Boston: The Arts & Society Theater will pay tribute with an evening of Joyce-inspired performances, from Irish folk music to original dance pieces. $15; artsandsociety.org
Dublin: The Irish actors known as the Balloonatics will be enacting “Ulysses” in the actual locations where the world’s most difficult novel is set. Free; rejoycedublin2004.com
New York: More than 100 artists, including Frank McCourt, will dance, sing and read out loud until the wee hours in the largest U.S. celebration. $18; symphonyspace.org
San Diego: Get on the Ould Sod double-decker bus for a pub crawl honoring the book’s prodigious drinking. Costumes welcome. $30; members.cox.net/gmelv/blooms
Toronto: Come to a Bloomsday Brunch featuring Silly Fish Soup, Gerty’s Griddlecakes and Sirens Salmon Steak. Prices vary; Path com.com/~livia
