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June 2008 IRISH AMERICAN NEWS 33June Events at the IAHC9th Annual Bloomsday CelebrationThe Irish American HeritageCenter will celebrate the lifeand works of James Joycewith its annual BloomsdayCelebration this June. OnJune 16, 1904, writer JamesJoyce met his wife, Nora Barnacleand immortalized thedate in his monumental epic,Ulysses. Modern Joyce aficionadoshave denoted June16th “Bloomsday”—a day setaside throughout the worldto honor the great manand his controversial andthought-provoking works.This June 16th, a Monday,the IAHC will present the 9thAnnual Rattlin’ of the Joistspresentation at 8pm withreadings, music and song, presented by notables from Chicago’s theatreand music community.Tickets are $10 and tickets can be purchased at the door.Irish Fest Seeks One Page PlaysThe IAHC seeks submissions for its 2nd Annual One-Page Play Festival.The contest is open to all and the top plays will be adjudicated duringthe Irish American Heritage Festival on July 12, 2008. The 23rd annualIrish Fest is July 11, 12 and 13 and includes 3 days of entertainment on5 stages.All submissions will be read by a panel of judges who will select thebest entries for an on-stage reading the weekend of June 21st at theIAHC. Following the reading, top plays will be selected for a performanceat Irish Fest. During the Fest, winners will be chosen and prizes will beawarded.Submitted plays should be original work, no longer than one page (8.5x 11, no less than 9 pt font) that are appropriate for a general audience.Preference will be given to entries with an Irish theme, but they may beon any topic of an author’s choosing. Entries can be comic or dramatic,in any style or genre. Monologues will be considered, but preference willbe given to plays with more than one character. If an author is willing toproduce the play and provide a cast, this should be stated in the entry.There is no fee to enter and the maximum number of entries permittedfrom an author is four. All entries must include a brief bio and contactinformation. Entries must be submitted via e-mail as an attachment inMicrosoft Word format to irishquill@aol.com, no later than May 31, 2008.Spring Art ExhibitThe Irish American Heritage Center is hosting a unique art exhibit thisspring. A Different Land: Irish Boglands runs through June 14. Exhibithours are Saturdays and Sundays 1 to 4 p.m.The aim of the exhibit is to increase international awareness of the beautyand uniqueness of Ireland’s bog landscapes. Bog landscapes are oneof Ireland’s defining features and are now attracting increased interestfrom the scientific and artistic communities. They are becoming a majorselling point to attract tourists into the country.The result is a collection of outstanding works from artists currently livingin County Kerry, Ireland. The exhibition is a testament to the beauty andmagic of this often hidden landscape.The Irish American Heritage Center •4626 N. Knox Avenue • (773) 282-7035 ext. 10