A Hotsy Totsy Burlesque Tribute to Star Trek: Thursday, August 11

Captain Kirk comes back to Hotsy Totsy Burlesque, he needs some R&R, and he is no longer allowed on Risa because of what happened last time. Find out what happens this time, at the Slipper Room in New York City TONIGHT. Doors open at 7:00 p.m., and more information and tickets are available at Hotsy Totsy Burlesque.

FanExpo Boston: Friday, August 12 – Sunday, August 14

Jonathan Frakes, John de Lancie (Saturday and Sunday), and Chris Sarandon (Saturday and Sunday) will be appearing at FanExpo Boston this weekend. The con is happening at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. Get the skinny at FanExpoHQ.

Steel City Con: Friday, August 12 – Sunday, August 14

Wil Wheaton will be appearing at Steel City Con all weekend. The event is being held at the Monroeville (Pennsylvania) Convention Center, just east of Pittsburgh. Get all the details at Steel City Con.

Badass Women Film Discussion Series: Woman in Motion: Tuesday, August 16

The National First Ladies’ Library in Canton, Ohio is hosting a discussion of Woman in Motion, the documentary film about Nichelle Nichols’ recruitment efforts for NASA. The virtual event happens at 12:00 p.m. ET next Tuesday. Free tickets are available at EventBrite. The film is available to watch before the discussion on Paramount+.

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 The Orville season three viewing parties each Saturday. 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 also include Star Trek trivia games, special Star Trek-themed drag performances, two-for-one drinks, fabulous Star Trek prizes, and merchandise. Contributions help benefit the Pop Culture Hero Coalition. 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.

Events compiled by Marina Kravchuk