Saturday, June 15th, 8pm – At ETG Book Cafe, 208 Bay St, SINY 10301 (between Victory Blvd & Hannah St, 2 blocks from the Ferry).

Every year in mid-June, people around the world gather to celebrate “Bloomsday” – readings from James Joyce’s comic epic Ulysses, considered by many as the first modern novel. From Boston to Beijing, from Paris to Perth, people celebrate Joyce’s classic, a comic chronicle of Dublin life during the course of one day, June 16, 1904.

Staten Island is no exception: Every year, OutLOUD hosts riotous readings from James Joyce’s Ulysses. BUT . . . Bloomsday OutLOUD 2019 takes place ONE DAY EARLY, ON SATURDAY JUNE 15TH, TO AVOID CONFLICT WITH FATHERS’ DAY ON SUNDAY JUNE 16TH.
We’ll gather at ETG Book Cafe, 208 Bay Street, SINY 10301 (between Victory Blvd & Hannah St, 2 blocks from the Ferry), on Saturday, June 15, 8pm. Adults only, please.

Our event will not run late! You’ll enjoy a relaxed gathering, but you’ll get home at a reasonable hour. James Joyce’s colorful characters, a June night, conviviality and a glass of wine – What’s not to love?

Special musical guests will open our Bloomsday performance: Composer/percussionist Kevin Norton and vocalist/percussionist Julia Simoniello will perform a short original work inspired by James Joyce, composed by Kevin Norton.

During our “Ulysses” reading, musical guests Tracey Wright and Bobaloo Basey will play Irish airs on their pennywhistles.

Our cast of readers includes: Louis Blois, Catherine Bridges, Kathleen Haspell, James Hill, James Anthony Phillips, Marguerite Rivas, Julia Simoniello, and you, our audience!