Star Trek events: Thursday, May 20th - Wednesday, May 26th, 2021
We really hope your calendar is currently blank because it’s about to get a lot more full
After a couple quiet weeks of events, this is a big one. Get your pencils sharpened to take some notes!
Dr. Erin Macdonald on KyuuContinuum - Thursday, May 20th
First up, later today, Thursday, May 20th at 1pm ET, Star Trek science adviser and all-around awesome science lady Dr. Erin Macdonald is joining streamer KyuuContinuum on his Twitch show to talk about science and Star Trek. Her Q&A is part of a larger stream that starts at 10am.
To tune in, head to twitch.tv/kyuucontinuum.
What We Left Behind w/Joe Kornbrodt - Thursday, May 20th
Also today but a little later at 5pm ET, producer Joe Kornbrodt from 455 Films is appearing in a B&H Photo event talking about the process of creating the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine documentary What We Left Behind.
The event is free with registration. For more information, head to bhphotovideo.com and navigate to their Event Space.
Sid City Social Club w/Robert Hewitt Wolfe - Friday, May 21st
Then on Friday, May 21st at 3pm ET, Sid City Social Club (from Alexander Siddig’s official fan club) is hosting special guest Robert Hewitt Wolfe. Wolfe was a producer on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Gene Roddenberry’s Andromeda.
This virtual event is free; for more information, head to sidcity.net.
Fanac.org interview with Bjo and John Trimble - Saturday, May 22nd
Moving on to Saturday, May 22nd at 2pm ET and the Fanac Fan History Project is hosting an interview with Star Trek legends Bjo and John Trimble. Best known for spearheading the fan-writing letter that got Star Trek renewed for a third (and sadly, final) season, the Trimbles have decades of fandom stories to tell.
For more information and how to register, head to fanac.org.
Omega Sci-Fi Awards celebrity sci-fi readings - Saturday and Sunday, May 22nd - 23rd
Spanning Saturday and Sunday, the Omega Sci-Fi Awards are presenting a series of celebrity readings of their award-winning fiction.
On Saturday the 22nd from 11am PT, Nana Visitor will be reading Andrea Goyan’s “Imagine Dandelions”. And on Sunday the 23rd from 5pm PT, Star Trek guest actors Rico Anderson and Joanna Cassidy will be reading short works from emerging teen writers from Los Angeles.
For more information about the awards and the weekend’s readings, follow @OmegaAwards on Twitter.
GalaxyCon Live: Star Trek: Enterprise Virtual Experience - Sunday, May 23rd
On Sunday, May 23rd at 2pm ET, GalaxyCon Live is hosting the stars of Star Trek: Enterprise. Connor Trinner, John Billingsley and Dominic Keating will be there for a Q&A, and you can also purchase autographs or one-on-one video chats.
For more, visit galaxycon.com.
Live from Tim’s Yard! - Sunday, May 23rd
And finally, on Sunday at 2:30pm PT, Tim Russ is performing with his band on Live From Tim’s Yard! This virtual event is streamed live on Facebook, and there will be a virtual tip jar where you can donate to Covenant House Los Angeles.
The regular stuff
...and then of course, there’s 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.
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Events compiled by Marina Kravchuk
