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ReJoyce. Miami Celebrates the 105th Anniversary of Bloomsday

For millions of people June 16 is an extraordinary day. On that day, 105 years ago in 1904, two residents of Dublin, Ireland, Stephen Dedalus and Leopold Bloom embarked on their epic converging journeys through the city. Their travels and adventures, both real and imagined, were memorialized in James Joyce's masterpiece, Ulysses, the world's most highly acclaimed modern novel. "Bloomsday," named after Leopold Bloom himself, has become a tradition for Joyce enthusiasts all over the world. From Tokyo to Sidney, San Francisco to Buffalo, Trieste to Paris, Sarasota to Miami, dozens of cities around the globe hold their own Bloomsday festivities

Miami-Dade County will join these cities in observing the Bloomsday 105th Anniversary Celebration with a series of activities in Coral Gables. The St. Patrick’s Day Committee, the Miami-Dade Public Library System, the City of Coral Gables, Actors' Playhouse, Books & Books, and John Martin's Restaurant and Irish Pub are sponsors. The project is presented with the support of the City of Coral Gables, the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, the Cultural Affairs Council, the Mayor and the Miami-Dade Board of County Commissioners.

This year, Bloomsday is on a Tuesday but that will not discourage us.
Here is the schedule:

Saturday, June 13 at 3 p.m.Bloomsday Family Day at the Coral Gables Branch Library, 3442 Segovia St. with a wonderful authentic Irish tea accompanied by authentic live Irish music played by world-famous fiddler, James Kelly.

Tuesday, June 16 at 6:00 p.m. Bloomsday Celebration. Come in costume, something reminiscent of the 1900 to 1920 era. Bowler hats, waistcoats, stiff collared shirts, dressy hats, flapper dresses and frocks are all welcome. The evening opens at Books & Books, 265 Aragon Avenue, Coral Gables where we will be treated to dramatic readings of excerpts from Ulysses by actors from the Actors' Playhouse. Then, there will be a short odyssey with flags, led by a kilted bagpiper around the block to John Martin's Restaurant where we shall celebrate in earnest.

For more information call Oliver or Mary Ann Kerr at 305-251-6208

Pictured above are: Ollie Kerr, President of the Emerald Society and Mary Ann Kerr, his First Lady, playing Leopold and Molly Bloom

Social Meetings are held Wednesdays of each month from 6:30 - 9:00 P.M. The location varies.

• June 24 at La Palma restaurant in Coral Gables 6:30