Star Trek events: Thursday, March 25th - Wednesday, March 31st, 2021
Why nesting dolls on a Star Trek events listing? Read on!
This week, there are basically only two events, but they’re full of little events. Like little Star Trek nesting dolls, or as Chekov might say, «Звёздный путь» матрёшка. Something like that.
Anyway, let’s get started!
WonderCon@Home - Friday, March 26th - Saturday, March 27th
First up, this Friday and Saturday, March 26th and 27th, WonderCon@Home returns as the digital alternative to WonderCon. There are several Star Trek-themed panels going on this weekend, and here are just a few:
Star Trek & Mental Health: 2020 TV Lessons for a Better 2021 - with Larry Nemecek and Dr. Ali Mattu
The Science of Smart TV - with Anthony Rapp and Dr. Erin Macdonald
Is Star Trek Fandom’s Division Just the Generations Talking? - with Larry Nemecek and a team of Trek pundits and podcasters like John Champion and Kennedy Allen
The Companion: Star Trek: Enterprise 20th Anniversary Celebration
WonderCon@Home is free to attend and events are scattered throughout the weekend. For the complete program listing and how to watch, visit the WonderCon section of the Comic-Con International website, at comic-con.org.
GalaxyCon Live: William Shatner and the Villians of Star Trek - Saturday, March 27th
Then on Saturday, GalaxyCon Live is back with another two of its virtual Q&A events.
First is William Shatner at 9am PT, followed by the “Villains of Star Trek” at 3pm PT. The “villains” panel includes Jeffrey Combs, Casey Biggs, Vaughn Armstrong, and Steve Rankin; the William Shatner panel includes, well, William Shatner.
Both events are free with registration and you can purchase extras like autographs and one-on-one video chats. For more information on both those panels, visit galaxycon.com.
Richard II featuring Nana Visitor - now through April 4th
Those are the big ones but this last one might be the sleeper hit: now through April 4th, you can watch Nana Visitor perform the title role in Shakespeare’s Richard II, a remote reading from the Brookfield Theatre for the Arts.
The play is free to view on demand, just head to brookfieldtheatre.org for details, and you can view a preview of the performance on YouTube: just look for the Newsworthy Videos playlist on our YouTube channel, at youtube.com/dailystartreknews.
The regular stuff
And finally, here’s a recap of the stuff that’s going on every week; if you haven’t joined in yet and you’re at a loose end, now would be a great time to do it.
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, Sid City Social Club, hosted by Star Trek: Deep Space Nine star Alexander Siddig’s official fan website, is continuing their twice-weekly livestreams on Fridays and Tuesdays. To find out more, including how to join in, head to sidcity.net.
If you have an online event or gathering you’d like me to promote on the show, let me know! How are YOU getting together with your fellow Trekkies, without leaving the house?
Events compiled by Marina Kravchuk
