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$1,000 FOR WINNING FINISHER SHIRT DESIGN

by | Aug 24, 2015 | Uncategorized

September 21st Deadline for Submissions The Lilac Bloomsday Association, in cooperation with The Inlander, is now accepting designs for the 2016 finisher T-shirt. Deadline for submitting designs is Monday, September 21, 2015, and the Lilac Bloomsday Association will...

NIXON RODEO TOPS AT THE BOTTOM

by | May 21, 2015 | Uncategorized

Base of Doomsday Hill Proves Fortuitous   Spokane, WA, May 21, 2015—Maybe it’s all about the base—of Doomsday Hill, that is—because that’s where the rock group Nixon Rodeo was situated on Bloomsday. And in the twelfth annual contest to choose the Best Bloomsday...

CHECK-IN, ROAD CLOSURES AND MUSIC

by | May 1, 2015 | Uncategorized

SPOKANE, WA—Check-In for this Sunday’s 39th annual Lilac Bloomsday Run has begun at the Spokane Convention Center, and volunteers are busy handing out packets and signing up late registrants. Check-in and late registration are available on Friday, May 1st, from 11:30...

AVOID TRAFFIC SNARLS ON BLOOMSDAY WEEKEND

by | Apr 30, 2015 | Uncategorized

SPOKANE, WA–With ongoing construction across from the Convention Center limiting traffic flow, Bloomsday officials are urging participants to give themselves extra time to pick up their Bloomsday numbers this weekend.”Development near the Convention Center...

KIPRONO TO BATTLE FOR THIRD BLOOMSDAY VICTORY

by | Apr 30, 2015 | Uncategorized

Kenyan Sensation Limo Hopes to Add Bloomsday to Her Resume   Spokane, Washington—Last year’s Bloomsday champion, Allan Kiprono, is back to defend his title this Sunday, and if successful he’ll become only the second male to win three Bloomsdays. Kiprono...