You Can Call Me Bill Red Carpet Events: Friday, March 15 and Sunday, March 17

The new William Shatner documentary will be shown at two events this weekend. On Friday, the screening and Q&A with Shatner will be held at the Byrd Theatre, in Richmond, Virginia. Check out GalaxyCon for the details and ticket options.  Then on Sunday, Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center, in New York City, will host the screening and Q&A with Shatner, astrophysicist Neil Degrasse Tyson, and director Alexandre O. Philippe. Head over to Legion M for more information.

GalaxyCon Richmond: Friday, March 15 – Sunday, March 17

William Shatner, Brent Spiner, Ron Perlman, Corbin Bernsen, and Terry Matalas are scheduled to appear at the Greater Richmond (VA) Convention Center. GalaxyCon has the skinny.

Las Vegas Days of the Dead: Friday, March 15 – Sunday March 17

Denise Crosby, Robert Picardo, and Malcolm McDowell are scheduled to appear at the Plaza Hotel and Casino, in Las Vegas. More information is available at Days of the Dead.

Toronto Comicon: Friday, March 15 – Sunday, March 17

Anson Mount, Ethan Peck, and Christina Chong will be in attendance at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre this weekend. All the details are at Fan Expo HQ.

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.

·And finally, there’s 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/.

·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.

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

Events compiled by Marina Kravchuk