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Event Name |
Details |
Venue Name |
Date |
Times |
Phone No. |
| Saturday June 12th |
| SYMPOSIUM |
19th International James Joyce Symposium: |
Delegates from all over the world will deliver more than 500 papers. Also scheduled are workshops and performances, including a plenary talk by Seamus Heaney. |
National College of Ireland, IFSC, Dublin 1. |
Until next Saturday. Day pass for public: €80/€60. |
Throughout the week. |
01-8788547 |
| CHILDREN |
Children Explore Joyce's Ulysses: |
Exhibition of artwork by children from Dublin primary schools and Dublin City Libraries to workshop projects on Ulysses. |
Bank of Ireland Arts Centre, Foster Place, Dublin 2. |
Until Wednesday. Free. |
9.30am-4pm. |
01-6712261 |
| Sunday June 13th |
| AL FRESCO BREAKFAST |
Denny Bloomsday Centenary Breakfast: |
O'Connell St as you've never seen it - serving breakfast to 10,000 people. There'll be street theatre and entertainment, but the huge presence of the breakfasting public will be street theatre in itself. |
O' Connell St |
Free, but tickets must be booked in advance, and are limited to 6 per person. www.rejoycedublin2004.com and Dublin Tourism office, Suffolk St. |
9am, 10am, 11am and noon. |
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| STREET THEATRE |
Bloomers Day in Monto: |
Collaboration of community groups with Fire Station Artists Studios. Re-enactment of Bloom's venture into Monto, promising interaction with madams, ragamuffins and drunks. |
Starts at junction of Talbot St and James Joyce St, Dublin 1 |
Free. |
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01-8069012 |
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MUSIC |
Bloombel: a bouquet of songs from Joyce's books: |
A chance to listen to the songs and ballads lilted, belted and crooned by the characters in Joyce's work. |
Belvedere College Chapel, Great Denmark St, Dublin 1. |
Until next Tuesday. €16/€14. |
8.30pm. |
01-8721122 |
| Monday June 14th |
| THEATRE |
Her Song be Sung: |
Australian company, Bloomsday in Melbourne, presents a play about an Australian bride on the run from her wedding, who tries to discover if Joyce can offer her any helpful advice. Doesn't say if it is a comedy or not. |
The Sugar Club, Lwr Leeson St, Dublin 2. |
Until next Wednesday. €16/€14. |
6.30pm. |
01-8721122 |
| EXHIBITION |
James Joyce and Ulysses at the National Library of Ireland: |
On display for the first time are the 19 notebooks containing Joyce's drafts for sections of Ulysses, which were acquired by the National Library in 2002. The notebooks are the key items in a major new exhibition about Joyce's life and work. |
National Library, Kildare St. |
Until July 31st, 2005. Free, but requires advance booking. |
Normal library opening times. |
01-6030200 |
| LECTURE |
Nora Barnacle and the Galway Connection: |
Peadar O'Dowd of GMIT gives an illustrated lecture on Joyce's wife, who lived in Bowling Green Lane in Galway. |
Harbour Hotel, The Docks, Galway. |
Free. |
8pm. |
091-755891 |
| Tuesday June 15th |
| VISUAL ARTS |
100 Bloomsday/100 Thomas Street: |
An exhibition of student prints and designs inspired by Ulysses. |
National College of Art and Design, Thomas St, Dublin 8. |
Until June 25th. Free. |
Mon-Sat: 10am-5pm. Sun: 2-5pm. |
01-6364200 |
| Bloomsday, Wednesday June 16th |
| AL FRESCO BREAKFAST |
Guinness Bloomsday Breakfast: |
Breakfast roll and pint of Guinness in your fist in and around the Joyce Centre, with entertainment from comedy, music and readings. |
Joyce Centre, North Great Georges St, Dublin 1. |
€12. Book in advance. |
8am-noon. |
01-8788547 |
| THEATRE |
Cyclops - An adaptation of episode 12 of Ulysses: |
Balloonatics Theatre Company, who have been producing Bloomsday theatre for 17 years, this year dramatise the Cyclops episode set in Barney Kiernan's pub. With ballads by the Dublin City Workingman's Club on second night. |
Wynn's Hotel, Lwr Abbey St, Dublin 1. |
Until next Thursday. €10 and €20 play and concert. |
9pm. 17/06/2004 8pm. |
087-9305496 |
| VISUAL ARTS |
A Little Oracle: |
Art installation by Mark Orange based on a 30-minute audio adaptation of Dubliners story, A Little Cloud. |
Goethe-Institut, Merrion Sq, Dublin 2. |
Until July 31st. Free. |
Tue-Thur: 10am-6pm. Fri-Sat:10am- 2.30pm. |
01-6611155 |
| STREET THEATRE |
Parable of the Plums: |
