Our second of the three special after hours panels for Saturday is An Evening with Kate Mulgrew. After the show, we present an intimate and memorable experience for her most devoted fans. Get your ticket for this special night with the award-winning actress—beloved as Captain Kathryn Janeway on Star Trek: Voyager, the fierce Red on Orange Is the New Black, and so many other credits on her resume as she shares and reflects with a candid 90-minute conversation. Expect heartfelt stories from her remarkable career, reflections on life, love, and legacy, and the kind of personal insights only possible in a setting reserved exclusively for her super fans. This is more than a panel; it’s Kate Mulgrew sharing her own words, with the warmth and wit that have made her a legend. Your ticket includes a limited-edition Summer Con shirt specially designed to honor Kate and the Star Trek community, plus your first drink token for the evening. The event will be restricted to 21 and over and light hors d’oeuvres will be served throughout the night, creating a relaxed, upscale atmosphere perfect for an after-hours celebration. There will be a no-host bars to serve additional beverages. Doors open at 7:00 p.m., with the 90-minute event beginning promptly at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $75 Whether you’ve followed her from the Delta Quadrant to the Litchfield Penitentiary or discovered her through stage and screen, this is the intimate evening Kate Mulgrew fans have been waiting for. Grab your ticket, raise a glass, and join us for a memorable night of storytelling, laughter, and connection with one of entertainment’s most enduring talents. Tickets and seating is limited. Tickets go on sale 6/7 at 7pm More information and links can be found on our website: wasummercon.com/panels/

One last treat for the Trek fans... and Orange is the New Black fans. Please welcome Kate Mulgrew on Saturday, June 20th to the Washington State Summer Con lineup. Captain Janeway has read the reports of our rich coffee reserves and will be seeking coffee in our nebula. Kate Mulgrew launched her acting career in 1975 with the starring role of Mary Ryan on the ABC daytime soap opera Ryan’s Hope, a part that brought her immediate national recognition and ran for several years. She quickly moved into primetime television and feature films, appearing in series such as Heartbeat and landing major roles in Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985) as Major Rayner Fleming and the popular comedy Throw Momma from the Train (1987) opposite Billy Crystal. Her breakthrough came in 1995 when she was cast as Captain Kathryn Janeway, the first woman to command a Star Trek series, in Star Trek: Voyager. Mulgrew portrayed the resolute Starfleet captain for all seven seasons (1995–2001), earning Saturn Awards and a devoted global fan base. She reprised the character as Admiral Janeway in the 2002 feature film Star Trek: Nemesis and later returned to the franchise in voice form as Hologram Janeway in the animated series Star Trek: Prodigy. After Voyager, Mulgrew balanced television, film, and theater. She portrayed Katharine Hepburn in the one-woman play Tea at Five, which earned her a Lucille Lortel nomination and toured extensively. In 2013, Mulgrew joined Netflix’s Orange Is the New Black as the fierce prison chef Galina “Red” Reznikov, appearing in all seven seasons through 2019 and earning an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. Her recent credits include voice roles as the Museum Exhibit Narrator in the 2025 Pixar film Elio, Serpentina in The Bad Guys: The Series (2025–2026), and Domina in Invincible (2026), alongside the lead role of Theresa Bowers in the 2025 miniseries Dope Thief. Meet Kate on Saturday ONLY at the Washington State Summer Con. She will be with us signing autographs, meeting fans, taking photo ops, speaking on a panel, and more. Admission Tickets are on sale now at: wasummercon.com