{"id":11687,"date":"2011-04-01T13:33:25","date_gmt":"2011-04-01T20:33:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.trektoday.com\/content\/?p=11687"},"modified":"2011-04-11T10:02:10","modified_gmt":"2011-04-11T17:02:10","slug":"april-may-2011-conventions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trektoday.com\/content\/2011\/04\/april-may-2011-conventions\/","title":{"rendered":"April-May 2011 Conventions"},"content":{"rendered":"

There will be thirteen conventions, shows or appearances in April and May that feature actors of interest to Star Trek<\/em> fans. This listing of conventions and shows features actors from four of the televised series and several of the Star Trek movies.<\/p>\n

Two Australian Supanova Pop Culture Expos<\/a> will start off the month of April. Brisbane 2011 will be held from April 1-3 at the RNA Showgrounds and Melbourne 2011 will be held from April 8-10 at the Melbourne Showgrounds. Star Trek XI<\/em>‘s Simon Pegg<\/strong> will be in attendance at Supanova.<\/p>\n

On April 9, the two-day The Official Star Trek Convention: The Celebration of the 45th Anniversary<\/a> will be held in Phoenix, Arizona at the Sheraton Crescent Hotel. In attendance will be: J.G. Hertzler, Max Grodenchik, Robert O’Reilly, Armin Shimerman, Gwynyth Walsh, Barbara March, Jeffrey Combs, Casey Biggs<\/strong>, and Vaughn Armstrong<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Events include an optional Star Trek<\/em> “Rat Pack” performance by Grodenchik, Armstrong, Combs, Biggs and Shimerman; Breakfast with the Klingons, an on-stage makeup workshop, and a costume parade.<\/p>\n

Starfest<\/a> will be held at the Denver Marriott Tech Center from April 15-17. In attendance will be actors Jonathan Frakes, Jeffrey Combs<\/strong> and Casey Biggs<\/strong>, as well as authors Dayton Ward, Kevin Dilmore<\/strong> and Christie Golden<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Next up is Icon 30<\/a>, which will take place on April 15-17 at Stony Brook University in Stony Brook, New York. In attendance will be actress Denise Crosby<\/strong> and Trek authors Bob Greenberger, Keith DeCandido<\/strong> and Peter David<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

On April 17th, at the Los Angeles Comic Book and Science Fiction Convention<\/a>, Sherry Jackson<\/strong> (Andrea from What are Little Girls Made of<\/em>?”) will be signing autographs from noon until 4 PM.<\/p>\n

Wizard World Anaheim Comic Con<\/a> will be held April 29-May 1 at the Anaheim Convention Center. In attendance will be Robert Picardo, Chase Masterson, Denise Crosby, Sally Kellerman<\/strong>, John de Lancie, Catherine Hicks<\/strong>, and Lee Arenberg<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The convention billed as Europe’s largest Star Trek and Sci-Fi convention, FedCon<\/a>, will be held from April 28-May 1 in D\u00fcsseldorf, Germany. In attendance will be: Scott Bakula, Wil Wheaton, Robert Duncan McNeill, Marina Sirtis, Nicole de Boer, Arlene Martel, Carel Struycken<\/strong> (Mr. Homn), Garrett Wang<\/strong> and Trek author David Mack<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Wrapping up April will be William Shatner<\/strong>‘s Priceline.com Hollywood Charity Horse Show<\/a>, to be held at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center in Burbank, California on April 30.<\/p>\n

May begins with the Motor City Comic Con 2011<\/a> which will be held at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi, Michigan (Metro Detroit) from May 13-15. In attendance will be: Brent Spiner, George Takei, Kate Mulgrew<\/strong> and Lee Arenberg<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Next in May will be Mobicon<\/a>, which will be held at the Asbury Hotel & Suites in Mobile, Alabama from May 20-22. In attendance will be Star Trek: Voyager’<\/em>s Ethan Phillips<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Australian fans in Melbourne and Sydney can see Trek actors at OzTrek5<\/a>. OzTrek5 will be held on May 21 in Melbourne and May 22 in Sydney. In attendance will be Avery Brooks <\/strong>and Garrett Wang<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Another convention will be held on May 21-22, this one in the Dallas, Texas area. Dallas Comic Con<\/a>, which will take place at the Irving Convention center, will feature the original series’s Leonard Nimoy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Finally, May wraps up with ComicPalooza<\/a>, which will be held May 27-29 in Houston, Texas. In attendance will be Marina Sirtis<\/strong> and Tony Todd<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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