IABANY/AIHS/IRISH CONSULTATE ANNUAL BLOOMSDAY CELEBRATION

Date:

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Time:

6:00PM ET

Location:

American Irish Historical Society, 991 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 

Description:

The Irish American Bar Association of New York, the American Irish Historical Society and the Consulate General of Ireland, are holding their annual Bloomsday Celebration, featuring the John Quinn Memorial Address, delivered by Judge John Gleeson, U.S. District Court Judge for the Eastern District of New York.  The address honors the role James Joyce played in the development of First Amendment jurisprudence in the United States, through a revolutionary decision by Judge John Woolsey in 1933 permitting the publication of Joyce’s masterwork.  Judge Gleeson will be introduced by the Hon. Reena Raggi, U.S. Circuit Court Judge, and the program will conclude with several readings from the work that Judge Woolsey described in his seminal decision as a "true picture" by a "real artist in words.”  Niall Burgess, the Consul General of Ireland will be one of the Ulysses readers.  This event is free and begins with a reception with traditional Irish music.  Priority registration will be given to IABANY and AIHS members.  And please note, space is very limited!

Hosted By:

Irish American Bar Association of New York/American Irish Historical Society/Consulate General of Ireland

Contact:

RSVP to IABNY Director JaneAnne Murray at janeannem@iabny.org

BLOOMSDAY IN BROOKLYN 2010

Date:

Saturday, June 12, 2010 (Note the pre-Bloomsday date)

Time:

2:00PM ET

Location:

Begins at Black Sheep Pub, 428 Bergen Street, Brooklyn, NY.

Description:

The Friendly Sons of St. Patrick of the City of Brooklyn are celebrating the 150th anniversary of its founding in 1861.  On June 12, 2010, at six public houses in the Park Slope section of Brooklyn, New York a number of actors (mostly Irish / Dublin born) will come together to read passages from Ulysses. The District Attorney of Kings County (Brooklyn) Charles J. Hynes has agreed to do a reading connected to his name sake mentioned in Ulysses.  Stops along the way will be at Black Sheep Pub, O'Connor's, Loki and the Benchmark, Jackie's, Harry Boland's and then a bus to Rocky Sullivan's at 7pm.  Traditional Irish music and a short reading from Ulysses will be at each location

Hosted By:

Friendly Sons of St. Patrick of the City of Brooklyn

Contact:

For additional information please contact bklynbloomsday@aol.com.

BLOOMSDAY ON BROADWAY XXIX

Date:

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Time:

7:00PM ET

Location:

Peter Jay Sharp Theatre, 2537 Broadway, New York, NY (SW corner of 95th and Broadway).

Description:

The 29th annual celebration of James Joyce's Ulysses will once again follow selected adventures of Joyce's hero, Mr. Leopold Bloom, as he makes his way through his ordinary Dublin day, and back home to his ever-loving Molly. As on every Bloomsday, a cast of Broadway and film stars, Selected Shorts regulars, and avid Joyceans will join in the carefully crafted excerpts staged by Isaiah Sheffer.  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 here

RADIO BLOOMSDAY

Date:

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Time:

7:00PM ET

Location:

WBAI 99.5FM or anywhere in the world at http://www.wbai.org/

Description:

Radio Bloomsday will be broadcast live on WBAI 99.5FM on Wednesday night June 16, 2010 from 7pm until 2am. You can listen anywhere on the world at www.wbai.org. Artists will perform selections from James Joyce's Ulysses as well as other works of world literature related to the book through spoken and song. Radio Bloomsday is made possible, in part, by funds from the National Endowment for the Arts. A great nation deserves great art.  Performers who have broadcast with Radio Bloomsday in the past include Alec Baldwin, Anne Meara, Paul Muldoon, Brian O'Doherty, Aaron Beall, Bob Dishy, Judy Graubart, Kate Valk, Jim Fletcher, Richard Maxwell, Zeroboy, Merideth Finn, Raluca Barbulecu, David Dozer and many more.

Hosted By:

www.wbai.org & Radio Foundation

Contact:

General information can be obtained at http://www.radiobloomsday.blogspot.com/

FASHION EVENT: THE BLOOMSDAY COLLECTION

Date:

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Time:

6:00PM ET

Location:

Greg Lord Studios - 526 West 26th Street Room 520

Description:

Four scenes from Ulysses are staged as living backdrop for a recital. Irish actors John Keating and Laura Knight with three others, Maureen O'Malley as Molly Bloom and Brian Kerstetter (the Swiss artist Olaf Breuning's favorite video subject) as Blazes Boyland.  The tableaux are photographed.  The new collection features details common in period clothing: buster brown collars (collars whose points button to protect from wind), cuffs that open to the elbow.

Hosted By:

Goods of Conscience, a not-for-profit line of apparel made in the Bronx of a trademarked handwoven cloth from Guatemala called "social fabric"

Contact:

General information can be obtained at here

BLOOMSDAY ON STATEN ISLAND

Date:

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Time:

7:30PM ET

Location:

ETG Book Cafe, 208 Bay Street (just 3 blocks from the Staten Island Ferry)

Description:

For nearly ten years, Staten Island OutLOUD (a community dialogue and performance project) has hosted an annual Bloomsday event in various locations throughout Staten Island.  We gather neighbors to read selections from James Joyce's Ulysses, to make a little music, and to share ideas about Mr. Joyce's comic epic.

Hosted By:

Staten Island OutLOUD

Contact:

sioutloud@yahoo.com