Lilac Festival
Rochester native Danielle Ponder, a remarkable singer/songwriter with a unique blend of blues, R&B, soul, and “trip-hop,” talks to BET about leaving her law practice, growing up in a musically inclined, spiritual family, and being shaped by her brother’s incarceration, leading her to pick up the guitar and eventually pursue law to fight for justice […]
The 2024 Rochester Lilac Festival just announced this year’s artists performances. Friday, May 10: Direct support: Left-Handed 2nd Baseman at 5:30 p.m. Headliner: Rayland Baxter at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 11: Direct support: Zahyia at 5:30 p.m. Headliner: Butcher Brown at 7 p.m. Sunday, May 12: Direct support: Grace Serene and the Super Clean at […]
The PGA kicks off its first round practice week at Oak Hill. Just a reminder if you travel in that area be careful and find an alternate route to avoid frustration because there will be delays and detours. Another reminder is for the Lilac Festival if you travel in that area find another way around […]
With the blooming of the lilacs comes the much-awaited Lilac Festival. The festival kicked off yesterday and will run for 10 days. Highland Park is expected to host over half a million visitors who will enjoy the delectable cuisine, enjoy fantastic music, and bask in the magnificent flora. The Lilac Festival is renowned as New […]
The 125th annual Lilac Festival is just around the corner and preparations are underway in Highland Park. In honor of the occasion, the staff from Camp Good Days recently took a break to clean up Teddi’s Place – a memorial established in 1979 by Gary Mervis in memory of his daughter, and a tribute to […]
As the weather warms up, we are getting ready for Rochester’s crown jewels, Lilacs! With the big festival coming up next month, many want to know if the lilacs will bloom in time- and experts shared their thoughts. Mark Quinn, Superintendent of Horticulture, stated: “The collection’s in great shape this year, there’s going to be […]
This year’s Lilac Fest is back and better than ever and this time it will spread out over three weekends: May 6-8, May 12-15, and May 19-22. More than 85 musical sets will take place, including The Coupe De’Villes, Jumbo Shrimp, Blues Traveler, the Zac Brown Tribute Band, Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears, Giant […]
After changes were made to the annual Lilac Festival in Rochester, the festival is finally here. The festival will take place over three weekends: May 7-9, May 14-16, and May 21-23. Organizer Jeff Springut says: “As this COVID thing rolled out and rolled over us, there have been many discussions on whether to cancel the […]
Common Ground Health’s program, the ambassador program, is helping to reach others and encourage them to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Camaje Grissom, a senior at Edison Tech High School, is one of these people. In a statement from Camaje Grissom, he stated; “I would help them better understand the importance of this.I really want to […]
The officials in charge of the Lilac Festival have announced that the annual fair will return this year after being cancelled due to COVID-19. Organizers confirmed that the proposed plans were approved by Monroe County and New York state. The 123rd Rochester Lilac Festival will take place in May, over three weekends: May 7-9 May […]
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