"Tea time is a chance to slow down, pull back and appreciate our surroundings."
~Letitia Baldrige
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Lilac Festival Event Tickets On Sale Now!
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A reminder that all tickets for our Festival Events are now on sale! We hope to see you there, make sure to get your tickets early!
Tickets Available for:
- Let Freedom Ring Breakfast (May 16th - 7:30am)
- Queens Luncheon (May 17th - 11:30am)
- Spokane Lilac Festival Gala (May 17th - 5:30pm)
- Parade Bleacher Seats (May 18th)
- Farewell Breakfast (May 19th - 8:30am)
- Festival Hospitality Package - For Lilac Members and Visiting Festivals
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Also, a reminder for those planning on attending any of the NW Festival Hosting Parades this year to book your Hospitality Packages early! Click below for more info and registration.
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We Say Goodbye to a Dear Lilac Friend
Shirley Stolle
July 6, 1929 - April 19, 2019
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This week we learned our dear friend, and 1992 First Lady, Shirley Stolle, passed peacefully on Friday, April 19th. Shirley and her husband, Craig, were wonderful members of the Lilac family and they will both be missed. Per Shirley's request, there will be no service. Please keep Shirley's family and friends in your thoughts and prayers.
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From Left:
Princess Makayla, Princess Grace, Princess Maggie, Queen Madison, Princess Sydney, Princess Brooke, Princess Lilian
Photo Courtesy of Hawkinson Photography
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Royalty are off and running in full Lilac Festival fashion! This week the Court rolled up their sleeves and assisted with Spokane Give's "Clean Up Downtown" campaign. They helped brightened up Downtown by repainting planters.
This week was the start of our Teacher of the Year presentations. Each Royalty Court member selects the teacher from their high school that has influenced them the most. Each teacher is presented with both a plaque and a personal letter from their Royalty member and have the honor of riding in the Parade. We are honored to be able to recognize these amazing educators and thank our generous sponsor, BMW of Spokane, for helping us with this great tradition. We will continue to highlight those teachers chosen in upcoming Lilac Weekly. Remember to wave and say 'hi' to our Teachers of the Year as they pass by in the 2019 Spokane Lilac Festival Armed Forces Torchlight Parade on Saturday, May 18th.
This weekend, the princesses and Queen will be helping out with the 14th Annual Light the Way Auction, a charity event benefiting the American Childhood Cancer Organization Inland Northwest. They will also be hosting our annual Royal Tea Party on Sunday. This is always such a special event for our Royalty and Lilac Members, if you have gotten your ticket, we can't wait to see you and 'clink' our tea cups with you!
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Top Row Left:
(from left) Co-VP of Royalty Clare Patton, President Kristy Hamby, Princess Lilian, Liberty Teacher of the Year Molly Carr, Treasurer Russ Brown, Tom Sparks of BMW of Spokane and Co-VP of Royalty Cecelia Stephens.
Top Row Right:
Princess Lilian and Molly Carr
Middle Row Left:
Princess Brooke and Lindsay Beal
Middle Row Right:
(from left) Cecelia Stephens, Princess Brooke, Central Valley Teacher of the Year Lindsay Beal, Russ Brown and Tom Sparks of BMW of Spokane.
Bottom Row Left:
Russ Brown, Princess Maggie, Freeman Teacher of the Year Laura Hamma, Tom Sparks of BMW of Spokane and Cecelia Stephens.
Bottom Row Right:
Princess Maggie and Laura Hamma
Photos Courtesy of Kristy Hamby & Cecelia Stephens
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2019 Color Me Lilac
We Are Spokane
Coloring Contest
Entry Deadline - Wednesday, May 1st
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If you haven't entered yet, you have only one more week to get your and/or your kiddos entry in!
Thank you to our partners at The Spokesman-Review who help pull off one of our favorite traditions.
All ages are welcome to enter! There will be winners from different age ranges and our grand prize winner will get the chance to ride in the parade! For more information and entry form, click below.
Deadline to submit your entry form is next Wednesday, May 1st!
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2019 Spokane Lilac Festival
Armed Forces Appreciation
Golf Tournament
Friday, May 3rd
The Creek at Qualchan Golf Course
SOLD OUT! THANK YOU SPOKANE!
