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SUMMARY:Meeker Street Nerd Party returning to downtown Kent Saturday\, Feb. 25
DESCRIPTION:The Kent Downtown Partnership will be holding its second annual Meeker Street Nerd Party on Saturday\, Feb. 25\, 2023\, from 3-7 pm.  \nDowntown Kent has a number of “cool nerd” businesses that embrace this unique culture and are not afraid to show it. \nRelease your inner nerd at the Nerd Party! \nThis event promotes downtown local\, small businesses by highlighting nerd culture in a street-wide event.  Small businesses between 2nd & 4th Ave on W. Meeker Street will host local makers\, artists\, and authors who specialize in nerd culture\, science fiction\, fantasy\, horror – books\, games\, toys\, and more. \nParticipants will include: \n\nRetro Emporium: Vintage to modern Pop Culture shop specializing in vintage 80s/90s collectibles and retro-themed goods.\nPage Turner Books: Nerd culture store offering sci-fi\, fantasy\, mystery\, movies\, video games\, comics\, and more.\nPTB Comics & Manga: Specializing in comics\, manga\, graphic novels and toys.\nBig Wu Fitness:\n\nHosting SeaLUG Seattle based Lego brick enthusiasts\nLego creations are large and elaborate\, often taking hundreds of hours to create\, and will be on display at this location\n\n\nSweet Themes Bakery: featuring sweet nerd-themed treats and hosting the Cosplay costume contest\nAll Aglow Spa: hosting artists and authors.\nGrey Sunz Tattoo: hosting CybFest NW who will join the party with a celebration of all things Transformers\, put on by fans for fans. Toy dealers\, artists\, contests and raffles are just some of the fun!\n\nCOSPLAY COSTUME CONTEST\nDress up as your favorite character!   Prizes will be awarded for best costumes in the following categories:  adult\, child (under 10 yrs) and honorable mentions.  Grand prizes $100\, gift cards and other great stuff! \nFEATURED AUTHORS\nMaria Giakoumatos\, J.P. Barnett\, Tiffany Shearn\, Lora Senf\, Jeff Grubb\, Tommy Rice\, Will McDermott and more to come. \nFEATURED ARTISTS\n\nBruno Pags – fantasy\, vampire\, werewolves’ art\nLori Collins –  art and illustrations\nJ Boom – sketch artist\, art animation\nStannex  – cartoonist\, game designer\nRihana Martinson – stickers\, coloring book pages and prints\nBrickCon – Lego creations\, past and custom Lego sets\nBritCon – British media and culture with an emphasis on science fiction and fantasy\nSteve Miller – game designer\, and more to be announced.\n\nCybFest NW will join the party with a celebration of all things Transformers\, put on by fans for fans. Toy dealers\, artists\, contests and raffles are just some of the fun! \nAlso featuring Big Dawg premiere hot dog cart. \nMore authors\, artists and activities to come.  Keep an eye on our website for full details. \nThis is a FREE event\, RSVP requested; please register at: \nwww.downtownkentwa.com/event/meeker-street-nerd-party/\n\n\n\nThis event is brought to you by the Kent Downtown Partnership\, a 501c3 non-profit organization\, ILoveKent.net\, Page Turner Books & Retro Emporium Kent. \n\n\n	Related
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