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Star Trek Events: Thursday, November 10 – Wednesday, November 16, 2022

Dare to Dream Gala: Friday, November 11

The National Space Society is hosting a fundraiser to support programs that assure opportunities for young people to enter STEM fields and make their way into space careers and beyond. The event is taking place tomorrow night at the Sheraton Gateway Hotel, in Los Angeles. Honored guests include John de Lancie, Bonnie Gordon, Dr. Erin Macdonald, Penny Johnson Jerald, and Dan Curry. All the details are at Dare to Dream.

Gathering of Eagles Fundraiser: Saturday, November 12

Rod Roddenberry will be the honorary chair for the annual fundraiser benefiting the Flight Test Museum Foundation. The event is happening Saturday at 6:00 p.m. PT at the Antelope Valley Fair and Event Center, H.W. Hunter Pavilion in Lancaster, California. The evening's proceedings will include a silent auction, a panel discussion with test pilots, and a fireside chat with Roddenberry and Bill "Evil" Gray, chief test pilot at the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School. More information is available at PR Newswire.

Star Trek Private Signing: Wednesday, November 16

Next Wednesday at 11:59 p.m. ET is the deadline for ordering autographs from William Shatner, Brent Spiner, Jonathan Frakes, Gates McFadden, John de Lancie, and Terry Farrell via the latest GalaxyCon private signing. Video chats for a date to be determined with Terry Farrell are also available.

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: Prodigy season two 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 / fundraiser benefits also include Star Trek trivia games, special Star Trek-themed drag performances, two-for-one drinks, fabulous Star Trek prizes, and merchandise. Each viewing party is dedicated to supporting the LGBTQIA+ community. 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.

· Join Grey Havens Philosophy and Outworld Brewing every first Thursday of the month at 6:30 p.m. as they discuss the big ideas inspired by Star Trek. The gatherings are at Outworld Brewing, in Longmont, Colorado. Attendance is free, but an RSVP for planning purposes is appreciated at Eventbrite.

·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.

·Ongoing through November 27, the American Helicopter and Museum & Education Center is hosting the Star Trek Screen-Used Props and Costumes Exhibit and Speakers’ Series. Visit AHMEC for the details.

·Ongoing through May 4, 2023, the Science Museum in London, UK is hosting the immersive exhibition Science Fiction: Voyage to the Edge of Imagination. Visit the Science Museum for more information and to order tickets.

Events compiled by Marina Kravchuk.