Hole Sponsorships Still Available
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The Spokane Lilac Festival wishes our friends with birthdays in April
& May a Happy Birthday!
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April:
- Toni Ernst 4/2
- Marilyn Thordarson 4/8
- Mary Jo Kane 4/12
- Georgeanne Nichols 4/23
- Mike Moore 4/27
- John Cocks 4/29
- Karen Montague 4/30
- Mike Noyes 4/30
May:
- Gloria Fox 5/2
- Ron HArdin 5/5
- Kathy Weinman 5/12
- Sharon Meier 5/14
- Darla DeCristoforo 5/17
- Robert Altmaier 5/18
- Guy Perham 5/20
- Patt Hooker 5/25
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April:
- Thursday, April 25th - Parade Krewe Meeting, 5:30pm, Longhorn BBQ Airway Heights
- Thursday, April 25th - Float Work Day, 6pm-9pm, Float Barn
- Saturday, April 27th & 28th - Associated Garden Club Plant Sale, Manito Park
- Saturday, April 27th - Float Work Day, 10am-4pm, Float Barn
- Sunday, April 28th - Royal Tea Parties, 10am & 2pm, Historic Davenport Hotel, Grand Pennington Ballroom
May:
- Thursday, May 2nd - Parade Krewe Meeting, 5:30pm, Longhorn BBQ Airway Heights - Royal Court attending
- Thursday, May 2nd - Float Work Day, 6pm-9pm, Float Barn
- Friday & Saturday, May 3-4 - Apple Blossom Festival, Wenatchee
- Friday & Saturday, May 3-4 - Bloomsday Packet Pick-up Lilac Festival Booth, Convention Center
- Saturday, May 4th - Float Work Day, 10am-4pm, Float Barn
- Monday, May 6th - Hosting Committee 5:30pm, Lilac Office
- Tuesday, May 7th - Royalty Committee Meeting, 5:30pm, Lilac Office
- Thursday, May 9th - Parade Krewe Meeting, 5:30pm, Longhorn BBQ Airway Heights
- Thursday, May 9th - Float Work Day, 6pm-9pm, Float Barn
- Saturday, May 11th - Junior Lilac Parade, 10am, Downtown Spokane
- Saturday, May 11th - Float Work Day, 10am-4pm, Float Barn
- Lilac Festival Week
- Monday, May 13th - Lilac Legacy Art Show, 6pm, Paint & Pints | Free to Public
- Tuesday, May 14th - Associated Garden Clubs of Spokane Luncheon, 11:30am, DoubleTree by Hilton | Register with Linda at 747-6821
- Wednesday, May 15th - Past Presidents Reunion, Time TBD, Historic Davenport Hotel
- Thursday, May 16th - Let Freedom Ring Breakfast, 7:30am, Historic Davenport Hotel | Click Here to Purchase Tickets
- Friday, May 17th - Queens Luncheon, 11:30am, Historic Davenport Hotel | Click Here for Tickets
- Friday, May 17th - Spokane Lilac Festival Gala, 5:30pm, Historic Davenport Hotel | Click Here for Tickets
- Parade Day, Saturday, May 18th
- Float Viewing - 9am-4pm, 4th Ave. at Jefferson Under the Freeway | Free to Public
- Rose Planting Ceremony - 10:30am, Manito Park Rose Garden
- Cruizin' the Falls Car Show - 10am, Spokane Falls Blvd.
- Lilac Festival Food Truck Rally - 11am-8pm, Orange Bridge
- 81st "We Are Spokane" Spokane Lilac Festival Armed Forces Torchlight Parade, 7:45pm | Click Here for Bleacher Seats
- Sunday, May 19th - Farewell Breakfast, 8:30am, Historic Davenport Hotel | Click Here for Tickets
- Sunday, May 19th - Float Clean up, 10am, Float Barn
- Friday & Saturday, May 24-25 - Hyack Festival, New Westminster, BC
- Monday, May 27th - Memorial Day, OFFICE CLOSED
- Tuesday, May 28th - Executive Committee Meeting, 6pm, Lilac Office
- Thursday, May 30th - Parade Krewe Wrap-up & Party, Time & Location TBD
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Spokane Lilac Festival
3021 S. Regal, Suite 105
Spokane, WA 99223
509.535.4554
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