October-November Trek Conventions And Appearances
4 min readThere will be seventeen conventions, shows or appearances in October and November 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 eleven conventions or appearances in October, beginning with Away Mission: Orlando, which will be held from Oct 5-7 at the Hilton Orlando Resort Lake Buena Vista. In attendance at Away Mission: Orlando will be Avery Brooks, Dwight Schultz, Robert Duncan McNeill, Robin Curtis and Eric Menyuk.
On the same weekend, the Entertainment Media Show will take place at the Olympia Grand Hall in London. In attendance at the Entertainment Media Show will be Jonathan Frakes, Ethan Phillips, and Vaughn Armstrong.
The Hollywood Show will take place from Oct 5-7 at the Burbank Airport Marriott Hotel & Convention Center in Burbank, California. In attendance at The Hollywood Show will be Catherine Hicks (Gillian Taylor), James Darren, Jennifer Lien, LeVar Burton, Marina Sirtis, Richard Herd, Robert Picardo, Sean Kenny, and Tim Russ.
The New York Comic Con will take place from Oct 11-14 at the Javits Center in NYC. In attendance at the New York Comic Con will be Christopher Lloyd and Trek author Christopher Bennett.
Two more Australian conventions will take place in October. First up is Armageddon Expo 2012, which will take place from Oct 13-14 at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre. In attendance at Armageddon Expo 12 will be Karl Urban and Aron Eisenberg.
Armageddon Expo 2012 New Zealand takes place Oct 19-22 at the ASB Showgrounds in Auckland. In attendance will be Aron Eisenberg.
Valleycon 38 will take place Oct 19-21 at the Hjemkomst Center in Moorhead, Minnesota. In attendance at Valleycon 38 will be Nicole de Boer.
Destination Star Trek London will be chock-full of Star Trek actors. Taking place Oct 19-22 at ExCeL London, the following actors will be in attendance: Marc Alaimo, Rene Auberjonois, Scott Bakula, Ira Steven Behr, Casey Biggs, Brannon Braga, Avery Brooks, Jeffrey Combs, Denise Crosby, Robin Curtis, John de Lancie, Michael Dorn, Martha Hackett, J.G. Hertzler, Marianna Hill (Helen Noel), Manu Intiraymi, Dominic Keating, Sean Kenney (Capt. Pike) Walter Koenig, Alice Krige, Cirroc Lofton, Arlene Martel, Chase Masterson, Ronald D. Moore, Kate Mulgrew, Robert O’Reilly, Eddie Paskey, Andrew Robinson, William Shatner, Daniel Stewart, Sir Patrick Stewart, Connor Trinneer, Nana Visitor, and Gwynyth Walsh.
On Oct 20-21, the Edmonton Comic & Entertainment Expo will take place at the Edmonton Expo Centre in Edmonton, Canada. In attendance at Edmonton Comic & Entertainment Expo will be Nichelle Nichols.
Hal-Con will run October 26-28 at the World Trade & Convention Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia. In attendance at Hal-Con will be Rene Auberjonois.
Wrapping up October will be Austin Comic Con, which will take place at the Austin Convention Center in Austin, Texas. In attendance at Austin Comic Con will be: Sir Patrick Stewart, William Shatner, Wil Wheaton, Gates McFadden, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, and Marina Sirtis.
November begins with Central Canada Comic Con, which will be held Nov 2-4 at the Winnipeg Convention Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, In attendance will be Sir Patrick Stewart and Walter Koenig.
Next up is Creation Entertainment’s Official Star Trek Convention, which takes place Nov 16-18 at the Westin St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco. In attendance at this convention will be George Takei, Walter Koenig, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Marina Sirtis, Denise Crosby, Hallie Todd (Lal), Marc Alaimo, Jeffrey Combs, David Gerrold, Bobby Clark (The Gorn), and Michael Aron (Jack London in Time’s Arrow).
Boston Super Megafest 2012 will take place November 17-18 at the Sheraton Framingham Hotel in Framingham, Massachusetts. In attendance at the Boston Super Megafest 2012 will be Sir Patrick Stewart and Avery Brooks.
The New Orleans Comic Con will be held from Nov 30-Dec 2 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans. In attendance at the New Orleans Comic Con will be Sir Patrick Stewart, Daniel Stewart, Brent Spiner, Jonathan Frakes, Gates McFadden, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, and Marina Sirtis.
On Thanksgiving weekend, November 23-26, Starbase Indy will be held at the Indianapolis Marriott East in Indianapolis, Indiana. In attendance at Starbase Indy will be Robert O’Reilly, J G Hertzler, Nicole de Boer, and Larry Nemecek.
Wrapping up November will be the Rhode Island Comic Con, which will be held from November 3-4 at the Rhode Island Convention Center in Providence, Rhode Island. In attendance at the Rhode Island Comic Con will be John de Lancie and Gary Graham.
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Duncan McNeill will also be a guest October 26-28 at Chiller Theatre Expo in Parsippany, NJ. October 26-28. http://www.chillertheatre.com/