by Festival Bloomsday Montréal | Oct 17, 2016 | Archive
The monument known as “the Black Rock,” adjacent to an abandoned parking lot near the Victoria Bridge, inadequately serves to mark the graves of 6,000 Irish immigrants who lost their lives in The Great Famine (1846-47). In his introduction at the opening...
by Festival Bloomsday Montréal | Jun 19, 2016 | Archive
A few highlights from the just completed 5th Bloomsday Festival courtesy of the WestmountMag and Byron Toben. Thanks to all the performers and participants! Bloomsday Montréal: Two Highlights From 5-Day Fest...
by Festival Bloomsday Montréal | Jun 16, 2016 | Archive, Festival News
A special thanks to Sabrina Marandola for covering this year’s event on CBC News Montreal with a clip and interview of Roy Surette and Colleen Curran by Jeanette Kelly. Check out the article and video...
by Festival Bloomsday Montréal | Jun 16, 2016 | Archive, Festival News
June 16, 2016: Bloomsday here, there and everywhere! It’s finally time to celebrate this holy day with Festival Bloomsday Montreal today at the Westmount Public Library with dramatic readings from the text itself (going on now till 3pm) by actors and local...
by Festival Bloomsday Montréal | Jun 14, 2016 | Archive, Festival News
Whether in the newspaper, TV, local magazine or on the radio, hopefully you’ve heard about us by now. Check out our MEDIA page and have a look at all our coverage this year. We’re very proud of how far we’ve come after 5 long and productive years....
by Festival Bloomsday Montréal | Jun 9, 2016 | Archive
Do these words make any sense? Will this sentence ever end? Where do I even begin? We’ll show you! On the evening of Tuesday June 14th, Professor Sylvie Hill of University of Ottawa will be hosting a workshop for beginners (or those who’ve given up) on reading Ulysses...
by Festival Bloomsday Montréal | Jun 8, 2016 | Archive
You’re not the only one to feel apprehensive by the monstrous size of James Joyce’s Ulysses. That’s why we try to make your Joyce transition a lot easier. On Tuesday, June 14th, Festival Bloomsday Montréal will be presenting Stories Told and Sung, a free and enjoyable...
by Festival Bloomsday Montréal | Jun 6, 2016 | Archive
Dancing amidst the shelling, a scene from the musical, The Bloody Irish! Courtesy of thebloodyirish.com On June 13th, join Festival Bloomsday Montréal for the unique screening of The Bloody Irish! at Cinéma du Parc to celebrate the centenary of the 1916 Easter Rising....
by Festival Bloomsday Montréal | May 31, 2016 | Archive
On Sunday morning of June 12th, 2016, Festival Bloomsday Montréal will be hosting their annual Irish Montreal Walking Tour that highlights the past, present and future history of Griffintown and Little Burgundy. We spoke with the tour’s English language guide, Ruth...
by Festival Bloomsday Montréal | May 27, 2016 | Archive
The Celtic cross, a stone cross with a ring surrounding its intersection marked by various Celtic designs and symbols, is what we normally see when we come across an Irish burial ground. But the burial ground that holds 6,000 Irish immigrants who traveled to Montreal...
by Festival Bloomsday Montréal | May 24, 2016 | Archive
As June 16th is slowly yet surely making its way, we are making some headlines in a few of the local newspapers. Check out Saturday’s The Montreal Times edition here (page 11) and read a little bit about this year’s Festival Bloomsday Montreal and what we...
by Festival Bloomsday Montréal | May 17, 2016 | Archive, Festival News
ONLY ONE MONTH AWAY TO OUR 5TH ANNUAL FESTIVAL! DON’T MISS OUT ON THESE SUPER EVENTS * WALKING TOURS OF IRISH MONTREAL * PENELOPE READING BY KATHLEEN FEE * UNIQUE SCREENING OF THE BLOODY IRISH MUSICAL * INFORMATIVE TALKS BY MEMBERS OF THE CONCORDIA SCHOOL OF...
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