Trek Radio Returns to STLV

Trek Radio returns to the largest Star Trek convention in the world this August 3 – 7 as we beam over to the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino for Creation Entertainment‘s Star Trek Las Vegas convention celebrating the 50th anniversary of Star Trek.

Trek Radio will once again have a presence in the Brasilia Ballroom vendor room where we will broadcast audio and video from our booth, conduct interviews with celebrities and convention-goers, and transmit the sights and sounds of the convention to the community via our website and social media outlets.
 
 
The Away Team making the journey to Vegas this year will be Risa, DeyvID, Mighty Mundane, and Maverick. The team will be stationed at the booth as well as roaming the convention areas and the hotel to provide coverage of the panels, events and activities happening throughout the 5-day Trekstravaganza.

Kicking off the convention on Tuesday, August 2, Trek Radio joins forces with the Seventh Annual STLV Landing Party hosted by Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek Podcast, Trekland’s Portal 47, and Glue Guns and Phasers, sponsored by Geek Nation Tours, Bye Bye Robot, Trek Movie, and Trek Radio. This special party runs from 9pm to 11pm and will feature trivia, prizes, music, drinks and celebrity guests in the luxurious 1600 square foot Masquerade Suite provided by CriteriCon and Trek Radio.

Running concurrent with STLV in the Rio will be the CriteriCon 2016 Prequel event, debuting the new convention founded by Adrianne Grady to celebrate and spotlight innovative creators, interactive entertainment and independent artists. Along with the many great panels being presented exclusively for CriteriCon, Trek Radio will host a live party in the Masquerade Suite featuring music, drinks and entertainment with Trek Radio staff, friends in the community, and perhaps a few surprise celebrity guests. DeyvID will also present a panel teaching the basic fundamentals for learning the Klingon language.

Be sure to follow @TrekRadio on Twitter, TrekRadioOfficial on Facebook and Instagram and TrekRadio on YouTube for daily coverage and updates; and stay tuned to Trek Radio as we roll out convention coverage after the event as well.

As always, we encourage everyone to share convention experiences with us by tagging us and using the hashtag #LoveTrek. We hope to see you in Vegas for #STLV50.

Star Trek Beyond Premiere at San Diego Comic-Con

Two days before the nationwide release, Star Trek Beyond premieres at San Diego Comic-Con on July 20 with a special event the Embarcadero Marina Park.

This first-ever outdoor IMAX premiere event will include appearances by the film’s cast and crew, and a live concert performance by the San Diego symphony orchestra. Director Justin Lin said, “I am thrilled to celebrate the premiere of the film together with the fans at Comic-Con and excited for everyone there to experience Michael Giacchino’s incredible score played live.”

Initial reactions to the film are decidedly positive with comments such as it feels more like a Star Trek episode than previous films, the humor and action are well balanced, and it is a fitting tribute to the franchise in this special anniversary year.

 
Were you among the lucky fans in attendance at the special premiere event? Let us know what you thought of the film (No Spoilers!) and the premiere event in the comments section below.

Star Trek Beyond releases on July 22 in IMAX 3D, RealD 3D, and standard formats.

Stellar Cartography Prime Day Deal

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Stellar Cartography collects ten original, never-before-seen large-format maps of the Star Trek universe. Pulled from the cartography archives of Starfleet Academy, these beautifully reproduced maps provide a rare opportunity to view the expanse of Federation space and beyond through the lenses of the Galaxy’s key players. The maps include an ancient Vulcan map, a Klingon Empire map from the pre-Organian Peace Treaty era (in the native Klingon language), an official Romulan government map of the Empire, a native Cardassian Union map from the Bajor occupation, along with Federation maps from the modern era. Housed in a handsome clamshell case and paired with a fully-illustrated reference book providing detailed information on planets, systems, and topography, this exclusive collection showcases the Star Trek universe like never before. Featuring a tri-fold clamshell case, 48-page 8” x 10” hardcover book, and ten 24” x 36” removable maps.