Lilac Festival

May 13-22 — Lilac Festival — Rochester, New York

The largest lilac festival in North America. Over 500 varieties of lilacs on display.

It takes place in Rochester’s Highland Park, a park designed by Frederick Law Olmsted (designer of Central Park in Manhattan, Prospect Park in Brooklyn, Biltmore at Asheville, North Carolina, and much more).

Estimated attendance: 400,000.

Admission is free.

Click here for info: lilacfestival.com

Albert Einstein
“A calm and modest life brings more happiness than the pursuit of success combined with constant restlessness”

~ Albert Einstein
Edward R. Murrow
“The obscure we see eventually. The completely obvious, it seems, takes longer”

~ Edward R. Murrow
Hoagy Carmichael
"Slow motion gets you there faster"

~ Hoagy Carmichael
Marilyn Thomsen
"While it takes courage to achieve greatness, it takes more courage to find fulfilment in being ordinary"

~ Marilyn Thomsen
testi 1
“We’re giving a good name to a four-letter word — dull”
testi 2
“Glitz and glam — not worth the bother”
testi 3
“We don’t try to keep up with the Joneses — who are the Joneses anyway?”
testi 4
“Time is a great invention — it’s what keeps everything from happening all at once”
Will Rogers
“Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there”

~ Will Rogers