I must admit that I missed the initial premiere of Star Trek: The Next Generation when it appeared on television- September 28, 1987.  But a friend of mine had taped it on VHS, so I quickly caught up with Captain Picard and the gang.  Who would have guessed that this show would help create [...]

This is the first weekend of Atomic Arts “Trek in the Park” for 2011.  I drove by Woodlawn Park yesterday about an hour and a half before showtime… the place was almost filled!  Guess I’ll have to get there at least two hours early if I want premium blanket space?  Portland Mayor Sam Adams was [...]

You know Star Trek, or at least you know of it.  It all started with a the original series, back in the 1960s.  Even though it has been rerun countless times since, maybe you’ve never bothered with it.  Or maybe you’ve never understood what the fuss was about, since you only saw the episode titled [...]

In honor of Netflix starting instant streaming of Star Trek tomorrow:

The making of Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan. Part two here.

When he’s done, he’s done.  

 July 2011 is a great month for Star Trek and theater fans.  For the third year in a row, Atomic Arts will be performing a classic episode of Star Trek in Portland’s Woodlawn Park.  This year, they take on one of my favorite episodes:  Mirror, Mirror. If your Trek lore is a little fuzzy, Mirror, [...]

I came across this photo at a site devoted to bicycling in Portland, Oregon.  According to Bikeportland.org this photo depicts the early stages of a bike powered Imperial Star Destroyer created as part of an upcoming Star Wars v. Star Trek bicycle event during Pedalpalooza 2011. Yeah, welcome to Portland.  People here love their bicycles, [...]