Filming of Atomic Beach Party

The Star Diner is no stranger to the movie camera in Rhode Island. Manifest Breakfast and the Showtime Series Brotherhood . If you happen to be in the Rumford area you may see some interesting activity at the diner. Scorpio Film Releasing has been shooting a Si/Fi flick “Atomic Beach Party” at the diner. 1950’s era automobiles and even an Elvis sighting have been reported in recent weeks.

DJ Matinee at the Star Diner was a big success!

Ronnie & The Satellites

Ronnie and the Satellites sounded just like back in the day as they belted out the tunes they are famous for like Last Night I Dreamed and Bunny Lee. A jam packed crowd in the dining room at the Star Diner on 10/22/09.. Radio Oldies DJ’s and several memorable Doo-Wop era singers were in attendance for Ronnie and the Satellites ‘Deja Vu Debut Preview’. The consensus of everyone who attended is that they are ready hit the road again singing to audiences and young and older and it all happened at Rhode Islands Number One Oldies Diner Doo-Wop Pit Stop’ the Star Diner.
Event Photos:

Ronnie and The Satellites

Ronnie and The Satellites

Virginia Anderson and her husband Lesley Anderson of The Dubs

George T. Smith (right) Dell Padget (Center) of the Castaleers with Joe Fiske of Ronnie & the Satellites.

Castaleers - That's why I cry.

3W Seeburg Jukebox

DJ Bob Spicer WLLI-FM (Right) with Jerry Raymond of Cal-Raye

Star Diner expands hours & our menu is online.

The Star Diner’s customers spoke and we listened. We have decided to expand our hours to meet the needs of our customers and  our menu is now online.

To see our menu & hours click here

The Star Diner in East Providence, recently restored by its owners,is one of the winners of the Rhody Awards announced Friday. The Providence Journal / Bob Thayer

Providence Journal

Rhody Awards honor historic preservation

10/20/2009 01:00 AM EDT

Journal Arts Writer

A classic 1950s diner, a preservation specialist who works with the Narragansett Indian tribe, and a modernist church designed by the pioneering architect Pietro Belluschi are among the winners of this year’s Rhody Awards, which honor outstanding historic preservation efforts around the state.

The awards were announced Friday by two of the state’s leading preservation organizations: Preserve Rhode Island and the Rhode Island Heritage and Preservation Commission.

Among the projects receiving an award were two from the mid-20th-century: The Star Diner (1951), an East Providence landmark that was recently restored by its owners, and the Church of St. Gregory the Great (1960), a modernist icon on the campus of the Portsmouth Abbey School.

Other winners include the Newport Restoration Foundation, which won for its restoration of the historic Almy-Cory House in Portsmouth; the City of Providence, which won for its eco-friendly restoration of the Nathan Bishop Middle School; and John B. Brown III, a preservation specialist who won for his efforts to protect the historical legacy of the Narragansett Indians.

All 12 of this year’s Rhody Award winners will be honored at the annual Preservation Celebration on Thursday, Oct. 29, at 5:30 p.m. at Hope Artiste Village in Pawtucket. For more information on the Preservation Celebration and the award winners, visit the preservation commission Web site at preservation.ri.gov.

Quent Sandford displays the Rhody Award. Photo:Denise J. R. Bass