Star Trek Events: Thursday, January 12 – Wednesday, January 18, 2023

Attend a screening, talk Trek at TrekTalks, and refuse to surrender this week.

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Screenings with William Shatner: Thursday, January 12 & Saturday, January 14

William Shatner will be appearing live on stage following screenings of TWOK at two locations in Texas. Tonight will be at the Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center, in Midland, beginning at 7:30 p.m. Saturday night’s event will be at the Smart Financial Centre at Sugar Land, also beginning at 7:30 p.m.

TREK*talks2: Saturday, January 14

The second annual livestream telethon to benefit the Hollywood Food Coalition takes place Saturday, beginning at 10:00 a.m. PT / 1:00 p.m. ET. Guests are scheduled to include a plethora of Star Trek notables, from Bakula to Wheaton. All the details are at TrekGeeks.

International Make-Up Artists Trade Show: Saturday, January 14 – Sunday, January 15

Doug Drexler and Ve Neill will be at IMATS, which is happening at the Pasadena Convention Center, in Los Angeles. Details for the gathering are at IMATS.

Never Surrender! Trekiest Non-Trek Trek: Wednesday, January 18

Russ Colchamiro hosts another Russ’s Rockin’ Rollercoaster discussion next Wednesday at 8:00 p.m. ET. He’ll be discussing The Orville and Galaxy Quest with fellow authors Keith DeCandido, Hildy Silverman, and Gary Frank. More info and free registration for this virtual event 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.

Events compiled by Marina Kravchuk