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  • Sunday, May 13, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Lilac Sunday

    FREE! Join lilac enthusiasts from all over New England to celebrate a beloved Boston tradition on Sunday, May 13, from 10 – 4. This year Lilac Sunday is on Mother’s Day—what better way to celebrate Moms! Delight your senses with a hillside of heavenly fragrances and dazzling colors. There will be tours, live outdoor music, art, children’s activities, and food vendors (picnicking is allowed on this special day only). 2012 Lilac Sunday T-shirts and other and other merchandise will be for sale.

    On Lilac Sunday, the Arboretum is open as usual from dawn to dusk, with special activities from 10:00am until 4:00pm (full program schedule coming online soon) at http://arboretum.harvard.edu/plants/lilac_sunday.html

    Parking is limited, so use of public transportation is strongly encouraged.

    HIGHLIGHTS:

    Tours of the Lilac Collection: (every hour)

    Tours from the Visitor Center to the Lilacs: (every 30 minutes)

    Tours of Special Collections: (various times) Explorers Garden, Leventritt Shrub & Vine Garden, Bradley Rosaceous Collection, and more

    Family Activities: (various times): Build-a-flower, Mother’s Day cards, Coloring & drawing, Science station

    Performances (various times): Delta Swingers trio featuring Erin Harpe, The J-Way String Quartet, Lloyd Thayer, and more.

    Food vendors: Clover Fast Food, Slush King, Lefty’s Silver Cart, Cupcakory, and more.

    Displays: Library display, information about the Aboretum’s programs, science research, and more!

    Free lilac plant if you join the Friends of the Arnold Arboretum on Lilac Sunday!

    The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University is the oldest public arboretum in North America, and one of the world’s leading centers for the study of plants. A unique blend of beloved public landscape and respected research institution, the Arnold Arboretum provides and supports world-class science research, horticulture, and education programs that foster the understanding, appreciation and preservation of trees.

  • Arnold Arboretum Lilac T-Shirt Design Contest

    Create a piece of Arnold Arboretum history.  Enter the contest to design next year’s Lilac Sunday T-shirt.  The Arnold Arboretum invites artists of all ages to submit T-shirt designs for Lilac Sunday 2011.  Lilac-themed T-shirts have been a tradition at Lilac Sunday for many years, and continue to be a highly anticipated and popular memento of this event.

    Designs must be original artwork for the front of a T-shirt, suitable for men and women.  Color of T-shirt will be determined by the Arboretum staff.  Design must be a maximum of 2 color for T-shirt screen printing, and white is considered a color.  Open to all ages, and you may submit up to three designs.  The deadline is January 31, 2011, so get sketching!  Please submit a digital file of your design (may be a digital photograph).

    Winning artwork becomes the property of the Arnold Arboretum.  Colors and fonts may be altered at Arboretum discretion.  Artwork may be used in other promotional materials for Lilac Sunday, possibly including but not limited to day-of-event signage and temporary tattoo (!). Submissions will be evaluated based on how well they reflect the spirit, history, and beauty of Lilac Sunday at the Arnold Arboretum. The competition will be judged by Arnold Arboretum staff, and the winner will be announced in February 2011.  The winner will receive ten T-shirts and be credited on all promotional materials.  For complete submission rules, log on to www.arboretum.harvard.edu.  Questions and submissions may be sent to arbweb@arnarb.harvard.edu – put “Lilac Sunday T-Shirt Competition” in the email subject line.  Last year’s winning design below was created by Lisa Rosowski.

    Lilac Sunday T-shirt 2010