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Annual Bloomsday Tea

June 16 at 3pm

At Mechanics' Institute

Union Square,聽San Francisco

馃摉Bring your own Ulysses copy to read aloud
馃帺Bloomsday attire welcome and encouraged
馃嵑Cash bar with Guinness and Irish whiskey

Raise a teacup to James Joyce with dramatic readings from Ulysses, live Irish fiddle music, and community readings of favorite passages. Bring your own copy, don your Bloomsday best, and settle into one of the city's most stunning historic libraries.

Literary celebration
Irish music
Historic library
Dramatic readings

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  • Literary celebration
  • Irish music
  • Historic library
  • Dramatic readings
  • Mechanics' Institute
  • Union Square
  • San Francisco

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