Bloomsday - Ulysses 100 Celebration

16 JUNE 2022 — thursday

Mechanics' Institute presents "Bloomsday-Ulysses 100," a city-wide celebration of the 100th anniversary of James Joyce's acclaimed novel Ulysses, a two-part event, beginning at Noon with a virtual literary tribute by Catherine Flynn, author of The Cambridge Centenary Ulysses: The 1922 Text with Essays and Notes, in conversation with Judith Gurewich and Joan Tarrida, co-publishers of Ulysses: An Illustrated Edition, featuring illustrations by Spanish neo-figurative artist Eduardo Arroyo (1937-2018), followed in the evening by a community celebration of performances, music, and live readings, featuring musicians Anne Bingham, Eamonn Flynn, and Jason Pollack, and actors Bruce Bierman, John Ilyin, Esther Mulligan, and Simon Winheld, the literary tribute is free and online, the in-person evening performances are $15 members, $20 general admission, Mechanics' Institute, 57 Post Street, San Francisco, Noon PDT, 5:00-7:30 pm PDT (Register to attend: www.milibrary.org/events/bloomsday-ulysses-100-celebration-two-events-1200-virtual-literary-tribute-500-pm-onsite-jun)