2026 JJBirthday Party

PROGRAM:

OLLI at AU will celebrate James Joyce's birthday on Monday, February 2, 2026 by a film showing and reading in Room A followed by a party in the social space on the 5th Floor:

• 3:30 PM showing of film "James Joyce's Ulysses"

• 4:30 PM reading of the Proteus chapter of Ulysses by Robert Aubry Davis

• 5;15 PM sharing of birthday fare 

PROGRAM NOTES: The 1988 documentary film "James Joyce's Ulysses" has excellent scene reenactments and interviews including one with Joyce's alter-ego Anthony Burgess. 

Robert Aubry Davis of PBS fame is a noted scholar of ancient music and the works of James Joyce whose reading of the third chapter (Proteus) chapter of Ulysses is celebrated. After hearing his reading, many people have made this their favorite Ulysses chapter. This is remarkable because the chapter is well-known for causing the downfall of many would-be readers of the novel.

Irish Music (Recordings Playlist):