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Wang Voices Vulcan County App

Thursday, July 5th, 2012

A new smartphone app for Vulcan County, Alberta, Canada features the voice of Star Trek: Voyager‘s Garrett Wang.

The new app will enable those using it to “take a science tour through the county, find a deal in the digital coupon book and enjoy a celebrity-narrated walking tour.”

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July-August Trek Conventions And Appearances

Monday, July 2nd, 2012

There will be eleven conventions, shows or appearances in July and August that feature actors of interest to Star Trek fans. This listing of conventions and shows features actors from all of the televised series and several of the Star Trek movies.

There will be three conventions in July, beginning with Polaris 26, which will take place July 6-8 at the Sheraton Parkway North Toronto in Richmond Hill, Canada. In attendance at Polaris 26 will be Robert O’Reilly, Wil Wheaton and J.G. Hertzler.

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Galileo Shuttlecraft Prop Sold

Friday, June 29th, 2012

The Galileo Shuttlecraft prop was sold at an auction which ended yesterday.

Bidding was stalled at $20,000 until the last ninety seconds of the auction, when three late bidders jumped into the action. “It was pretty dramatic,” said Auctioneer Brooks Ames.

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Glue Guns And Phasers

Thursday, June 7th, 2012

Two Star Trek fans show how to mix crafting and Star Trek to create unique artwork.

Mary Czerwinski and Brandi Clark have joined together and created a YouTube video that features a simple Star Trek-themed craft.

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Five Trek TV Captains In One Place

Monday, June 4th, 2012

A unique appearance by five Star Trek actors took place last weekend in Philadelphia.

All five of the television Star Trek captains appeared at the Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con convention.

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June-July 2012 Star Trek Conventions and Appearances

Thursday, May 31st, 2012

There will be thirteen conventions, shows or appearances in May and June that feature actors of interest to Star Trek fans. This listing of conventions and shows features actors from all of the televised series and several of the Star Trek movies.

June will be a busy month with ten conventions or appearances at which one may see Star Trek actors. The month kicks off with ConCarolinas, which will be held at the Charlotte Hilton University Place from June 1-3. In attendance at ConCarolinas will be Jeffrey Combs.

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World Record Attempt at Las Vegas Official Star Trek Convention

Wednesday, May 30th, 2012

Another attempt at a new world record for most people in Star Trek costumes in one place will take place this summer at the Official Star Trek Convention in Las Vegas.

Returning to Las Vegas for its eleventh year, the Official Star Trek Convention will be held August 9-12.

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Star Trek: The Exhibition In Orlando

Tuesday, May 29th, 2012

Floridians who missed out on Star Trek: The Exhibition when it was at the Kennedy Space Center last summer will get a second chance to see Star Trek: The Exhibition, this time in Orlando.

Star Trek: The Exhibition is now open at 7220 IDdrive.com, 7220 International Drive in Orlando.

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Trek Fans Want Original Series Galileo

Friday, May 25th, 2012

If a group of Star Trek fans has its way, a piece of Star Trek history will soon be in their possession.

The group in question is The Federation, formerly known as the International Federation of Trekkers.

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Trek Nation Screening To Kick Off San Diego Comic Con

Tuesday, May 8th, 2012

Trek Nation, the Rod Roddenberry documentary, will be shown at San Diego’s Birch North Park Theater on July 12 at 7 PM as a kick-off to the San Diego Comic Con.

“Through exclusive footage and interviews with devoted fans, including George Lucas, J.J. Abrams, Seth MacFarlane and many notable Star Trek alumni, Trek Nation chronicles a son’s journey to discover his father and the creation that helped define modern-day science fiction.”

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May-June 2012 Star Trek Conventions and Appearances

Thursday, May 3rd, 2012

There will be twenty-three conventions, shows or appearances in May and June that feature actors of interest to Star Trek fans. This listing of conventions and shows features actors from all of the televised series and several of the Star Trek movies.

May begins with Creation Entertainment’s Official Star Trek Convention, which will be held from May 4-6 at the Crown Plaza Cherry Hill in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. In attendance will be Sir Patrick Stewart, Brent Spiner, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Suzie Plakson, Tim Russ, Hallie Todd (Lai), Gary Graham (Soval), Robin Curtis, Eric Menyuk (The Traveler) and Chase Masterson.

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New Star Trek Phase 2 Episode

Wednesday, April 11th, 2012

A new episode of the fan-produced Star Trek series Star Trek Phase 2 has been released.

The episode, The Child, is based upon the Jon Povill script originally written for the Star Trek: Phase II project of the 1970s, which was abandoned when attention was instead turned to Star Trek: The Motion Picture. The story then became the inspiration for a Star Trek: The Next Generation episode of the same name.

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New Star Trek Transporter App

Monday, April 9th, 2012

The Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo and Vulcan Tourism Transporter App will allow Star Trek fans to “beam themselves or their friends up” courtesy of a “transporter room” bus shelter and their iPhone or iPad.

Two of the new Trek-themed bus shelters were launched April 4 in Calgary, Canada, with “Trek-themed ‘Augmented Reality’ technology, and will be available for fan use through the end of April.

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April-May Star Trek Conventions And Appearances

Friday, March 30th, 2012

There will be seventeen conventions, shows or appearances in April and May that feature actors of interest to Star Trek fans. This listing of conventions and shows features actors from all of the televised series and several of the Star Trek movies.

April begins with Marcon, which will be held at the Hyatt Regency in Columbus Ohio on April 6-8. In attendance at Marcon will be Star Trek: Voyager‘s Manu Intiraymi (Icheb).

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Star Trek Continues Webseries

Tuesday, March 27th, 2012

Star Trek Continues, a new Star Trek webseries, has announced their cast and a familiar name will be taking on one of the roles of a main character in the production.

Chris Doohan, son of the late James Doohan, will be taking on the role of Scotty in Star Trek Continues. Other roles include Vic Mignogna as Captain Kirk, Todd Haberkorn as Mr. Spock, Chuck Huber as Dr. McCoy, Grant Imahara as Mr. Sulu, Kim Stinger as Lieutenant Uhura and Wyatt Lenart as Ensign Chekov.

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