Stella Pasta Bar & Bistro

06/18/2026

10 Tickets Remaining for THE LAST LAUGH, tonight’s Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre at the Van Dyck Music Club! Call in at (518)630-5173 to get your tickets to tonight’s 4-part play & 3-course meal!

06/17/2026

STELLA SUMMER IS ON THE WAY! Here’s all the info you’ll need - hope to see you in the Stockade!

SUMMER BREAK: Stella Pasta Bar & Bistro, Seven Points Brewery, and the Van Dyck Music Club will be CLOSED Sunday, June 28th through Tuesday July, 7th - continuing a new tradition we established last year, we’ll be taking the whole week of 4th of July off.

SUMMER HOURS: June 28th through September 6th, our Restaurant & Brewery will be open with the Dinner Menu, Bar Menu, & Patio Menu from 4:00pm to 9:00pm on Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, & Saturdays; with Happy Hour at the Bar and on the Patio from 4-7pm Wed-Fri. Under these new Summer Hours, we will be closed for Brunch on Sundays, closed on Mondays, and for the first time, closed on TUESDAYS as well.

SUMMER EVENTS: We’re excited to balance the days off with some excellent opportunities to come out & have a great time at the Van Dyck over this 10 week stretch, ft. some ALL-NEW events for us here at 237 Union Street:

WEDNESDAY, JULY 8th:
- Comedy at the Van Dyck w/ Dru Montana
SUNDAY, JULY 12th:
- Drag Brunch with Stella Progress and Friends
SATURDAY, JULY 18th:
- Alex Slomka Trio; Community Driven Live Jazz
FRIDAY, AUGUST 7th:
- The Bijou; Adult Variety Show / Burlesque
SATURDAY, AUGUST 22nd:
- Joe Barna & SKETCHES OF INFLUENCE;
21st Annual Jazz Birthday Bash
SUNDAY, AUGUST 30th:
- Drag Brunch with Stella Progress and Friends #2

🍝🍻&🎷• 237 Union St, Schenectady, NY

06/16/2026

Happy Tuesday!!! In addition to upcoming events on 6/18, 6/20, & 6/21, this big 'ol Newsletter covers STELLA SUMMER: Our Summer Break, Summer Hours, & Summer Events!!!

If you're seeing this on facebook, this week's edition is definitely worth a click - especially if you haven't already subscribed to receive it directly via email through our website (which you should!!!)

Thanks Y'all!! Hope to see you at THE LAST LAUGH or THE CRIBTET or STELLA'S BAKERY POP-UP this week!

Happy Tuesday, Friends & Family of Stella, Seven Points & the Van Dyck! Welcome back to another edition of our Weekly Newsletter, thanks so much for following along! Two of my favorite events upstairs at the Van Dyck Music Club this week, starting with our next Murder Mystery Dinner Theater on Thurs...

06/15/2026

THE LAST LAUGH - a 4-part play & 3-course meal with our friends at Murder Cafe!! $5 off tickets when purchased over-the-phone at (518)630-5173 or in-person at the Van Dyck!

Hope to see you and your friends on THURSDAY, JUNE 18th at 237 Union St.! Check the comments for our special menu & ticketing link!

06/13/2026

Tickets available at the door for tonight’s show! SMOOTH w/s/g Cliff Lyons starts at 7pm sharp!! Doors at 6pm, with our Club Menu & 2nd Floor Bar available til 9pm.

Enjoy Dinner & a Show here in the Stockade and still make it home for the second half of the Knicks game!! 🎷🔵🟠🎶

06/13/2026

Look what’s POPPING UP in the Stockade!!

Stella’s Summertime Bakery Pop-Up will be setting up shop for the very first time at 10am on Sunday June 14th & Sunday June 21st! We’ll be right outside the Van Dyck in our driveway, aka 235 Union St.

In addition to our homemade Italian Bread, this first edition of the pop-up features some delicious treats from our phenomenal baker, Jules - perfect for both your Union Grads & your Hungry Dads. Stella will be open for our final two brunches of the season on the 14th & 21st (more info on Summer Hours coming next week), and we very much hope to see you there!!

06/10/2026

SMOOTH is 3 days away - see you on Saturday?

06/09/2026

Happy Tuesday, and in four days, Happy SMOOTHsday!! Yes friends, Saturday, June 13th is a big one at the Van Dyck Music Club , with our pal Michael Benedict's SMOOTH returning to the Stockade with special Guest Cliff Lyons of the Average White Band!! Advance Tickets are available now, don't miss out on a truly great night of "Pasta, Beer, & Jazz"!

Happy Tuesday! Welcome back to our Weekly Newsletter!! I've got an excellent pair of LIVE JAZZ NIGHTS coming to you upstairs at the Van Dyck Music Club, and they share one thing in common: both of these groups were so incredible the last time they performed here, that I've asked them come back with....

06/06/2026

ONE WEEK FROM TONIGHT!!

Michael Benedict's all new jazz experience, SMOOTH, returns to the Van Dyck Music Club on 6/13 with special guest Cliff Lyons on Saxophone!