The Boxer: 15th Anniversary
⚠️ This Eventbrite page is for informational purposes only. To attend this event, you must buy tickets on OrlandoWeeklyTickets.com [https://orlandoweeklytickets.com/events/185581607/best-of-orlando-2026-awards-night] ------------------------------ In May of 2011, Brian Feldman, “Orlando’s favorite performance artist” (Orlando Weekly) was managing his one-night-only Root Beer Tent at the Orlando Fringe Festival when he was asked by Erin Sullivan, the then Editor-in-Chief of Orlando Weekly, if he would be open to doing a project for its annual Best of Orlando® Party that July. He told her he’d think about it. Fast forward to June of 2026... Brian had just returned home to D.C. after having driven through the night from Orlando, where he’d performed the 15th anniversary of The Skill Crane Kid [http://tsck15.eventbrite.com]. Upon his arrival, he received a text from a good friend back in Orlando, bringing to his attention a story on Orlando Shine about Orlando Weekly bringing back its Best of Orlando® Awards Night after a seven-year hiatus. The photo that Orlando Shine chose to use for its story? One from Brian’s performance 15 years earlier! [https://orlandoshine.com/orlando-weekly-is-bringing-back-its-best-of-orlando-awards-night-after-seven-year-hiatus] It was at that moment Brian first considered remounting the project for its 15th anniversary. He proposed the idea to Jessica Bryce Young, the current Editor-in-Chief of Orlando Weekly, as well as Graham Jarrett, its Publisher. They both said yes, and now he’s returning to Orlando... again. The Boxer is Brian’s interactive performance art tribute to his hometown alt weekly (still going strong after 35 years!); the best people, places, and things in Orlando; and newsprint itself. Originally presented outside on the sidewalk in front of The Beacham in Downtown Orlando, this time Brian (Best Performance Artist, Washington City Paper Best of D.C.™ 2026 [https://bestof2026.washingtoncitypaper.com/arts-and-entertainment/best-performance-artist]) will be inside of the merciful air conditioned comfort of The Plaza Live. Pick up a copy of Orlando Weekly’s Best of Orlando® 2026 issue from him on August 18th. After you’ve seen The Boxer, you’ll never look at a newsbox the same way again. Oh, and before seeing The Boxer, make sure you’ve cast your ballot in the 2026 Primary Election [https://voteorangefl.gov/election-day-voting]! As stated on the Orange County Supervisor of Elections website, “Polls are open from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM, and as long as you are in line by 7:00 PM, you will be allowed to vote.” (Same deal in Seminole [https://voteseminole.gov/how-to-vote/three-ways-to-vote/#election-day] and Osceola [https://voteosceola.gov/en-us/how-to-vote/vote-on-election-day] counties.) Voters agree, the best accessory for the Best of Orlando® 2026 Awards Night is a “I Voted” sticker! ------------------------------ 📅 Date Tuesday, August 18, 2026 from 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM [https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown/to?iso=20260818T18&p0=867&msg=%E2%80%9CThe+Boxer%3A+15th+Anniversary%E2%80%9D+at+The+Plaza+Live&font=sanserif] (4 hours) ------------------------------ 🗺️ Location The Plaza Live [https://plazaliveorlando.org] 425 N. Bumby Avenue [https://www.google.com/maps/place/The+Plaza+Live/@28.5487056,-81.3538276,17z/data=!4m15!1m8!3m7!1s0x88e77adaacba9bb7:0xd97332e3489d24b2!2s425+N+Bumby+Ave,+Orlando,+FL+32803!3b1!8m2!3d28.5487009!4d-81.351258!16s%2Fg%2F11b8vfdxyw!3m5!1s0x88e77adaab6e601d:0x279072a2f1f6fce4!8m2!3d28.5486774!4d-81.3513424!16s%2Fm%2F0n4b_6b?