NewsT. Rick JonesJune 23, 2021Events

Star Trek events: Thursday, June 24th - Wednesday, June 30th, 2021

NewsT. Rick JonesJune 23, 2021Events

*Get your markers ready for a bumper weekend of events!*

Alexander Siddig @ Sid City Social Club - Friday, June 25th

In a special event, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine’s Alexander Siddig will be joining Sid City Social Club this Friday from 9pm - 11pm ET. That’s the bi-weekly event hosted by his official fan club Sid City. It’s free to attend, but space is limited; head to sidcity.net for more details.

GalaxyCon Live: William Shatner - Saturday, June 26th

In the first of several GalaxyCon Live events this weekend, William Shatner will be appearing on Saturday at 12pm ET. He’ll be doing a free livestream Q&A, and as per usual, you can also opt to buy one-on-one video chats or signed photos.

GalaxyCon Live: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Saturday, June 26th

Also on Saturday, a whole big chunk of the cast of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine is doing GalaxyCon Live. Terry Farrell, Nana Visitor, Armin Shimerman, Andrew Robinson and Nicole de Boer will all be there for their Q&A starting at 4pm ET. Like William Shatner’s panel, the Q&A is free with registration, and you can buy one-on-one chats and autographs.

For more about both the William Shatner and Deep Space Nine events, visit galaxycon.com.

“But is it Trek?” David Mack, Larry Nemecek and Andre Bormanis - Saturday, June 26th

Next up, author David Mack, Dr. Trek Larry Nemecek and Star Trek and The Orville producer Andre Bormanis are appearing on a panel at LockDownCon II, discussing the essential elements that make Star Trek well...Star Trek. They’re joined by Star Trek Adventures authors Derek Tyler Attico and Kelli Fitzpatrick for this free event, which takes place on Saturday at 1pm PT.

For more information, including where to watch, head to lockdowncon.com.

Gaaays in Spaaace Virtual Celebration - Transwarp Conduit - Saturday, June 26th

Heading into the evening now, and Gaaays in Spaaace are hosting their Transwarp Conduit Virtual Celebration on Saturday night starting at 7pm ET. It’s an event celebrating trans and non-binary community members, and Star Trek: Discovery’s Anthony Rapp and Blu del Barrio are appearing as guests.

Admission is on a pay-what-you-can basis for a minimum $1 donation. To find out more, head to Gaaays in Spaaace on Facebook.

Lambda Quadrant So Gay So Virtual - Saturday, June 26th - Sunday, June 27th

Next up, the Lambda Quadrant is holding a So Gay So Virtual event this weekend, with virtual events across Saturday and Sunday, including an appearance from members of the New York City-based Starfleet chapter U.S.S. Gerard Holder. Visit the Lambda Quadrant on Facebook for more details.

Wizard World Signature Series: Guests from Star Trek - Sunday, June 27th

We’re not done yet! On Sunday, June 27th at 10am PT, Star Trek guest actors Charlie Brill, Jeremy Robers, John Rubinstein, Gary Frank, Diane Salinger and Kevin Brief are all appearing at live, virtual Q&A for Wizard World. The panel is $3.99 to attend, and you can also purchase one-on-one video chats and virtual photo ops that will take place in a couple weeks.

To find out more, and to purchase tickets, head to wizardworldvault.com.

GalaxyCon Private Signing: Ron Perlman - by Sunday, June 27th

And finally, if you’re after an autograph from Ron Perlman, the Reman Viceroy from Star Trek: Nemesis, GalaxyCon is doing a signing, but you have to get your order in by 11:59pm on Sunday. Head to galaxycon.com for how to order.

The regular stuff

These are the Twitter watchalongs:
- #allstartrek runs Sunday through Friday at 8/7C and follows the Heroes and Icons Channel’s All Star Trek programme.
- #TOSSatNight starts at 9pm PT on Saturday night and follows a different episode of The Original Series every week, and
- #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.
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.