13th Annual Bloomsday Celebration
The Voices of James Joyce: Muses, Music, Dramatic Readings, and More

Performances at 6 p.m. & 8 p.m.

(The café opens 30 minute before each show for music and refreshments.)

Sojourn through the streets of Dublin with Leopold Bloom and other characters featured in James Joyce’s quintessential novel Ulysses and other works. The evening includes dramatic readings, Irish music, song, and dance. Performances by well known Bay Area actors, singers and musicians including Bruce Bierman, Renee Gibbons, John Ilyin, Esther Mulligan, Melanie O’Reilly, Josiah Polhemus, and Laura Sheppard, with fiddler Anne Goess and others. This year offers some sparkling new selections and additions. Stage direction and set design by Kathleen Blake. Our special Bloomsday Menu will be available!

Cosponsored by Crossroads Irish-American Festival.

Advance reservations are required for this special event. Indicate which show. You may purchase tickets with a credit card online using the form below. You can also order tickets by phone at 415-393-0116 (Pam Troy, Events Dept.) or 415-393-0100 (Events Hotline) and pay by credit card or by mailing a check to Mechanics' Institute, 57 Post Street, Room 406, San Francisco, CA 94104. To purchase tickets in person, visit the Events Office and pay by check, cash, or credit card.