April-May 2014 Trek Conventions And Appearances
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There will be twenty-eight conventions, shows or appearances in April and May 2014 that will 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 Supanova Gold Coast, which will take place April 4-6 at the Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre in Gold Coast, Australia. In attendance at Supanova will be Gary Lockwood.
The St. Louis Comic Con will be held Apr. 4-6, at America’s Center in St. Louis, Missouri. William Shatner will be at the St. Louis Comic Con.
Lockwood will also be appearing at Supanova Melbourne, which will take place April 11-13 at the Melbourne Showgrounds in Melbourne, Australia.
The Oz Comic Con Adelaide will take place April 5-6 at the Adelaide Showgrounds in Adelaide, Australia. In attendance at Oz Comic Con Adelaide will be: Benedict Cumberbatch, Nana Visitor, and Connor Trinneer.
Cumberbatch will also be appearing at the Oz Comic Con Q&A Event at the Science Theater at UNSW in Sydney, Australia on April 12-13.
The Steel City Con will be held April 11-13 at the Monroeville Convention Center in Monroeville, Pennsylvania. In attendance at Steel City Con will be Jonathan Frakes and Brent Spiner.
On the same weekend, the Hollywood Show will take place, being held at the Westin Los Angeles Airport Hotel in Los Angeles. In attendance will be Rene Auberjonois, Michael Forest, Sally Kellerman, Joanne Linville, BarBara Luna, Arlene Martel, and Billy Mumy.
Away Mission will also take place Apr. 11-13, at the Hilton Tampa Airport Westshore in Tampa, Florida. In attendance at Away Mission will be Alice Eve, John de Lancie, (via Skype only), Suzie Plakson, Larry Nemecek and William Shatner.
The Salt Lake Comic Con will take place April 17-19 at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. In attendance will be: Denise Crosby, Michael Dorn, Jonathan Frakes, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, and Karl Urban.
Fan Expo Vancouver will be held Apr. 18-20, at the Vancouver Convention Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. In attendance will be John de Lancie, and Karl Urban.
The Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo will take place Apr. 24-27 at Stampede Park in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Garrett Wang can be seen at the Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo.
The Official Star Trek Convention will be held April 25-27 at the Crowne Plaza Cherry Hill in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. In attendance at the Official Star Trek Convention will be Robert Beltran, James Darren, Aron Eisenberg, Terry Farrell, Bruce Greenwood, Max Grodenchik, J.G. Hertzler, Anthony Montgomery, Kate Mulgrew, Nichelle Nichols, Robert O’Reilly, Robert Picardo, Suzie Plakson, and John Paladin, make-up artist extraordinaire.
Arlene Martel will be appearing at TrekTrax Atlanta 2014, to be held at the Atlanta Marriott Northwest at Galleria in Atlanta, Georgia on April 25-27.
Wrapping up April will be Chiller Theater, which will take place April 25-27 at the Sheraton Parsippany in Parsippany, New Jersey. In attendance at Chiller Theater will be: Clifton Collins Jr., Walter Koenig, and Chris Sarandon (Deep Space Nine: Rivals).
May begins with Minneapolis Comic Con, which will be held May 2-4 at the Minneapolis Convention Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. William Shatner will be at the Minneapolis Comic Con.
Next up is Fan Expo Regina to take place May 3-4 at the Canada Centre at Evraz Place in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Marina Sirtis will be in attendance at Fan Expo Regina.
The Trek Con Springfield will take place May 9-11 at the Springfield Expo Center in Springfield, Missouri. In attendance at Trek Con Springfield will be Aron Eisenberg, J.G. Hertzler, Manu Intiraymi, Cirroc Lofton, Chase Masterson, Robert O’Reilly, and Tim Russ.
The Ottawa Comiccon will be held May 9-11 at the EY Centre in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. In attendance will be Christopher Lloyd and Karl Urban.
The Las Vegas Car Stars event will take place May 15-17 at Fremont Street in Las Vegas, Nevada. In attendance at Las Vegas Car Stars will be Bobby Clark, Christopher Doohan, and Sean Kenney.
The Motor City Comic Con will be held May 16-18 at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi, Michigan. William Shatner and Karl Urban will be in attendance at Motor City Comic Con.
The Dallas Comic Con will take place May 16-18 at the Dallas Convention Center in Dallas, Texas. Christopher Lloyd and William Shatner will be at the Dallas Comic Con.
Collectormania Milton Keynes will be held May 16-18 at the MK Dons Stadium in Milton Keynes, England. In attendance will be Lee Arenberg, Robert Beltran, Noel Clarke, Joseph Gatt, Brian Thompson, Tony Todd, and Garrett Wang.
Sci-Fi on the Rock will be held May 23-25 at the Holiday Inn Government Centre in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada. Aron Eisenberg will be at Sci-Fi on the Rock.
Crypticon Seattle will take place May 23-25 at the Hilton Seattle Airport & Conference Center in Seattle, Washington. In attendance will be Jeffrey Combs.
Comicpalooza will be held from May 23-26 at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas. Nichelle Nichols will be in attendance at Comicpalooza.
The Pop Culture Expo will take place May 24-25 at the Shriners Auditorium in Wilmington, Massachusetts. Deep Roy will be in attendance.
Germany’s FedCon 23 will be held May 29-June 1 at the Hotel Maritim in Dusseldorf, Germany. In attendance at FedCon 23 will be: Nicole de Boer, Roxann Dawson, Aron Eisenberg, Max Grodenchik, Barry Jenner (Admiral Ross), Salome Jens, Diana Muldaur, Nichelle Nichols, Alexander Siddig, Nana Visitor, Garrett Wang, and David Warner.
Wrapping up May will be the Fanboy Expo, taking place May 30-June 1 at the Knoxville Convention Center in Knoxville, Tennessee. In attendance at Fanboy Expo will be Jonathan Frakes, Leonard Nimoy (via Skype only), and Marina Sirtis.
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