The Federation Times

Come one and all to help the USS Maximillian celebrate its 25th Anniversary!  This Independent Star Trek and Sci-Fi club has served Central Ohio since 1992, by promoting community service and fundraising activities over the years to support Juvenile Diabetes, the Red Cross and the Mid Ohio Food Bank.  The party starts at 6:00 PM this Saturday, August 12 at the house on the hill behind Starbase Columbus and Collision One on Westerville Rd.  This is a potluck and all are asked to bring a dish or dessert to share. 

Calling all Trekkers! Starbase Columbus has just acquired three van loads of older and vintage Star Trek merchandise. We have everything from action figures, to props, model kits, books and a whole lot more! We're still unpacking boxes from this lot!  Beam in soon to discover the many treasures of Star Trek from ages past!

Saturday, July 22 @ 6:00 PM.

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This month meeting of the USS Unity will be held on Friday, July 21 at 7:00 PM at the house on the hill behind Starbase Columbus.  New members are always welcome!  The Unity is a local chapter of IFT, International Federation of Trekkers.

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Hailing Frequencies Open! Calling all Trekkers! Be sure to mark Saturday, September 9th on your calendar!  Starbase Columbus is hosting its first ever Star Trek Day celebration........this is the year of the SEVENS! 1967 - Star Trek : TOS Second Season - 51st anniversary of the series 1987 - Premiere of Star Trek: The Next Generation - 30th anniversary of the series 2017 - Star Trek: Discovery - celebration of the NEW Star Trek series and hoepfully more to come! This is a FREE and FAMILY FRIENDLY event which will run from 12:00 - 7:00 PM.

Be sure to stop by the Starbase Columbus booth at the Origins Game Fair , June 14 - 18!

We are asking everyone who attends the Out of this World Festival to please use the entrance at the Collision One Auto Body shop next to Starbase Columbus and Moore Comics.  Anyone can park at Collision One if space permits and additional parking is available behind Starbase and Moore Comics.  The main parking lot at Starbase will be blocked off due to increased pedestrian traffic for the event.

We have just received confirmation that the Columbus Ghostbusters will be appearing at the Starbase Columbus Out of this World Festival on Saturday, May 6th.  Bring the kids and come out to the base for a day of fun, food, games, entertainment and more! outofthisworldfest.blogspot.com

Want to go on the Official 2018 Star Trek Cruise? Now is your chance! Enter the raffle for 2 passes and a cabin by donating to The Federation Disaster Relief Shuttle campaign at GoFundMe! You get one entry for every $10 donated. If you donate $100, you get 10 chances. If you donate $1000, you get 100 entries! Enter soon and often! https://gofundme.com/fedshuttle

The USS Asgard will meet at Starbase Columbus (in the store) Saturday, March 25 around 5:45 PM.  we will then head to the Stoneridge Theater in Gahanna (corner of Morse and Hamilton RD) for dinner and a movie outing to see the POWER RANGERS.  All are welcome to join us.

The USS Columbus will meet Saturday, March 18 at 6:00 PM at the house on the hill behind Collision One and Starbase Columbus (5541 Westerville Rd).  We will decide on an activity after the meeting.  Everyone is welcome to come and join us!  The Columbus is a chapter of Starfleet International.

A special feature about Starbase Columbus by the great people at 10TV - WBNS ! Thanks Bram and 10TV - WBNS !

This month's meeting of the USS Unity will be held Friday, March 17 @ 7:00 PM at the house on the hill behind Starbase Columbus & Collision One auto body. We are still in the process of organizing our new chapter and appointing officers and department heads.  The Unity is a chapter of the Federation aka International Federation of Trekkers. All are cordially invited to come and join us!

The USS Maximillian will hold it's monthly meeting Saturday, March 11 at 6:00 PM at the house on the hill behind Starbase Columbus & Collision One.  After the meeting we will decide where to go eat and other after meeting activities.  New members are always welcome so please come and join us! The Maximillian is an Independent chapter with no affiliation to Starfleet International or the Federation.

The USS Columbus will meet at the house on the hill behind Starbase Columbus this Saturday, February 18 @ 6:00 PM.  This will be a potluck dinner and movie night so please bring a dish to share with the group.  We welcome new members to come and join us!  The USS Columbus is a chapter of Starfleet International.

The USS Unity will meet at the house on the hill behind Starbase Columbus this Friday, February 17 at 7:00 PM. This will be our second meeting.  This is a brand new chapter of the Federation (aka the International Federation of Trekkers).  Everyone is cordially welcome to come and join us!

Starbase Columbus is pleased to announce the first few guests who will be participating at the 2017 Out of this World Festival on Saturday, May 6.   Alan Reed  Alan is a local musician who has been playing rock n roll, blues and folk music professionally for over 20 years.  He plays both 6 string and 12 string guitars and has entertained folks all over Central Ohio at many different clubs and events, including Gallery Hop. He is also a huge Star Trek fan and has been a good friend to the staff at Starbase Columbus for many years.  He has performed at the Out of this World Festival for the past two years and we're delighted that he is joining us again this year. Check out his Facebook page for more information and performance schedules! Dr. Bob Tesla Dr. Bob Tesla is known by many in Central Ohio for his Midnight Monster Movies with Dr. Bob live show at the Gateway Film Center.  He and his sidekick Nurse Feratu regularly host a FREE m...