STAR TREK EVENTS: JULY 11 - 17

STAR TREK EVENTS: JULY 11 - 17
Star Trek Events: July 11 - 17

Star Trek Events: July 11 - 17

Star Trek: The Original Series Set T: Friday, July 12 – Sunday, July 14

Join William Shatner, stunt woman and salt vampire Sandy Gimpel, and chemist and author David Tilotta at the Set Tour, in Ticonderoga, New York.

Fan Boy Expo Knoxville: Friday, July 12 – Sunday, July 14

Doug Jones, David Ajala, Kirk Thatcher, Elias Toufexis, and Christopher McDonald are scheduled to appear at the Knoxville (Kentucky) Convention Center.

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country Scre Sunday, July 14

See Star Trek VI in 70mm at the Aero Theatre, in Santa Monica, California. Director Nicholas Meyer will be introducing the film.

The Regular Stuff

·These are the X and Mastodon watchalongs:

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.

·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.

· 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.

· The Observation Deck features a free series of online Star Trek watch parties, with episodes chosen from across the franchise. Set course for The Observation Deck for all the details, including the schedule and to sign up.

·Sid City Social Club, hosted by Star Trek: Deep Space Nine star Alexander Siddig’s official fan website. The Club now holds quarterly meetings. For date announcements and further information, follow https://www.facebook.com/sidcityonline/ and https://www.sidcity.net/sid-city-social-club-2/.

·To Proudly Go hosts a recurring in-person Star Trek Variety Show IV in New York. Show tickets here.

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.