STAR TREK EVENTS: May 30 - June 5, 2024

Star Trek Events: May 30 - June 5, 2024

Trek Long Island: Friday, May 31 – Sunday, June 2

A plethora, nay, a multitude of Star Trek guests will be on hand at the Hyatt Regency, in Hauppauge, New York. Head over to Trek Long Island for all the details.

Monsterpalooza: Friday, May 31 – Sunday, June 2

Andrew Robinson, Tony Todd, and Ann Magnuson are scheduled to appear at the Pasadena (California) Convention Center. Get the skinny at Monsterpalooza.

WonderFest: Saturday, June 1 – Sunday, June 2

Join John Eaves, Daren Dochterman, and Rick Sternbach at the Crowne Plaza Louisville (Kentucky) Hotel for this convention featuring special effects guests, the largest model contest in the U.S. for sci-fi, horror & comics-related subjects, model and toy dealers galore, and seminars. Head over to WonderFest for more information.

Iron City Comic Con: Saturday, June 1 – Sunday, June 2

Jonathan Frakes, Todd Stashwick, Jenette Goldstein, and John de Lancie are scheduled to appear at the Birmingham Jefferson Convention Center, in Birmingham, Alabama. Check out Iron City Comic Con for the details.

Adam Nimoy Book Discussion: Wednesday, June 5

Nimoy will be discussing his new memoir, The Most Human: Reconciling with My Father, Leonard Nimoy at this free, in-person event. He will be joined by author Carol Hoenig at the Long Beach (New York) Library, 7-9 p.m. ET. More information is available at On the Road Book Events.

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