Star Trek events: Thursday, September 23rd - Wednesday, September 29th, 2021

Enjoy September’s Star Trek events…while you still can!

D&D Celebration 2021 – Thursday, September 23rd – Sunday, September 26th

On Friday, September 24th (that’s tomorrow!), Noah Averbach-Katz, Anthony Rapp, Blu del Barrio, Mary Wiseman and Ian Alexander will be live streaming a Dungeons & Dragons game for D&D Celebration 2021, with special guest Wil Wheaton. The live stream will be at 11am PT/2pm ET on YouTube and Twitch. The entire virtual event runs from September 23rd through 26th, and more information is available at D&DCelebration.com.

GalaxyCon Guests of Star Trek – Saturday, September 25th

Join another GalaxyCon virtual Q&A on Saturday, this time with Star Trek guest stars Sean Kenney, Bobby Clark, Mariette Hartley, Tanya Lemani, Beverly Washburn, and David Frankham. France Nuyen will also be available for autographs only. The event is free with registration and takes place at 4pm ET. See GalaxyCon.com for the details.

Virtual Lecture: How Star Trek Changed the World and Why It Still Matters – Tuesday, September 28th

Intellectual historian Dr. Amy H. Sturgis will be presenting a free lecture via the Taylorsville (Utah) Library at 9pm ET next Tuesday. Registration is free and the details are at EventBrite.com.

Writers LIVE! with George Takei – Wednesday, September 29th

Next Wednesday, Maryland Libraries presents a conversation with George Takei on his life and work. The event is both in-person and virtual, and registration for either is free with additional cost for a signed book. The conversation begins at 6:30pm ET. Visit EventBrite.com for the details.

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.

• To Proudly Go is hosting a recurring in-person Star Trek: Lower Decks viewing party on Saturdays at 6pm ET in New York City.

• 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