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Happy Bloomsday!

Foley Schuler in 2009 at the Joyce Tower in Sandycove
Foley Schuler in 2009 at the Joyce Tower—the demilitarized Martello tower in Sandycove down the shoreline from Dublin, where James Joyce lived for a time, and where the opening of his great work, Ulysses is set (now a museum to the writer).

Foley offers some thoughts on today's big literary holiday...

Time to get your copy of Ulysses and dip a toe (or for that matter, dive) in...Today, June 16, is the Bloomsday— the annual celebration of the life and work of James Joyce and the single day on which his epic novel, Ulysses takes place in 1904 (and named for its central protagonist, Leopold Bloom). It is celebrated around the world as a day for giving readings from the book and other related performances and festivities—and in Ireland (or at least Dublin) is as big a holiday as St. Patrick's Day, if not bigger. Read more on its history and celebrations around the world, and here are some reflections on Joyce from Frank Delaney as well as some rare recordings of Joyce reading from his own work (passages from Ulysses and Finnegans Wake), both care of the wonderful Public Domain Review.

Encouraged by creative parents, Foley began his music career at age 7, studying violin with Jean Manning at North Muskegon Public Schools. As a Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp camper, he became Blue Lake Public Radio’s first high school intern. Foley earned an English Literature degree from Hope College, and Masters in Fine Arts degree in Creative Writing from the Warren Wilson College. He has performed with the West Michigan (formerly West Shore) Symphony; served on the English Department faculty at Muskegon Community College, and been the Music, Art & Theatre reviewer for the Muskegon Chronicle. He follows his love of the arts around the globe, but says, “There is no place like the Blue Lake setting, sharing extraordinary music with our listeners.” Foley hosts Blue Lake Public Radio’s weekday classical music from 1 to 5 p.m. and “Sunday on Blue Lake”.