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)


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24 FEBRUARY 2026 — tuesday
- Poetry for the People: The June Jordan Experience, by Raymond O. Caldwell and Adrienne Torf, is an intimate portrait of June Jordan, the late poet, activist, and UC Berkeley professor known for her commitment to justice and self-determination for all; the performance mixes words, music, and movement, and will feature Jordan's poetry, interviews, and other writings performed by a six-actor ensemble from the Fountain Theatre's Los Angeles production, and Jordan's collaborator and partner, composer/pianist Adrienne Torf, who has set the work to her music, and music by John Adams and Bernice Johnson Reagon; Poetry For The People: The June Jordan Experience was honored with the Theater Washington Helen Hayes Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding New Play in 2023, this performance is the only one outside of Los Angeles this year; The Freight, 2020 Addison Street, downtown Berkeley, purchase Premium, General, or Livestream tickets online, $40-$75, 7:00 PST (Premium tickets include admission to the post show reception with the cast and sponsors; General Admission and Livestream tickets are also available, there is no way to view the Livestream after the event has ended: thefreight.org)
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