Trekking through TV: Friday, Jun 24

Join Michelle Paradise, Naren Shankar, and John Champion for Trekking through TV: The Past and Future of Television Writing. Focused on Star Trek, this discussion, presented by the International Screenwriters’ Association, will “explore how the business of television has changed, whether it’s the sensibilities of the viewing audience, or the nuts and bolts of how the writers room operates.” The conversation takes place on Friday, June 24, at 2:00 p.m. PT / 5:00 p.m. ET on the Roddenberry Entertainment Facebook page.

Trek Fest: Thursday, June 23 – Saturday, June 25

J. G. Hertzler, Robert O’Reilly, and John Paladin will be appearing at the 37th Trek Fest in Riverside, Iowa, the future birthplace of Captain James T. Kirk. Some of the events include volleyball and baseball tournaments, stargazing, a swap meet, and live music. Head over to Trek Fest to see what all is happening when.

A Thousand Little Cuts and Q&A: Saturday, June 25

Last May we let you know about Marina Sirtis’ new film, A Thousand Little Cuts. This Saturday the film’s European premiere will be screened in the main auditorium of the Rose Theatre, in Kingston, London, UK. Showtime is 7:30 p.m. and will be followed by a Q&A with director Josh Brandon and stars Rebecca Lidiard and Marina Sirtis. You can book tickets at the Rose Theatre web site.

Monster Bash: Friday, June 24 – Sunday, June 26

Beverly Washburn will be appearing at the Monster Bash Conference & Film Festival this weekend, at the Pittsburgh Marriott North hotel in Cranberry Township / Mars, Pennsylvania. Check out Monster Bash News for all the skinny.

Watch Trek – Look Forward: Sunday, June 26

Tune in to another Watch Trek – Look Forward watch party and discussion this Sunday from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. PT. The Science Sunday guest will be virologist Dustin Edwards, and the episode will be the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine season four entry, “The Quickening.” Visit Watch Trek – Look Forward to register.

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: Strange New Worlds season 1 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.

·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