Our second annual Geek Retreat was an absolute blast! From classic camp activities to exciting LARP sessions and TTRPGS, it was a weekend full of joyful, nerdy adventures. Songs were sung around the campfire, nature was appreciated, friends were made, and everyone proudly celebrated their nerdiness!
🎲⚔️ TONIGHT! ⚔️🎲
See you at @faklandiabrewing for RPG Night. Sign up for games in our bio, on our website, or the FB event.
FREE to play - newbies welcome (and encouraged) to join!
WE'RE BAAAAAACK! We're thrilled to partner with Pilot Project once again to host the BIG Made In Nerdwaukee on November 22nd. You don't want to miss it!
This event features more than 4 dozen local makers selling handmade geeky goods. While shopping, enjoy local brews, a creative menu, and more!
The October 15th RPG Night has been RESCHEDULED to October 22nd!
It's almost time, campers! We're looking forward to seeing everyone who is attending our second annual LevelUp Geek Retreat this weekend. Be sure to check your emails for all the check-in information and the best items to bring with you.
🎶 GIVEAWAY TIME! 🎶
We just got a pair of tickets to The Witcher in Concert at the Riverside Theater on October 5, 2025 — and we want YOU to win them! 🗡️
Want a chance to go? Entering is easy:
- Tag the friend you’d bring along in the comments below
- Make sure you’re following us
On September 26, 1975, The Rocky Horror Picture Show made its debut and became one of the wildest, most iconic cult classics of all time. Here’s to half a century of throwing toast, shouting callbacks, and embracing the weird, the camp, and the fabulous. Happy 50th anniversary, Rocky Horror!
✨ Giveaway Time! ✨
We’re teaming up with the Pabst Theater Group for an unforgettable night — a screening of The Princess Bride followed by a live conversation with Cary Elwes himself! We’ve got two pairs of tickets to give away. Want in?
👉 Comment and tag the friend you’d bring to this adventure.
📢 Heads up, adventurers!
Tonight’s RPG Night has been cancelled. We’re sorry for the schedule change, but don’t worry—we’ll be back at the table soon with more quests, dice rolls, and epic stories.
Thanks for understanding, and we'll see you next month!
Roll dice. Shuffle decks. Sip something good. 🍻
Game Night returns every 2nd Thursday at Dead Bird Brewing. FREE & open to all! First fall game night is TONIGHT, so be there!
On September 10th, we celebrate the brains and beauty of Ami Mizuno, Sailor Mercury! Known for her sharp mind, kind heart, and water-based powers, Sailor Mercury reminds us that intelligence and compassion are actual superpowers.
Let's raise a toast to Mercury Power, Make Up! 🩵
On September 10th, we celebrate the brains and beauty of Ami Mizuno, Sailor Mercury! Known for her sharp mind, kind heart, and water-based powers, Sailor Mercury reminds us that intelligence and compassion are actual superpowers.
Let's raise a toast to Mercury Power, Make Up! 🩵
We're just over a month away, and spots are almost full for LevelUp Geek Retreat!
From lightsaber combat and whip cracking to circus arts, quests, archery, karaoke, and epic tabletop games — it’s all happening in one unforgettable weekend.
🎟️ Don’t wait, tickets are nearly gone. Grab yours now!
Throwing it back to peak internet nostalgia with Homestar Runner, reminding us to celebrate Labor Day. Whether you’re gaming, cosplaying, or just marathoning old web classics, we hope your day is full of geeky joy and well-earned rest.
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Today we celebrate Gene Roddenberry's birthday! He was the visionary mind who dared to imagine a future where humanity boldly goes beyond division, beyond conflict, and into the stars together. Roddenberry didn’t just create Star Trek—he created a universe of hope, curiosity, and endless adventure.
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Happy birthday to the unstoppable Lucille Ball. Without Lucille and Desilu Studios taking a chance on a "risky" little sci-fi series, the world would never have boldly gone where no one had gone before.
So today, we raise a glass to Lucy!
We're partnering with the Pabst Theater Group to give away 2 pairs of tickets to:
A Screening of The Office + Q&A with Rainn Wilson
📍 Riverside Theater | August 15
Want in?
Tag the friend you'd bring with you in the comments and make sure you're both following us. That’s it—you're entered.
🎬 We’re throwing it way back! Awkward Nerd Events has teamed up with Milwaukee Film and the iconic Oriental Theatre to bring you Retro Reels: 1985 — a series celebrating one of the wildest movie years of all time.
First up? The Goonies on August 9th. 🎟 Grab your tickets now: buff.ly/WmkwYPC
Retreat? More like power up. Join us geeking out at LevelUp this October! ⚡🤓
Check in, how are we all feeling? We're definitely at least tipped over. 😅🗑️
📣 Today, we’re not just nerds—we’re unapologetic icons.
It’s Embrace Your Geekness Day, and we’re here for all the fandom obsessions, obscure trivia flexes, cosplay projects, and the spreadsheet of your D&D backstories.
Geekness isn’t something to hide—it’s your superpower.
Join us July 12 & 13 at 1:30pm for afternoon showings of The Barbie Movie! Get your tickets here: buff.ly/qcnNjij
⚡Happy Nikola Tesla Day!⚡
Today, we celebrate the brilliant, eccentric, very dapper, lightning-loving inventor who helped shape the modern world—and did it with a flair for the dramatic. Wireless energy? Yup. Alternating current? You're welcome. Pigeons? Let's not get into it.
We’ve joined forces with @mkefilm and the legendary @orientaltheatremke to serve you a hot pink reminder: pink is power—and so are YOU.
On July 12 & 13, we’re reclaiming the dreamhouse with two afternoon showings of Barbie.🎟️ Grab a VIP ticket here buff.ly/qcnNjij to lock in the best seats!
🌙✨ It’s International Sailor Moon Day!
From battling evil in killer heels to iconic transformation sequences that still slap, Sailor Moon taught us it’s okay to be powerful, emotional, dramatic, and absolutely glitter-covered. So, here’s to the moon babes. And never forget — tiaras are weapons!
How do you think you'd do on Even the Scales? Tell us in the comments! ⚖️
🦈🎬 Smile, you son of a... classic!
JAWS turns 50 today! Released on this day in 1975, Spielberg's shark-fueled masterpiece changed movies forever and gave birth to the summer blockbuster as we know it.
Happy 50th to the original oceanic terror! 🦈💥
🖖 Happy Captain Picard Day! 🖖
Celebrated by the children of the USS Enterprise—and by nerds everywhere—Captain Picard Day honors the bold, brilliant, and bald icon who taught us to lead with logic and heart.
Live long, prosper, and embrace your inner Jean-Luc. 🪐
