{"id":14775,"date":"2017-03-08T14:54:40","date_gmt":"2017-03-08T19:54:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/?post_type=news&p=14775"},"modified":"2017-03-27T14:01:09","modified_gmt":"2017-03-27T19:01:09","slug":"museum-creates-own-version-of-wayback-machine-revisits-the-90s","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/news\/museum-creates-own-version-of-wayback-machine-revisits-the-90s\/","title":{"rendered":"Museum creates own version of wayback machine, revisits the \u201890s"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Adult<\/p>\n

RALEIGH, N.C. \u2014 It\u2019s time to dust off your pagers and Doc Martens \u2014 the \u201890s are back! Explore the trends, fads and scientific discoveries of the \u201890s when the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences presents \u201cAdult Night: Throwback Thursday<\/a>\u201d on March 23, 7-10 p.m. Neon track suits and Tamagotchis welcome.<\/p>\n

Twenty-one and overs are invited to dance to the music of DJ Al-Ski Love of SPIN in the 3-story SECU Daily Planet Theater. Play\u00a0in the Retro Game Room, featuring classic arcade games and gaming systems, such as Nintendo 64 and Sega\u00a0Genesis, plus Magic Eye 3D stereograms, board games, corn hole and\u00a0more.\u00a0Reunite with your childhood toys in\u00a0the \u201cToy Box.\u201d Jam\u00a0like Jordan on a Slam Dunk\u00a0inflatable basketball court.\u00a0Or race to see who can collect the most \u201cHeart of the Ocean\u201d gems before falling victim to the icy waters.<\/p>\n

Of course it is the Museum of Natural Sciences, so you can also meet some feisty sheilas like a live American alligator and a dwarf caiman, while learning all about the animals that make us yell \u201ccrikey.\u201d<\/p>\n

Or watch \u201cBob Nye,\u201d the Museum\u2019s own science guy, conduct cool experiments and then step inside a Museum lab to conduct your own.<\/p>\n

Tickets:\u00a0$15, $10 for Members. Beer, wine, cocktails and food will be available for purchase. You may purchase tickets online at naturalsciences.org\/adultnights or on-site at the Museum Box Office. You must be 21 years or older to attend.\u00a0A photo ID is required for entry. This event is sponsored by Citrix, White Street Brewing Co., Boxcar Bar + Arcade and Atlantic Brew Supply.<\/p>\n

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The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences<\/em><\/strong> (11 and 121 W. Jones St.) in downtown Raleigh is an active research institution that engages visitors of every age and stage of learning in the wonders of science and the natural world, drawing them into the intriguing fields of study that are critical to the future of North Carolina. Hours: Mon.\u2013 Sat., 9 a.m. \u20135 p.m., and Sun., noon\u20135 p.m. Visit the Museum online at <\/em>www.naturalsciences.org<\/em><\/a>. Emlyn Koster, PhD, Museum Director.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":14776,"menu_order":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/14775"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/14775\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14776"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14775"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}