80s workout party, LEGOs and retro market: 8 ways to nerd out in June
It's hard to believe the year is nearly halfway over, but here we are.
There will be plenty going on this month to get ready for summer, but we have some things for your inner nerd to check out.
Here are some of the nerdy and geeky things to check out for the month of June.
A colorful popup explosion
If you need some fun local shops to support, Geek and Grub Market has just the thing.
The Geek and Grub Market will be a "Love and Rainbows Edition" popup market to celebrate Pride Month.
The event will have numerous games and popup shops for people to visit and is free to the public.
The market will run once again from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Mordecai Historic Park at 1 Mimosa St.
A Retro Expo
The Raleigh Retro Gamers will be hosting a Summer Expo at Moore Square Park in downtown Raleigh.
The expo, which will feature over 70 food, storefront and collector vendors, will be held Saturday, June 17 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The event will be free to the public and have live music as well.
Once the event wraps up, the retro party will be far from over, as there will be a Summer Expo After Party at Rewind Retro Bar in Knightdale from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Channel your inner Richard Simmons
Speaking of Rewind, the bar will be hosting multiple events during the month of June.
The first will be an "80s Workout Party" on June 10 at 11 a.m. Tickets will be $20, which covers the class and a drink at the bar to cool down after a righteous sweat session.
Tickets and fitness waivers can be found here.
There will also be a costume contest for the best dressed, so bust out those acid-wash jeans to win some gnarly prizes.
Rewind will also host a Retro Paint Party on June 11 and a 90s trivia night June 25.
If you can't make it to those events, the bar hosts trivia every Wednesday and Music Bingo on Thursday.
LEGO builders unite
At the end of June, a convention of LEGOs will be coming to the Raleigh Convention Center.
BrickUniverse' Inspire Tour, which is advertised as the "ultimate LEGO experience," will take place from June 24 to June 25.
It will be a chance to see LEGO creations built by acclaimed artists from around the country, opportunities to create a masterpiece in the building zone and even find that special gift from one of the Tour's brick merchants.
Tickets for the event can be purchased here.
Lastly, Nathan Sawaya’s "Art of the Brick" exhibit on display at the Pleasant Valley Promenade, 6240 Glenwood Ave., is officially open to the public.
WRAL News was given a first-look at the exhibit before opening day, and it's an experience you don't want to miss.
The exhibit has been named one of CNN's Top 10 “Global Must-See Exhibitions." The exhibit features more than one million LEGO bricks used for over 90 sculptures, including Michelangelo's David, Van Gogh's Starry Night and Da Vinci's Mona Lisa, as well as original pieces.
The exhibit also includes a 20-foot T-Rex skeleton and a LEGO multimedia collection of photos produced by award-winning photographer Dean West.
Tickets are currently on sale for the exhibit, which will run until the end of August.
