The
115-year-old Lilac Festival announced details of its 2013 edition this morning,
including a new official title for the event — the Rochester Lilac Festival. The
festival will run May 10-19 in Highland Park. The festival grounds will be open
daily 10:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m. and admission remains free.

Headliners
for the festival main stage this year lean more toward the rock and funk end of
the spectrum, including The Spin Doctors (May 11), Rusted Root (May 16),
Marshall Tucker Band (May 15), The Smithereens (May 17), and Eddie Money (May
12). The festival will also feature performances by a variety of the area’s top
music acts. The current schedule appears below.

In
addition to the live entertainment, the festival will host several special
events, including three nights of wine and chocolate tastings, the annual Lilac
Parade (May 11), the Art in the Park arts and crafts show (Saturdays and
Sundays), and the Lilac 10K and Family 5K races (May 19).

For
more details on the Rochester Lilac Festival — including advanced tickets to
the several ticketed special events — visit the festival website.

Friday, May 10

7 p.m.              The
Skycoasters

Saturday, May 11

12:30 p.m.       SpankyHashman Big Band

2:30 p.m.         Deborah
Mangone

4 p.m.              Mitty and Followers

5:30 p.m.         Amanda
Lee Peers and the Driftwood Sailors

7 p.m.              The
Spin Doctors

Sunday, May 12

2:30 p.m.         Natalie
B. Band

4 p.m.              My
Plastic Sun

5:30 p.m.         Teagan and the Tweeds

7 p.m.              Eddie
Money

Monday, May 13

5:30 p.m.         Lake
Street Dive

7 p.m.              The English Beat

Tuesday, May 14

5:30 p.m.         J.C.
Brooks and the Uptown Sound

7 p.m.              Chuck
Prophet and the Mission Express

Wednesday, May 15

5:30 p.m.         Tommy
Brunett

7 p.m.              Marshall
Tucker Band

Thursday, May 16

5:30 p.m.         The Lawnmowers

7 p.m.              Rusted
Root

Friday, May 17

7 pm.               The
Smithereens

Saturday, May 18

2:30 p.m.         The Crawdiddies

4 p.m.              John
Cole Blues Band

5:30 p.m.         Driftwood

7 p.m.              The
Lone Bellow

Sunday, May 19

1 p.m.              Dang!

4 p.m.              Big
Sandy and His Fly-Rite Boys

5:30 p.m.         The Prickers

7 p.m.              Prime
Time Funk and The Campbell Brothers

                        (fundraiser for Remembering Ralph Foundation)

This article appears in Apr 3-9, 2013.