The illustration of James Joyce was done by Leonid Osseny. Mr. Osseny has done extensive illustrations pertaining to Ulysses. His work was exhibited at the 19th International James Joyce Symposium in Dublin, the Irish American Heritage Center in Chicago, and at the Evanston Public Library. Reproduced with permission.
The 2024 program of James Joyce readings and accompanying musical performance in celebration of Bloomsday and James Joyce. was presented by Cliff Dwellers members Michele Kurlander, Joan Pantsios, Howard A. Raik, Richard Reeder, and Robert Emmett Reidy providing the readings, while Richard Boldrey and Natalie Forough supplied the musical interludes. The production was produced by Richard Reeder.
Ulysses is a modernist novel by the Irish writer James Joyce, originally published in Paris in 1922. Its famously-demonstrated stream of consciousness technique, along with its careful structuring and literary allusions have made it one of the most celebrated novels written in the English language.
The date of June 16th, the setting of Ulysses, is an annually-celebrated event (especially in Dublin) known as Bloomsday, which takes it’s name from the novel’s protagonist, Leopold Bloom. (For logistical reasons, our celebration of Bloomsday will take place the day before, on June 15th.)
Members Michele Kurlander, Joan Pantsios, Howard A. Raik, Richard Reeder, and Robert Emmett Reidy provided the readings, while Richard Boldrey and Natalie Forough performed musically at Bloomsday 2024, a celebration of the writings of James Joyce. Richard Reeder produced the event.
The performance was dedicated to the memory of Steve Diedrich and Claudia Traudt.
