There are two big
Trek-related online events this weekend.
The first is
Shore Leave 41.5, the virtual version of the convention that would've been held in the Hunt Valley Inn this weekend but for the apocalypse. Instead, they're doing an online con (like so many others are), which will include panels, concerts, presentations, and even a virtual masquerade! It'll be held the 10th, 11th, and 12th of July.
Several
Trek related things are happening, and here's a partial list of what's happening (
full schedule here), with all times Eastern:
Friday 7-8pm: "
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" -- Christopher L. Bennett (
The Higher Frontier), John Jackson Miller (
The Enterprise War), Kelli Fitzpatrick (
Strange New Worlds 2016), Michael Jan Friedman (
Death in Winter), Dayton Ward (
Agents of Influence), and Amy Imhoff (StarTrek.com) speculate about the upcoming
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds show featuring Anson Mount, Ethan Peck, and Rebecca Romijn.
Saturday 1.30-2.30pm: "
The Mandalorian" -- Keith R.A. DeCandido (
The Klingon Art of War) and Glenn Hauman (
Creative Couplings) are joined by Mary Fan, Christopher D. Abbott, and Laura Ware to discuss the Disney+
Star Wars series that took the world by storm last year
.
Saturday 4.30-5.30pm: "
Picard: A Family Reunion" -- Ann Harding, Tamia Harper, Lorenzo Heard, and Subrina Wood discuss the newest
Trek show's first season and speculate about its second.
Sunday 3-4pm: "The Message: Using Your Voice" -- Derek Tyler Attico (
Strange New Worlds 8), Rigel Ailur (
Strange New Worlds 10), and Paul Kupperberg (
Sargasso Sector) are joined by Andrew Hiller and Heather E. Hutsell to discuss the nature of storytelling.
And there's lots more stuff, too.....
Next, on Saturday the 11th, there's also "
Day of Honor," an all-day event jointly produced by
Star Trek Online, Modiphius (creators of
Star Trek Adventures), Hero Collector, and Clear Skies celebrating all things Klingon. It'll be held on the
Queue Times Twitch Channel. Here's the schedule (all times Eastern):
3.15-4.15pm: "
Star Trek Adventures: Klingon Empire" -- talking about the new Core Rulebook, hosted by Modiphius's Jim Johnson, with special guest Rick Sternbach (designer and illustrator for many iterations of
Trek), as well as contributing writers Keith R.A. DeCandido, Kelli Fitzpatrick, and Derek Tyler Attico, and Modiphius folk Chris Birch, Sam Webb, and Nathan Downdell.
4.15-5.15pm: "Hero Collector:
Star Trek Online Ships" -- Thomas Marrone of
Star Trek Online is joined by Chris Thompson, John Ainsworth, and Hector Ortiz of Hero Collector to talk about starship design, the process of creating the STO Starships Collection, and more!
5.15-6.15pm: "Streampunks:
Blood of the Void" -- Meet the cast of the upcoming
Star Trek Adventures live roleplay, hosted by game master Eric Campbell, and featuring the players who will perform the roles of the crew of the
I.K.S. Borqu': Aliza Pearl, Christopher Eddins, Jade Law, Phillip Jeanmarie, and Quincy Surasmith.
6.15pm-7.15pm: "
Star Trek Online: House Divided" -- Discussing the latest STO update, with actors Robert O'Reilly (Gowron) and J.G. Hertzler (Martok) and STO's Mike Fatum, Al Rivera, Scott Boyd, and Thomas Marrone.
7.15pm-8.15pm: "Klingon Culture and You" -- Aliza Pearl of
Blood of the Void hosts a talk about portraying Klingons with a bunch of folks from in front of and behind the camera on
Star Trek Discovery: Mary Chieffo (L'Rell), Kenneth Mitchell (Kol), Jayne Brook (Admiral Cornwell), Rea Nolan (Klingon dialect coach), Robyn Stewart (Klingon translator), Clare McConnell (Dennas), and David Benjamin Tomlinson (Or'eq).
