Bloomsday occurs on June 16 and is is an annual commemoration celebrating the life of Irish writer James Joyce and reliving the events in his novel Ulysses, all of which took place on the same day in Dublin in 1904.  The name of the event (holiday in Ireland) comes from Leopold Bloom, the pro-tagonist of Ulysses.  The date of the event, June 16, was the date that Joyce and Nora Barnacle walked to Ringsend, a village in Dublin.  This marked the first outing for joyce and his wife-to-be.

The 4th Annual Bloomsday brings a bit of Ireland to Baton Rouge, Louisiana.  Bloomsday is complete with readings from James Joyce, music, toasts, food and fun.  Enjoy a little bit of Ireland in Baton Rouge and attend Bloomsday.  Bloomsday is hosted by the Baton Rouge Irish Club, (225) 924-6437.

Events like Bloomsday add to the culture of Baton Rouge.  Baton Rouge is a wonderful place to live.  For information on real estate in the Baton Rouge area contact Glenda Daughety, (225) 298-6936.

You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Responses are currently closed, but you can trackback from your own site.