Head to UCLA's Hammer Museum tonight, June 16, to celebrate James Joyce’s 'Ulysses' at the Hammer's fifth annual Bloomsday.
From 5:30-7:30 p.m., and again from 9-10 p.m., enjoy Guinness, Irish fare and live music by Rattle the Knee in the Hammer courtyard.
From 7:30-9 p.m., take in a dramatic reading in the Billy Wilder Theater. Elegant language once denounced as obscure, unintelligible, and nonsensical is delivered by a talented cast of actors and interspersed with cheerful live music. The finale – for a mature audience – will feature selected racy parts of Molly Bloom’s famous soliloquy. Actors include Jane Bacon, Bairbre Dowling, James Gallo, James Lancaster, John Rafter Lee, and Johnny O’Callaghan. Singers are Robert MacNeil and Daniel Armstrong. Musical direction and piano by Douglas Sumi. Organized by bonafide Joyce fanatic Stanley Breitbard.
The event is free. Parking is available under the museum for a flat rate of $3. Find more information here.
