Star Trek events: Thursday, May 7th - Wednesday, May 13th, 2020

Star Trek events for May 7 - 13, 2020

It’s time again to run down the next week of virtual Star Trek events. These are events where you can get together with fellow Trekkies across the wonder of the Internet. Practice social distancing and get your nerd on at the same time.

In-House Con Star Trek: Discovery panel - Saturday, May 9th

We’ve got a couple of big events happening this weekend, and the first comes courtesy of In-House Con. In-House Con is a virtual convention event featuring different themed panels each weekend in May, and this Saturday’s event features members of the cast of Star Trek: Discovery. The event starts at 12 noon PT.

For a virtual “door charge” of $4.99, you can watch the online panel of Doug Jones (aka Saru), Patrick Kwok-Choon (aka Lt. Rhys), Raven Dauda (aka Dr. Pollard) and Hannah Cheesman (aka Lt. Airiam, pt. 2). There are other specialized packages available, including breakout video chat sessions, autographs, and even passes that will get you into all the other In-House Con panels in May (although they’re not Star Trek, so why would you even bother?).

For more information, including how to purchase tickets and how to watch the panel, visit InHouse-Con.com.

Creation Entertainment presents Chase Masterson - Saturday, May 9th

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine’s Chase Masterson will be appearing in another of Creation Entertainment’s Virtual Fan Events, similar to the one they put on last week with Voyager’s Robert Duncan McNeill and Garrett Wang. You can join in this Saturday, May 9th at 10:00 AM PT. This is a ticketed event, on a “pay what you can” basis. Those wishing to attend can visit Stageit.com or Creation Entertainment’s website for more information.

Sir Patrick Stewart auctions a Shakespeare lesson - Friday, May 1st to Friday, May 8th

Also, just a reminder that the Sotheby’s auction in which you can bid for a Shakespearean acting class with Sir Patrick Stewart is still going on. The MayDay COVID-19 Charity Auction runs through this Friday, May 8th. But hurry...and bring your pocketbook! The high bid on Stewart’s acting class is currently sitting at a formidable $9,000. Find out more at sothebys.com.

The regular stuff

And finally, the “regular” stuff. Now, since we are all apparently getting used to this whole “social distancing thing”, there are actually a whole bunch of recurring events that are going on from week to week. So many, in fact, that’s it’s getting a little unwieldy to list on the show. So from today, what I’ll do is pick out a few to highlight, and urge you to check out the website or social media for the rest of the listings. And of course, if you’ve got a new event just starting up, please let me know! I’d like to give it a boost.

• Okay, so first up, 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.

• And finally, a new entry from last week, the Star Trek: Netflix Party, hosted daily and coordinated on Facebook. Every evening, they use the Netflix Party Chrome extension to watch Star Trek together. To find out more, head over to Star Trek: Netflix Party on Facebook.

Once again, if you have a virtual Star Trek event you’d like for me to promote, then just let me know. Email me at info@dailystartreknews.com. Or use the hashtag #dstnevents on Twitter. Let me know what you’re doing to keep the fandom alive, even as we’re all mostly staying in.