Join us for our annual Bloomsday celebration on Saturday June 15th 2024.
Even if you have never picked up James Joyce’s Ulysses you can still celebrate this literary masterpiece!
Never heard of Bloomsday before? Learn more about its origins and how Dublin, Ireland celebrates by clicking HERE
SCHEDULE OF DAY
12-3 PM: LIVE READINGS (GREAT HALL)
In traditional Bloomsday fashion, join our live readers for excerpts from Joyce’s epic. Laugh, question, and become obsessed with the wild adventures of the book’s protagonist Leopold Bloom.
3-4 PM: THE LIBELOUS LIBRARY SINGERS (MCCLELLAND LIBRARY)
Join us for a politically incorrect rendering of the many songs of Ulysses (the world’s MOST banned book!)
4-5:30 PM: TRANSLATING ULYSSES FILM (GREAT HALL)
Straight from the Chicago Irish Film Fest, documentary filmmakers, Aylin Kuryel and Firat Yücel, introduce us to one of the most amazing literary missions ever undertaken: Translating James Joyce’s Ulysses into Kurdish, a long-oppressed language in Turkey. Learn more about the film here: https://
Get Your Tickets
$15 – Members
$20 – Non-members
$20 – Walk-in
Movie Trailer
Feeling hungry? Visit our friends at the FoundRE: Match Market & Bar for 15% off your tab with proof of receipt from Bloomsday!
Bring your food and non-alcoholic drinks back to the ICLF and enjoy during the event!
Bring your food and non-alcoholic drinks back to the ICLF and enjoy during the event!
Looking for more fun? Wear your best Edwardian costume and join in on the merriment! Plus, visit the McClelland Library from 12 – 4 PM for a book sale and cup of tea!
Cash/card bar available all day. Ticket price includes all of the events listed – come and go as you’d like.
No refunds permitted.
No refunds permitted.