Community arts project with Raymond Keane of Barabbas as director of drama. Street theatre adaptation of Aeolus chapter in Ulysses, using giant puppets, circus, percussion, actors and musicians. |
The Spire, O' Connell St. |
Free. |
8pm. |
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| COMMUNITY CELEBRATION |
Blackrock Centenary of Bloomsday: |
A day of music and literary talks, both indoors and outdoors. Anthony Cronin gives the opening speech at noon, beside the Blackrock Cross on Main St. |
Various venues in Blackrock, Co Dublin. |
Entrance fee to some events. |
All day. |
01-2832401 |
| CINEMA |
IFI Joyce Film Series: |
Screening of Mary Ellen Bute's 1965 black and white film, Passages from James Joyce's Finnegan's Wake. |
IFI Cinema, Eustace St, Dublin 2. |
€6.20/€5. |
2.10pm. |
01-6795744 |
| CINEMA |
IFI Joyce Film Series: |
Premiere of director Rosemary House's film, Bloomsday Cabaret, which explores the influence of music in the life and literature of Joyce - Moulin Rouge meets Molly Bloom, we're promised. |
IFI Cinema, Eustace St, Dublin 2. |
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6.30pm |
01-6795744 |
| MUSIC |
Just a song at Twilight - some bloomin' great songs for Bloomsday: |
RTE Concert Orchestra, conducted by Proinnsias O Duinn, with a musicial programme that reflects the period of 1904. |
National Concert Hall, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2. |
€8-22 |
8pm. |
01-4170000 |
| FUNDRAISER |
Irish Youth Foundation Bloomsday Messenger Bike Rally: |
On yer bike! On with the Edwardian costumes and up on yer bike, to retrace the Bloom's route through Dublin, meeting up at the Mansion House for lunch and readings from Joyce. In aid of the Irish Youth Foundation. |
Meet at Harcourt St. |
€ 250 |
9.30am. |
01-6261090 |
| CHILDREN |
Children Explore Joyce's Ulysses: |
Exhibition of artwork by children from Dublin primary schools and Dublin City Libraries to workshop projects on Ulysses. |
Bank of Ireland Arts Centre, Foster Place, Dublin 2. |
Free. |
9.30am-4pm. |
01-6712261 |
| LECTURE |
Bloomsday Lecture: |
Brian Arkins of NUI Galway discusses the connections between Joyce's Ulysses and Homer's Odyssey. |
Galway Arts Centre, Dominick St, Galway. |
Free. |
3pm. |
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| Thursday June 17th |
| BOOK LAUNCH AND FILM |
Launch of Ulysses, by Margot Norris: |
The book launch will be followed by a screening in Meeting House Square, Temple Bar, of Joseph Strick's 1967 film of Ulysses. |
IFI Cinema, Eustace St, Dublin 2. |
Free. |
6.30pm. |
01-6795744 |
| LECTURE |
Diversions Temple Bar 2004 lecture: |
Seminar focusing on the influence of Joyce on composers, presented by Scott and Axel Klein. |
Contemporary Music Centre Library, Temple Bar, Dublin 2. |
Free. |
2.30pm. |
01-6731922 |
| Friday June 18th |
| MUSIC |
JoyceSong: |
A concert featuring songs from the Irish tradition associated with Joyce. |
National Concert Hall, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2. |
€12/€8. |
1.05pm. |
01-4170000 |
| CRAIC |
Paddy Dignam's Wake: |
To mark the end of the International James Joyce Symposium, there will be a wake, in the form of an evening's entertainment of story-telling, sean nos, and comedy. Audience participation expected. |
Vaults Bar and Restaurant, IFSC, Dublin 1. |
€ 250 |
7.30pm. |
01-8788547 |
| Saturday June 19th |
| ART INSTALLATION |
Elijah Walks: The Ghost of The Prophet: |
Video work by artist Sean Hillen and Barabbas' Raymond Keane, which will be projected on to the canvas of quayside buildings. We're promised a dream-narrative of organised delirium, using words, clips from soap operas and ads. |
Wellington Quay, Dublin 2. |
Until July 6th. |
Twilight. |
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| FUNDRAISER |
Bloomsday Centenary Ball: |
Get on the glad rags. Black tie ball with the theme of Joyce the European. Money raised will go to Depaul Trust for the homeless in Dublin and Colorectal Cancer Research Unit in St Vincent's Hospital. |
Berkeley Court Hotel. |
€ 250 |
7pm. |
087-2597222 |
| Sunday |
| MUSIC |
Diversions Temple Bar 2004 Outdoor Concert: |
A Joyce inspired outdoor concert with ensemble work by Irish composers, and featuring new commissions by Michael Holohan, Vincent Kennedy, Benjamin Dwyer, Trevor Knight, and Rob Canning. |
Meeting House Sq, Temple Bar, Dublin 2. |
Free. |
3pm. |
01-6772255 |
