Bloomsday 2018 was a hit!
Thanks to everyone who made this year’s festival a Joy(ce)ful week!
2019 Festival Bloomsday Montréal set for June 12-16
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2018 Performers, Storytellers, Authors and Scholars
Reading and storytelling performances, panel discussions, walking tours, live music, food, theatre and much more.
Take a look at the 2018 program. Registration opens May 1.
Festival Bloomsday Montréal Newsletter
Memory and Memorials: Commemorating the Irish Famine
Margaret Kelleher, Chair of Anglo-Irish Literature and Drama at University College, Dublin addresses the challenge of how we choose to remember an event that has been called everything from an unfortunate tragedy to mass murder.
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Trick or Treat? The Awful Disclosures of Maria Monk (1836)
When it was first published in 1836, The Awful Disclosures of Maria Monk caused a literary and religious storm in Montreal, and abroad. Why? Because the book was purported to be a real account of a young woman’s trials as an ‘inmate’ of Montreal’s Hôtel Dieu nunnery.
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In Memoriam: Yvonne Constance Wall
If I could summarise my perception of Yvonne’s life in a couple of words I would say “Absolute Contentment”.
Yvonne was born in the Diamond Mecca town of Kimberley in South Africa, and grew up in the suburbs of Johannesburg with her parents Archibald and Susan Ann, and 3 elder brothers Ronnie, Dave and Alby.
We Are Seeking a Webmaster
A fee of $20 per hour to a maximum of 20 hours per month will be paid monthly upon invoicing. Webmaster shall at all times serve Festival Bloomsday Montréal as an independent agent. Please submit your one-page expression of interest or a c.v. to Festival Bloomsday Montréal President David Schurman at Bloomsday’s email address: bloomsdaymontreal@gmail.com.
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Vegan Pumpkin Bread
This vegan pumpkin bread is easy to make and doesn’t require any fancy or expensive ingredients. It’s perfect served with tea or coffee and nobody will know it’s vegan, unless you tell them! For a savory version of this pumpkin bread simply omit the sugar and raisins. This bread would be a fantastic accompaniment with a seasonal soup or stew. Enjoy!
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ASMR and James Joyce
Does Finnegans Wake have ASMR qualities? The term “auto sensory meridian response” was coined by Jennifer Allen, a cybersecurity specialist, in a Facebook group she founded in 2010. And since the phenomenon has exploded on the internet, especially on YouTube and Facebook, you are probably already familiar with it.
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Festival Bloomsday Montréal in Photos
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Festival Bloomsday Montréal 2018
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2018-06-12 Bloomsday Festival Opener
2018-06-15 Bloomsday Ghost Walk
2018-06-14 Bloomsday The Irish In Canada
2018-06-14 Bloomsday The Wake
2018-06-15 Bloomsday Ghost Walk
2018-06-14 Bloomsday The Wake
2018-06-14 Bloomsday The Irish In Canada
2018-06-12 Bloomsday Festival Opener
2018-06-15 Bloomsday Ghost Walk
2018-06-14 Bloomsday The Wake
2018-06-16 Bloomsday Molly Bloom Soliloquy
2018-06-12 Bloomsday Festival Opener
(Photos by Thomas Bock – Thomas Bock Creative)
Festival Bloomsday Montréal Video & Media
With Love From Dublin: Bloomsday Montréal Greeting
In 2016 Montreal’s Mayor Coderre declared Montreal and Ireland as ‘twin cities’. In this spirit of fellowship the Lord Mayor of Dublin and Dublin City Council, have gifted us at Festival Bloomsday Montréal 2017 with this lovely video greeting.
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