Sandymount Bloomsday Celebrations Press Release From Sandymount Tidy Towns Committee
Join us for a celebration of James Joyce on Bloomsday, 16th June at 11 am in the Village Green in Sandymount.
Readings – Prose & Poetry Music & Song Breakfast in the Village Venue: Sandymount Green, Dublin 4 Date: Bloomsday, 16th June 2012 Time: 11:00 am
Joycean guided walk at 10am Start: Newbridge Avenue at the Dodder bridge Includes: Newbridge Ave, Leahys Terrace, Sandymount Strand, Dromard Terrace, Newgrove Avenue and the Village Green Time: Walk starts at 10:00 am and lasts about 1 hour
A day you must not miss is planned for Bloomsday in and around Sandymount Village Green this Saturday 16th ! The Sandymount Tidy Towns Committee along with local organisations, local businesses and Dublin City Council have put together a programme which has something for all ages and tastes and all are welcome– locals and visitors to the village. So come along and enjoy! The event is free.
The day starts at 10am with a guided walk from Newbridge Avenue at the Dodder bridge and it will stop at various places around the village mentioned in Ulysses, arriving at the Green for the start of festivities at 11.00am. The walk will be lead by Rodney Devitt.
The green will be looking its best with lots of festive regalia. Starting at 11am bands will provide different types of music throughout the day – Irish and Jazz. Bring your dancing shoes! Local shops are putting on Joycean themed displays – so the atmosphere will be electric.
Visitors can enjoy a Joycean breakfast by meandering into our local traders who will be providing a choice of foods to suit a Bloomsday breakfast – who knows you may even enjoy a gorgonzola sandwich and a glass of burgundy! Suitably fortified, head next to the green where there will be readings and enactments from Joyce’s works in a celebratory atmosphere and ….further refreshments!
Readers will include Senator David Norris at 11:30 …..and will finish around 3pm.
The organisers are encouraging visitors and residents alike to dress for the occasion - Edwardian or fancy – as you fancy! There will be prizes for the best dressed gent, best dressed lady and best dressed child.
The main thing is to come and enjoy what will be a great day!
Further enquiries: Valerie Jennings, chair, Sandymount Tidy Town Committee 086 856 3614 [email protected]
Joe McCarthy 086 245 6788 Sandymount Bloomsday Celebrations Saturday 16th June 2012 Sandymount Tidy Towns Committee Village Green Running Order Time Item 10:00 Guided walk starts at Newbridge Avenue – Rodney Devitt
10:45 Opening music People gathering Zimmerman band (Joe McCann) 11:00 Published start time Glynis Casson Gerty and Mr Bloom on the strand 11:30 Sen David Norris Kathleen MacMahon Reading from her new best-seller novel Arijit Mustafi Reading from The Dubliners - Araby 12:30 Jazz band 1 Aidan Murphy Glynis Casson Reading from The Dead followed by a song John White A reading with some maths from Ulysses Irish music youth band (Joe McCann – Seamus Meehan)
1:30 Rodney Devitt The Citizen in Barney Kiernan’s pub Jim Carroll In full dress - with horse and carriage! Breda Carroll In full dress
2:30 or so Jazz band 2 (Howard TBC) 3:00 or so Michael McAuliffe Joe McCarthy Ancient Deeds of Sandymount 3:30 ? Prize giving / Thanks / Closing
Joe McCarthy MC 086 245 6788
Note: Only three times (above in bold) are fixed – the rest we play by ear!
Music
Jazz bands Aidan Murphy, Howard – Peter to check Zimmerman, Irish music Joe McCann (Xavier might have a Spanish band TBC)
Playlists required and performer’s names