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDcyMi4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D] Orlando, FL 32803 [https://www.google.com/maps/place/The+Plaza+Live/@28.5487056,-81.3538276,17z/data=!4m15!1m8!3m7!1s0x88e77adaacba9bb7:0xd97332e3489d24b2!2s425+N+Bumby+Ave,+Orlando,+FL+32803!3b1!8m2!3d28.5487009!4d-81.351258!16s%2Fg%2F11b8vfdxyw!3m5!1s0x88e77adaab6e601d:0x279072a2f1f6fce4!8m2!3d28.5486774!4d-81.3513424!16s%2Fm%2F0n4b_6b?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDcyMi4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D] ------------------------------ 🎟️ Admission $40-70 (available only at OrlandoWeeklyTickets.com [https://orlandoweeklytickets.com/events/185581607/best-of-orlando-2026-awards-night]) ------------------------------ Public Transit 🚍 LYNX: Link 6 [https://www.golynx.com/maps-schedules/routes-detail.stml?portalProcess_dd_0_1_1=showPublicPosting&calendar_entry_id=9317] (Dixie Belle Drive / Bumby Avenue) Nearest Bus Stop: E. Livingston St & N. Graham Ave (Walk ~3 min, 0.1 mile) Link 13 [https://www.golynx.com/maps-schedules/routes-detail.stml?portalProcess_dd_0_1_1=showPublicPosting&calendar_entry_id=9276] (University Boulevard / Winter Park) Nearest Bus Stop: N. Bumby Ave & E. Livingston St (Walk ~2 min, 450 feet) Link 28 [https://www.golynx.com/maps-schedules/routes-detail.stml?portalProcess_dd_0_1_1=showPublicPosting&calendar_entry_id=9286] (E. Colonial Drive / Azalea Park) Nearest Bus Stop: E. Colonial Dr & N. Bumby Ave (Walk ~8 min, 0.3 mile) Link 29 [https://www.golynx.com/maps-schedules/routes-detail.stml?portalProcess_dd_0_1_1=showPublicPosting&calendar_entry_id=9287] (E. Colonial Drive / Goldenrod Road) Nearest Bus Stop: E. Colonial Dr & N. Bumby Ave (Walk ~8 min, 0.3 mile) Link 51 [https://www.golynx.com/maps-schedules/routes-detail.stml?portalProcess_dd_0_1_1=showPublicPosting&calendar_entry_id=9312] (Conway Road) Nearest Bus Stop: Colonial Plaza Superstop (Walk ~5 min, 0.2 mile) Link 104 [https://www.golynx.com/maps-schedules/routes-detail.stml?portalProcess_dd_0_1_1=showPublicPosting&calendar_entry_id=9269] (East Colonial Drive) Nearest Bus Stop: Colonial Plaza Superstop (Walk ~5 min, 0.2 mile) 🚌 LYMMO: Orange Line [https://www.golynx.com/plan-trip/service-alerts.stml?portalProcess_dd_0_1_1=showPublicPosting&calendar_entry_id=9244#] (Link 60) Nearest Bus Stop: N. Rosalind Ave & Eola Pkwy (Walk ~38 min, 1.7 miles) Lime Line [https://www.golynx.com/maps-schedules/routes-detail.stml?portalProcess_dd_0_1_1=showPublicPosting&calendar_entry_id=9319] (Link 61) Nearest Bus Stop: N. Magnolia Ave & E. Amelia St (Walk ~36 min, 1.6 miles) Grapefruit Line [https://www.golynx.com/maps-schedules/routes-detail.stml?portalProcess_dd_0_1_1=showPublicPosting&calendar_entry_id=9320] (Link 62) Nearest Bus Stop: E. Central Blvd & S. Summerlin Ave (Walk ~33 min, 1.4 miles) 🚆 SunRail: LYNX Central Station [https://sunrail.com/station/lynx-central] (Walk ~41 min, 1.8 miles) Free SunRail to Bus transfer [https://sunrail.com/help-center/support/lynx-votran-bus-transfer/how-does-the-transfer-system-work] (Take Link 13 [https://www.golynx.com/maps-schedules/routes-detail.stml?portalProcess_dd_0_1_1=showPublicPosting&calendar_entry_id=9276], 28 [https://www.golynx.com/maps-schedules/routes-detail.stml?portalProcess_dd_0_1_1=showPublicPosting&calendar_entry_id=9286], 29 [https://www.golynx.com/maps-schedules/routes-detail.stml?portalProcess_dd_0_1_1=showPublicPosting&calendar_entry_id=9287], 51 [https://www.golynx.com/maps-schedules/routes-detail.stml?portalProcess_dd_0_1_1=showPublicPosting&calendar_entry_id=9312], or 104 [https://www.golynx.com/maps-schedules/routes-detail.stml?portalProcess_dd_0_1_1=showPublicPosting&calendar_entry_id=9269]) ------------------------------ ☯ Hashtag #TheBoxerOrlando [https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/04/elon-musk-twitter-terrible-things-hes-said-and-done] (Note: Brian is no longer active on social media. [https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/dec/21/mark-zuckerberg-apocalypse-bunker-hawaii]) ------------------------------ 📰 Press “The sketch was going good, the ink work finished, when I heard a voice behind me. It was a policeman on a bike... ‘Is he on a timeout?’ It took me a moment to realize he was referring to Brian in the box.” – Thomas Thorspecken, Analog Artist Digital World [https://analogartistdigitalworld.com/orlando-weekly-best-of-party] ------------------------------ About Brian Feldman Projects [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Feldman_(artist)] Brian Feldman is an internationally presented performance artist and actor [https://goodbyewhiteguy.com]. Since August 2003, he has presented 1,000+ performances of 140+ projects at 175+ venues and festivals in cities worldwide via Brian Feldman Projects, one of the world’s premier presenters of experimental time-based art. His work has been favorably compared to Marina Abramović [https://twitter.com/jby789/status/65487688245055489], David Blaine [https://kristinasherylwong.com/blog/2009/07/17/farting/], Chris Burden [https://phindie.com/9193-9193-dishwasher-brian-feldman-fringe-review/], John Cage [https://twitter.com/matthew_peddie/status/844567046964887552], Christo [https://ink19.com/2008/02/columns/archikulture-digest/8zwjs6-leap-year-day], Marcel Duchamp [https://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/arts/fringeworthy/blog/13136580/hip-shot-bff], Tehching Hsieh [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/going-out-guide/wp/2015/07/18/for-fringe-actor-brian-feldman-all-the-kitchens-a-stage-and-all-the-dishes-merely-dirty/], and Andy Kaufman [https://www.orlandoweekly.com/arts/in-true-andy-kaufman-style-feldman-warned-that-theater-lovers-would-loathe-the-show-3615603]. It has also been recognized with government, civic, and cultural organization grants; and featured on movie screens, television, radio, in print, and online. He has been named Best Performance Artist by Orlando Weekly (2008 [https://www.orlandoweekly.com/orlando/best-of-orlando-2008-arts-and-entertainment/BestOf?oid=2257062], 2009 [https://www.orlandoweekly.com/orlando/best-of-orlando-2009-arts-and-entertainment/BestOf?oid=2256425]) and Washington City Paper (2018 [https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10160489418130444], 2024 [https://bestof2024.washingtoncitypaper.com/people-and-places-readers-picks/best-performance-artist], 2026 [https://bestof2026.washingtoncitypaper.com/arts-and-entertainment/best-performance-artist]). He lives in Washington, Douglass Commonwealth [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/District_of_Columbia_statehood_movement], where he has presented work in all 8 Wards [https://planning.dc.gov/maps-wards-2022] and 30 D.C. neighborhoods. As the news site DCist noted, “In a city that has an advocacy group exploring how to ‘make D.C. weird’ – and is still struggling – Brian Feldman is a shining beacon of eccentricity.” [https://dcist.com/story/15/12/30/best-of-dcist-2015/] He is a three-time marathon finisher. ------------------------------ 🎟️ BFP Event Page: theboxer.eventbrite.com [https://theboxer.eventbrite.com] (Eventbrite) 📢 Press Release: tinyurl.com/theboxer-docs [https://tinyurl.com/theboxer-docs] (Google Docs)
