Special Event
The 9th Annual James Joyce Celebration—"Joyce Unbound: James Joyce Enters the Public Domain"
In collaboration with riverrun
Friday, February 3, 2012, 4:15–10 pm
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FREE for Members
$5 for non-members
Auditorium
This year, the world celebrates the expiration of the copyright on Ulysses and other heavily guarded Joyce writings.
4:15 pm
Film: Following James Joyce: Dublin to Buffalo
Directed by Patrick Martin and Stacey Herbert; 55 minutes
5:30 pm
Performance: "Celebrating James Joyce"
Vincent O'Neill and Josephine Hogan of Irish Classical Theatre Company perform excerpts from Ulysses, Finnegans Wake, and more.
6:30 pm
Lecture: "A Portrait of the Artist as a Public-Domain Man"
By Dr. Michael Groden, Distinguished Professor, University of Western Ontario; Fellow, Royal Society of Canada; and General Editor, James Joyce Archive
8 pm
Performance: Abhainn Álainn
Featuring traditional Irish music
Part of M&T FIRST FRIDAYS @ THE GALLERY
On the first Friday of every month—from 10 am to 10 pm—admission to the Gallery’s 1962 Knox Building is free. Events and art classes are offered for FREE for Members and for a small fee for non-members. Learn More

