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| WHAT IS
BLOOMSDAY?
Bloomsday is a kind of literary Holyday celebrated around the world. It is a celebration of James Joyce's novel Ulysses in which Leopold Bloom, a Dublin Jew, goes about his life in the city of Dublin on June 16th, 1904 The date Joyce chose for Bloom's perambulations was a tribute to his wife and muse Nora Barnacle. Joyce first encountered Nora, who worked at a nearby hotel, outside Trinity College. She originally mistook him for a Norwegian sailor but did agree to meet him, and so June 16th marks their first rendezvous. ************************************* The
festival is dedicated to the memory of the late, much-loved Bloomsday
actor Claire
Crawford Guinn ************************************ BLOOM BITES The
Bloomsday cast will include Actors: with a guest appearance by Barbara Taylor at Bloom
on the Beaches Singer: Musicians: ************ Our generous Sponsors for BLOOMSDAY 2009 to whom we owe a huge debt of gratitude are
************ Next year’s festival BLOOMSDAY 2010 will mark our 25th anniversary. Any suggestions you might have about how we might celebrate this auspicious occasion will be welcome.One event we’ve decided on is to install a bench along the Boardwalk at the Beaches dedicated to the late actress, our beloved Claire Crawford Guinn ************ If you would like to become involved in the BLOOMSDAY
FESTIVAL, please get in touch. Volunteers in all departments are most
welcome. ************ The
TORONTO BLOOMSDAY FESTIVAL ************
We are proud to be twinned with the ************************ (Many
thanks to artist Catherine
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Dear
Fellow Bloomers, We’re delighted to announce that we will celebrate the 24th annual Toronto Bloomsday Festival in the ritualistic manner to which you’ve become accustomed. Founded in 1986, the festival has had many
incarnations. Here’s what we’re planning for this year… Bill of
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