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Win A Real Star Trek Wedding

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Here's one for all the Star Trek fans. One couple can win the chance to get married on the bridge of Star Trek's U.S.S. Enterprise. The Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is offering the ultimate Star Trek Wedding inside the Exhibition. The Franklin Institute seeks couples whose dream would be to get married or renew vows on the bridge of the Enterprise inside STAR TREK: THE EXHIBITION. The winning couple, which will be determined by online public vote , will plan a ceremony aboard the bridge in the Exhibition and a reception inside The Franklin Institute.

To enter a couple have to submit a photo and a short paragraph explaining why they want to win. The deadline is June 24. Local judges will choose finalists and then the public will vote from July 6 - July 20. The package includes exclusive use of the Exhibition for one hour for the ceremony and private use of reserved space inside The Franklin Institute for a four hour reception for up to 100 guests, as well as two nights' accommodations for the couple at a nearby hotel. The Franklin Institute will supply the wedding cake and exhibition and reception space only the couple has to take care of the rest of the details. The interactive exhibit will be at the Franklin Institute until September 20,2009.

[via ArtDaily]

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Star Trek Auction Success

by Nicole Weston (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Auctions

Christie's Star Trek memorabilia auction wrapped up yesterday with a grand total of $7,107,040 in sales, more than double what organizers were expecting to bring in. There were 1,000 lots that included costumes, props, miniatures and more from the Star Trek TV shows and movies. The highest priced item was the 78-inch-long (198-cm) model of the Starship Enterprise, which was heavily use in making the TV series, Star Trek: The Next Generation and sold for $576,000, far above its estimate of $15-20K. The purchase, by an anonymous bidder, is one of the "highest prices paid for any piece of Hollywood memorabilia."

Other noteworthy lots included a Klingon "Bird of Prey" ship model that sold for $307,200 and Dr. McCoy's space suit from the original series at $144,000.

Christies staff members, as well as auction participants, dressed in Star Trek costumes for the three-day event and the auction house said that its new online bidding system saw "its strongest response since it launched during the summer."

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Christie's Star Trek Auction

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

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Stodgy auction house Christie's is going where no auction house has gone before, serving up 40 years of Star Trek memorabilia for bid October 5-7. The auction includes costumes, props, model ships and weapons from all of the "Star Trek" television series and films. There are a variety of prized items such as a Starfleet uniform worn by Captain Kirk in "Star Trek" The Wrath of Khan" and one worn by Captain Picard in "Star Trek" The Next Generation." Insignia, scripts, and all sorts of alien props are on the list. The Star Trek Enterprise shown here is a model from "Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country" which is estimated to sell for $15,000 to $25,000. Well aware of the buying power of the fans, Christie's has created a two-volume catalog for $90 and a box set for $500. Oh how I hope people show up at Christie's wearing Spock ears.

The collection will be touring around this summer and will appear at the San Diego Comic-Con, July 20-23, and a "Star Trek" convention in Los Angeles, Aug. 17-20 as well as other locations.

[via AP]

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