous evening in decadent 1920's speak eas...
Posted by Lola Staar on Fri, 06 Jun 2008 02:54:00 PST

Two Fabulous Nights of Benefit Bliss for Dreamland Roller Rink!! *

more details soon!!
Posted by Lola Staar on Fri, 30 May 2008 02:29:00 PST

Help Make Dreamland Roller Rink a Reality!!

New Web Site!!www.DreamlandRollerRink.com!!!Breathtaking prizes will be awarded to the first 300 people who pledge their love and support at www.DreamlandRollerRink.com!!Incredible VIP Passes to Fabu...
Posted by Lola Staar on Tue, 20 May 2008 09:48:00 PST

Her future’s so bright, she’s gotta wear skates- VenusZine

By Anna DilemnaPublished: April 23rd, 2008 Offering an unlikely combination of tawdry decadence and wholesome family fun, New York's Coney Island has always had something for everyone. People go there...
Posted by Lola Staar on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 05:07:00 PST

Coney Island rink is ready to roll- NY Daily News Article

BY MATT LYSIAK DAILY NEWS WRITERFriday, March 21st 2008, Dianna Carlin’s dream of a Coney Island roller rink will start coming true Saturday when the landmarked Child’s Restaurant Building...
Posted by Lola Staar on Fri, 21 Mar 2008 04:24:00 PST

ROLL CALL IN BKLYN- Article in NY Post

NEW CONEY SKATING PALACE RINKS A BELLBy RICH CALDERSTAAR BRIGHT: Activist Dianna Carlin (above) opens her Lola Staar rink to the public tomorrow.March 21, 2008 -- Brooklyn’s ready to roll again....
Posted by Lola Staar on Fri, 21 Mar 2008 04:16:00 PST

Announcing the debut of The Lola Staar Theme Song!! by Briana Winter and Brandon Wilde!!

The Lola Staar Theme Song!!! announcing the debut of this fabulous song by Briana Winter and Brandon WildeRock stars, Briana Winter and Brandon Wilde, wrote and produced the super sassy, enchant-a-lic...
Posted by Lola Staar on Fri, 21 Mar 2008 06:57:00 PST