Now here’s an event that I wish I hadn’t missed this last weekend. On Saturday, April 2 over 200 people gathered under the Space Needle at Seattle Center to duke it out for International Pillow Fight Day.

Participants of the event, in the vein of a flash mob, tossed pillows around at friends and strangers, giggling and laughing for the better part of 45 minutes until the crowd dwindled down to just a few die hard pillow wielders.

Photo by Jenni El Fattal via Facebook.

If you’re like me and missed out on this fun event, you can live vicariously through those who were there and check out the pictures from the great pillow battle at the Seattle event’s Facebook page. Until next year!

On Tuesday, June 8 Coe elementary staff, students and parents gathered for goodbye BBQ for outgoing principal David Elliott, who will be taking up his new post as the head of the brand new Queen Anne Elementary this fall.

Flash Mob for Mr. Elliott from Alicia Burmester on Vimeo.

To show their appreciation, the Coe community organized a flash mob, getting everyone to say their final farewell through dance. Take a look!

I you were in Capitol Hill, Pioneer Square, Downtown Seattle or Queen Anne yesterday, you may have spotted a Glee-themed flash mob dancing through the streets.

The same folks who orchestrated the three-part Michael Jackson ‘beat it’ flash mob (recognize the guy in the red jacket?) in Pioneer Square, Pike Place Market and Kerry Park back in August–One Degree Events–were also behind the 1,000-person strong Glee flash mob that performed all around Seattle yesterday, Saturday, April 10.

In preparation for the mob, One Degree put choreographed instructional videos up online, and hosted training sessions around town leading up to the event. At 10 a.m. yesterday participants gathered at Cal Anderson Park in Capitol Hill for a last-minute practice session, before going on to bring Glee cheer to Westlake Park, Pioneer Square and Seattle Center (just below the Space Needle). This explains why I saw so many people running down the hill yesterday dressed in Glee-themed glamour!

Did you or anyone you know participate in or witness the Seattle Center Glee flash mob? Post links to pictures and videos below or email us at tips@queenanneview.com.

Around 3 p.m. yesterday a flash mob gathered at Kerry Park and danced to Michael Jackson’s ‘Beat It’ for what would have been the late pop star’s 51st birthday. The mob at the famous Queen Anne viewpoint, was the last of three that happened all around the city yesterday, put on by One Degree Events.

Above is a video that shows all three flash mobs – first in Pioneer Square at 1:10 p.m., then at Pike Place Market at 2:05, and then at our very own Kerry Park. One Degree Events says that over 300 people participated. And as you can see, this was a very coordinated event.

Kept super secret until the very end, the locations of the three events were only released to participants who showed up at Cal Anderson Park at 10 a.m. this morning at to learn the choreography. That’s one dedicated group of flash mobbers!

We think MJ would have been proud.