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What is Bloomsday?

2008 marked the 104th anniversary of the day that James Joyce's epic novel, Ulysses, took place. The novel is set in and around Dublin, Ireland and follows the adventures of several characters, including Leopold Bloom, Molly Bloom, and Stephen Dedalus through a single remarkable day, June 16, 1904. Fans of the novel celebrate Bloomsday each year by reading from the novel, re-enacting scenes, listening to traditional Irish music, or hoisting their favorite Irish drink to celebrate their favorite literary work.

This webpage is dedicated to providing and maintaining a list of Bloomsday events in the greater New York City metropolitan area and other major events around the world.  As Bloomsday 2009 approaches, we will continue to update this site with information. 

  
Past NYC Events

BLOOMSDAY & FIFTH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION AT ULYSSES'
Date:   June 16, 2008
Time:   11:30AM - Midnight ET
Location:   95 Pearl St./ 58 Stone St. (Hanover Square), New York, NY
Description:  

In 2008, Ulysses held it's 5th annual Bloomsday celebration with a full day of activities that included a carvery lunch, readings, live music and even complimentary drinks!  Hat tip: MurphGuide.com

Hosted By:   Ulysses' Bar
Contact:  

212-482-0400 or http://www.ulyssesbarnyc.com/   

Check out this footage from the 2007 reading:

 

 

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BLOOMSDAY ON BROADWAY XXVII
Date:   June 16, 2008
Time:   7:00PM ET
Location:   Peter Jay Sharp Theatre, 2537 Broadway, New York, NY (SW corner of 95th and Broadway).
Description:  

For the first time ever in 27 years of celebrating James Joyce’s Ulysses, dozens of talented actors and avid Joyceans performed the complete text of the “Ithaca” episode in an evening called Mr. Leopold Bloom Comes Home. After a musical interlude from Joyce’s “Chamber Music” performed by soprano Judith Kellock, the incomparable Fionnula Flanagan (Lost, TransAmerica) performed the “Penelope” monologue: Molly Bloom’s complete, uncensored nighttime thoughts as she drifts towards that final “yes.”

Couldn't make it to Symphony Space? Visit their website for more information on how you can listen to Bloomsday on a live streaming webcast at http://www.symphonyspace.org/

Hosted By:   Symphony Space
Contact:  

General information can be obtained at http://www.symphonyspace.org/event/2129.   



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