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...
by Festival Bloomsday Montréal | May 13, 2016 | Archive
Have you ever traveled somewhere far away in a different country just to see where your favourite novel takes place? Perhaps you’ve taken a trip to London to see the Globe Theatre for yourself while paying a cheap price to stand and watch a Shakespearean play like...
by Festival Bloomsday Montréal | May 10, 2016 | Archive
2016 marks the centenary of two important things in Ireland: the 1916 Easter Rising, and of course the publication of A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by one of Ireland’s most influential writers, James Joyce. Yet if we look closely at the two very different...
by Festival Bloomsday Montréal | May 5, 2016 | Archive, Festival News
In our last post, we took a look at how Joyce and Bloomsday is celebrated in a few cities across the globe. Today’s post is about Bloomsday in Montreal—or more particularly, how Montreal’s Bloomsday is so unique in comparison to other cities. So what is so special...
by Festival Bloomsday Montréal | May 2, 2016 | Archive
Although Bloomsday is more known to be celebrated in Dublin, June 16th is actually commemorated in different corners of the world. From Hungary, to China and Australia, it is fair to say that Joyce and his work are praised, honoured and performed in their own unique...
by Festival Bloomsday Montréal | Apr 19, 2016 | Archive
Take a look at this wonderful article in the Irish Times regarding Blue Met and Bloomsday. It was an excellent experience. Thanks to all participants!! Montreal’s Irish story gets a new chapter Irish writers played a prominent role in Blue Metropolis festival, telling...
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