A HUGE THANK YOU
to everyone who celebrated with us on BLOOMSDAY 2023.
A marvelous time was had by all fortunate enough to be there,
including guests from Ireland, Buffalo, Montreal, Ottawa & Halifax.
We were delighted to welcome the Irish Consul to Toronto, Janice McGann & her entourage.
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We're delighted to announce our
BLOOMSDAY 2024 CELEBRATION
switching from a Morning Beach Walkabout to an Evening Shindig!
FEEL FREE TO DRESS UP IN YOUR EDWARDIAN DUDS, OR WHATEVER YOU FANCY!
HUGH’S ROOM -IMPORTANT INFORMATION-
We look forward to welcoming you here tonight - to the new home of Hugh's Room at 296 Broadview Avenue. Thank you for supporting Hugh's Room and live entertainment.
A few items of note:
We do not serve FOOD at our new location, but BEVERAGES are available - alcoholic and non-alcoholic. There are many good restaurant options in the neighbourhood (Broadview & Gerrard) and also on Queen - not too far to the south.
Cards only at the BAR. No cash.
Reminder also that we are not yet fully accessible with stairs into and within the venue. Washrooms are on the lower level. There are SEATS for all, including our surprisingly comfortable pews. There is also balcony seating available, all on a theatre-style first-come-first-served basis.
There is PARKING on Broadview Avenue, two Green P lots on Gerrard to the east and west of Broadview on the south side of Gerrard. There’s free parking on Broadview Ave on Sundays. We advise not to park on the side streets out of respect for our neighbours, and as most of the side streets have one-hour parking and permit restrictions.
The 504 King and 505 Dundas STREETCARS stop one block south of Gerrard at Mountstephen, which is where we are! We are also serviced by the 506 Carlton Car along Gerrard.
Also if you are taking an UBER make sure they punch in "Hugh's Room Live" and get a result on Broadview. Otherwise you could find yourself heading for Dundas West.
Doors open at 6.30pm and the show begins at 7.30pm.
We look forward to seeing you here!
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* Here Comes Everybody Players, Cambridge MA with Mary Durkan as Molly Bloom
* Arts & Letters Club Toronto. History of the Toronto Bloomsday Festival. Speaker: Mary Durkan
* Women Behind Ulysses. Mary Durkan in conversation with Ambassador Eamonn McKee
* Encounters with Ulysses. A TransCanada celebration from St. John's; Montreal; Ottawa; Toronto & Vancouver, hosted by Ambassador Eamonn McKee
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Bloomsday 2018 – the cast with Mary Mgt. McMahon
Congratulations Mary Margaret on being elected MPP for the Beaches East York riding!
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Photo: Shelagh Hughes
ReJoyce!
WHAT IS BLOOMSDAY?
Literary Holyday
Bloomsday is an international Literary Holyday celebrating James Joyce's seminal novel Ulysses in which Leopold Bloom, a Dublin Jew, and a cityful of other colourful characters go about their lives in the city of Dublin on June 16th, 1904
A romantic rendezvous
Joyce chose this particular date for Bloom's perambulations as a tribute to his wife and muse, Nora Barnacle, whom he first encountered outside Trinity College, close to Finn's Hotel where she worked as a chambermaid. Although initially mistaking him for a Norwegian sailor, she agreed to meet him. June 16th marks their first romantic rendezvous.
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BLOOM BITES
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A SCREENING of the Documentary Film
BLOOMSDAY WAY: THE Unveiling
TIRFF (Toronto Irish Film Festival)
at TIFF BELL LIGHTBOX, 350 King West @ John St
SAT. MARCH 2, 2019
The Short Documentary celebrates the recent Unveiling of the name plaques on four lane ways in the Beach(es):
BLOOMSDAY WAY / SANDYCOVE WAY / LIFFEY WAY / STEPHEN'S GREEN WAY
named by the City of Toronto to commemorate the annual BLOOM ON THE BEACH Odyssey
(1992 - present)
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Claire's Bench
We're very pleased to announce that Claire's Bench has been installed. This memorial bench for our beloved Claire Crawford who was such a crucial part of Bloomsday for so many years is situated right on the Boardwalk along the Beach, just east of Balmy Beach, between Balsam and Beech. Situated under an overhanging tree looking out on a small cove and rocky area, it's the perfect spot to sit and contemplate.Our installation ceremony in January 2011, which involved, among other rituals, a Blessing of the Bench with Bell's Whiskey (Claire's favourite) was a celebration of her wonderful spirit and indomitable life-force.
The inscription on the bench reads
Thanks to all her friends and fans whose generosity made the installation of Claire's Bench possible.
Ar dheis lamh Dé go raibh a anam – May she rest in peace
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Buck Mulligan says Hello!
We are proud to be twinned with the Glasthule & Sandycove Bloomsday Festival which takes place in Caveston's of Glasthule and Fitzgerald's of Sandycove, in the shadow of the Martello Tower immortalised in the opening chapter of Ulysses.
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If you would like to become involved in the BLOOMSDAY FESTIVAL, please get in touch. Volunteers in all departments are most welcome.
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Donations
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ABSENT FRIENDS
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Joyce Campion
Helena Carroll
Claire Crawford
Ingrid Heming
Sean Hewitt
Fred Kirchner
Sean Mulcahy
Hugh O'Donnell
Philomena Plunkett
Peggy Delaney
Diana Dennis
Peter Harris
Jane Kennedy
Joe McGann
Philip Turk
David Wilkinson
ReJoyce!
Bloomsday Director:
Richard Harte
Bloomsday Information:
416.365.7877
Bloomsday Email: harte.richard@gmail.com
durkanmary1@gmail.com
Bloomsday Festival Founders: Mary Durkan & Judith McGilligan (1986)
Artistic Director: Mary Durkan
Information: 416.365.7877
Email: livia@pathcom.com