Star Trek events: Thursday, September 17th - Wednesday, September 23rd, 2020

Keep yourself busy over the next week with a bunch of great Trekkie events

What are you doing this weekend? Wanna hang out with some Trekkies?

Chase Masterson interviews Terry Farrell for Star Trek: The Cruise - Thursday, September 17th

First up, today, Thursday, September 17th at 8pm ET, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine’s Chase Masterson is hosting a virtual Q&A event with fellow DS9 castmember Terry Farrell. It’s in association with Star Trek: The Cruise, so if you’re interested, check out Star Trek: The Cruise on either Facebook or YouTube.

GalaxyCon Live: Star Trek: The Next Generation live experience - Saturday, September 19th and Sunday, September 20th

Then on Saturday and Sunday, the 19th and 20th, GalaxyCon live is hosting a special two-part Star Trek: The Next Generation virtual event. On Saturday, it’s Jonathan Frakes, John de Lancie and Gates McFadden, and on Sunday, it’s Marina Sirtis, Denise Crosby and Brent Spiner.

As with all GalaxyCon live events, tickets are required, but free, and you can also purchase one-on-one video chats or autographs. Find out more at galaxycon.com.

Alexander Siddig at Squeefest 2020 - Saturday, September 19th

Now, if you’re a fan of Alexander Siddig (and let’s be honest, who isn’t?), you’ll want to tune into Doctor Squee’s 24 hour livestream this Saturday, September 19th, in aid of NHS Charities Together, a group that supports the National Health Service in the U.K. The full livestream runs 2pm Saturday to 2pm Sunday British Summertime, with Siddig’s appearance scheduled for 5-6pm on Saturday.

For more information, you can head to Doctor Squee on Facebook, or to Sid City Online, also on Facebook.

One Book, One San Diego: Virtual event with George Takei - Tuesday, September 22nd

Next up, George Takei’s book They Called Us Enemy has been selected in KPBS’s One Book, One San Diego program. He’ll be speaking at their virtual event on Tuesday, September 22nd, at 7pm PT, which will also feature a performance by Japanese Drumming group Genbu Daiko and an address from local historian Prof. Susan Hasegawa.

The event is free with registration and you can find out more at kpbs.org.

Klingons! - Interpreting Alien Language and Culture - Wednesday, September 23rd

Finally, next Wednesday, September 23rd at 4pm PT, Klingon language creator Marc Okrand is hosting a virtual event with the Museum of Science Fiction, featuring famous Klingon actors Robert O’Reilly and J.G. Hertzler. They’ll be discussing interpreting the Klingon language and culture. For more information, head to escapevelocity.extra/evx

The regular stuff

And of course, 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: 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.

• 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?

Special thanks to Marina Kravchuk for compiling this week’s events.