Star Trek events: Thursday, April 14th - Wednesday, April 20th, 2022

Star Trek events: Thursday, April 14th - Wednesday, April 20th, 2022
It’s time to get organized with this week’s Star Trek events!

It’s time to get organized with this week’s Star Trek events!

The Greatest Generation Double Dumbass Tour: Friday, April 15

The comedy Star Trek podcast is on tour with their review of Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. It’s happening this Friday at 8:00pm ET at The Bell House, in Brooklyn, NY. Doors open at 7:00pm, and full COVID-19 vaccination is required. For all the details and to purchase tickets head over to eventbrite.

Indiana Comic Convention: Friday, April 15 – Sunday, April 17

John de Lancie (Sat/Sun), Gates McFadden (Sat/Sun), and Brent Spiner (Fri/Sat) will be appearing this weekend at Indiana Comic Con. The con is happening at the Indiana Convention Center, in Indianapolis. Check out Indiana Comic Convention for everything you need to know.

Hollywood Show: Friday, April 15 - Saturday, April 16

Several Star Trek veterans, including Christopher Lloyd (Sat only), Louise Fletcher (Sat only), and Lea Thompson (Sat only), will be appearing with nearly one hundred other celebrities at the Hollywood Show signing event, which takes place this Friday and Saturday at the Los Angeles Marriott Burbank Airport Hotel. The Hollywood Show has all the skinny.

Wil Wheaton: Still Just a Geek: An Annotated Memoir: Tuesday, April 19

Wil Wheaton will be in conversation with John Ross Bowie discussing Wheaton’s book, an updated and annotated collection of blog posts. They will be appearing at the Audrey Irmas Pavilion at Wilshire Boulevard Temple, in Los Angeles, next Tuesday at 8pm PT. Masks and full COVID-19 vaccination are required. Tickets are also available for a virtual version of the event and a signed copy of Wheaton’s book. The virtual version will air on April 25 at 6pm PT. All the details are at Live Talks LA

The Regular Stuff

  • These are the Twitter watchalongs:

    • #allstartrek runs Sunday through Friday at 8/7C and follows the Heroes and Icons Channel’s All Star Trek programme.

    • #TOSSatNight starts at 9pm PT on Saturday night and follows a different episode of The Original Series every week, and

    • #StarTrekHour is a Q&A-format event, every Tuesday at 1pm PT.

  • Then there’s Star Trek: Watch Party, hosted daily and coordinated on Facebook. Every evening, they use the Teleparty browser extension to watch Star Trek together. To find out more, head over to Star Trek: Watch Party on Facebook.

  • Speaking of a Star Trek watch party: the iBlind Users Group hosts Trekkie Talk on the first and third Thursdays of every month. They watch an audio descriptive version of a Star Trek episode and get together virtually to discuss it. To find out how to join in, visit ibugtoday.com/trekkie-talk.

  • But wait, there’s more watch partying: Club IDIC hosts a weekly watch party and discussion at 6pm Alberta Time every Friday. The schedule and Zoom links are available at the Club IDIC Facebook page.

  • To Proudly Go, a New York-based nonprofit, will be hosting Star Trek: Picard season 2 viewing parties each Saturday. The gatherings begin at 6:00pm ET at the Barracuda Lounge in New York City. Tickets are free, and vaccination is required. The viewing parties also include Star Trek trivia games, special Star Trek-themed drag performances, two-for-one drinks, fabulous Star Trek prizes, and merchandise. Contributions help benefit the Love Wins Food Pantry. For more information and to reserve tickets, visit To Proudly Go.

  • Virtual Trek Con presents The Main Viewer every Tuesday - a live discussion show on YT with occasional special guests and an open chat geared towards fan interaction.

  • Disco Does DnD - livestream DnD game with DSC actors on Twitch, every Sunday at 1pmPT/4pmET. 

  • And finally, there’s Sid City Social Club, hosted by Star Trek: Deep Space Nine star Alexander Siddig’s official fan website. They meet twice-monthly on the first Tuesday and third Friday of every month, with occasional pop-up meetings with Sid as his schedule allows. For more details, and how you can join in, visit sidcity.net.

Events compiled by Marina Kravchuk

David is a contributing writer for Daily Star Trek News on the Roddenberry Podcast Network. He is a librarian, baseball fan, and book and movie buff. He has also written for American Libraries and Skeptical Inquirer. David also enjoys diverse music, but leans toward classical and jazz. He plays a mean radio.