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Daily ‘Trekkie’ updates from the Star Trek 50 convention

LAS VEGAS — Space may be the final frontier, but Vegas is the hot destination.

At least, that is, for Trekkies, who are celebrating the “Star Trek” at the Star Trek 50 convention.

Typically, what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, but you’re in luck.

WTOP has two contributors out at the convention keeping you up to speed.

Keep checking back to this page for daily updates:

Day 1: Trekkies overrun Star Trek 50 convention in Vegas

Day 2: ‘Cosplay’ puts fans at center of ‘Star Trek’ universe

Day 3: Fans say mingling with ‘Trek’ stars worth the high price tag

Day 4: Md. NASA credit union launches ‘Star Trek’ credit card

Steve Winter and Kenny Fried work for Brotman|Winter|Fried, a Sage Communications Company.

Things to do in the DC area: ‘Yokai Parade,’ National Book Festival … and more!

In the United States, there are tales of cryptids like Bigfoot or the Mothman. Japanese folklore tells stories of yokai: supernatural monsters that range from shape-shifters to tricksters to comical creatures that have influenced popular culture. A new traveling exhibition celebrates yokai at the Japan Information & Culture Center of the Embassy of Japan Organized by The Japan Foundation, "Yokai Parade: Supernatural Monsters from Japan," is arranged in four chapters, exploring picture scrolls, woodblock prints, games, sculptures and other mediums. A video also details the history and influence of yokai. "We see from at the beginning of the exhibition, yokai were something truly to be feared," Gabrielle Headly, the center's exhibition coordinator, said. "But then you also see how they have very cartoon-like illustrative properties, or how they're very friendly."
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