PILLOWLANDO MMXI – Orlando’s Official 2011 International Pillow Fight Day Event, timed to coincide with hundreds of pillow fights in cities around the world.
All interested PILLOWLANDO MMXI participants should bring a pillow to the location (TBA Day of Event) on Saturday, April 2nd at 5:00 PM EDT and wait for the signal. “Pillow fight!” At that time, pillows will swing and whack as those assembled experience a massive urban pillow fight. It’s free and a ridiculous amount of fun.
Orlandoans who love free, fun, public events like pillow fights, creative interventions, games and interactive art installations are invited to show up and take part, as well as all curious tourists and other Central Floridians who find out about it as International Pillow Fight Day and PILLOWLANDO MMXI draws near.
Costumes and unique pillows are encouraged.
THE RULES
• Soft pillows only!
• Swing lightly, many people will be swinging at once.
• Do not swing at people without pillows or with cameras.
• Remove glasses beforehand!
• Wait until the signal to begin. (Don’t arrive more than a couple minutes early!)
• Please, please, please do not use feather pillows! (This is a feather-free fight.)
• If anyone has a hard pillow, you should return it to the shop, because it’s faulty.
2011 International Pillow Fight Day Cities on April 2nd (so far)
Atlanta • Austin, TX • Belo Horizonte, Brazil • Berlin • Birmingham, AL • Bordeaux, France • Boston • Brasília, Brazil • Bratislava, Slovakia • Brovary, Ukraine • Brussels • Budapest • Buenos Aires • Buffalo, NY • Calgary, AB • Chicago • Chisinau, Moldova • Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá • Cleveland, OH • Cologne (Köln), Germany • Columbia, SC • Daejeon, South Korea • Dublin, Ireland • Dunaújváros, Hungary • Gent, België • Graz, Austria • Guatemala City • Hong Kong • Houston, TX • Istanbul, Turkey • Jacksonville, FL • Kansas City, MO • Kaohsiung, Taiwan • Kecskemét, Hungary • Kingston, ON • Kitchener-Waterloo, ON • Košice, Slovakia • Las Vegas, NV • London • London, ON • Los Angeles • Melbourne • Montpellier, France • Montreal • New York City • Orlando, FL • Paranguá, Brazil • Paris • Porto, Portugal • Prague, Czech Republic • Rome • Rotterdam • Sacramento, CA • Salvador, Brazil • San Francisco, CA • San Jose, CA • Saskatoon, SK • Seattle • Stockholm • Stuttgart, Germany • Syracuse, NY • Szekesfehervar, Hungary • Szombathely, Hungary • Taipei, Taiwan • The Hague, Netherlands • Toronto • Toulouse • Tramore, Ireland • Traunstein, Germany • Tunis, Tunisia • Vienna • Washington, DC • Zaragoza, Spain • Zürich
Who: Brian Feldman is an award-winning conceptual artist, working primarily in time-based performance. The recipient of the 2011 State of Florida Individual Artist Fellowship, he is best known for leaping off of a ladder 366 times over 24 hours (“Leap Year Day”) and eating dinner on stage with his real life family over 40 times (“The Feldman Dynamic”), in addition to over 75 other projects he has presented through Brian Feldman Projects since August 2003. http://j.mp/bfpfb (FB) http://brianfeldman.com/projects
What: PILLOWLANDO MMXI
When: Saturday, April 2, 2011 at 5:00 PM EDT (wait for the signal!)
Where: TBA (Day of Event) Downtown Orlando, FL
Cost: Free
Public Transit • Parking • Biking + Walking
LYNX (Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority): Central Station is a short LYMMO ride away, and served by all but a handful of bus routes. It’s an easy commute – with advance planning. LYMMO (Free Downtown Orlando Circulator): Exit bus at TBA. • The closest city parking garage is TBA. Street parking is available throughout downtown, and free after 6pm Mon-Sat. • Biking and walking are both good for you and pleasant modes of transportation on a Saturday afternoon and anytime! If riding, please wear a helmet and flashing light (and reflective strip if you have one)! Find someone to ride with. It’s more fun that way.
Links
http://j.mp/pmmxi_fb (Facebook Event)
http://j.mp/pmmxi_docs (Media Release)
http://j.mp/bfpfb (Brian Feldman Projects on Facebook)
http://brianfeldman.com/projects (Brian Feldman Projects)
http://twitter.com/PILLOWLANDO (@PILLOWLANDO on Twitter)
http://twitter.com/BrianFeldman (@BrianFeldman on Twitter)
