Savannah, GA—The Irish Studies Club at Armstrong Atlantic State University will celebrate "Bloomsday" on June 16 to commemorate the day Irish writer James Joyce set his 1904 novel Ulysses in Dublin, Ireland. Bloomsday—named for Leopold Bloom, a Dublin Jew, who is the central character of the novel—is celebrated annually on June 16 by Joyce readers throughout the world . Passages from Ulysses will be read by Frank Clancy, assistant professor of English at AASU, and others selected from the audience. The event will begin at 7:00 P.M. at Kevin Barry's Pub, located on West River Street in Savannah. It is free and open to the public.

Clancy, an Armstrong Atlantic professor since 1974, spent two years living in Dublin, Ireland, attending programs on Irish literature at Trinity College, Dublin, and at University College, Dublin. He worked at the Georgia Gazette as sports editor and feature sports columnist from 1981 to 1984 when the Gazette won the Pulitzer Prize for journalism. In April of 2003, Clancy was chosen to share the honor of Instructor of the Year by AASU's Naval ROTC program with economics professor Rick McGrath.

The Irish Studies Club meets periodically for lectures on Irish literature, films, history, and politics. It is open to those in the community interested in Irish culture. For more information or to become a member, call Frank Clancy at 912.921.5624.

April 3, 2003