JUNE 16 2009

THE FIRST ANNUAL JAMES JOYCE BAY DAY!

((this is James Bay Culture Blog #10))

Stately, plump Buck Mulligan came from the stairhead,
bearing a bowl of lather...

These words are the classic opening line from James Joyce's acclaimed universal masterpiece -- the novel "Ulysses." Universal? Wow - that's pretty big. You just can't argue with something THAT big. So I guess we have no choice but to leap onto this bandwagon. Let's get into the Spirit by celebrating James Joyce Bay!

Hip communities around this world have been celebrating June 16th as "Bloomsday" for decades. The events of the novel Ulysses all take place on a single glorious day which is commemorated globally (especially in Joyce's Dublin). Public readings from the book, high spirits, literary excitement and busy pubs typical Bloomsday festivities. Surely we can manage that!

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