Star Trek Events: Thursday, August 24 - Wednesday, August 30

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*** Please note that public appearances and ways of participation by celebrities might be affected by the ongoing WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. ***

FanExpo Canada: Thursday, August 24 – Sunday, August 27

Anson Mount (Sat & Sun), Ethan Peck (Sat & Sun), Gates McFadden (Fri – Sun), Todd Stashwick, and Michelle Hurd (Fri – Sun) are scheduled to appear at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. All the details are at FanExpo HQ.

Colorado Springs Comic Con: Friday, August 25 – Sunday, August 27

William Shatner (Fri & Sat), John de Lancie, Walter Koenig, and Ed Begley, Jr. will be at the Broadmoor World Arena. Head over to Colorado Springs Comic Con for everything you need to know.

Robert Picardo with the Alpha Rhythm Kings: Saturday, August 26

Everyone’s favorite holographic doctor and space exploration advocate will be lending his vocal talents to an evening of music and dancing at the Cicada Restaurant and Lounge, in Los Angeles. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. PT with the show getting started at 8:30 p.m. PT. More information and tickets are available at the Cicada Club.

The Regular Stuff

·These are the Twitter watchalongs:

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

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

o   #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.

·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.

· Join Grey Havens Philosophy and Outworld Brewing every first Thursday of the month at 6:30 p.m. as they discuss the big ideas inspired by Star Trek. The gatherings are at Outworld Brewing, in Longmont, Colorado. Attendance is free, but an RSVP for planning purposes is appreciated at Eventbrite.

·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.

·Ongoing through October, Starship Edsel is a Star Trek inspired farce set aboard the Federation Starship Edsel towards the end of the 24th century. It is based upon a LARP written and developed by Brandon Brylawski, who is also a producer and head writer on this show. Performances take place at the Otherworld Theatre, in Chicago. Get all the skinny at Eventbrite.

·Ongoing through March 2024, the National Museum of African American History and Culture hosts the exhibition, “Afrofuturism: A History of Black Futures,” which includes a uniform worn by Nichelle Nichols.

Events compiled by Marina Kravchuk