AMA with Terry Matalas: Friday, April 21

Following the series finale of Star Trek: Picard today, Terry Matalas will be doing an AMA on Reddit tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. PT. See the announcement on Twitter with the details.

Huntsville Comic & Pop Culture Expo: Friday, April 21 – Sunday, April 23

William Shatner, Gates McFadden, John de Lancie, and Brent Spiner are scheduled to attend this weekend’s expo, taking place at the Von Braun Center, South Hall, in Huntsville, Alabama. Shatner is scheduled for Friday and Saturday only. Check out Huntsville Expo for all the details.

An Evening with George Takei: Saturday, April 22

If you can be in York, Pennsylvania this weekend, why not attend this live presentation with George Takei, taking place at Penn State University’s Pullo Center. The event begins at 7:30 p.m. ET, and more information and tickets are available at The Pullo Center.

Meet & Greet with William Shatner: Sunday, April 23

Although this event is currently SOLD OUT, Pandora’s Box Toys and Collectibles is hosting William Shatner on Sunday, from 2:00 – 5:00 p.m. ET. Pandora’s Box is in Lafayette, New Jersey, and the rest of the details can be found at Eventbrite.

Where No Story Has Gone Before: An Evening with George Takei: Tuesday, April 25

If you can’t make it to York, PA, maybe Fort Wayne, Indiana? George Takei will also be appearing as part of Purdue University Fort Wayne’s Omnibus Speaker Series. The event begins at 7:30 p.m. at the John and Ruth Rhinehart Music Center. More information is at Purdue Fort Wayne.

Meet & Greet Rainn Wilson: Wednesday, April 26

Books & Greetings in Northvale, New Jersey is hosting Rainn Wilson, talking about his book, Soul Boom: Why We Need a Spiritual Revolution. The gathering gets started at 6:30 p.m. ET. All the details and tickets are at Eventbrite.

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.

∙To Proudly Go, a New York-based nonprofit, will be hosting Star Trek: Picard season three viewing parties each Saturday, beginning February 18. The gatherings begin at 6:00pm ET at the Barracuda Lounge in New York City. Tickets are free, and vaccination is required. The viewing parties / fundraiser benefits also include Star Trek trivia games, special Star Trek-themed drag performances, two-for-one drinks, fabulous Star Trek prizes, and merchandise. Each viewing party is dedicated to supporting the LGBTQIA+ community. For more information and to reserve tickets, visit To Proudly Go.

∙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 May 4, 2023, the Science Museum in London, UK is hosting the immersive exhibition Science Fiction: Voyage to the Edge of Imagination. Visit the Science Museum for more information and to order tickets.

∙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

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